Squirrel Common Room, Monday Morning

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Grogily, and still dressed in yesterday's clothes, Seras made her way into the common room.

She was still trying to shake off that 'How in God's name did I manage to sleep for 12 hours?' feeling.

She hadn't even got to see who her roommates were. Bugger.

Ah well.

Her Arts and Crafts workshop didn't start until this afternoon, so she was at loose ends until then.

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[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Pup scrabbled to try to get the girl to pick him up. Why did everyone always pull away from kisses? Didn't she love up?

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras stared down at Pup, melted, and scooped him up in her arms.

She sat, leaning her back against the chair with him cradled against her.

Happiness was indeed a warm-ish hellpuppy.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

I never understood...

Shut. Up.

Walter watched Pup and Seras and shook his head. "He's the friendliest little hellhound ever. I'm sure his father would be mortified."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras looked up from rubbing her cheek against Pup's fuzz.

"His father?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"He's not precisely a dog," Walter equivocated.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras raised an eyebrow.

"And, what is he? Precisely."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"A familiar?" That sounded marginally better than a corporeal manifestation of a vampire's familiar beasts created of the vampire's own... spirit?

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras furrowed her brow.

"What...like a witch's black cat or something?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Or something."

Pup wriggled happily in Seras arms and started giving her a very puppy-like, and very thorough, sniffing.

I never...

Shut. UP!

"He's not going to get any larger, which is good. A full sized hellhound has a lot of teeth."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras laughed and squirmed a little at the cold puppy breath tickling her skin.

"My sock drawer wouldn't stand a chance," she said, "So, Pup is your familiar rather than your pet?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Not mine. He's my pet, he's the vampire back home's familiar."

Pup stopped sniffing and gave Walter a look.

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Alucard, right? He gave you Pup? That was good of him."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I suppose you could say that." Walter stared back at Pup until the hellpuppy turned back to sniffing Seras. "He's good company."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Before Pup's sniffing could become a bit more...personal in nature, Seras flipped the puppy onto his back and and started to tickle his tummy.

"He is," she agreed, "You're lucky to have him."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Pup wriggled happily, giving Walter an idea. "I have to work this afternoon. Would you mind keeping an eye on him? I don't want him going adventuring in the woods without someone to watch him."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras beamed for a moment then looked crestfallen.

"Oh, I'd have loved to, Walter. But, I've got a workshop this afternoon."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"That's alright. I'll ask Pippi or Nadia. I'd ask Pip, but I haven't seen him yet." Probably trying not to run in to Nadia. "Maybe another day. I work Monday and Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday nights."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"I could do it Tuesday, after First Aid," said Seras, "And Wednesday...well, I suppose that would depend on how late Mr. Blackadder keeps me."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"If I have to, I can ask Mr. Neilson to watch Pup. It will work out."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"So, you're telling me a monkey could do the job? Charming, Dornez," said Seras, sticking out her tongue.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Here now," Walter said reprovingly. "Mr. Neilson was a guest teacher in one of my classes."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Really? He gave a seminar on the fine art of banana peeling, then?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"No, he taught Monkey in Creature Languages."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"So, you're a vampire-hunting butler who speaks monkey and knows how attract moose when the season is right. Your resume must be an interesting read, Dornez."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I also speak Rat, Shark, Lobster, Spider, Cat, Raven, and Snake," Walter said with a smirk that said he was just waiting for a response of "pull the other one, it's got bells on."