8th Meal - Backdated to April 1st

[keep_surviving]

[The shot opens on Diana sat on the ground, in some undisclosed location, face in her hands. One of her Pokemon must be filming for her because it's a full body shot of her cross legged on the grass.

And climbing all over her there's puppies.

No, you misunderstand. Not like a couple on her lap. Not a cute litter of six. Not even healthy grouping of a baker's dozen.

No, no, no. Diana is covered in puppies. Puppies of all types. So many, moving and wriggling so much you can't even count them. And in the space around her there's even more. And in the space around that there's a bunch of other dogs.

She takes him a long deep breath and slowly drags her palms down her face.]

You know what? They got me. They totally played me.

[Is she talking to the camera or herself? Who knows, she looks at her wits end.]

I figured there was no way they could make more than they did a couple of months ago.

But I come out here to check up on them...

Twenty nine... Twenty nine!

[She throws her hands up in the air (dislodging a few puppies that just scramble back onto her).]

What the hell am I supposed to do with twenty nine more? WHAT?

[The puppies startle, then start to howl and yip alongside her shouting as she berates the older hounds around her.]

Thanks guys. Real funny. Good April Fools. But what do you plan on doing when the day is over?!

[They cock their heads at her and wag their tails.]

Oh, fuck you.

[Diana finally actually speaks to the camera.]

You want a dog? Any dog? Take one. They're free.

[[ooc; If you'd like to help Diana with her dog problem, here is the list of newest puppies, and here is the list of some of her older, higher leveled dogs. As always, you're more than welcome to change literally anything but their breed. (Name, nature, even gender.)]]

Comments

[keep_surviving]

Dogs eat a lot. And I eat a lot. So it adds up.

[dreamsofahero]

In that case, perhaps you should start preparing now for when they evolve and become even bigger...

[keep_surviving]

My plan is to give them all away before that happens.

[dreamsofahero]

And hope that they don't have more in the mean time?

[keep_surviving]

Hope. Pray. Cry about it. Whatever works.

[dreamsofahero]

Ah, it must be so trying to endure such terrible difficulties~

[keep_surviving]

I know you're being sarcastic but yes. Yes it is.

[dreamsofahero]

Have you considered giving away the eggs while they're still eggs? Doing so seems to typically make it easier to avoid a situation where you end up overwhelmed...

*not to mention, eggs are easier to keep in a PC without feeling quite so guilty about it*

[keep_surviving]

Yeah, that'd be way easier. But when it comes to these guys I don't tend to find out they've had eggs until they hatch.

[dreamsofahero]

Perhaps you could try working with them, offer them a reward if they come to you first?

[keep_surviving]

Urgh, maybe. Though I think they're doing it to spite me.

[dreamsofahero]

Oh? Why would they want to do that? That is, what do they really gain from it?

[keep_surviving]

Because they probably find it funny.

[dreamsofahero]

But you don't, which I'd hope they have some concern about how well or not they get along with you...

[keep_surviving]

I mean, it's probably because I honestly just tend to bitch about it. It's not like I punish them or get super mad.

[dreamsofahero]

Still, if it's reaching a point where you're unable to care for all of them...

[keep_surviving]

Not really much else to do.

[dreamsofahero]

It might not hurt to try talking to them, at least.

*and better for all involved if the trainer isn't being overwhelmed, right?*

[keep_surviving]

I talk to them all the time.