backdated to morning of day 17

[solitarynuvola]

I have two wolves and two glass pups that need names.

Suggestions are welcome. I reserve the right to reject any puns.

Comments

[much later, but still day 17]

[misterboneswildride]

* bud, you know two of em gotta be pupcorn and subwoofer.

sans plz

[solitarynuvola]

That's terrible.

It's still better than what my partner has suggested so far.

[misterboneswildride]

* hey, i'm sure their names've also got petential.

[solitarynuvola]

It depends on what your definition of potential is. Vulgarity does not fall under that category for me.

[misterboneswildride]

* a bit ruff on the ear, huh?

[solitarynuvola]

I'll just say it earned him a spot in the doghouse.

[ Congrats, Sans. You got him punning back at you. ]

[shuttersense]

I still think Snowy would be a good name.

But perhaps... Gouu, Shunu, Mizore, Ooame?

[solitarynuvola]

I gave the only one deserving of that name to Kumocchi as a companion.

Mizore sounds good. It's written 霙, correct?

[ And if he named one of the glass dogs that, it would make sense. They loved the cold, after all. ]

[shuttersense]

Ah, I see.

But yes, that's how it's spelt.

[They could always find the glass dogs in cold spots.]

[solitarynuvola]

Mizore it is. I'll find some leather later and make collars for the pups.

[ Now to actually get the pups to learn their names... ]

[shuttersense]

Spinel might have some? Or at least some skin. There's a couple of other places that would have it.

[They're going to have to use the names of the pups from now on...and train them in general. They have a dog pack to train.

...can glass dogs be used as trackers?]

[solitarynuvola]

I'll ask the butcher, or the tailor. Perhaps the guards, once the bounty expires.

[ He's trained animals before, and he'd gotten tips from the goatherd about how to treat glass dogs, but this would be a new experience nonetheless. As for using them as trackers... Well. They'd see. ]

[shuttersense]

Maybe the butcher would be willing to exchange for meat.

But I wouldn't mention the bounty here. Anyone can read this.

[This is a strange, but not terrible new experience. She's enjoying this domestic life.]

[solitarynuvola]

Perhaps I can trade some sunstones for leather, if he has any.

With my face plastered all over the town, I didn't think it mattered anymore.

[ Surprisingly, he is too. Even if he does get a bit restless sometimes. ]

[shuttersense]

It can't hurt.

And we don't know until we know. I don't want you taken in.

[Though she would like it if the posters did come down, and all of them could walk freely. It could get close in the house sometimes.]

[solitarynuvola]

I won't mention it again. You don't need to worry.

[ Oh, most definitely. It was why he very much relished his job at the bakery - it was a way of stepping away from the crowded atmosphere in the cottage, and yet a way to remain useful. ]

[shuttersense]

I'll try not to.

[She frets too much as it is. But really...this is why she works until the last minute really, and vists so much. She's too restless for one, but she wants to be useful and have a little breathing room sometimes.

Maybe one day there can be a house expansion or something. But it won't be for a long, long time.]

[birdwingsandthings]

Wolf, Rolf, Dolf and Porf.

[solitarynuvola]

All decent suggestions. They sound very similar to each other though, and I don't want to confuse the pups.

[neverasked4this]

[Darnell is going back through his journal a bit now that he's realized that it's more than just something a bunch of random people wrote in at some point before him. His handwriting is neat, written in pencil.]


Hello? I'm sorry if this is invasive, but I hope you do not mind my asking.

What is a glass pup?

[solitarynuvola]

[ Whoa, handwriting he's never seen before. Probably a newbie. ]

They resemble coyotes, but with glass quills that feel like ice. It's inadvisable to go near any of the wild pack that may occasionally show up.

[neverasked4this]

[So very newbie, oy...]

Interesting. I've never heard of them. What region are they native to?

[As much as anything, he's trying to nail down just where the hell he is.]

I'm sorry. I'm Agent Barrett, by the way. Darnell Barrett. I'm a detective currently attached to the Royal Agency of Great Britain.

[solitarynuvola]

Not a lot is known about them. They tend to show up when it's cold, and that's all that's known. The short answer is that you're no longer on Earth.

In addition, you should not share your true name in these books. They can be read by anyone with a networked journal, not to mention that the lord of the castle can use true names for unsavoury purposes. Choose a pseudonym.

[neverasked4this]

No longer on Earth? What do you

[He'd started to write that, but one...he's "texting" with another person as well at the moment and they said the same thing, and two, this person's comment about names takes precedence in what needs addressing in Darnell's mind. So he erases it, blanching a little at the thought. He doesn't know much about names and magic, but he's heard enough. He goes back and scribbles over his name. No...that didn't work. Okay, ink pen! That worked. He hopes. He's also going to go back and blot out his name where he's given it to others...]

Thank you. [a beat as he thinks of one] Gumshoe, then. What kind of unsavoury purposes? What can you tell me about this "lord of the castle"?

I'm sorry. I should ask first what you go by.

[solitarynuvola]

[ He waits patiently for the name to disappear, silently approving of the inksplotch that appears and completely ruins the page. It's messy, but it got the job done. ]

If he has a name, then he can control that person, to put it simply; no one knows how he takes names, exactly. He likes having power, and he likes to lord it over others. The most despicable kind of person.

I'm currently going by Yun.

[neverasked4this]

[He grimaces. There's one in every basket, it seems.]

I've known a few like that.

Yun. Pleased to meet you. Have you been here long?

[solitarynuvola]

I've been here since the beginning. If you want more information, I can give it to you, but I don't have the entire picture. No one here really knows why we were taken into this world.

[neverasked4this]

Understood. I'll certainly accept anything you're willing and able to share. Maybe we could meet somewhere?

[solitarynuvola]

Now isn't a good time, with the hunter in the town. Find me when the day comes - I'll be in the bakery or around town.