A prayer for the lost [closed]

[myblueskies]

Who: Elfnein & Romeo
What: A followers dog has ran away from home! Elfnein and Romeo go pet hunting!
Where: The Near Shore, somewhere in Tokyo.
When: January 21st
Warnings: I am not expecting any but will keep this updated

One of Romeo's jobs in the temple was to collect the prayer slips each day from the shrines so Elfnein knew who she needed to help! Most of the prayers were about learning and knowledge because Gegute was a god all about learning things! Sometimes Romeo read the prayers with Elfnein, though most of them were still too complicated for him.

This morning though one caught his eye, because it had a drawing on it. A drawing of a dog and a little girl with a crying face. He opened it up and saw that the writing looked like it had been written by a child and he could read all the words!

The words were worrying! A dog had ran away from home! His owner was worried because he had been gone a whole week and no one had seen him in all that time. The prayer explained how the dog was her best friend and she missed him so much! She thought he had gotten lost because he loved snuggles and his favourite toy, he normally wouldn't stay outside for long! She was worried that bigger dogs might have attacked him, that he could be hurt.

He used the shrine to travel back to Elfnein's temple and burst in through the doors. "Elfnein? Elfnein! We got a prayer and a little girls dog has gone missing and she's really worried! We've got to help her!"

Comments

[alchemists]

"There is an address listed but I think starting at the shrine is the best thing to do!"

Elfnein has a coat and hat set as well and puts that on, always good to bring it just in case given the cold weather.

[myblueskies]

"Okay! Let's go then!"

Teleporting to the shrine was easy and soon they were in a different place altogether! It was quite cold now on the Near Shore, though there wasn't any snow in this area.

"Maybe we should get dog treats so we can shake them like when Carol was scared after the Earthquake!"

[alchemists]

"I'm afraid of it attracting more then one animal if we do that, we'll run out of treats if we feed every dog that would show up with that."

There had to be another way to get the dog's attention or at the least a way to get the dog to search them out.

"Ah, did the owner give us any of the dog's belongings? I read that if you leave an item out with food that they will return."

[myblueskies]

"Oh... Yes they will all want treats!" He hadn't thought about all the other dogs! He shook his head.

"No they just sent the prayer. We could maybe go and ask them for something though!"

[alchemists]

"Let's talk to them first, if we can get an item from them then things will be easier"

[myblueskies]

"Okay!" Romeo grinned and led the way out of the shrine. He looked around, looking at the street signs. It took him a little moment to read them but then he pointed.

"I think it's this way!"

[alchemists]

She nodded, Romeo knew more about the prayer then she did so all of the navigating rested on him.

"Let's place a marker so we know where we are."

[myblueskies]

"Alright!" Romeo looked around for something they could use as a marker. "We can put some stones there, in a pile that makes us know it was us that put them there!"

He begins looking for rocks at the side of the street.

[alchemists]

Elfnein looked around as well and pocketed a few stones, they were going to need more later anyway to mark other points.

"How many do we want to use in the marker? It shouldn't be really out of place or draw attention."

[myblueskies]

"I don't know. I never made a marker before." He looked at the stones and then at the street around them. "It's just got to look like it could be just a part of the street."

He went over to the street sign, it might be the best place for a marker.

[alchemists]

"That's a good place"

Elfnein noticed that Romeo had gone over to the sign, it's just out of the way so no one would really notice.

[myblueskies]

"Okay!" He piled three of the rocks up in a way that he thought looked natural but that he and Elfnein would recognise.

"Now we won't get lost!" That sorted he led the way towards the house where the lost dog lived.

[alchemists]

Elfnein gave a nod and started walking down the street signalling for Romeo to follow.

"I hope we can find the dog soon."

[myblueskies]

"Me too!" They were at the house now, it seemed to have a garden as well with a gate at the side.

"Maybe we can see if there's any dog toys in the garden!"

They shouldn't take things without asking but it might be alright if they were using it to find the dog.

[alchemists]

"That would be a good place to start."

Elfnein isn't sure if they should just take anything out in the garden without asking, it's going to get returned anyway so there isn't any harm right?

[myblueskies]

Luckily there are plenty of things an adventurous shinki can climb on to peer over the garden fence. He surveyed the garden, it had flowers and a swing and... there! "It has a little house. That might be where the dog lived?"

Did people have houses for dogs? It was too small to be for a person, unless it was for a kid...

"Oh I see a ball and a bone as well!"

[alchemists]

"So it must be an outdoor dog then?"

It's a bit sad to think the dog lives outside when the weather can be unpredictable.

"We should try and take the bone, it's got their smell on it."

[myblueskies]

"Okay!" And he is climbing over the fence. Soon he is in the garden and he goes over to the bone to pick it up. Maybe they should have asked first but it's only a bone and hopefully it will mean they can bring the dog back home for them.

"Can you catch it?"

[alchemists]

"I'll try!"

They'll have to leave a note explaining their actions or something later, but for now Elfnein is ready to catch the bone and start the search.

[myblueskies]

"One, two, three!" Over the fence the dog bone goes, hopefully Elfnein either caught it or at least did not get hit by it. A few moments later it was followed by a Romeo.

"So will the dog come for the bone?"

[alchemists]

Elfnein manages to catch it after a few almost dropping it moments from the impact of it being thrown.

"There's a good chance it will since it has it's scent and it's a toy they like"

[myblueskies]

"Right so we just got to make sure we have it with us when we search!"

[He's over the wall now and jumping back down to street level.] So we can shout Kaito and hopefully it will here us!

[alchemists]

"Hopefully!"

Elfnein didn't know what else they could do besides walk around and yell the dog's name while waving the bone.

[myblueskies]

"Kaito! Kaito! We got your bone, Kaito!"

Romeo's voice is loud and carries clearly as he calls, waving the bone in the air. If he weren't a shinki and therefore mostly unnoticible he would be turning heads but as it was he moved through any crowds easily. Shouting Kaito's name.

[alchemists]

"Kaito, your owners are worried!"

Elfnein's voice isn't as loud as Romeo's but she's still trying her best.