in which Yotsuba and Accelerator are cute and tsundere respectively

[velocivector]

[It's evening, and Accelerator is just leaving the Milk Dipper with an albino puppy on a leash. A curious little Australian cattle dog puppy who immediately snuffles off to sniff at things because she is a dog, what do you expect.]

Oi, you! We're going the other direction.

Comments

[velocivector]

[the puppy stands there wagging her tail while she watches. Meanwhile Accelerator . . . also stands there watching. Something about how carefree she is is kind of nice.]

That's a pretty smart robot you have.

[404leafclover]

Accelator!

[gets up!]

It is! Mechabo can't do things like talk, but it can copy me pretty good.

[velocivector]

A lot of robots don't talk.

Where'd you get it?

[404leafclover]

Um, Hope made it and gave it to Dio and then Dio gave it to me.

[finally notices the dog]

There's a puppy!

[velocivector]

. . . Yes. There's a puppy.

[and looooook she has the same coloring he does. Sorta.]

There was an explosion of puppies last week, and she followed me home.

[404leafclover]

...

You match.

[velocivector]

. . . Close enough, I guess.

[sighs. is there a something or other around here he can sit on?]

[404leafclover]

[There are some rocks, but Yotsuba, being a tinychild, decides to just plop on the ground, dirt be damned.]

I know another white puppy! It's Paint.

[velocivector]

[he's gonna take the largest rock there, thank you very much. PLOP.]

A big puppy?

[his puppy sits down easily although she keeps her eyes glued to the robot]

[404leafclover]

No. But, his mama is pretty big.

You should make a team!

[velocivector]

. . . Hold on a moment.

[digs his cell phone out]

[404leafclover]

[I'mma get up and try to look over your shoulder]

[velocivector]

[going through the pictures. He shows her one of Ammy and Chibi]

Is this them?

[404leafclover]

Yeah!

You should fight crime.

[velocivector]

They're wolves, you know. Friendly ones, but still wolves.

[not that he has anything against wolves, mind you]

[gonna wait on her response to go back to the other thing she said]

[404leafclover]

Oh! So they're magical wolves, then. Okay.

[... :T]

[velocivector]

Could be, might not.

. . . Why did you suggest fighting crime, by the way?

[404leafclover]

They're definitely magical!

Because, you would look really cool together!

[velocivector]

. . . I don't need animals to fight crime with. Rather, they're better off not getting involved.

[404leafclover]

But...

Magic, Accel!

[velocivector]

Magic and I don't mix well, brat!

[flicks her forehead gently]

[also, the puppy has probably padded over to sniff at Yotsuba]

[404leafclover]

Gah! Why not?

[leaning over to pet it]

[velocivector]

[She's a pretty friendly dog. doing the hand sniffing and licking thing]

It's complicated. Just forget about it. Besides, I work better alone, with other people splitting off to do their own thing instead.

[404leafclover]

[giggling a little at that, and pats her on the head]

You should at least have a sidekick.

[velocivector]

I don't need one.

[he supposes WORST could act as one since she can be useful but hahahahahaha]