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[sendinthecavalry]

So.

[It's a wonderful way to start a video out, Cayde's quite aware of that; eloquence, thy name is Exo.]

Anyone feeling a little...strange recently? Perhaps a bit normal?

[He's weedling for answers and not being subtle about it, no apologies ever. Not when he can feel his Light racing through his veins in sharp pulses. The start and stop nature of it, and what Astoria had said previously about the temple itself, is equal parts comforting and horrifying. One moment he feels alive and the next nothing, back to nothing more than a dulled machine.]

I know our lovely lady in the sky supposedly gave us all magic, I don't know I've only seen it, but I mean. Anyone feeling a little bit more like themselves then they have in a while?

[This is way too much of a coincidence.]

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[sendinthecavalry]

Oh wait, seriously? Huh. Like, have you been using the power our sky witch gave you or what?

[bleps]

I practice using the powers given to me by Astoria fairly often. As a result, it became very prominent the moment they became less-than-reliable than usual.

You should try the same, if you can.

[sendinthecavalry]

Diligent, somehow I'm not surprised. Practice makes perfect, I guess. So what'd she give you, lasers? Flight? Superstrength?

I'm pretty certain I got looked over when it came to the whole superpowers deal, but you know, I get it. I'm already awesome enough, it would be unfair to everyone else to make me more awesome. [Okay, someone might be a little bit bitter about not knowing his magic.]

[bleps]

I can transform into a canine.

[You know, like it ain’t no thang. More importantly—]

Overlooked? I’m not sure that’s the case, Cayde. I thought everyone was given a power upon arrival to this place.

[sendinthecavalry]

Wait, wait. Out of all the cool things she could possibly have given you, she gave you the power to turn into a police dog??

[Okay, honestly that's kind of charming and a lot funny.]

Or can you turn into a lot of dogs? This is real important stuff here, dogs are really important, Connor.

[Clearly yes, this is very very important.]

Oh, and yeah, nothing here, just plain ol' me. Now, more importantly, what type of dog?

[bleps]

[That wasn't what he wanted to make into the focal point, instead curious about Cayde supposed lack of power, but here they are.]

Any type of dog, insofar as I know. Rather, I should clarify -- when I said canine, I meant any creature that can be categorized under the Canidae family.

[sendinthecavalry]

Any type of dog.

[Sorry Connor, Cayde's delighted.]

Okay but does that mean you can like, be a dog and play with the other dogs here because there are definitely dogs here.

[More dogs = more happiness, after all]

[bleps]

I don’t see why not. Technically, I’m able to do nearly all that a normal dog can. I simply didn’t see a need to play with the others here.

[sendinthecavalry]

But you could.

[That's the important thing here, Connor.]

You could play with all of the dogs. Ever. That's a great power, if you ask me. [No one is asking]

[bleps]

[Well, it's impossible to miss this enthusiasm.]

Do you have a fondness for dogs, Cayde?

[so does he.]

[sendinthecavalry]

I mean, who doesn't? It's not every day you get to seem 'em either, so what's the old phrase...? 'Make hay while the sun shines'?

Play with dogs when there are dogs to play with.

[Dogs are great]

[bleps]

[Dogs are great.]

Your logic is hard to argue with, Cayde. [Actually, it isn't, but Connor merely chooses not to.]

Though I'd prefer to play with dogs in my current form, admittedly.

[sendinthecavalry]

Of course it is, 'cause I'm right. [That's not at all how this works...]

Oh! So there's definitely a dog here, yeah? Big one too, super fuzzy, owned by a pretty cool guy and okay, but his face? The dog, not the guy. Totally smooshable. Like, perfectly smooshable. You have to try it.

[bleps]

[...]

And is the name of this dog, by any chance, Sumo?

[sendinthecavalry]

Yeah! That's the one! Super cute, I think I might be in love. Just the right amount of squish and fuzz with not a lot of drool, it's like the perfect dog ratio. You already met him? At least I think it's a him, could be a her, I didn't ask.

[bleps]

No, Sumo is male. [Said with clear certainty!] I have met him, before I was even tasked to be a member of the Circle.

[He's such a good dog!!!]

He's from Detroit, the city where I come from; so is my partner, Hank Anderson, whom you might have met in conjunction with Sumo.

[sendinthecavalry]

You're funnin' me! [Okay, maybe Connor's world isn't quite as bad as originally thought. Dogs are a pretty big selling point.]

Lucky you! I'm jealous, you've got more dog time than me, now that's just a sin. [He might be laughing now, because this is one hell of a coincidence.]

And you know the infamous Dragonslayer [That's forever going to be Hank's nickname now, Cayde doesn't make the rules.] that's double lucky! Really though, you gotta tell me: are there any more dogs that you somehow know and if the answer's yes, you're going to introduce me right?

[bleps]

[Well, hold on, Cayde. You can't just throw a term/title out like that, saunter on by, and expect Connor to just... roll with it without questioning it, do you?

Not happening.]

Sorry, but... 'Dragonslayer'? Are you referring to Hank?

[WOW CONNOR DON'T SOUND SO DISBELIEVING.]

[sendinthecavalry]

What? Oh, yeah, totally! [As casual as casual can be, c'mon Connor.] On account of all the dragon slaying he's done. Makes sense, duh. He told me about it a while back. I mean, not real dragons, but that dude Dragon.

[bleps]

[Um Connor has never heard of any of this, what the heckie.]

"That dude Dragon". Do you think you can... ah, explain further?

[sendinthecavalry]

Wait, really? You should ask him sometime, it's a better story straight from the source. Just something about taking down a real mean piece of work named 'dragon' that could spit and all that. Sounds like one hell of a ride if you ask me!

[bleps]

Hank hasn’t always been the most open with me. But maybe he would be willing to share if I asked.

But I’m digressing. My point is that I’m glad you had a chance to meet Sumo — he’s a very good boy. Something of a morale booster for our group.

[sendinthecavalry]

Huh. I suppose a man has to have his secrets, but really. Ask him. It's a hoot, real good story.

[SUMO THO]

Sumo is by far the best addition to the temple that I think I've ever seen. Not that I've seen a lot, and honestly no offense to anyone, but dogs make everything better. Hopefully we get more.