action:

[charring]

[Charlie's not home. Nor is she at the Dragon. She's wandering the City. She'll be at;

The park: with all of her pets. Yes. All. There's a white fox on a leash. A grey-ish cat who goes where the fox goes. An old calico who really doesn't give a rats ass about anything and is hiding under a nearby park bench. There's a small Daschund puppy with incredibly hairy ears who would rather run and pounce at the turtleducks in the pond, only to run away barking loudly when they so much as look in his direction. Because Gwaine is the bravest, fiercest dog ever OH GOD THEY'RE GETTING OUT OF THE WATER QUICK HIDE BEHIND CHARLIE!

And Charlie has found a nice spout under a tree to read. With a hedgehog sleeping on her shoulder. Yes. A hedgehog.

Grocery Shopping: without the pets.

At the Dragon: helping with construction by using her ability to weld.

She's entirely botherable!]

Comments

Re: Action: at the park

[charring]

How so?

[Ma'am, Phantom likes you and is straining to get to you, whimpering softly. Charlie relaxes the leash some and Phantom goes right over to sit beside Diane's feet.]

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

Well, I sure wasn't in this city this morning, and then I just...

[She gestures helplessly.]

Showed up.

Re: Action: at the park

[charring]

That's how everyone does it, I'm afraid. [Charlie stands, holding her hand out.] Welcome to the City, just the same. I'm Charlie.

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

[She shakes Charlie's hand, looking a little embarrassed.]

I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself before. I've just been so darn discombobulated about the whole thing, I forgot. I'm Diane. Nice to meet you.

Re: Action: at the park

[charring]

The City does that, and it's a pleasure to meet you. [Charlie glances down at Phantom, watching as the fox tries to circle around Diane.] I think he likes you. He usually takes to everyone but never this calmly.

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

Well, he's just wonderful. I always wanted a pet.

Re: Action: at the park

[charring]

He's my buddy. And this one [Pointing at the grey-ish cat who's walking over.] Is Petrichor. I named him after the way he smelled when I got him. The spiky guy on my shoulder is Sonic.

[And then charlie realized Diane wouldn't get the reference but whatever. She'll continue on.] The other cat is Hypnos. The puppy is Gwaine and I have a horse at the stables named Necromancer.

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

[She looks a bit wistful, but manages a smile anyway.]

You have quite a few of them! Does everyone around here have so many pets, or did you just get lucky?

Action: at the park

[charring]

I got lucky. Though, I think back home they call this 'animal hoarding.'

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

Do they? I'd call it lovely -- it looks like you take awfully good care of them, anyway.

Re: Action: at the park

[charring]

I have help. My husband and room-mates help with a lot of it.

[Phantom stands on his hind legs, looking up at the woman.] Would you like to hold Phantom, Diane? He's a cuddler.

Re: Action: at the park

[silliest_girl]

Oh, yes, please!

[Diane's always taken pleasure in the small things in life, and Phantom really is adorable. She holds out her arms.]