[ oh no, that's pure... his heart actually kind of melts. ume doesn't pick it up at first, because this is the first time she's heard his name! with the nudge, though, she'll learn, slowly ambling over on her unsteady paws towards him, and tsurumaru reaches to pick her up and to put her in his lap. ]
Are we teaching her our names? [ he gives her a gentle pat between her ears, before turning her around, so that she's looking towards hijikata. ]
That's Hijikata. Hi-ji-ka-ta.
[ as if responding, she gives a loud bark, her tiny stub of a tail wagging once more at 100MPH. do puppy tails ever stop wagging? stay tuned. ]
I think she also likes toys, too. Do you think we could teach her how to play fetch? And how to do tricks?
Might as well teach her early. It'll also teach discipline.
[ because while Hijikata loves the dog so far, he's still mr. no fun and games! he's all about discipline and behaviour! so he definitely will be slowly teaching Ume names and tricks.
he thinks about it for a moment, and gives Tsurumaru a nod. ]
Perhaps... I think if anything we should start by teaching her her own name too. Then we can do tricks, I think.
[ funny how Hijikata never had a dog but he knows what to do? hmmm! ]
[ why is he like this??? it's fine, hijikata can take care of the discipline, and tsuru can take care of the fun and games.
they'll eventually teach her how to sit, roll over, fetch, give paw, and everything else in between!! maybe he'll even teach her to pee on the hogyoku book.
but for now, he lifts her from his lap and sends her in hijikata's direction again, and clearly he has something to say, although he says it a bit fondly. ]
It's like you've had a dog before — though, I should say... I'm not surprised.
[ was that a quiet jab at his kinks, perhaps.... kinkshame! ]
[ stop kinkshaming! Hijikata only huffs as Ume trots her way towards Hijikata, when she's near him he promptly places a hand on her head for another pat. ]
That's not cute.
[ hmm... how would you teach a dog its name? his only guess is just saying it until she begins to respond to it properly. ]
Maybe you should go to the other side of the room and try to call for her, then I'll call her back... I suppose.
[ there's an icy breeze in the room and it's full of hijikata's coldness...... you can't tell him he's not cute, that hurts him. ]
I think we have to give her treats... otherwise, she won't learn. Here, hold on.
[ after returning with the bag of treats, he plops a few into hijikata's hands — well above ume's reach, despite how she sniffs!! she wants those treats!!
tsurumaru moves to the other side of the room then; and once everything's ready, he claps his hands together, calling out softly: ] Ume!
[ kinkshaming isn't cute??? if you think that's cute... then... what the fuck, honestly. ]
Right... That's probably a good idea.
[ always gotta reward the dog after it does something good! of course, he makes sure to settle Ume down and stop her from attempting at getting the treat. He pulls his hand away. ] You have to earn these.
[ not like ... she'd understand that, but she does seem to stop focusing on the treats in Hijikata's hand when Tsurumaru calls out a name that wasn't either 'Hijikata' or 'Tsurumaru'.
but... she doesn't move because? who is Ume? what a weird name! that can't be her!
which is why Hijikata has to nudge her, but she is looking quite confuse. ]
[ tsurumaru certainly hadn't been expecting her to get it right the first time, but it's still funny to watch her try to process it... she looks so confused, like who could 'ume' possibly be?? who's name is that! ]
I'll give that a try.
[ so he calls her more slowly this time, with the syllables stretched out, so that she can hear her name again.
but while the sound manages to make her look in his direction, it doesn't seem as if she's made the connection between this Mysterious Sound and herself yet.
hmm.....well, what about this? he calls for her a third time, but unlike the previous two attempts, he shakes the treat bag.
maybe that'll be enough to convince her? ]
i mean . never had a dog /dog/ ................................
[ this is why... dogs are pure. it's actually kind of amusing to watch the puppy tilt her head to the sides when you say unknown words to it!? but soon, the word... no, name 'Ume' will be a familiar one!
but, naturally, at the shake of the biscuits in the bag Ume comes barreling over - very excited for treats! Ume + Treats = good thing!? to Ume apparently... Treats are a dogs' best friend sometime though. ]
She listened that time.
