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[MENTAL]

Muppet

In the end there's only ONE. In the end there's almost NONE.

All the woes that's caused by foes aren't worth the trouble of cleaning up rubble. Paws they rest like they do best on the ground without a sound. I stand quite motionless, my mind bottomless. Filled with thoughts about droughts and other such things without wings.

Enough with the silly little rhyming sentences,
I'm a dog with much more competence
than that. I have had many a creation
of poetry that adds to my great elation
of being able to create these works of art
even though sometimes I really don't know where to start.

The sun is at its peak in the brightness of the blue sky,
its rays of light capturing the highlights of the birds that fly
from one tree to another as they sing a pretty song
about love and life and each other, who's wings in which they belong.
Their happy song carries on the wind, the small breeze
brings it to my two differently colored ears with the ease
that only mother nature can achieve
and conceive.

The water of the pool in front of me ripples and splashes
as the humans attack each other in playful flashes
of mock anger. Children here and there swim
with their parents watching. I decided on a whim
to come here. I do not like the water, it strikes fear
into my heart. I cannot swim. Even the mere
sight of the clear blue liquid scares me . Nothing
has happened to make me be scared of it but something
just tell me that I should be. For my own good.

I spent most of the morning so far looking for food
but I've decided to take a bit of a break for a while
because I just needed to come and find something to make me smile.
Things haven't really been all that great for me in my time
on earth, starting all the way back at my birth. Even slime
is more enjoyable to be honest with you. But I aim
to change that, I want to allow myself to be happy and to claim
all that I deserve in this life. I shouldn't have to suffer
just because I'm not someone tougher.

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[ebonyfox]

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.:I will not be drowned

The area was filled with the scent of cleaning solution and water the closer we trekked towards the pool area. My tail was high and my body tense when we finally went through the gate leading towards the pool. There were so many humans, too many humans in this one oasis of land. Big and small, old and young, males and females… I couldn’t stand any of them. What good came near being around a human? The last time I had gotten too close to one I had been kicked in the ribs. For a moment I stopped and glanced towards my side to ensure that no one was getting a similar idea, but to my relief they were all focused upon the pool and getting wet.

Why was I here? When I didn’t like the company of humans? As I asked myself that question I gazed up to see a small multicolored shepherd watching me from further ahead. With a nod I began to approach her. That was right… Rain had wanted to come here. Something about being too dirty and needing to groom herself, I shook my head, too dirty? What was a little bit of mud on her paws anyway? Roll in some grass and it would come off. When I told that to Rain she looked as if I had grown another tail.

“Roll in grass and you get grass stains.” She insisted before beginning to walk, “I need some clean water to jump into.” The thought of her words made me snort to myself.

Clean water was so overrated.

Something caused me to raise my head high and bristle, but I wasn’t quite sure what. Carefully I began to inspect my surroundings. There was the usual smell of chlorine, humans, and plastic; there was the smell of towels, beach balls, and wet hair. Rain’s scent was delicately interwoven and just past hers…
I began to growl low and darkly. Someone else had gotten here before they had. “Rain…” I spoke cautiously. I had never been the sort who enjoyed others company, after all, two dogs near each other almost always meant a fight. I grew up fighting and wasn’t looking forward to starting it up again if I could avoid it. The best route was obviously leaving this other dog alone, now if only I could get Rain to realize that too. Rain was the exception to the two dogs equaled a fight rule. Maybe it was because she wasn’t really like a dog, she was more like a puppy; completely clueless and very vulnerable.

At her mature age of four most dogs would’ve written her off as a lost cause and let her wander the streets until she starved, but despite the late start to life on the streets I found myself looking after her like a little sister. I had to show her how to survive, and I had to stand by her side and protect. Sheesh, I growled, way too nice for my own good.

By your Thoughtless ScHeming:.

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..Word Count.. 518..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Thoughtless by Evanescence
..Muse.. So/So

[ebonyfox]

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.:In the Shadows

I almost felt sorry that I had insisted we go to the pool. The further we stepped into the this area filled with laughing children, chatting teenagers, and sun bathing adults I had begun to take notice of Secret falling behind. His head was lower and his tail was straight as a pole, as if he were expecting a rapid mountain lion to shoot out at any time and attack. From experience though, I knew he wasn’t waiting for the mountain lions to go rapid. Secret had told me the first time we had met that he didn’t like humans. He had not explained the reason why, other than that they were a sickening species who only brought pain. I didn’t know of his past, but I did know that he was wrong.

