forum Alien Apocalypse // Private

Started July 15, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"It's okay." Jay replied, getting up. "I was starting to wake up anyway." Leo wriggled, barking happily, his tail thumping against the floor.

“Well, now that you’re awake, do you want to start searching the town right away? Or get another fire going and eat some more rice for breakfast before that?” She asked, moving and scratching behind Leo’s ears instead of his belly.

Jay shrugged. "Breakfast first." He replied, and moved to start up the fire again. His hair was sticking up all over his head, though he took no notice of it. Leo leaned against her hand contentedly.

She nodded, watching him start to get the fire ready with a hint of a smile from his messy hair. While he did that, she reluctantly stopped petting Leo and reached over, grabbing the pot for the rice again. She scooped what she guessed was a good amount of rice for the three of them into the pot before grabbing her canteens again and dumping the rest of her water into them. Another thing she would have to get more of, water.

Jay got the fire up to a good height and heat, and centered the pot over the flames so it would cook quickly. Leo padded over to Jay, nosing at him curiously. Jay smiled, and petted Leo slightly.

Delia rested back on her elbows and looked over at Jay, smiling slightly when she saw that Leo seemed to be less mad with Jay today. Her stomach grumbled and she ignored it like always, knowing she’d eat in a little while.

Leo nibbled at Jay's hand, tail wagging. Jay sighed softly. "Either you're teething, or you just want to bite me." He told the pup laughingly. Leo wagged his tail again.

She laughed lightly and shrugged, not saying anything and instead just watching the two of them together. With Jay and his messy pale hair and Leo with his golden fur, they seemed to belong together. Delia almost wished she had a working camera so she could capture the moment in a picture.

Jay grabbed the cloth scraps, and waved them in front of Leo's face. Leo barked, grabbing at them with his teeth and pulling. Jay pulled as well, in a game of tug of war. He pulled hard enough that Leo got pulled along. Leo growled playfully, tail wagging as he tugged.

She smiled and watched them goof around, shaking her head to try to make her hair less of a mess. The rice was cooling quickly and she leaned over, checking just to make sure.

Jay laughed softly, playing with Leo. Leo tugged hard at the cloth, and it tore, sending the little puppy sprawling. Jay chuckled softly.

“Guess you guys are too strong for the cloth,” She joked when she heard it tear and saw Leo tumble back with a piece of it in his mouth, “We’ll have to find a new one out in town.” Checking the rice again, she figured it was almost done and tugged it to the side of the fire so it wouldn’t cook as fast.

Jay nodded. "Or a bit of knotted rope would be better." He said. "Is the Rice done yet?" Leo dropped the cloth, and sniffed at the rice hungrily.

She nodded, “Just finished.” Nudging Leo our of the way, she set the pot of rice on the floor and grabbed the puppy’s bowl. Before either her or Jay could eat, she scooped some into the puppy’s bowl and set it down for him to eat.

Leo happily started eating, tail wagging happily. Jay smiled slightly. "You can eat first." He said to her. "I'm not really hungry."

Delia nodded, dividing the food in half and starting to eat her half of the rice. She polished off her side quite quickly, much to her disappointment. Before she could start eating his portion though, she slid the pot and spoon over to him and relaxed back on her elbows again, “There you go.”

He nodded. "Thanks." He started eating. Leo finished his portion and padded over to Jay, sitting down and staring up at him beggingly, whining softly. Jay looked at the puppy. "No. Not for you. You already had some." He told Leo, and kept eating.

“C’mere Leo,” She called to the puppy, watching as he ignored her and gave Jay even bigger and sadder puppy eyes. She sighed and rolled her eyes, a small smile crossing her face as she gave up on the puppy and started packing her bag instead, “Stinker.”

Jay finished his food, and looked down at Leo. "No. I'm not spoiling you by feeding you just because you beg." Hs said sternly. "So stop it." Leo whined, and his tail drooped.

Delia rolled up her blanket as tight as she could and stuffed it into her bag, moving the cans around and making more space for anything they might find and need. “I warned you Leo,” She said, glancing at the sad puppy, “Are you two ready to get going?”

Jay nodded. "Yeah, think so." He replied, grabbing his backpack and putting it on. He scooped his hat off the floor, pulling it on to cover up his hair. Leo whined again, then seemed to decide it was hopeless, and stretched, standing.

Grabbing her crutches from where they were, she pulled herself to her feet and made sure her backpack was comfortable on her shoulders. “Well Leo? Are you going to be a good puppy and walk with us? Or do you need to be carried in one our packs until we find a leash of some sort?”

Leo barked softly, and tugged on one of Jay's laces with his teeth, growling playfully. Jay gently picked the puppy up. "No eating my shoes, pup!" He reprimanded, laughing softly. He looked over at Delia. "I'm not sure what type of answer that was."

“I think that was a, needs to be carried, answer,” She replied with a small laugh, “How much room do you have in your bag? I know there’s enough room for him to sit in mine if needed.” Making her way to the door, she looked out for anything or anyone they wouldn’t want to run into.

"Uhm…" Jay checked. "I can carry him." He settled Leo in his backpack, and smiled slightly. "Let's go." He said, looking over at Delia. Leo nestled down in Jay's backpack, watching curiously.

A small smile crossed her face and she nodded, heading out of the restaurant cautiously. Her eyes darted back and forth and she looked around at the roads they could take, “What should we explore first?”

Jay shrugged. "I don't know. Where do you want to go? What do you want to look for?" He asked, looking over at her. There was a lot to explore here, that was for sure. Leo barked softly, tongue hanging out of his mouth.

“A lot of things, but mainly, I want a new pair of pants.” She looked over at him and back, “Maybe we should check one of the houses, or I think I see apartment building over there.” Delia walked a little ways away from the restaurant and looked around at their options, “Or we could go over and try to find some more food in the other fast food place.”

"Clothes first. We have a bunch of food." He smiled. "Hey, maybe we could stay in one of the apartments tonight. In an actual bed." He said with a soft laugh.

Her lips twitched up barely and she nodded, “Now that, would be absolutely amazing, especially if there were pillows too.” With where they were going figured out, she started toward the apartment building, making sure Jay was coming with as well as she hobbled along.