[ a pause. ] Well, give her one... Then I'll try. [ don't forget to give her lots of praise!!! good puppy! ]
[ in her excitement for the treats, she nearly knocks him over, but it's okay... she's pure, she's forgiven. he withdraws a treat from the bag and holds it out to her, and she wastes no time in getting the treat from hand to stomach.
listen, the one who needs to be reminded to give her lots of praise will be hijikata, because tsurumaru will find any excuse to shower her in praise. you sat? treat! you gave paw? treat! you peed on hijikata's futon? treat! ]
She's learning! [ it's sort of amazing, to watch her slowly pick up on her name. it's like watching a child grow up... but a puppy. a puppy child?
so once she's finished chewing on the biscuit, he turns her around, before giving him a nod. turbo puppy is ready to run to hijikata!! ]
[ STOP NO ONE IS PEEING BECAUSE CYBUDDIES DON'T PEE!!! unless Tsurumaru plans to splash water on the futon when Hijikata isn't looking and blame it on Ume? what will you do Tsuru. what will you do.
at least, once they finish teaching her her name they can actually play with her... might as well get this out of the way. so, Hijikata will be determined and firm about this! this dog WILL learn its name.
so he's looking over at Ume... okay, he got this. ]
Come here, Ume. [ and... Dogs do work better when something is paired with a gesture... He thinks. at least, that what he overheard from work from other dog owners... so he at least pats the the futon blanket near him to gesture for her to come to him. ]
[ DOES HIJIKATA KNOW THAT CYBUDDIES DON'T PEE... if he doesn't know, then tsurumaru will splash water on the futon and tell hijikata that ume peed... and then, surprise! cybuddies don't pee! it's water! that's what he'll do.
there's still a moment of hesitation between hijikata calling her name and her rushing over towards him, but it's shorter than last time. and when she runs over, it's clear that the motion had helped, somewhat: she veers over to where his hand is on the futon, not towards his lap.
she nudges his hand with her nose, trying push her head under his palm... that, or she's trying to shove his hand away, so that she can sit there instead. ]
Look, look! She likes you already.
[ it seems as if she's mastered the basics of her name, so this time: ] Let's try calling her name when she's distracted — do you think that'll work?
[ nothing's too advanced for her, she's a smart puppy! she can probably figure out being called from another room.
but there's something about that request that bothers tsuru... he doesn't know what it is specifically, since it's a feeling that he can't quite put a name on.
yet, it's enough for him to huff discontentedly, frowning in hijikata's direction. ]
If that's just your way of kicking me out, so that you can have alone time with Ume, I'm not falling for it.
[ that feeling does have a name, though... and clearly, it's jealousy............... ]
that's definitely not what he was going for? he just wanted to see if she'd respond to someone that's in a different room. ]
Is something wrong?
[ only a guess, of course. but he can SENSE something... something that isn't... right!!! although, Tsurumaru is still at the end of the other room... ]
[ as much as he'd like to spitefully lie and respond with no, nothing's wrong, it doesn't seem as if he can manage it today.... hmm!
so he opts for the middle option, because there's no way that he's just going to blurt out the pure truth, gosh, who does that?? ]
Maybe.
[ he's still looking very unhappy, though.... but he pushes himself up to his feet, crossing the room to sit next to hijikata, glancing at him curiously. ]
but that's fine, Tsurumaru is sitting next to him now. Hijikata doesn't know why he wants to do this but... he reaches his hand out and gently places it on Tsurumaru's head - then he moves his hand in a petting motion that's probably ruffling up his hair a bit but... ]
[ ah........... what's this? what's this??? a patting motion... a pat?? a pat?!?! a pat!!!! a pat from hijikata!!!!!!!
it startles him, but not in a bad way — it's a soothing sort of motion that lulls him into this calm feeling, eyes closing shut slowly; and needless to say, anything about him that looked remotely unhappy has disappeared within the past few seconds.
so when the patting motion stops, tsurumaru reaches up, placing his own hand on top of hijikata's — as if to say no, keep your hand there for a little longer.
he's smiling a lot, though, enough to make his cheeks hurt just a bit. ] Does it bother you that much?