At least my master wasn’t like that. Alonzo was a kind man who made my life feel absolutely perfect. With him gone, I felt a void within my soul, impossible to cover up. He made me feel happy and needed. That was the reason why I needed to get back to his side. My master had left a few months before to be with his mate, Sophia, again. I just needed to find Sophia in order to be with Alonzo again which is what I was doing.

A little girl ran up to me after climbing out of the pool and rested a hand against my head before calling me a pretty doggy. In response I wagged my tail to her before continuing on. I had never met a human who wasn’t kind at heart. Many wanted to take me home and be my master, but with Alonzo out there waiting for me I couldn’t accept their offer. Apparently Secret had not had the same experiences.

Secret had been on the streets many years before me on his own. He was also the reason why I was doing so incredibly well without a human’s care. I stopped and turned around to wait for him, as I waited a smile of gratitude coursed through me. Secret was letting me travel with him, despite that I was quite a hindrance with my inexperience. I couldn’t find food, find shelter, or even fight for myself all of which I was realizing were very important things to know how to do as a stray. Still, even though I couldn’t do those things I figured I could at least teach him other things. Like taking a proper bath.

Secret actually thought you could get clean by rolling in sand. Well, he obviously didn’t know what it meant to be clean. I trotted towards the water and gazed at my own reflection before raising a paw. I couldn’t help much with shelter, food, or fighting, but I could teach him about looking good. No one liked a dirty dog after all. But before I could dip my paw I heard a low growl before me.

My paw rose a bit and I gazed to my back to see secret. He was tense about something. I rose my nose high to see if I could smell it. It took a moment but when he spoke my name I knew for certain. It was another dog, one he wanted me to avoid, still…. Again I rose my nose. I could sense that he was close to me. Finally I could spot the dog. He didn’t look quite so intimidating. So opening my maw I let out a sharp bark.
Another thing I had realized after spending time with Secret, was that he was severely under socialized; he never spoke with other dogs, and avoided them like the plague. Seeing him do that upset me, he was a nice shepherd afterall, so why walk away without trying to form friendships? I would have to show him that not only was being clean important, but making friends as well.

Of all I created:.

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..Word Count.. 518
..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Away From Me by Evanescence
Muse: Bleh… might fix this, sorry it’s a little lame…

[MENTAL]

Muppet

In the end there's only ONE. In the end there's almost NONE.


Drops of water create little sparkles of crystal light
as the sun's rays catches them, its quite a mystical sight
to sit and watch. Despite the threat of the water I was feeling
quite relaxed and just at ease with being here. It was becoming more appealing
to me by the minute and I was starting to think that maybe I should
come to this place more often. And maybe I would.

I didn't notice the two other canines that had appeared
at the side of the pools and had neared
the place where I was sitting. Even if I had noticed them
sooner I would not even have considered to condemn
them to paying any attention to me at all. I was quite at ease
with just ignoring them as though they were nothing more than a breeze
that was passing by my nose to disappear again in a second
except that the sight of them beckoned.

I needed to make friends at some moment in time and now
seemed just as good a time as any to attempt it. If they would allow
me to approach them without any hostility then I would be very excited
at the thought of there being a chance for me to be invited
into a friendship whether it be close or distant.
I would accept it in an instant.

Turning my attention to the closer one of the two dogs, a pretty
bitch she is too. Not to be rude or attempting to be witty.
My tail wags slowly back and forth to show that I'm not planning
on doing anything to to hurt them granting
that they didn't aim to injure me in some way either
because then I'd need to pause for a bit of a breather
and rethink the situation so that I would know how to react
so that I can leave and still be intact.

"Hi.
I hope you're not too shy
to talk to me for a while
so I can try to make you smile."

I tried to keep my tone friendly and inviting as I spoke,
hoping that what I had said would not provoke
the wolf-like male dog that was a little further away from me
and looked like he was a lot bigger than I could ever manage to be
with how little food I could usually manage to find,
only enough to not make me completely lose my mind.


