New and Interesting Smells [Open]

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

Bella's been exploring since she's been given freedom to roam a zombieless ship again. Lots of strange new places to investigate, to smell, to look at.

Mostly to smell.

The werewolf's wandering all over the ship, investigating new smells and refamiliarizing herself with the conglomerate scent of "crew", now that it has a few new members.

It's also helping her relax. They're here with her. She is not alone. They're like a sort of almost-pack, and that helps her hold on. Things will be okay as long as she isn't alone. Her thoughts are a little agitated still, but she's adapting and moving on.

To anyone else's eyes, there's a wolf wandering around without any sign of a collar or other restraint. She seems calm.

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[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"Animals that--" hmm. Maybe 'own' isn't the best word to use when talking to a wolf. "--I personally care for. In metaphorical terms, they could be considered my family."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Like a dog?" Bella brightens slightly. She understands that. "I have seen dogs. They run with human packs sometimes."

Dogs, as a rule, do not like Bella. She's not too fond of them either, but she's figured out they're easy to boss.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"Like that, yes." Satori does own a few dogs, but they're not among her most cherished pets. Not that she intends to play favorites.

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"I understand why you miss them."

"Maybe they are here too somewhere, just asleep?" Bella offers. It's what she's hoping for her pack.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"It's a possibility." Satori leaned against the wall, looking contemplative. "If we were selected by strength of infamy, then Okuu at least should be sleeping there."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"Who is this Okuu?" Bella asks. She can't quite get away fully from the pet=dog association and briefly wonders why any dog would be special enough to be here. Then again, there is Bandit. But he's some kind of awesome fighting dog.

"What makes him infamous?"

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"She is my pet Hell Raven." For Satori, there are plenty of memorable things about Utsuho, but there was one in particular that atands out on the subject. "She tried to destroy the world once."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"..."

Bella flicks her ears back. "Oh."

"That sounds very bad. The Wyrm wants to destroy the world. Why would you be pack with such a thing?"

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"Do you not believe in second chances?" Satori smiles. "Okuu's heart was not at fault; she was simply led astray."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"How?" Bella asks. "Destroying the world is very bad."

Werewolves don't tend to be good at the second chances thing. They're too angry and impulsive most of the time.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"But she didn't destroy the world." Satori is as bad at admitting fault in her pets as Werewolves are bad at second chances. "She saw the error of her ways before anything bad came of it."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"But what if she does it again?" says Bella. "Do you know that it will not?"

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"She won't," Satori replies confidently. "She wasn't the only one to learn from her mistake. I'd know if she was up to something."

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Then you must know her very well then."

Bella wags her tail once or twice, accepting this explanation. "Then that is okay. It is like when a cub does something wrong and you must bite him to teach him not to do it again and he is a better wolf for it."

She had to be bitten on more than a few occasions herself.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"Of course I know her well." Satori smiles a little smugly. "Who do you think you're talking to?"

[withteethbared.livejournal.com]

"Part of her pack!"

Bella wags, eyes brightening with understanding. "You must have a strong pack if someone who could break the world runs with it."

She's trying to apologize for her transgression. Bella's figured out that she is not very high on the ladder on the ship. It hurt her pride at first, but she's a wolf. She's good at being a pack member.

[thirdeyesighted.livejournal.com]

"Not just a part of the pack, but its leader. And beyond that, one who can read minds." Satori might not comment on it, but she does like getting complimented. She'll let any transgressions slide for now.