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>> premise

Hello, and welcome to The Care and Keeping of Your Pet! As you surely know, a pet is a big responsibility, and we're so glad you've decided to be a concientious master. A safe pet is a happy pet, and this handbook is certain to keep your precious lifelong friend as content as can be.

The history of the animal person is a long and difficult one, with their origins not being known even to this day. However, scientists believe that despite our common appearance - most animal people have humanoid forms except for the ears, tails, and sometimes teeth - we share no common ancestry, even if the ascent of this species corresponds with that of the homo sapien. We gained dominance over each breed thousands of years ago, beginning with the dog type, who have long been considered "man's best friend." Most breeds these days are docile and perfect for owners of any speed.

Of course, it is our duty as the superior species to take care of these animal creatures, and this is inherent in their genetic makeup. Everyone knows that an animal person, when matched with their correct human master, is loyal for life - a true "soulmate," if you will. Far be it for us to turn this away! Ever since the Great Domestication, these intelligent and loving animals have served us as friends, workmates, guardians, servants, and sexual companions and will for years to come. Despite recent hubbub from so-called "Pet People's Rights Activists," this way of life is wholesome and good. Scientific research shows that the natural desire of the pet person is to be owned and cared for by a human.

So, it's your first pet. What do you need to know?

As previously stated, pet people come in as many breeds as you can possibly think of. By far and away the most popular are the dog and cat types, but exotic birds and lizards have been gaining popularity among trendsetters from L.A. to Tokyo!
All pet types are best suited for certain jobs, and when hunting for one, it is best to search for a type that suits your needs best.
However, a "True Match" - when a pet person bonds with you and only you for the rest of their natural lives - comes naturally, and sometimes takes time before you can find the pet you will be able to give a forever home to.
According to all current research, pet people are completely sentient and like us in many ways. However, it is important to remember that they have many animalistic and feral characteristics. Do not be foolish and think that your pet is a person, despite the facts that many are clothed and may be allowed to read, write, and have "hobbies." Some traditional pet owners may eschew these frivolities, and that is within their right.
Pet people age more quickly than humans, at least physically, and many types have long lifespans. It is not uncommon for pets to be passed through the family. When getting your child their first pet, it's important to keep in mind that just because the pup is tiny now, a grown pet can be jumpy around a small child.
It is important to train a pet. Discipline will be necessary. This does not make you a bad owner. Failure to train early will result in a rebellious pet. Training is especially important if you want your pet to serve as a household servant.
Remember, your pet will be extremely protective of you, especially if you are Truly Bonded. It is best to socialize them early. A socialized pet is a perfect family pet.
These days, unowned and unbonded pet people are allowed to live as strays or "Frees" in certain designated areas. Some even hold "jobs." This is against their best interest, and owners who adopt these strays are to be rewarded. Still, the best place to get pets are from liscenced kennels or breeders.
Some masters find it beneficial to participate in activities with their pets, such as shows and other competitions.
Finally, much has been made about the sexual relationship between pet and master. This is a normal facet of the bond, and humans are sure to find pet people sexually alluring. But beyond that, it is only responsible and prudent for owners to care for their pet's needs. It is a well-known fact that the libidos of pet people are remarkably strong, and when they go into heat, it is usually more convenient for a master to relieve them. There is no risk of pregnancy. All rumors of hybrids are urban legends.
Despite this, masters must remember to not view their pets as romantic partners. Humans should stay with humans.

With that said, thank you and welcome to your first day as a pet's master!

>> how to play

Needless to say, The Care and Keeping of Your Pet is a bit biased and full of propaganda, but it gives a good idea of the world your character is now AU's into. They are either a pet person or a human master, and what that means for them varies.

So are they a devoted pet or a rebellious animal person looking to buck the system? A generous master or a cruel sexual sadist? Just a normal pet owner? Most likely they're something in between, but when you're raised in this world, it's difficult to see anything different on the horizon.