Well, yeah... [ he wasn't even paying attention and next thing he noticed he was patting Tsurumaru!? ah... that's kind of embarrassing, but there's no embarrassment evident on Hijikata's face. if anything, he's caught off guard.
but meanwhile, there's a lil' whine that comes from Ume, who's trying to scramble in between Hijikata and Tsurumaru... looks like someone is definitely jealous and is making it known!!! she wants attention! ]
Geez... Maybe you should learn from this one - if you want attention just say it instead of moping around. [ he's being sort of sarcastic there. ] Now it's like I'm taking care of two kids...
[ now he has to use his other hand to pat Ume??? ]
[ AAAAA why does she compete with him!! he shoots ume this dirty glare when she scrabbles up towards hijikata's hand, but it only lasts for a second, because there's still a warm, kind hand on his head and that's more than enough to soothe his........ not-jealousy, gosh. who's jealous!!!!!
also, as much as tsurumaru would love to remind him again that he's 962 and hijikata is only 181... there's a more tempting retort that he selects. ]
Then, you wouldn't mind me bothering you every five minutes?
[ if hijikata's going to be sarcastic, then he'll be equally as sarcastic back! but five minutes is not actually an overestimate at all, because tsuru is all about receiving attention... the abandonment complex is here and very real and very present?? ]
[ it's almost kind of hilarious to watch, actually... especially since Tsurumaru kept saying and saying that a dog would be good for Hijikata - but it seems like the plan is backfiring! ]
Hmm... Maybe... [ a pause. here comes sarcastic response number 2 (but is it sarcastic!? hmm...). ] If you beg for it.
[ then there's Ume who lets out a tiny puppy whine every few seconds and butts her head against Hijikata's thigh. ]
She does a better job at it.
[ he retracts the hand from Ume and covers his mouth to stifle a small laugh. this is so amusing to him!? but, ah... he doesn't want to actually upset Tsurumaru though... strangely enough. ]
But if something bothers you, don't do the silent treatment and give me nasty looks. I can tell, you know.
Do you want me to get on my hands and knees, then? [ into the sin bin with you! but he's also kidding... maybe... sort of...
for all we know, he could very well not be kidding at all. but he sees that opportunity!! so he reaches out, yanking at hijikata's wrist, trying to, well... there's a part of him that wants to hold his hand, and then there's another part of him that wants to press his cheek against his hand, but he goes with the second option.
except, he's still trying to tug... tug, tug... in the meantime — ] Not that anyone's ever let me do that, you know — to mention what bothers me.
[ because, you know, he's a sword. no one asks swords these questions as if they're actual people!!
he smiles sweetly, but in the way that people smile before they say something unpleasant. ] If you ask me, nasty looks are more effective.
[ we all know Hijikata's 100% down for that, let's be real.
it seriously feels like he's babysitting two kids now. there's a dog that keeps butting her head against his thigh, or trying to climb into his lap when Hijikata doesn't pay attention to her.
then there's Tsurumaru trying to tug at Hijikata's hand also like a kid.
Geez... ]
You guys are like kids... [ he sighs. what he doesn't notice is that Hijikata finds himself taking hold of Tsurumaru's hand and just... well, holding it!? he feels weird today... huh. ]
of course, when Tsurumaru comments about the hand holding thing, Hijikata only blinks. his eyes flicker down for a brief moment before he just huffs. ]
That's none of your business. [ but he… doesn't let go. if anything, his grip might feel a tad bit tighter, and squeeze Tsurumaru's hand… ]
Shut up. [ huff huff… if Tsurumaru tries to pull his hand or anything - he might find out Hijikata won't… let go yet. ]
[ gosh, do you not realize it when you grab someone else's hand...! out of curiosity, tsurumaru will try to pry his hand away; not that he wants to, but just to see what he'd do. in a usual situation, hijikata would pull away, wouldn't he? ]
Then, you should be willing to let go — [ an experimental yank, but if anything, his grip has only tightened.
while he does like to tease him, he's usually never this persistent?? so tsurumaru's going to cover all his bases first, just in case. ]
Did I do something wrong? You're only like this when I've knocked over your tea set, or bleached your dark kimonos... and I haven't done anything like that lately.