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[ebonyfox]

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.:In the Shadows

Well, at least it didn't seem that this dog had any ill willed intentions towards them. My shoulders fell lax even more than before and wagged my tail back to him. Meeting people was always a fun occasion. You learned new things and were able to hear the latest gossip. At least, that's how it used to be back in the country. Alonzo would lean up against a truck while I sat and listened to Cassidy, or Sparks, or whomever else was nearby. They always had tales to tell; did you hear about so and so and the horse? Or So and so got their house broken into the other day, or so and so was falling in love.... I closed my eyes to the memories of much simpler days. I was sure things didn't change so drastically between the city and the country, but I was trying not to get my hopes up just in case. After all, Secret was still tense behind me as if knowing that the situation could change at any moment. He had lived on the streets longer than I, perhaps he had a point to his caution.

The dog before me spoke in rhyme and I found myself smiling back to him. "You are a charming one." I tell him, "I am Rain, and this is Assassins Secret Weapon." I give a humorous wink towards my newest acquaintance, "Of course I just call him Secret. Are you here to bathe as well?" I inquire.

Of all I created:.

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..Word Count.. 258
..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Away From Me by Evanescence
Muse: Has just flown in ^-^

[ebonyfox]

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.:I will not be drowned

I could've sworn I had told her to walk away. I could've sworn I had said her name cautiously so she knew to start backing up towards me, so why, why in the world had she barked? And why was she greeting this new mutt? Everything in me was screaming to just walk away. If she wanted to get herself ripped through then fine, it wasn't my problem. But even saying that to myself I was walking closer to make sure he didn't try anything like that.

I heard the male greet her and stood a reasonable distance back as Rain gave an introduction. I gave a loud snort when Rain introduced me as Secret. Secret, I had only gone by that name when I started traveling with Rain,

"Assassins Secret Weapon?" Rain questioned as I yanked a blanket out of a trashcan. "Don't you believe that is rather...long?"
Moving back to the overturned cart I had claim as my bed I spoke absently to this new female, "Well, I guess I don't mind if you cut it down...Assassin is fine." The bed was made, turning slipping inside of the bed I circled before laying down. I was just closing my eyes when I felt something on my shoulder. Looking up I frowned as Rain rested her head against my neck, "You should make your own bed."
"But I don't know how." She spoke softly. I could sense the worry that I was going to kick her out. With a loud sigh I lay my head back down, "Just don't drool."
A few moments later she was yawning, "I don't like Assassin. It's too mean. What about...Secret?" I felt myself frown, "Secret? No way."
'Yes, I think I'll call you Secret." she said before falling asleep.

Since then, no matter how much I complained, my name was Secret. Well, I suppose it could've been worse, I thought as I observed the dog before us.

By your Thoughtless ScHeming:.

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..Word Count.. 341..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Thoughtless by Evanescence
..Muse.. Present!

[MENTAL]

Muppet

In the end there's only ONE. In the end there's almost NONE.


I listened to the words that she was speaking, paying attention to both her
and her male companion. I felt like something bad would occur
if I did not watch what I did and said. He scared me quite a bit already
just by standing there. Hopefully he would take it steady
and not just get offended by anything I might happen to do or say
while I tried my best not to get in his way.

"Rain.
That's a pretty name."

I commented calmly, glancing from her to the male
while I tried to think of something to say to him, knowing I would fail
to do so. I could already tell that it would be awkward, he did not
seem to trust me at all even though I'm quite sure there is a lot
of things about me that should let him know that I could not hurt
even a little bug the color of dirt.

I look back to Rain, she seemed friendly and nice. She even called
me charming which was sweet. Oh, and she had asked me a question I just recalled.
I had better answer it as well because I didn't want to seem rude.
My eyes glanced back at the water, making my realize my bettered mood
now that she had shown up to talk to me. Whether it be with someone
else there with her, I would just ignore him instead of having to run.

"No, not to get in the water.
That would feel like slaughter."

I am surprised that she would even consider that I would
want to get into the water with the humans. I'm not sure I could
even get into the cold blue liquid with suffering from a cardiac arrest.
She didn't no about me fear so I'd need to explain I guessed.

"I have too big a fear
to go nearer than here."

My explanation was just simple and quick, motioning to where I stood
and I hoped that she would not have misunderstood
what I was trying to tell her. Sometimes it was hard for me to say
the things I want. But I don't know about any other way
to try and communicate the things I want to. Though sometimes
some don't struggle to understand my rhymes.

