video.

[heymisterj]

[ Harley’s looking a little wild-eyed and worse for wear. But, for once, she doesn’t have white grease paint all over her face and is wearing a somewhat normal looking out. Red and black still, but at least it’s not a harlequin costume. ]

I got hit in the noggin’ with a rock or something. And now this whole talking telepathically to the babies thing is on the fritz. Which is why, of course, that’s when Bud decided to take off after a squirrel.

If you see him, he’s...

[ The camera flips and blurs, then refocuses on a hyena wearing a green, spiked collar. ]

He looks exactly like this. Smile, Lou!

[ Lou’s expression doesn’t change from Bored Out Of His Mind. And Harley’s voice goes from a little stressed out to an outright screech. ]

I SAID SMILE, LOUIS!

[ Which only gets a snort out of Lou as he puts his chin down on his paws. The camera goes swings back to Harley who’s pretty obviously forcing a smile. ]

Anyway. If you see him, don’t freak out. He just ate so he shouldn’t be hungry. Probably. Maybe.

Then again it wouldn’t be a horrible idea to walk around with a leg of lamb just in case I don’t find him before dinner time.

Comments

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[honeybadgered]

[Gabby presses her face to the screen.]

Oh my gosh he's so cute I wanna hug him. Can I hug him? Or find Bud and hug him?

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[madlove]

If you find Bud you can hug them both all you want!

[VIDEO]

[patchricide]

[You know, Allura's interest was piqued at first when Harley mentioned that she had a telepathic bond with her pets — it's something they have in common! Something to make friends over! Possibly! But...]

Hold on, did he actually eat the squirrel? He doesn't normally go after rodents, does he??

[Even the idea of her mice being in danger is distressing her.]

[madlove]

I'll be honest with you:

It depends on whether he caught it.

[patchricide]

You don't know?!

Oh, no — what town is he in? My own pets are still out...!

[madlove]

De Chima.

But if he just ate a squirrel I'm sure he's at least a little too full to keep chowing down.

[patchricide]

... ... ...

Oh, I picked the wrong day to go shopping away from home.

[She pauses to take a deep, calming breath...]

All right. I'm going to tell my mice to stay out of sight, and then... perhaps I could help you find him? As long as I can find a butcher nearby...

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[am_i_a_monster]

Would venison work instead of lamb?

I have experience with animal tracking if you need help looking.

[madlove]

Venison, cow, horse, feral rat.

He'll eat any of them.

Do tell. Will this work without a trail of crumbs?

[am_i_a_monster]

The only one of those that I hunt is deer.

The crumbs we'd be looking for would be spoor. It's much more than paw prints.

There's also scent. This place gave me an enhanced sense of smell when I was portered in. It's good for tracking.