[jaunt] Meanwhile, back in Liminal Space...

[fruitknife]

[Suddenly, on the network, there's a bark, followed by a long whine.

Anyone who's met Koromaru can probably guess it's him; certainly Minako would know at once. And while there's not quite words to it, it's not a bark for barking's sake, either, and psychic communication is way better at conveying a dog's thoughts and feelings than meatspace sounds. (You know, unless you have a robot to translate.)

Hi guys! He's booooooored. Is Shinji okay?]

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[vrepit_no]

Is that his name? Great! I wasn't sure I was pronouncing it right. ...Actually, I'm pretty positive I wasn't pronouncing it right.

[seestheworld]

His full name's actually Koromaru, but we usually call him Koro-chan for short.

[vrepit_no]

Koromaru. Got it. He's incredibly smart, I wouldn't want to be rude. He came to visit for a while. Is he yours, or Shinjiro's?

[seestheworld]

I think we're kind of his? Although Shinji was the one who summoned him here. Back home, he lived in the dorm with the rest of our team.

[vrepit_no]

Aw man, I'm a little jealous. No pets in our dorms. Those are the ones you know are super family, though, the ones who adopt you when you're not even looking. Think he misses you guys.

[seestheworld]

Well, we did take him in after he was hurt defending the shrine in town. But I don't think he would have stuck around if he didn't want to.

[To say nothing of the whole "going into battle alongside them" thing.]

And... yeah. I try to get back to Liminal Space as much as I can, but this time it's not as easy as I'd like to sneak away. Of course, if he's on the Network now, that at least means we can keep in touch that way.

[vrepit_no]

And he can tell you exactly how bored he is. [He's totally grinning.] None of my furry, feathery or scaly friends have figured this out yet, but they're still in liminal space, so I'll give him the option of going over there. At least he'll have someone to complain to.

[seestheworld]

That too.

[So is she.]

That'd be good. I mean, Suzaku will listen, but she's not really all that playful, and Mothman... does not have the most decipherable thought processes. Or speech. More varied company will probably do him some good.

[vrepit_no]

Roy and Gilmore can at least talk, and Gilmore, Pidge and Hope will play. ...Hoshiko will probably play too, but hopefully she'll be more careful than last time or we'll have to replace the couch. Again. But she's got TC and Magnus to take care of, so maybe that'll keep her out of mischief. ...Why do I have so many animals in my sitting room?

[seestheworld]

...They think it's homey?

[vrepit_no]

They just keep following us home, I swear. The Holtgane Home for Odd Animals.

...
Do you seriously have Mothman? Like, the American Cryptid?

[seestheworld]

That does tend to happen a lot with us in general.

A tiny Mascot-y version who is, uh, an entity unto himself, but yeah.