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! |
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[Haha. "Lounge". Or in their case... they're going to go home to "chill" which means they will be on each other within five minutes of putting their stuff down.
Ain only manages to remember self-control at the last second, but still. Vash tastes like chocolate and sugar, all things Ain likes, and he looks damn good pressed against the wall too. It's been a week and a half, okay, and the whole idea is to take the edge off before they go party for a couple hours. Just one makeout session (or three). One moment of Ain putting his hands where they don't belong just real quick. A couple hickies left under Vash's high collar. No big deal. They've gotten it out of their systems. :)
(They have not. It makes getting up for karaoke all the more difficult. But they must; he needs to ask Aisha to cast Silence on his room before they get too freaky.)
So, in the evening, they go to karaoke. It's up to Vash if he wants to wear the flower crown or not; Ain has his clipped flower in a vase of water on his desk so that it doesn't fall out while they're partying. The karaoke bar isn't too far, if a twenty-minute walk "isn't too far" anyway, and it's just their group here for the night. Elsword likely pulled some strings to get that arrangement, but hey. Party hard.
Everyone arrives at roughly the same time; the girls are usually early to events, minus Elesis who walks in about five minutes late looking like she sprinted here. Add is always punctual and arrives right on time. Ciel for some reason has taken over the bar until a staff member shoos him away to go have fun, but at that point, they have their first round of cocktails already made. Like in the five minutes the bar was unmanned this man just got up there and made martinis. Why.
Either way, the party begins in earnest with that motherfucking pina colada song, which Ain knows about half the lyrics to, and after gunning a martini (bad idea, don't do that) he and Rose are on stage belting and stumbling over the words they don't know. Which is like, 60% of the song. Who really knows that song, anyway?
So, uh. Everyone is in for alcohol poisoning tonight. And hot goss. The only person who can't actually get drunk is Eve, due to being a robot. Add normally doesn't drink, but he's convinced by Ciel after a bit to just have a little bit. Rena does shots like a jilted 45 year old woman who's had Enough of her kids.
It's shaping up to be A Night.]
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Going back home to “chill” doesn’t. Work. At least not exactly in the way either of them thought it would. They almost immediately start making out as soon as the door closes, and it takes every scrap of willpower not to just back out of karaoke in favor of staying home and “chill”ing. It doesn’t help that Ain is handsy and Vash is craving those feelings Ain made him feel the last time they did this…it’s a straight up miracle he doesn’t walk out of the room with a boner. He manages to skirt that, thankfully, but the horny doesn’t leave him. Far from it, in fact.
At least he gets lots of kissing in. He tries to make each count, until they’re whispering each others’ names on their lips. Ugh. Awful. All Vash can think about are getting wrapped up in those wings and being edged near to the point if torture but cest la vie-
He decides to remove the flower crown to keep in Ain’s room, not wanting it to get damaged or lost while they’re out. It would keep better in a climate controlled environment anyway, he thinks. Which means he won’t be wearing that, but he WILL be wearing a bunch of jewelry he sure as hell didn’t have before, uh.
On arrival, and on having a drink for himself, Vash realizes straight away that if all of the drinks are fruity…he’s really going to have to pace himself if he wants to not be hammered hour one. Not that he realizes that he is one of the strongest tolerances in this room. One glass isn’t going to touch him really; it will take a couple before he really starts feeling it. For now though, he’s happy to watch Ain sing because when does he not love hearing his boyfriend sing?
Sighs wistfully. He’s not doing a very good job of masking how gay he is for this bird.]
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They rotate in and out a few times, and it's only when Ain is up on stage again drunkenly belting out the lyrics to Sway that Elsword bothers to speak up.
The frat boy talk begins.]
You and Ain had fun today, huh? Do you like jewelry?
[Like. Guys. Tap into the collective braincell here. What if Vash is just decorating Himself.]
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Hm? Oh, I do! But I didn’t buy all of this…Ain picked it out for me.
[ :) ]
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Anyway, the whole group is just. Looking. Collective braincell is trying to parse how to respond. God bless Chung who just—]
Oh, wow! He must really want to mate with you, then!
