002 🌠 starflower sanctuary and a surprise

[starshower]

Senders: Eustace & Tifa Lockhart
To: All
Subject: A couple special announcements!


[The message will come across the journals in the morning of the 11th, and before Tifa already begins writing, there will be inky, smudged, and noticeably small paw prints decorating the corners of the page.]

Hey Reverein. Tifa here! Eustace and I have another announcement to make. Two this time, actually.

First, some of you might already know this, but I've been wanting to open up my own place here in town. Been something of a goal of mine for a while, and now that the wedding's over, Eustace and I have been working on making it a reality.

Next month, we'll be opening up a bar and café just off the main plaza, and I'll be serving drinks, coffees, and food, but this isn't just going to be any café. Our plan is to turn this into a sanctuary for stray animals around town that might need a home, some food, or someplace to keep warm. Everyone will be free to meet the animals, and who knows... Maybe one of them will catch your love and attention, and they can find a more permanent, stable home.

Or, if you just like animals, feel free to come play and spend some time with them.

Look for a notice in your journals around this time next month! Hoping to have a grand opening when the time comes and see you all there, so be sure to stop by the Starflower Sanctuary and Café when we do!


[And last but not least...]

We have some new additions to the family.




[And their ink is smudged again as more pawprints appear across the paper. That's it. That's the end of their announcement. They have seven puppies to wrangle, so please bear with them!]

[OOC: both are available to respond, but Tifa will mainly focus on inquiries about the café and Eustace will field comments on the puppies.]

Comments

sender: Zenkichi

[lemiserable]

[Well, he should start speaking to more people and, well, Puppies.]

Congratulations on your business venture. I'll look forward to it.

My condolences on trying to keep I don't know how many puppies in line. Hell, I just had issues trying to raise one as a kid.

[flamekthunder]

They are certainly a handful, and they're still newborn. What's even more difficult is trying to keep the older ones from nosing in on them too much.

[lemiserable]

Wait...how many dogs do you have?

[flamekthunder]

[...

hahahah]

One cat, one wolf, seven adult corgis, and now seven puppies that live with us. We also look after five flower dogs, but they live separately and can live on their own.

[YES HE REALIZES IT'S A LOT BUT THEY'VE MANAGED.]

[lemiserable]

[That is a hell of a lot of animals.]

That is a hell of a lot of animals.

[Yes thank you.]

You've uh...made sure the adults can't all half litters right?

...

What's the story about the wolf?

[Asking. For a Friend.]

[flamekthunder]

I've given them a warning, though I'm still debating on fixing the others. Given that they are the only of their kind here, I'm not sure if it would be good idea or not. Nor am I exactly opposed of them creating their own families...it's the surprise that got us more than anything.

[...It's complicated, but it is something that's on his mind.]

As for the wolf, she's from another world I was in previously. A bond familiar.

[lemiserable]

Does that technically make then an invasive species? You know what, maybe I shouldn't think of it like that. I doubt they'll multiple enough to become a wild horde...

So you can speak with dogs? I'm guessing? At this point in this world nothing seems to surprise me anymore. You can just say yes, I'll nod while writing in this book, we'll move on.

[Old me gotta old.]

So it's not even the first time you've gone from one world to another?

[flamekthunder]

It's a valid concern, though I'm of the belief we're all invasive to this world.

But yes, I can speak with and understand them.

[Is there anything truly natural to this world? It feels like it's either pulling things in or things are just spontaneously created...

And it might not show, but Eustace is a little amused by how Zenkichi responds, so he'll just take him on that offer for the simple answer.]

As to being in another world, I have. I was in another world for several months...and I was told I was in yet another by someone who met me, but I had no recollection of it.

[lemiserable]

Ha! That's a fair point. They did seem to 'invite' us here, so they probably have thought about this.

Right. Speaking dog. Perfectly normal.

[Hands in the air, it's fine.]

Well, now that's worse. So another you in another world...it's becoming some sort of quantum physics question.

[flamekthunder]

[HE COULD ALWAYS ELABORATE but he'll let Zenkichi think whatever. The main point he understands, that's all that matters.]

Given how many have experienced being taken to other worlds and even coming to this one directly from them, it does give credence that there are dimensional rifts and alternate timelines.

[lemiserable]

[Letting Zenkichi think is the first mistake.]

It's both somehow comforting and terrifying. I guess it's also good for one's own introspection of themselves.

[A world where he didn't meet the Phantom Thieves and continued to be alienated from his own daughter...terrifying.]

Sorry, this did get dark about a post about puppies.

[flamekthunder]

[He will learn this lesson one day.]

It's fine. I was speaking with someone about devils so it's not the worst.