[OPEN] Who let the dogs out? Woof.

[taiyoukai]

Characters: Sesshomaru, his bad temper, his worse manners and YOU!
Setting: Room 4-14, Meadow floor and around the Tower.
Format: Action, but I'll match you.
Summary: Having had a few days to adapt - for some values of the word adapt (read: stop feeling homicidal about everything ever), Sesshomaru decides it's time to explore a little and test a few theories.
Warnings: Testy inu daiyoukai with a tendency to melt things that annoy him with his poison claws. Also fluffy, angry dog in the meadow floor.

[Room 4-14]

[He hadn't much noticed the two boxes or the wreath in his trunk, when he first arrived, much more in a hurry to get out of that ridiculous suit - which was thankfully already melted and done for - and to seek out some answers, but today Sesshomaru takes the time to study them, before heading out to inspect the tower more in detail. He'd worked out most of his rage at the monsters in that perpetual night floor, but he hadn't come out with many answers over all.

So now there he is, sitting on his assigned bed - tch - arching an eyebrow at a box of his favorite flavor of pocky and a box, of all things, of dog treats. Sesshomaru did not find the joke very funny at all. It hadn't been funny when Kagome gave him them, and it wasn't funny now.

There's also a dried flower wreath on the bed, but he's not bothering to look or touch or acknowledge it, because something inside hurts a little too much when he tries to think about it.]

[Meadow floor]

[After some cursory exploration of the Tower, he decided this was the best floor on which to attempt this, and thus walked away from the staircase resolutely. A good distance away, he closed his eyes for a moment, before he opened them and began to gather his youki to transform back into his true form.]

[He succeeds, and he certainly doesn't look much like a puppy, but the size alone is infuriating. Barely eight, nine feet at the most, and certainly much smaller than he should be.

How annoying.]

[Anywhere else]

[After he's done with the meadow floor, somewhat disgusted by such a lackluster transformation and deeply infuriated by anyone who'd dare do such a thing to him, Sesshomaru stalks away towards the staircase, intent on exploring the tower more thoroughly this time.]

Comments

[tohko_amano]

[Sorry. Tohko's not one to agree with someone unless she can see that they are right. However, she gives him a puzzled look, not quite sure what to make of that 'hn'.]

[taiyoukai]

[Well, that's not fair. Sesshomaru returns her look with a blank one of his own.]

[tohko_amano]

[Hey, after arguing with Wilhelm, people like Sesshy didn't scare her in an argument. Tohko just..keeps staring, still puzzled.]

[taiyoukai]

[A wall is more expressive than Sesshomaru most of the time. So she is now effectively staring at a wall. Meanwhile, Sesshomaru's train of thought starts to wander...]

[tohko_amano]

[Alright, there's only so long Tohko can stare at someone.]

Pardon, but what did you mean by that 'Hm' of yours?

[taiyoukai]

[And suddenly his train of thought died. Sesshomaru blinked and stared down at Tohko like she appeared out of thin air.]

What?

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko bit back a chuckle and instead chose to sigh.]

..Nevermind. What were you thinking about just now?

[taiyoukai]

[Rin, he doesn't say, because that's no one's business but his own.]

Hair.

[tohko_amano]

[..What. Have another confused look.]

Hair. Well..if you wanted a haircut, there are probably a few people in the Tower who would be more than happy to give you one..

[taiyoukai]

[Flatly.]

My hair does not need cutting.

[I mean, really, look at his hair.]

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko sighed.]

Well, it would be a shame if you cut it..but why else would you be thinking about hair?

[taiyoukai]

Your hair.

[There's a pause.]

It reminded me of my ward.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko paused..before giving a small smile.]

I see..hopefully your ward was a nice person. I'm sorry if I pulled up any bad memories.

[taiyoukai]

[He looked down at her, still a little blankly.]

You did not.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko sighed and nodded.]

Alright then..that's good to hear. I don't mean to pry..but who was your ward? It's fine if you don't want to tell me.

[taiyoukai]

[Sesshomaru gives Tohko a withering glare for her efforts.]

That is none of your concern.

[tohko_amano]

[And Tohko just..smiled and nodded in return.]

No, it probably isn't. I was just curious, that's all.

[She was at least..trying to be less nosy.]

[taiyoukai]

Hmph.

[He scoffed.]

Miko.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighed.]

I told you, I'm a book girl, not a shrine maiden. Unless..was your ward a shrine maiden?

[taiyoukai]

No. But your manner is that of the miko, then I will call you miko.

[So there.]

[tohko_amano]

But shrine maidens don't have any set personalities, and it's rude to think that they do. I don't have any spiritual powers or anything like that.

[taiyoukai]

They should.

[His voice darkens, thinking of Kikyo.]

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighed.]

Why do you think they should? It doesn't make much sense to me..

[taiyoukai]

[Because Sesshomaru is Sesshomaru, he doesn't smirk at her. But the corner of his lips does twitch a little.]

You would need to be a daiyoukai to understand it.

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko sighed again and scratched her head.]

..I don't see why I would have to be a dog demon in order to understand it. Was a shrine maiden rude to you in the past or something?