[ya boy will not remember he said that tomorrow morning. But Eve will. :) And she will remind him. :)]
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Ain…mentioned that once. “Mating”. The idea that such an act would be not only more intimate between them, but permanently binding…he hadn’t really explained it well, nor did he seem eager to get into details at the time.
Vash sits up, his cheeks flaring a little darker red as he shifts his glass to his non-metal hand, just in case.]
A-ahah…I- sorry?
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[She may or may not have spent several hours drawing arcane sigils all over Elsword it's FINE don't ask her about her specific habits. Owls and songbirds are slightly different okay.]
Diiiiid he not tell you? You want me to bonk him with my staff?
[no,]
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[Vash shuffles in his seat a little, causing the pleather to squeak audibly.]
He mentioned mating once…but he didn’t really…explain it? I guess? But it’s okay, he didn’t need to or anything-!
[Sweat sweat please don’t be mad at Ain he’s very small]
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...except thankfully Ain's song is ending and even if he's not much of a singer, his need to not know what whacky shit goes on in Ain's life wins out in the end. He guns it to the stage to sing Something. As it turns out, Add can rap, let's not worry about that though.
Ain will be at the bar for approximately three minutes getting a new drink at which point it is Over for all of you.]
Oho! I see! [Lu, the tiniest person here, does not see. She does not have all the facts. She has to lean on Ciel or she can't sit up.] Ain is only testing the waters, so they say. I'm sure he's gravely serious about this, however.
[Sip.]
It doesn't normally work with humans, I'm afraid, but he might just consider it a ritual and leave it there. Like marriage!
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Guns the rest of his drink. All of it. It’s enough to make even him shiver a little from how much it is all at once, but a moment later he’s recovered and set down the empty glass.
Maybe Ain will bring him another…]
So…he wants to…
[Marry? Marriage? Him??
It’s a good thing Vash is gonna be white girl wasted soon because processing things is hard enough without that being dropped in his lap]
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[How does Elsword like... Explain this. He doesn't know.]
But like Lu said, you don't possess the right— erm, uh. [Words. Words are hard when you're normally ineloquent as hell and now drunk.] You're human, so the anatomy is different!
I get the impression that Ain did what he usually does and didn't explain. At all. [Raven looks off at Add on stage rapping. Go you funky little catboy.]
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Why?
Well the idea that it “doesn’t work on a human”, but presumably does with everything else? What does that even mean? What…could it, if Ain were to decide to mate with him anyway for the ritual aspect?
And so, too tipsy to stop himself while trying to understand, Vash raises his voice a little over the music and blurts:]
But I’m not human!
[What! Does it mean!! Help]
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Add is done at precisely that moment, and walks back and hears this declaration in time to drunkenly blurt out,]
I knew it! So you are a mole rat!
[because he's been convinced, by himself, for a week, that Vash is a mole rat based on the one (1) conversation they had.
Ain, naturally, comes over at that moment with two drinks, one for Vash and one for himself, and sits down next to his boyfriend like ?
Rose is leaving the discussion to go sing Taylor Swift songs. She has had Enough of y'all.
And everyone else...]
What're you talking about, Mr. Ancient? [Ain is slurring. Badly.] He's a Plant.
Like... a cactus? [asks Chung.]
That's a succulent. [argues Elsword.]
A cactus is still a type of plant! [Aisha is seconds from spilling her drink, and were it not for Elesis fixing the position of her wrist, she might've.]
Oh my god. [Ciel breathes,] He's not a fucking cactus.
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H-hold on-
[Vash tries to pump the breaks before things get out of hand, holding up both of his hands pleadingly as Add hops off the stage and accuses him of being a mole rat(???). Then, his head whips around to look at Ain- BABE???- before subsequently whipping back around to look at Chung.]
It's not-
[But they're still going, several of them likely convinced that he's a cactus of some sort, which he's almost willing to let them believe. Maybe they'd just end up forgetting later after sobering up?]
He didn't mean Plant, like...plant plant, he meant to say...uhh...
[Looks at Ain, pleadingly.]
Ppppplllastic! You know, like- because of my arm?