Rules

Comment with your character and say whether they'd be a master or a pet. Ideally, they could be played as both. Mention what kind of each they'd be and what they'd be like, (ie: "Xx-chan is a bunny girl who is happy to please her master" or "Asterothia is a cat boy who is aloof but loyal to his true master"). For pets, be sure to include features ("wolf ears, tail, teeth).

REMEMBER, pet does not automatically equal submissive and master automatically equal dominant. This is not a BDSM setting though BDSM can be included. How far you want to go with the actual "pet" aspect is up to you, as well. Your pet could just be your slightly-furry roommate or soulmate!
Comment to others.
Play out the scene.

>> prompts

This by no means an all-inclusive list, but it should get you going in the right direction.

First Time Pet/Owner: Usually, pets are gotten at a young age; you're an old dog. Can you learn new tricks?
True Bond: What all masters and pets yearn for...the pet's loyalty and adoration for life.
Love: It's expected for masters to love their pets, but to love them? Romance is strictly forbidden.
Old "Couple": Master and pet have grown together and know each other. You know, know each other.
Loss of Master: The pet has lost their master, perhaps even their True Bond. Is it possible to move on?
Young Master/Older Pet: Pets age quicker than masters, so it's possible to end up with a bit of an "age" difference.
Family Pet: This pet's been raised as part of the family. What happens when their feelings for a family member get more than platonic.
For Your Protection: You don't want to be a master, but you have to take in a pet for their protection lest they be in danger from the general public.
Stray: You're a stray or a "Free." Can you live like this with your biology screaming for you to make a match?
Servant: You're more servant than pet.
All Sex, All the Time: The only purpose for this pet is to service the master, and not in a way that means cleaning their house.
Guard: You're a loyal bodyguard, a service pet. You'll do anything for your master. Anything.
Pet Play: This is for those who prefer to keep their animals on leashes, have them eat from bowls, and keep away from clothing.
Breaking In: Training is important with any pet.
In Love with Another Master...or Pet: To lust after another's master is no better than treason, and to wish to be with another pet just cruel!
Punishment: Bad dog, no nookie!
Heat: All pets go into heat, and it's the responsibility of the owner to take care of this problem. After all, unchecked dry humping kills thousands every year.
Breeding: Breeders know the best qualities in each type and mate the cream of the crop together to continue lines. It's a hobby for some, a calling for others.
Territorial: Hey, hey, other dog person! This is your apartment. Stay the fuck out!
Kennel: Kennels are where unadopted pets are kept. They're generally agreed to be depressing places. Why not volunteer at one, keeping the pets healthy and happy with the kind of affection only humans can show?
Rebelling Against the System: Damn the Man! Pet people are people, too! Just be careful not to get talk. You know what happens to bad pets.
Instant Attraction: You ever just look at someone and know they're the one? That they're...your master? But what if you've been trying to fight it? Well, don't try!
Dominant Pet: You might be the pet, but you call the shots, at least in the bedroom.
Pet Show: Everyone wants to show off how perfect their animal is. Look at that ass! And you'll never believe their special skills...
Therapeutic: Pets, especially those bred for their kindliness, are perfect therapy for those who've been through trauma and heartache.
Jealousy: Who's that around your master? Oh, hell no. They better not be touching them!
Petting: Pet people are absolutely gaga for being touched. Even the most steely ones turn to mush for rubs.
Games: Playing with your pet and giving them exercise is a key to happiness. Of course, with a pet person, you might want to use other toys instead of a ball.

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[He does settle down somewhat, cheeks burning with some embarrassment. He had reacted rather wildly... ah... habit. Perhaps he also should explain...]

I... I am still a little peckish...

[He frowns a little, holding his hands close to his chest.]

Sometimes ...I would be offered things and assured they were okay, only to be punished. I... I had to be very careful about what I accepted and didn't around them...

[Ain unsubtly sniffles again. Ugh... What's the point of an immune system if it's not making him immune to anything! They should call it the unimmune system because it sucks and doesn't do anything.]

