The preserve- Thursday morning

[throughaphase]

Kitty had planned on starting the day with a run through the preserve. She hadn't planned on stumbling upon one of those ball things and opening it up to find a little cocker spaniel puppy who, after deciding Kitty was his new best friend via cuddles, made himself her new running partner.

She kept having to look back to see him tripping on his own legs every once in a while, or trying to climb over something that took him a minute because he was little. "No pain, no gain, little guy," she told him, waiting for him to maneuver his way over a branch.

So not a lot of running was getting done, but it was much cuter this way.


[Second verse same as the first. Open, some SP!]

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[justlurkinghere]

Derek was having a decidedly odd morning so far. As was evident by the pack of adorable puppies trailing around behind him as he ran. He'd already attempted to lose them twice now, but they were tenacious little things.

Worst run ever.

And only about to get worse as he managed to cross paths with someone. Look, he'd been focusing on the puppies. It wasn't his fault that he hadn't noticed Kitty before. And of course he stayed silent as the puppies greeted the newcomers instead. It was a thing.

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"Oh, look," Kitty greeted him, "you made a whole lot of little friends!"

And he might be making another one, since her puppy had forgotten the branch and looked torn between greeting the other puppies and Derek.

[justlurkinghere]

Why would you do this to hiiiiiim?

"They won't go away." He gave a good glare down at the sprawl of furry cuteness. It had no effect.

The puppies used 'roll around like crazy things'. Its super effective.

[throughaphase]

"Of course not. They're the world's most adorable invasion, come to follow you around all day," she said, sounding totally fine with that. "I assume, anyway."

[justlurkinghere]

"An invasion." Make it a question, Derek. You know you wanna!

[throughaphase]

"Yep."

See, that's what happens when you don't make it a question.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek took a deep breath, ignoring the puppy attempting to climb him like a broody rock. Why did they love him so much? "What do you mean by invasions?"

[throughaphase]

"Oh! It's pretty much what it sounds like, only instead of armies or whatever, it's... things doing the invading," Kitty explained. "One time it was killer dolls, another time killer bunnies... And sometimes they're adorable puppies who just wanna love us."

[justlurkinghere]

Life was pain, innocent puppy. And there was no such thing as love. Be as bitter as hiiiiiim.

"Right." Derek tried to nudge the puppy away, only drawing the attention of the others to this awesome new game. "You can keep them."

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"That's funny," Kitty grinned. She'd so keep hers if she thought Lockheed would get along with him, but all of them was maybe a little much. "You're their clear favorite."

[justlurkinghere]

HIS SHOE WAS NOT FOR CHEWING ON.

"They're puppies. A stick will be their favorite next."

[throughaphase]

"So throw a stick and see what happens," Kitty suggested. She meanwhile would stand here and try not to laugh if things went the way she hoped they did.

[justlurkinghere]

You throw a stick.

Derek sighed again, staring down at the animals. "Go," he tried again, nudging the puppy who was trying to sleep on his foot. "Go away."

Leave him to his crippling emotional pain!

[throughaphase]

"You should probably just go ahead and name them." Go on, Derek. Get attached.

[justlurkinghere]

"I'm not naming them."

That one was Isaac. And that one was Erica. Aww, she was snuggling with Boyd.

[throughaphase]

"You might as wel- Aww, are your puppies snuggling?"

See? Your puppies.

[justlurkinghere]

THEY'LL JUST ABANDON HIM. OH GOD, HIS LIFE.

"They're not mine."

[throughaphase]

"They're so yours," she said, still busy aww'ing over the puppies.

[justlurkinghere]

She would.

Derek sighed maturely, walking away from the puppy pile and retain at least some dignity in this situation. It might have even worked has they not all scampered back into their feet to follow.

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"See? What'd I tell you?"

Seriously, this was the best thing.

[justlurkinghere]

You were legitimately a terrible person for this, Kitty. Terrible.

"Go." He couldn't even growl until they went away! Damn you, puppies! Derek's one weakness! Behind wolfsbane and intimacy of any variety. Oh, and giant swords.

Seriously, what the fuck was that all about?

[throughaphase]

Kitty waited a moment.

"So how's that 'go' thing working out for you?"

Legitimately terrible person, yes.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek glared at her for that. It was probably not ass effective as he'd like due to the happy yapping of the puppies. But. You know.

A for effort?

[throughaphase]

"Do you have supplies for all of them?" she asked, unfazed. "You'll at least need stuff to start you off."

[justlurkinghere]

"I'm not keeping them!"

[throughaphase]

Kitty gestured to the puppies again. She thought it was pretty clear how this would go.

[justlurkinghere]

"No.."

Oh, Derek. Derek.

[throughaphase]

"You know, I'm betting that's not gonna work?"

Stop having fun with this, Kitty.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek picked one of the puppies up, hand curled up under its belly before shoving the dog at her. "You keep it."

It was so wriggly and cute!

[throughaphase]

"I have my own," she said, scooping hers up from the ground so he could see that she was spoken for here.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek looked down at the two remaining on the ground. "So?"

He didn't need three! Wait... He didn't ebbed need one!

[throughaphase]

"So they're yours. And I live in an apartment," Kitty said. "And because."

[justlurkinghere]

"I'm not a dog person." Ahahahaha, oh Derek.

[throughaphase]

"I don't think they believe that," she told him.

[justlurkinghere]

He gave her a look as though to emphasize the puppy stupidity.

[throughaphase]

"Face it, you're stuck with them. Might as well enjoy their adorableness," Kitty shrugged.

[justlurkinghere]

The puppies stated right on back at him. One even yawned. They were so intimidated by his brooding swagger, man.

"I hate the island."

[throughaphase]

"But it loooves you," Kitty said brightly. "Because puppies!"

[justlurkinghere]

Derek just sighed at her.

HE WASN'T NAMING THEM. YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM.

[throughaphase]

"Anyway, I'm going to take my adorable puppy and run before you try and foist yours on me again, but good luck with them," she told him, waving before turning to go.