First Step [Video; public]

[dogwalksyou]

Hello? Hello, yes.

[The dog comes into focus at an odd angle - the communicator is on the floor, between her forepaws as she peers down over it. Apparently satisfied that it's working, she yips in delight, rushing out of view in a close-up whirl of paws and tail and glimpses of an old timber ceiling as she spins in a circle. Then her face reappears, tongue hanging out slightly from her canine grin.]

Hello! I'm the Disreputable Dog. Or the Disreputable Bitch, if you want to be technical. Who wants to go for a walk?

Comments

[lastrat]

You've got to be fucking joking.

[THAT IS IT ADMIRAL, HE'S HAD IT.]

[dogwalksyou]

I never joke about walks!

[moreincommon]

Hello Dog! It's good to meet you. I'm Mark. Welcome to the Barge!

Er, are you an inmate or a warden?

[dogwalksyou]

Thank you, Mark! I'm a warden.

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[notdreaming]

[ HOLY RAO A TALKING DOG.

Kara likes dogs.

Kara is pleased by this development. ]

I could go for a walk with you, if you don't mind.

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[dogwalksyou]

You're so polite! I don't mind. Walks are one of my very favorite things!

[surfaceshine]

Wait, what?

[And why are matching noises coming in stereo from next door.]

[dogwalksyou]

I'm the Dog. I'm new.

[Not quite explaining-to-the-slow-puppy tone, but possibly glancing in that direction.]

Hi. And you are?

[spetsnaz]

Bitch is technical, but has bad meanings.

Is talking dog thing happens often in your country?

[dogwalksyou]

No! Just me. Well, mostly me. But you wouldn't get any other real talking dogs, just things that were shaped like one.

[mattersverymuch]

. . . Interesting.

[In tones of 'finally the Admiral is on the right track,' as opposed to 'what the actual fuck'.]

[dogwalksyou]

Thank you!

[velocette]

Why are you disreputable?

[dogwalksyou]

Well, people talk, you know. You steal the Royal Family's Midwinter goose off the table one time...

[routemistress]

Oooooh, 'ello sweetheart! You good with other dogs? Me and Guerrero 'aven't walked Chester yet today. Well, only once.

[dogwalksyou]

As good as I am with people, I guess. So yes!

[onlysurvivor]

Hello. [He's amused but first things first] You're not a Kandra, are you?

[dogwalksyou]

What's a Kandra?

[gotgreenmagic]

....hiiii.

Speaking as a veteran, this may or may not come as a surprise to you but your 'Barge's First Talking Animal' award is totally in the mail.

[dogwalksyou]

[She laughs, a rough, mirthful, half-barking sound.]

I feel so special! I didn't know there were prizes.

[ukan]

Meet me on the Deck.

[He's usually not so brusque but other animals bring out the wolf in him in a big way.]

[dogwalksyou]

Race you there.

[And she's off.]

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[burnmythoughts]

[At first, Jean thinks she might be hallucinating. She's still in the infirmary, after all, and everything is still a bit fuzzy.

But no, that's. Definitely a talking dog right there.]

I, um. I would if I could.

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[dogwalksyou]

[The dog sobers a little.]

You've been hurt.

[breathoflight]

You're...

[Sorry, talking dogs is a new one even for Snow.]

[dogwalksyou]

Would it help if I barked for a bit?

[strangehistorian]

Hello there! My name is Chromie. Welcome to the Barge!

[dogwalksyou]

Thank you, Chromie!

[She bobs her head. The gnome's small stature reminds her briefly of Mogget's dwarf form, but really, they're nothing alike.]