I'm glad I smelt this and not a gas leak or something. [It's half a joke. Kind of.] We're safe and warm here. We don't have anything to eat, but... when we wake up tomorrow morning, at least we'll feel a bit more invigorated.

[...sniffles again, god dammit—]

[No one deserves that, and Tatsumi frowns.]

No one here will treat you like that. [...] Did no one in that family love you, Mayoi-san?

[It breaks his heart to think of it. He'd always heard that pets were to be loved and protected, treated like members of the family even if they were lesser. That was in the teachings of his religion, to minister to the suffering and love and help the downtrodden.]

I understand if you're afraid of me. I won't ask you to do anything that scares you yet, but you may have to tell me when you're scared. I've never had a pet before.

[What a question...]

[He thinks about it, but then casts his eyes down. Against his will, hot distressed tears start to stream down his face.]

No...N-No... I-I don't think they ever did...I...

[Oh, no, now the tears won't stop. He feels ...so much more upset now than he realized. It's like all of it is finally hitting him.]

Why did I not deserve their love...? What could I have done...? I tried ....a-and I tried ...but they ... I couldn't bear it any longer, Tatsumi-san...

[Hold it together, do not create a scene. You will be punished if you-]

[His heart aches for Mayoi, and he gets up with some difficulty to go to his side, his own food barely touched. As he kneels painfully beside his new pet, he moves to take his hands.]

There's nothing bad or wrong or reprehensible about you, Mayoi-san. They're the ones who were wrong. They should have loved you, at the very least as much as anyone should love all of God's creatures.

[His heart aches in a way he didn't know was possible. Injustice has always upset Tatsumi, but this feels so very personal.]

I hope you'll come to trust me. I hope you'll let me show you all the kindness they wouldn't. I'll keep you safe here, and I'll let you sleep near me and eat with me. I'll give you company when you want it and privacy when you don't. Perhaps... someday we'll come to love each other. I'd like that, really. It's what you deserve.

[How long has he yearned for those kinds of words...? All his life, he thinks. To finally hear them, it's hard to describe the way he feels. It's hard to make the tears stop, but they fall for new reasons now.]

...Have I died ...? I feel as though ...your kindness cannot possibly be of this earth. I...

[Tatsumi claims his hands, and Mayoi feels an urge he cannot suppress to lean in as close to him as he'll allow.]

I have longed for even ...a dredge of what you promise ...i-is it really true? Will you not snatch it away from me again and again...?

[Please ...he needs just one more confirmation. That he's safe and that Tatsumi is real.]

Mayoi-san. I've decided I can't just give you to the church. I want to protect you myself.

[He leans in the rest of the distance between them, pressing his forehead to Mayoi's gently.]

It's yours. All of my kindness and everything I can possibly offer someone else is yours for as long as you'll have it. No one will take you from me, and I'll care for you properly.

[And... maybe because he's stupid and impulsive, Tatsumi tips his chin up slightly to press a fleeting kiss to the corner of Mayoi's lips.]

[...!!]

[Something in him warms considerably to hear those words. He would have been content to belong to the church, but his heart had really been aching for something more ...something personal. For a single person to say the words Tatsumi was saying.]

[No more cold indifference...]

Will you...? Can I devote myself to you unquestionably and earn your love...? I'll do everything ...be anything... I promise-

[And then that little kiss happens and Mayoi goes quiet again with surprise. But, rather than freak out, something in him simply accepts. Mayoi leans down so he can tuck his head right up under Tatsumi's chin, purring gently.]

I want to be yours, Tatsumi-san...

Edited 2023-07-06 06:22 (UTC)

[The way Mayoi calms and curls into him makes Tatsumi's heart soar. After what happened at school, he never thought he'd trust or care about anyone quite so strongly again. But he feels like Mayoi wouldn't lie, or deceive him. He feels an affinity for the poor, mistreated pet.]