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hijiwanwan) wrote2015-09-14 12:06 am
smoke is bad for puppy :(
Are we teaching her our names? [ he gives her a gentle pat between her ears, before turning her around, so that she's looking towards hijikata. ]
That's Hijikata. Hi-ji-ka-ta.
[ as if responding, she gives a loud bark, her tiny stub of a tail wagging once more at 100MPH. do puppy tails ever stop wagging? stay tuned. ]
I think she also likes toys, too. Do you think we could teach her how to play fetch? And how to do tricks?
it'll be fine :/
[ because while Hijikata loves the dog so far, he's still mr. no fun and games! he's all about discipline and behaviour! so he definitely will be slowly teaching Ume names and tricks.
he thinks about it for a moment, and gives Tsurumaru a nod. ]
Perhaps... I think if anything we should start by teaching her her own name too. Then we can do tricks, I think.
[ funny how Hijikata never had a dog but he knows what to do? hmmm! ]
no it won't :/
they'll eventually teach her how to sit, roll over, fetch, give paw, and everything else in between!! maybe he'll even teach her to pee on the hogyoku book.
but for now, he lifts her from his lap and sends her in hijikata's direction again, and clearly he has something to say, although he says it a bit fondly. ]
It's like you've had a dog before — though, I should say... I'm not surprised.
[ was that a quiet jab at his kinks, perhaps.... kinkshame! ]
IT'LL BE FINE,
That's not cute.
[ hmm... how would you teach a dog its name? his only guess is just saying it until she begins to respond to it properly. ]
Maybe you should go to the other side of the room and try to call for her, then I'll call her back... I suppose.
HOW CAN YOU BE SURE,
I think we have to give her treats... otherwise, she won't learn. Here, hold on.
[ after returning with the bag of treats, he plops a few into hijikata's hands — well above ume's reach, despite how she sniffs!! she wants those treats!!
tsurumaru moves to the other side of the room then; and once everything's ready, he claps his hands together, calling out softly: ] Ume!
im an expert trust me
Right... That's probably a good idea.
[ always gotta reward the dog after it does something good! of course, he makes sure to settle Ume down and stop her from attempting at getting the treat. He pulls his hand away. ] You have to earn these.
[ not like ... she'd understand that, but she does seem to stop focusing on the treats in Hijikata's hand when Tsurumaru calls out a name that wasn't either 'Hijikata' or 'Tsurumaru'.
but... she doesn't move because? who is Ume? what a weird name! that can't be her!
which is why Hijikata has to nudge her, but she is looking quite confuse. ]
... I think she needs to hear it again?
didn't you just say you've never had a dog...
I'll give that a try.
[ so he calls her more slowly this time, with the syllables stretched out, so that she can hear her name again.
but while the sound manages to make her look in his direction, it doesn't seem as if she's made the connection between this Mysterious Sound and herself yet.
hmm.....well, what about this? he calls for her a third time, but unlike the previous two attempts, he shakes the treat bag.
maybe that'll be enough to convince her? ]
i mean . never had a dog /dog/ ................................
but, naturally, at the shake of the biscuits in the bag Ume comes barreling over - very excited for treats! Ume + Treats = good thing!? to Ume apparently... Treats are a dogs' best friend sometime though. ]
She listened that time.
[ a pause. ] Well, give her one... Then I'll try. [ don't forget to give her lots of praise!!! good puppy! ]
.......that's it i'm kinkshaming
listen, the one who needs to be reminded to give her lots of praise will be hijikata, because tsurumaru will find any excuse to shower her in praise. you sat? treat! you gave paw? treat! you peed on hijikata's futon? treat! ]
She's learning! [ it's sort of amazing, to watch her slowly pick up on her name. it's like watching a child grow up... but a puppy. a puppy child?