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[ebonyfox]

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.:In the Shadows

My name was pretty to him. I suppose when a damsel hears such a thing from a male companion she accompanies his words with a cute and flirty gesture, but for myself I merely smiled and stayed my ground. Had her been a human who had said that I would have beckoned to be pet, or I would have licked at his hand. That is...had he been human. But he wasn't a human, he was another dog and that would have seen off quite a strange scenario. With humans the tension would have decreased and he would have begun to laugh and call me cute. But here, especially with Secret watching this male so closely I was sure that a fight would have broken out.

This male...as I thought of it, it suddenly occurred to me that he had yet to speak his name. "Do you have a calling, dear friend?" I asked as politely as possible after he explained about the water.

For some reason the words had not reached my understanding. Like slaughter? To go for a swim? I looked towards the promising blue surface and smiled as a little human child let out a squeal of excitement as she tried to step in. "Are you perhaps afraid of the water?"

"And the humans."

I looked up to see Secret a bit closer. Just behind me now. I supposed he must have found this dog to be less of a threat now, for at least he was not speaking.
"The humans? But they are only playing. They're harmless."

Of all I created:.

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..Word Count.. 280
..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Away From Me by Evanescence
Muse: Accounted for!

[ebonyfox]

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.:I will not be drowned

I could see that the tension in the other dog was starting to decrease. It was getting to the point that, if I were to attack him, I could tell I could have his neck his in teeth before he even had enough time to comprehend what had happened. I smirked to myself...so perhaps he wasn't planning anything...

I listened to Rain asking if he had come to the pool for the same reason as she had and took note of his glances to the water and to the people. "I have too big a fear
to go nearer than here." Yes, he could understand that fear.
No solid surface to keep yourself afloat. Just struggling and kicking and the feeling of hopelessness. And then, as you make your way to the other side you feel the hands of a human pull you under and now you can't breathe. Gasping, kicking, whimpering. Yes, he could understand the fear of getting into the water very well, but it seemed that rain did not understand.

I couldn't help but sigh when Rain claimed that humans were harmless. Really, the life she had lived. He wished he could've just seen at least a little of the sheltered life she had lived that enabled her to make such a bold, and obviously false statement.
"Humans look harmless on the outside, but what makes them really dangerous is how quickly they switch. One minute they're petting you, and the next you're being drowned. They're just a confusing species you should never trust." I told her while thinking of my own past. Yes, they only brought hurt and pain. Nothing good ever came out of them. Absolutely nothing.

By your Thoughtless ScHeming:.

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..Word Count..292
..Puppet.. Ebony
..Played For.. Mental
..Music.. Thoughtless by Evanescence
..Muse.. Present!

[MENTAL]

Muppet

In the end there's only ONE. In the end there's almost NONE.

Hearing her question me about the name which I was given
by my mother I had no choice but to be driven
to answer her question with a simply spoken word that could not
be made part of a rhyme. It had on its own a lonely spot.

"Muppet."

I listened as she spoke of what I might fear, nodding at both questions
that were filled with her suggestions
that both the humans and the water were harmless things that I was
probably silly to be scared of but there was a good cause
of my fear that I could not share with her or the other dog who
added his own opinion on the matter as if on cue.

"With you I have to agree,
they would not listen even if you plea
for them to let you go so that you can
get out to where it is safer than
the water would ever be with them in
it. Harmless is something they've never been."

The male mustn't see me as much of a threat anymore because he
had come closer and was now actually talking to me
as well and not just looking at me as though he would have enjoyed
it very much indeed to have hurt me. I always tried my best to avoid
any situations that might possibly become hostile and end
in me getting hurt instead of making a new friend.

I glance at the water again, a fearful look crossing my face
as I move away from it to stand on a space
that was safer. My eyes returning to the other two dogs before
I decide that I should say something so as not to bore
them. I could explain why it was that I still came here
despite the fear that I had of just getting a little too near.

"I like to watch the humans play
and the wonderful display
of spraying water drops
before it all stops
and they all go back home
and I can roam."

A smile rests lightly upon my features as I look out at the pool
again. Trying to explain my love and fear makes me feel like a fool
for my crazy messed up emotions. I couldn't help that I was afraid
of the water and the humans. Maybe if I wasn't then I would wade
into the shallows to cool off my hot skin so that I could be more
comfortable. It was all that I would ever ask for.


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