I want you to be mine, Mayoi-san. I'm sorry if this is too sudden. I really didn't intend to... be quite like this. But if God has brought you to my arms, I won't turn you away. Anything you need, I'll take care of. You'll be my first and only...

[He falls quiet for a moment, reveling in a feeling he’s never felt before.]

It may be sudden for you …b-but …truly I have yearned for …something so simply all my life. I feel so happy I could die…

Please don't die. For me, Mayoi-san. I haven't been able to get to know you yet. Since we're making this promise to love each other, that's the most important thing to me.

[Tatsumi reaches across the table and pulls his food over.]

Here. Eat as much as you want. I'll make more for me.

[When Ain starts to sniffle, Vash tugs him a little closer. He may as well be in his lap, at this point.]

Do you need a handkerchief? I think I stuffed one in the bag at some point...

[He has to hope it isn't one he'd been using to wipe leaking oil off his arm, because they don't need to have that conversation right now-]

[Babe why the fuck are you leaking oil,]

I'm okay. I'm comfortable, and I don't want to get up.

[If anything he'll just dunk his whole head in the water, no big deal. The cuddling is nice, though, and Ain's tempted to climb fully into Vash's lap. But.

You know. Probably not the wisest idea.]

It's only because of the elevation change, [he lies, you know, like a liar,] I'll be fine after a bit.

[His arm is cybernetic, and while it's usually fine, it's got...a lot of moving parts on the inside, and the fractures only worsen by the day. It was inevitable they'd get into the joints and cause problems at some point, but it's! Fine! They're on the way to get it fixed as they speak so it's fine.

Vash...does not believe Ain, because he was very recently sick, but he isn't going to argue. Being in a warm bath of sorts with hot steam to breathe in is probably good for him anyway, and the best either of them have on short notice. With that, he'll concede and just lay his head against Ain's shoulder.]

If you say so. I just hope going from being really hot to cold again won't be a problem.

O-Okay.

[Mayoi takes a deep breath and dries his tears. He reluctantly pulls away from Tatsumi just enough to get back in his seat. It does take a bit of working up to it, of having to argue with himself that Tatsumi wouldn’t trick him, before he’s able to eat. Once he does the food doesn’t last long.]

…Does Tatsumi-san enjoy cooking…?

[Mayoi eats, and Tatsumi watches carefully, backing off when he senses the hesitation. He can only think that Mayoi's instincts are telling him it isn't safe... so he moves to make something small and simple for himself, despite his own ravenous hunger. Nothing that's going to keep him away for long will do. There's just something about the idea of sharing a meal with Mayoi, of this being the first of many...]

I think it's enjoyable to cook for others, especially when they're grateful for it. Is that too self-serving? You may have to teach me to be more humble...

H-How could I be upset… b-by such a lovely fate-!

[Mayoi was, at his core starved of intimacy for such a long time. The things that lead to his need of a service pet to his career as an idol… to be touched in this way was both a fantasy and an instinct he’d worked for so long to stifle. Now he has been just as much uncaged as Tatsumi.]

[His free hand slides into Tatsumi’s hair, raking through his scalp and around the base of his ears. Those soft, expressive ears… Mayoi loves them to death.]

[Mayoi’s own nature …all he has to show for it are two almost invisible scars on his back. Impossible to see but perhaps easily felt by the right touch. A silent symbol for all of his secrets and fears.]

[While Tatsumi leaves a trail of fire along his skin with his lips, Mayoi arches and moves, as if encouraging him more, he needs more. Tatsumi’s touch is practically intoxicating and he’s long gone.]

[The touch to his ears makes Tatsumi's skin prickle, and even as reserved as he is, he makes a delighted, throaty sound at the attention. Those hands are everything he ever wanted.]

Mayoi-san...

[He knows he shouldn't touch an idol like this, but the forbidden nature of it just makes him more devoted to making it perfect, in case it never happens again. At least down here, he can leave marks that would be too risky anywhere else. So he does, lavishing attention on every inch of Mayoi's hips and stomach.