so once she's finished chewing on the biscuit, he turns her around, before giving him a nod. turbo puppy is ready to run to hijikata!! ]
LEAVE ME OLONE
at least, once they finish teaching her her name they can actually play with her... might as well get this out of the way. so, Hijikata will be determined and firm about this! this dog WILL learn its name.
so he's looking over at Ume... okay, he got this. ]
Come here, Ume. [ and... Dogs do work better when something is paired with a gesture... He thinks. at least, that what he overheard from work from other dog owners... so he at least pats the the futon blanket near him to gesture for her to come to him. ]
STOP UR FILTHY
there's still a moment of hesitation between hijikata calling her name and her rushing over towards him, but it's shorter than last time. and when she runs over, it's clear that the motion had helped, somewhat: she veers over to where his hand is on the futon, not towards his lap.
she nudges his hand with her nose, trying push her head under his palm... that, or she's trying to shove his hand away, so that she can sit there instead. ]
Look, look! She likes you already.
[ it seems as if she's mastered the basics of her name, so this time: ] Let's try calling her name when she's distracted — do you think that'll work?
LOOK THIS ISNT NEWS
well, first Hijikata praises her with a pat. then gives her a treat for a reward which she munches on happily. what a pure dog. ]
Huh... It might.
Do you think that's not too advanced for her? [ not sure... ] But it seems like she's learning.
[ oh! an idea. ]
Maybe you can call her from another room... To see if she truly recognizes her name.
slowly dunks you in holy water
but there's something about that request that bothers tsuru... he doesn't know what it is specifically, since it's a feeling that he can't quite put a name on.
yet, it's enough for him to huff discontentedly, frowning in hijikata's direction. ]
If that's just your way of kicking me out, so that you can have alone time with Ume, I'm not falling for it.
[ that feeling does have a name, though... and clearly, it's jealousy............... ]
NO
that's definitely not what he was going for? he just wanted to see if she'd respond to someone that's in a different room. ]
Is something wrong?
[ only a guess, of course. but he can SENSE something... something that isn't... right!!! although, Tsurumaru is still at the end of the other room... ]
Come here for a moment then.
STOP THIS WILL HAVE TO DO church doesn't work
so he opts for the middle option, because there's no way that he's just going to blurt out the pure truth, gosh, who does that?? ]
Maybe.
[ he's still looking very unhappy, though.... but he pushes himself up to his feet, crossing the room to sit next to hijikata, glancing at him curiously. ]
Is there something you want?
NO HOLY WATER
but that's fine, Tsurumaru is sitting next to him now. Hijikata doesn't know why he wants to do this but... he reaches his hand out and gently places it on Tsurumaru's head - then he moves his hand in a petting motion that's probably ruffling up his hair a bit but... ]
I don't like seeing you look so unhappy you know.
ACCEPT HOLY WATER INTO YOUR LIFE
it startles him, but not in a bad way — it's a soothing sort of motion that lulls him into this calm feeling, eyes closing shut slowly; and needless to say, anything about him that looked remotely unhappy has disappeared within the past few seconds.
so when the patting motion stops, tsurumaru reaches up, placing his own hand on top of hijikata's — as if to say no, keep your hand there for a little longer.
he's smiling a lot, though, enough to make his cheeks hurt just a bit. ] Does it bother you that much?
runs away
Well, yeah... [ he wasn't even paying attention and next thing he noticed he was patting Tsurumaru!? ah... that's kind of embarrassing, but there's no embarrassment evident on Hijikata's face. if anything, he's caught off guard.
but meanwhile, there's a lil' whine that comes from Ume, who's trying to scramble in between Hijikata and Tsurumaru... looks like someone is definitely jealous and is making it known!!! she wants attention! ]
Geez... Maybe you should learn from this one - if you want attention just say it instead of moping around. [ he's being sort of sarcastic there. ] Now it's like I'm taking care of two kids...
[ now he has to use his other hand to pat Ume??? ]
ur swords may be faster than me but u arent
also, as much as tsurumaru would love to remind him again that he's 962 and hijikata is only 181... there's a more tempting retort that he selects. ]
Then, you wouldn't mind me bothering you every five minutes?
