Right Here (Open)

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SLOAN TORRENT

My paws were already browning in the unkempt graveyard, I would leave soon, but not before that sun disappeared. I never understood why the Graveyard creeped others out. Then again I didn't believe in an afterlife, so in exchange for our dead bodies being buried underground and rotting with no afterlife I never thought that there would be a ghost popping up behind me. The sun was just setting in the horizon casting the earth in hues of bloody red, it was honestly quite a site in the Graveyard with the long dark shadows drifting from the grave heads. Honestly it kinda excited me, to see what I would actually experience the moment the suns rays actually slipped behind the mountain range. I came here once and a while just to make sure my beliefs were right, where there was no heaven or hell. This is what we had to look forward to I thought, pausing before one of the graves, just a place six feet under the ground. Even for dogs. There were so many graves here I doubted there was any more room for another, I could just smell the under-stench of death and decay but it wasn't something I minded.

[Redshift]

Rua's eyes drowsily blinked as she woke up to a dark graveyard underneath a pale sky. At first she was frightened, unsure of how she had gotten to this place, but her heart settled as she remembered her previous night's walk. The past few days, the old herder resided in the rundown church, living her new life with a gang. Even though she had started over, she still felt compelled to keep some of her traditions. One of which was visiting her dead brother's grave every so often. So the other night, she ventured out to the graveyard to visit him. In the farthest corner of the plot, Rua had buried her brother, Uros, nearly five years ago. It was only marked by a smooth stone with an X scratched into it. Though she did not mean to, she stayed longer than intended and must have passed out in exhaustion. Now, it was just the break of morning, though the sun was not yet visible in the sky. It did give the graveyard a chill to the atmosphere.

With a yawn, the old dog stretched and rose from the cold ground. It was not the comfort she had back at Church and Wallace, but she had slept in worse conditions. She was just about to head home, she noticed a dog standing regally in front of one of the graves. Rua blinked and cocked her head. Was she seeing things? This German Shepard-looking dog was pure white, reminding Rua of a ghost. The old herder shivered, unsure it was her imagination playing tricks on her; this would not be the first time. Curiosity got the better of her, and she slowly began to approach the shepherd. Her ears laid back against her skull and her eyes flickered warily. Rua stopped a few feet from the other dog and barked quietly, "Hello, dearie. Sorry to bother you, but would you happen to be real by any chance? I mean, you ain't a ghost, are ya?"

[Fen]

put on your war paint

you are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down
strike a match and i'll burn you to the ground

Crowley had awoken and Rua had been gone. Knowing that she liked to visit her brother, he decided to do a quick check on her, make sure everything was alright. The older dog had made a place for herself in his family, and family watches out for each other. She was hid adviser, and he couldn't do without some guidance, so he hoped he wouldn't find a body instead. 

The graveyard was unnaturally silent today. He disliked coming here. It always put him a little on edge. Too many things for other dogs to hide behind and jump him. He picked up the faint scent of Rua, and followed it, curious to see what she was up to. He chuckled slightly as he thought about her having fallen asleep out here. Only Rua could sleep among the dead and still be well-rested.

It wasn't long before she came into view, but there was another, and Crowley paused for a moment. A white shepherd. That was interesting. One hardly saw those dogs around this city. Interested, he moved forward, coming to stand beside Rua after a moment. "Ladies." He said with a dip of his head, his grin mischievous.