His instincts beg for something else, for a very particular kind of satisfaction... but he's patient. His lips linger on Mayoi's thigh, and he pulls his leg up slightly, putting all his effort and ardor into kisses and bites. Then his gaze shifts to the left, and...]

May I...?

[Mayoi shakes his head, pausing his meal for a moment to look over at him.]

I… don’t find that to be too self-serving. It is …a great feeling, to be needed and to be appreciated. Perhaps it is just my nature as a pet, so maybe it is different for humans but …that is very normal, is it not…?

[He makes himself some miso and spoons up some rice, but doesn't bother with the fish this time. Bringing it over to the table, he takes a seat once more.]

It... is wonderful. I don't want to be the kind of person who only does things to please others, that is, simply for the gratification... I'd like to genuinely be a good person. [He thinks for a moment, about the fact that he isn't a "good" person, according to certain people...] I think some people question motives when it comes to humans, whereas they'll give pets more leeway. Some people. Not everyone is like that.

[At least caring for his pet is way less scandalous than if Mayoi were having an affair with another human. A small mercy in the face of the shady implications of a pets agency, but that is the world they live in. Mayoi at least, has options for covering both their asses if they were to be found out, at least. However, Tatsumi’s mindful discretion is very appreciated.]

Hmm…?

[Catching his breath, Mayoi looks at Tatsumi from where he is paused. With his leg up and Mayoi’s incredibly obvious arousal right next to him. With a grin his hand slides out of Tatsumi’s hair, gliding down his jaw to brush his thumb against his lips.]

To your hearts content.

[He smiles, but this time it is with such a fondness. He leans up on his elbow with his other hand, leaning forward to press a soft kiss into his hair.]

I want you to be happy and satisfied when we are done… so you have my permission to do what ever you desire, Tatsumi.

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It shouldn't be. Believe it or not, I do know how to wear a jacket.

[No one believes you.

It'll be about half an hour before Ain's limbs stop feeling bad, and as soon as he can properly move around without the encroaching feeling of Death, he swims over to the centre of the spring, spreads his wings,

and starts fucking splashing. Goodbye, birdbrain has him he must worsh.]

[OH HELLO, Ain is worshing now and Vash dare not stop him. He just sits back and enjoys the show, laughing in spite of himself.]

Does that feel good?

[He has to imagine it does. Finally, Ain has plenty of space to flap as much as he wants...and splash as much as he wants.]

Uh-huh. It was hard to do it in that tiny little box of a shower we had.

[He looks over his shoulder back at Vash, stares for a bit too long because he's so taken with the man's laughter, and then

splashsplashsplashsplash—

The sound of wings beating themselves dry echoes around the area, and then Ain folds his wings against his back and swims back over to Vash, despite the fact he knows he's going to have to beat them dry again once they actually get out. Then, he nuzzles up against the man, head under his chin. Happy bird noises.]

It's definitely better than climbing into the fountain, anyhow.

[It's a miracle there wasn't a repeat incident because oh boy,]

[He's proud of you for exercising so much restraint, Ain. He really is.

As the bird returns to sit with Vash, Vash sits back a little against the rocks to give Ain some more room, looking up at the stars overhead. It's truly a beautiful sight, the mostly-clear sky with the galaxy surrounding them. It's the life that Vash had up there in the stars, once upon a time, that seemed idyllic and unshakeable. It was perfect. Would have forever remained perfect, had he and Nai not gotten curious...had they not learned the truth. Had Nai not learned too much.

Now he's here, on Earth, struggling to survive. Trying to protect this world from his brother, who seeks nothing more than to destroy it.

He sighs through his nose, holding Ain a little closer to himself. He knows...he shouldn't be saying something like this, but it leaves him anyway.]

If...we ever had our own place, it would have a big bath. Or a pool outside...so you could stretch your wings and wash in it as much as you wanted.

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