[ if hijikata's going to be sarcastic, then he'll be equally as sarcastic back! but five minutes is not actually an overestimate at all, because tsuru is all about receiving attention... the abandonment complex is here and very real and very present?? ]
uhm try me!
Hmm... Maybe... [ a pause. here comes sarcastic response number 2 (but is it sarcastic!? hmm...). ] If you beg for it.
[ then there's Ume who lets out a tiny puppy whine every few seconds and butts her head against Hijikata's thigh. ]
She does a better job at it.
[ he retracts the hand from Ume and covers his mouth to stifle a small laugh. this is so amusing to him!? but, ah... he doesn't want to actually upset Tsurumaru though... strangely enough. ]
But if something bothers you, don't do the silent treatment and give me nasty looks. I can tell, you know.
uhm u'll throw out ur back running
for all we know, he could very well not be kidding at all. but he sees that opportunity!! so he reaches out, yanking at hijikata's wrist, trying to, well... there's a part of him that wants to hold his hand, and then there's another part of him that wants to press his cheek against his hand, but he goes with the second option.
except, he's still trying to tug... tug, tug... in the meantime — ] Not that anyone's ever let me do that, you know — to mention what bothers me.
[ because, you know, he's a sword. no one asks swords these questions as if they're actual people!!
he smiles sweetly, but in the way that people smile before they say something unpleasant. ] If you ask me, nasty looks are more effective.
no i wont >:/
[ we all know Hijikata's 100% down for that, let's be real.
it seriously feels like he's babysitting two kids now. there's a dog that keeps butting her head against his thigh, or trying to climb into his lap when Hijikata doesn't pay attention to her.
then there's Tsurumaru trying to tug at Hijikata's hand also like a kid.
Geez... ]
You guys are like kids... [ he sighs. what he doesn't notice is that Hijikata finds himself taking hold of Tsurumaru's hand and just... well, holding it!? he feels weird today... huh. ]
yes u will :/
currently, she's managed to wriggle her way onto his lap, and tsuru reaches out to idly scratch the back of her head with his free hand. ]
I'm way older than you. [ to him, hijikata's both a small, young sproutling and an incredibly old bean.
but then..... what's this? what's this! as of today, there seem to be lots of interesting developments... hmm... how curious..... ]
Oh? [ looking at the hand, then back at hijikata... and after blinking in surprise, he smirks. ] You're feeling a bit more forward today, aren't you?
leve me olone
[ how many times will he have to say this…
of course, when Tsurumaru comments about the hand holding thing, Hijikata only blinks. his eyes flicker down for a brief moment before he just huffs. ]
That's none of your business. [ but he… doesn't let go. if anything, his grip might feel a tad bit tighter, and squeeze Tsurumaru's hand… ]
Shut up. [ huff huff… if Tsurumaru tries to pull his hand or anything - he might find out Hijikata won't… let go yet. ]
nevr.... latches onto
Then, you should be willing to let go — [ an experimental yank, but if anything, his grip has only tightened.
while he does like to tease him, he's usually never this persistent?? so tsurumaru's going to cover all his bases first, just in case. ]
Did I do something wrong? You're only like this when I've knocked over your tea set, or bleached your dark kimonos... and I haven't done anything like that lately.
[ snrk... ] Or, is this something else entirely?
ew
this is why you're from a r18 cd series
look its not his fault. sits in the sin bin dont worry ill put myself in there
stop you'll do dirty things with him in the sin bin also help me im Dying in the feel puddle
nothing can stop him >:D
ugh just sets him in the flames of hell
WHY.... THE F
so that we can roast but at least together ride or die
miitomo voice: ride on...
(miitomo voice) spend ur time doing hijikata
LOOK... hERE....
YOU LOOK HERE......
im lookin...
i forgot why you were looking now
i forgot my title thats what i frogot
your re: title game was real
re: hi! *balloon*
re: hello! *squishies balloon*
my balloon :^(
why are u filthy (peeps face)
bc u destroyed my balloon :(
um that was the price of not giving cheek squishies
i firgot my title again
(komyu voice) pop
AAA NO POPPING
um you're the one that said you pop..............a lot
*screams*
he scream at own ass