[Vash barks a desperate sounding laugh as he lifts said VERY METAL arm and wiggles the fingers, both Raven and Add know fucking better than this.]
update: i lied this one is the dumbest
Everyone else, though, yeah, that's questionable. Rena is reaching for a bowl of pretzels on the table while Rose sings a shaky rendition of Love Story on-stage, but Rose will be caught up on Vash being a mole-rat-cactus soon enough.
Karaoke is not about supporting your friends and their drunken attempts to dance. Karaoke is about grilling your friend's boyfriend about his secret identity as a mole-rat-cactus while people use singing country pop as an excuse to bail on the conversation. Karaoke is about how much of an ass you can make of yourself in front of the people you value most in the world.
Chung is the first to break the silence.]
No offense, Vash! But I don't think Ain can really have plastic for a boyfriend.
Ohhh, yes, he can. You've seen the toys in his closest.
Mr. Half-Demon!! [WHY ARE YOU CALLING HIM OUT IN FRONT OF HIS BOYFRIEND] They're silicone! [this is not helping his case.]
Dude? [Now it's Elesis's turn to nearly spill her drink.] The fake dicks in Ain's closet have nothing to do with the fact that his boyfriend photosynthesizes.
[Raven, meanwhile, has his head in his hand. Oh God. And Rose is going for another Taylor Swift song up there, hogging the fucking mic, so he's forced to be the voice of reason instead of bailing.] I don't think Vash is a mole rat or a literal plant, guys.
I love them so much
Uhh-
[Vash purses his lips, leaning into Ain a bit as the group continues to jabber, with only Raven acting as the voice of reason. As convenient as misunderstandings are…he feels bad for lying. There’s not much else he could say, and it’s clearly just confusing them more.
He sighs, bringing his hand up to his cheek, whispering to Ain.]
I should…probably explain. But it might just be more confusing…
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Vash leans in to whisper to him and Ain full-on clonks their heads together like they're about to snuggle, because he is... Fucked Up two drinks into the night, and about to start on a third when the lovely bartender sees them making asses of themselves and politely brings them more drinks. It takes him a genuine minute of snuggling before he realises Vash even spoke to him over the grating sounds of Taylor Swift.]
Mm... you can trust them. Mr. Ancient thinks you're a groundhog. [mole rat.] He's onto you, and you don't want him onto you. He knows how to get information. He's like...
[Ain flip flops his wrist around, then sinks into the back of the pleather couch. Comfy.]
One of those. You know? Like in movies. A... [English is leaving him,] Superspion. Der bisexueller Hacker.
[why]
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He looks back towards the group. Sighs. Closes his eyes for a moment. Then, he lets the couch hold his boyfriend for a moment as he sits forward again, reaching out to pick up the drink Ain brought him, thanks.]
Um- guys! [He calls a little louder, hopefully over Taylor Swift so he can actually try to explain.] I…I can explain. It might be a little hard to believe, though…
[And if Ain trusts them…Vash trusts them, drunk or not.
So he’ll begin to explain, telling them about the existence of Plants- that they are alien beings and not actual plant life- and that he was born from one. In an unprecedented event, he exists with both human and plant genes in him. He doesn’t mention Nai, nor does he talk about where he lived before. Just that that’s…what he is.]
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For what it's worth, the group of drunk assholes and their robot chauffeur listen, and they do it well. This information will not be forgotten. Maybe lost in translation, but Eve will correct it. She, at least, feels this whole "non-human, very foreign" kinship with Vash.
Meanwhile, the rest of her friends are drunk assholes who are Trying Their Best, which will result in various comments at the end.]
Oh, dude, you didn't have to come out of the alien closet right now.
Fuck. Aliens are cooler than mole rats. [thanks add]
Do you speak Alien? Is that a language?
Whoaaaaaa. Maybe you and Ain mating will work out after all! [Thanks, Elsword, now it's Ain's turn on the embarrassed. Girl what were you talking about before he sat down!!]
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[Ain he is. So sorry. They’ve been talking about your mating habits while you were singing the pina colada song-]
It’s okay, really! I figured I’d end up telling you guys eventually…and I trust you’ll not say anything about it to anyone else.
[Like just putting that out there, he doubts it would be TOO much of an issue but you know what they say about too many cooks…]
The bottom line is I’m not human…but I’m not really a pet either. I’m…something different.
