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

[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.