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[considerdying]

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The morning dawns early for Hawke. It might also for certain people in Itinere as the communication device gets knocked over. And then turned on by a very inquisitive and large dog nose. The dog licks the screen, clearly pleased with himself for figuring out how to turn the thing on, and then glances up at the bed. Clearly there's someone in it, though it's hard to tell who from this angle.

The dog quietly steps forward and then--

POUNCE.

Hawke yelps as the mastiff-looking dog licks her like crazy. "Cailan, stop. You know you're not allowed on the--"

The sound of her mabari's name stops her cold. Finally managing to shove him off of her, she sits upright. The dog, happy now that his mistress is awake, leaps off the bed, barking and dancing around the room. He has clearly been pent up too much. But Hawke isn't focused on that. She's focused on the fact that her mabari is somehow... here.

"Cailan!" she finally calls, sliding out of bed so she can throw her arms around him. The dog finally stills long enough for that before wriggling out of her arms and flopping over to roll onto his back with his feet comically pawing the air. Hawke can't help but laugh. At least until one of his paws shoots the communicator at her.

"You came back and you let the entire world know? What a drama-monger you are. Someone might start thinking you're Orlesian."

The dog immediately stops rolling, ears back, and growls.

"Not me, of course. But someone might."

To which the dog whines in a "but whyyyy" tone. Hawke laughs and turns the device off.

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Later on, Hawke can be found playing in the snow with her mabari, looking actually happy for once. Likely happier than most people have seen her. They do a bit of hunting at some point, too, which is mostly just Hawke telling the dog to go fetch something yummy and waiting to see what happens. But they can be found around the city as Hawke introduces her fierce war hound to Itinere.

Comments

[considerdying]

I'll be taking him outside in a few hours. If you really want him to lick your face, I'm sure he'd be happy to.

[ no, really. the dog is ridiculous. ]

[thefeckingmega]

[ Oh she seems absolutely delighted by that idea. ]

Really? You're sure he won't bite? Never been around many animals before here.

[considerdying]

Not unless you threaten him. [ and in that case, it'll be easy to see before that happens. ]

Come on down. I've got plenty of toys for him. You two can play outside in the snow.

[thefeckingmega]

[ Dani visibly balks at that. ]

Oh I won't threaten him. He's no monster hurtin' people, right? Tell me where and I can be there in a blink! [ Literally. ]

[considerdying]

[ it had been a joke, but not everyone rolls with her jokes like jill and isabela. ]

Nope. He's just a dog. [ a wardog but it counts. ] Outside the Houndstooth.

[ that's the easiest for her and while it'll take her a bit to get there, she knows where it is. ]

[thefeckingmega]

[ Oh man, Dani is horrible at social cues, mostly because she didn't interact with actual people until she was twelve years old. ]

I'm there!

[ No, really. She's there already. And when she finally sees a woman approaching with a very large dog, she literally blurs as she vibrates with excitement. ]

Holy feck! He's so cute! [ Yes, she just called that big dog cute. ]

[considerdying]

[ it's cool. it'll be like training merrill to understand her all over again. hawke can work with this.

though she is pretty impressed to see dani there already. cailan tilts his head and whines at dani's assertion that he's "cute." dog is not sure if want. hawke just laughs. ]

Please keep calling him that. He's used to ferocious beast. I don't think he knows what to do with 'cute.'

[thefeckingmega]

[ She'll be so glad that someone can work with her. Dani loves people. She's just always been on the outside looking in where they're concerned. And then the world fell apart and people-ing took on a whole new context.

Her accent is a thick Irish brogue, sometimes difficult to understand if someone's unaccustomed to it. ]

Oh but he is cute and ferocious, ain't he? Both at the same time! [ Which makes Dani feel a kinship to him, the way she's silly but can kick some feckin' arse if she wants/needs to.

She quits blurring/vibrating and kneels down in the snow to hold her hands out to see if the dog will come to her. ] Come here, puppy. [ Again, yes, she called him puppy. ] Let's be friends, eh?

[considerdying]

[ merrill was a dalish elf, first to the keeper of her clan, so she knew all the history and rituals and magic passed down by her people. due to a disagreement with her keeper, she left for kirkwall with hawke, where she took up residence in the elven alienage. hawke had needed to teach her about life skills like sarcasm, haggling, and what to do when you witness a mugging.

hint: muggings are not exciting, merrill.

dani's enthusiasm reminds hawke a bit of merrill, so that helps, too. merrill was cute and ferocious, too. she was also a blood mage, though hawke hoped that part of her would eventually be left behind.

hawke stands back, watching cailan tilt his head at dani, sniffing her fingers before nudging her hand to get her to scratch his ears. ] Try playing fetch with him. Or give him a command. He's really smart.

[ like all smart things, he needs interesting things to keep his mind occupied. ]