[He’s an outcast, who doesn’t fit in or belong in this world, yet manages to pass just well enough for living here to be possible.]
I still speak the same language you do, since it’s what I was taught- [Again, NOT bringing up his ability to communicate and connect with other Plants, which typically do not “speak”.] -and…I….really don’t know if it will make much of a difference. With that.
[You know. Mating.]
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The group keeps secrets well, though, so there's no worries about that issue. Rena comments that Vash "smells human" so that's why they were confused, obviously, but it'll make the secret easier to keep. With the serious discussion out of the way, Raven gives something of a smile before nodding his head toward the stage, where Ciel gets up to follow after him. He Will Not be doing this alone thank you.
Karaoke is back on, and Rose is stealing Raven's seat on the couch.]
Haha, I haven't explained to Vash how it works yet, and if you steal that from me, I'll lock you in the freezer.
[Ain is all smiles as he says that, even though Ara is kind of right when she quietly says "you should probably tell him?", but Ain waves her off. They'll talk about it in private because he knows having an entire discussion about how much nasty sex they'd have is going to make him have to leave early. We are not doing this. And you guys are not explaining to his boyfriend how to dick down.]
Great. Did I escape the sausage party discussion?
[Rose is... very Gay also, you see. Like, she will get up and do something else at certain points to avoid the discussion of dicks, sort of like how Ain will do it if it has to deal with boobs. They have T-minus 15 minutes until the girls entirely take over and the discussion is less "what's our good pal Ain doing with that nice alien boy :)" and more "why do we have to wear bras, anyway?"]
No, 'cause we still gotta know... Vash. [Elesis leans forward. Tents her fingers in front of her face.] Does Ain treat you right?
[why would you mate with someone if the sex is bad y'know?]
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He manages to shake that thought off as Raven and Ciel shuffle away and Rose returns after singing what must have been the 10th Taylor Swift song. Then, Elesis is going immediately for the kill, and Vash…]
…yes?
[ :3?
He doesn’t know what she means.]
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So, while everyone else is understanding exactly what Elesis means in this moment, Vash is not. All Ain does is lay against his boyfriend's shoulder to let this conversation happen. DOES he treat you right, babe?
Meanwhile, a metal rendition of Total Eclipse Of The Heart plays.]
Really? You don't sound too sure. You can be honest.
Ms. Knight-Captain... I'm the nicest partner ever! Not that you would know, of course.
[Because Ain doesn't fuck with women. These two will continue to be vaguely suggestive about this whole conversation until Ciel and Raven are done reliving their band era, at which point they'll switch out, because Aisha is dragging Rena and Ara up with her. Rose, meanwhile, knows where this is headed, and excuses herself to get them more drinks and snacks, even though there's still a shitton of snacks on the table.
There's a brief "what are we talking about?" and then "Elesis is grilling Vash on if Ain is good to him" and it goes back and forth, again, until finally Ciel catches wind that Vash doesn't exactly get it and just blurts out:]
She's asking if he puts you first in bed. You know, [sips drink,] if he actually makes you cum or not.
[Elesis, leaning forward with interest, she'll smack a fuckboy if Ain's being a fuckboy she's not afraid of him OR the freezer]
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Vash is about a third of the way through his fourth mojito, actually mid sip, when Ciel gives him a more blunt answer, which results in Vash choking some of it back into his glass. He coughs into his arm for a minute before looking at Ain to see if he’s reacted at all- he may be asleep- and then turning to look back at the rest of the group. Staring.
Oh.]
He…
[Vash sinks into his jacket a bit like a turtle, because he’s IMMEDIATELY thinking of the last time they had sex, in which Ain edged him until he cried. He’s very, very red.]
Yes…he does….
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Meanwhile, the crowd of frat boys goes wild. Sarcastic, drunken applause. A comment of "I'm glad you're not a fuckboy!" and then Elesis following that up with "I was gonna take him out back and whoop his ass if he was bad to you", and then two comments that overlap with each other, one being Ciel's and the other being Elsword's.]
Oh, you're the bottom?
Does Ain edge you to the point of tears, too??
[The point when the girls drunkenly talk about bras could not come sooner, honestly.]
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emerges out of my cocoon a year later with a blowjob
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