chikaidestroyer | ∞ 99: Horoscopes [action]

∞ 99: Horoscopes [action]

[Aquarius:
- Your next shower will be interrupted by a large mildly poisonous insect.
- Your sudden sweet tooth is probably a sign of impending doom.
- Duck!
- Learn to drive, jerk!

Albert had raised a brow when he had seen the horoscope predictions. There were, of course, mentions of the horoscopes and comments over the journals that the predictions were coming true. He's understandably somewhat wary when he takes his shower that day -- especially when the prediction comes true and he finds the hand-sized insect skittering around his feet. He jumps out of the shower.

The insect jumps out with him. And makes a beeline for the crack underneath the bathroom door.

...Wonderful.

After that experience, he finds himself heading to the plaza to visit ... the bakery. Anyone seeing him around the plaza or in the bakery will discover that he is being followed around by a male mallard duck -- everywhere. Maybe it has something to do with the prediction, or the fact that Albert seems to have taken to eating a lot of pastries. Either way, he is being followed by a duck. Everywhere.

Said mallard duck is still following him as he heads down to the battle dome -- because there is no other place that he can think of where he can cure this sudden need to learn how to drive. He may just spend the entire day there, which is entirely strange for him no matter what day it is.]

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Yeah, probably.

[He frowns a bit. Caesar's so busy looking around the floor that he doesn't see the bug fall, but he certainly hears it when it hits the table. He looks up, a bit disgusted when he sees the nasty little thing on the table. Ugh.]

So what's the plan? Are we going to chase it into the hallway?

If we can, yes. I would rather it not get into the kitchen at all. [That was where they cooked and ate on a daily basis. Ugh.]

Go around the table from that side. We'll stand between it and the kitchen and try to force it back towards the foyer.

With what?

[He doesn't want to get close enough to touch it with his hands, because he really doesn't want to risk getting bitten. Even so, he still rounds the table just like his brother says.]

Anything. Improvise, Caesar. [Even as he starts moving, Albert bends down to grab one of Kogoro's soft toys near his dog bed. It admittedly looks a bit ridiculous, him standing with a dog toy in front of the kitchen, guarding it against a large insect.]

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Easier said than done.

[He's focused his attention on the bug, so he doesn't see what "improvising" means for his brother. Caesar's too close to go and reach for a dog toy himself now, so he reaches for the potted plant on the table instead. If the bug doesn't move once he's gotten a hold of it, he'll start using the plant to coax it away from the table.]

[Albert frowns when he sees what Caesar has grabbed, but he makes no comment; he'll only give Caesar a talk if he actually does something as foolish as throwing that plant at the bug.

Speaking of throwing, that's exactly what he does with the dog toy he had, he tosses it at the bug, watching the toy slide across the surface and brush the insect before falling off the table. Kogoro scurries after the toy, making a confused noise as he sees the insect jump off the table.]

[Grooooss. Caesar sets the plant back down now that the thing is off the table, and this time just follows after the bug to keep it moving. Since he's wearing his shoes now, he'll try to step on it, but the bug moves too fast. He just can't stomp his foot down fast enough.]

[Albert is quick to follow, but he's still behind Caesar in trying to chasing after the insect. The insect skitters across the floor, trying to hide underneath the small table by the front door, then trying to squeeze underneath the foyer closet door, before skittering towards the living room. Kogoro bounds after the bug, tail wagging excitedly.]

[Caesar blinks when he sees Kogoro chasing after the bug, too.]

That's not a toy, Kogoro.

There's no telling how badly a dog his size would react to that insect's poison.

[Kogoro, of course, does not react because that was obviously not an order or something; instead, he bats curiously at the insect when it stops moving, lowering his nose to sniff at it. Albert stops and glances behind them, trying to judge whether or not the insect could escape by underneath the couch.]

He won't let it bite him. ...I think.

[He sighs a little, but he makes his way closer and uses his foot to try and nudge the bug away again.]

[The bug skitters again, this time rounding one of the armchairs and trying to hug against the wall -- before attempting to climb it. Albert hits the wall near the bug with his forearm, causing the bug to fall back to the floor.

Kogoro takes this opportunity to try to snap at the bug, but it's too quick and it darts towards the hallway.]

[Caesar does his best to keep up with the bug, and he nearly sighs in relief once it turns toward the hallway.]

So far so good.

[It seems like Kogoro's helping them out, and Caesar's glad for it, but he wonders if the dog realizes they aren't playing.]

Check the towels. [Albert lags behind a little bit, using his foot to tuck the towel more firmly against Raine's door before continuing down the hallway. Kogoro is already ahead of both of the brothers, again trying to bat at the bug. The dog even manages to keep it from scaling the wall, swatting it off the wall with one paw.]

[He nods, heading over toward his door to double-check the towel on the floor, then the one by the empty room, the bathroom, and his brother's room. He's careful not to touch the towels until he's sure that Kogoro has the bug preoccupied. Once the towels are set, Caesar makes his way over to the dog, who's still playing with the bug.]

Someone's having too much fun.

Too much indeed. He's aggravating it. [He steps closer, frowning at how Kogoro keeps himself between them and the insect.]

Come on, Kogoro. [Caesar nudges Kogoro's side with his leg, but the dog doesn't seem to react very much. He cares more about the bug than them.] Leave it to us.

[Albert continues frowning as he watches, blinking hard when Kogoro suddenly gets the insect underneath one paw. And then the dog is moving even more quickly, and there is a sickening crunch.]

[Caesar blinks and leans over, trying to get a look underneath Kogoro's paw.]

H-hey, did you really...?

[But Kogoro isn't finished yet. There's another crunch, and then the sounds of chewing.]

...He did.

[But his eyes widen at that sound. He wasn't expecting that.]

He ate it?

[Albert peers over Kogoro, noting that the bug was no longer under his paw -- or anywhere at all.]

It seems so.

C-can... he do that?

[What kind of question was that?]

Whether he can or not, he did.

[Caesar frowns, kneeling beside the dog and patting him on the head.]

He looks okay.

[Maybe more than okay, judging by how happily he seems to be wagging his tail.]

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