ι → (𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁) un: ghostking

[deathkid]

ATTENTION:

if anyone sees a very large hellhound
with glowing red eyes
please don't hurt her or be frightened.

mrs. o'leary is actually very nice and friendly
she will totally play fetch or "get the greek"

she'll be hanging around quarantine,
so please don't attack her





in other news,
does anyone know where i can buy
some really, really big dog treats?

[ and for those interested, nico can be found down by the river, playing with mrs. o'leary, who looks like a mastiff the size of a car. he's currently throwing a dummy down the bank, which mrs o'leary retrieves with happy (and very loud) barks. ]

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[angelic_archer]

Is anything or anyone else from hell going to show up?

[deathkid]

i don't know
i wasn't even expecting her to show up

and technically she's not from hell
she's from the underworld.
my father's realm.

[angelic_archer]

Does that mean she's like Cerberus?

There's a pet store where I get unusual treats for Catsby. They may have something mrs. o'leary likes.

[He texts the address to Nico, while hoping that visiting hellhounds from one dimension doesn't mean visitors from another.]

I'm going to assume that she's the only thing from that type of reality. If demons or someone arrived, there'd be people panicking.

[deathkid]

yeah!
except she doesn't have three heads.
cerberus is gentle too.
he gets really lonely and loves to play fetch
other hellhounds aren't like that though
so i hope no others show up.

thanks for the address!
as for whether she's the only thing, idk
some denizens of the underworld aren't so bad
but some are really nasty
so here's hoping that whatever brought her here
(the portal, i assume)
doesn't think we want anything else.
but if something shows up, i can probably handle it

[angelic_archer]

Does she look like a Earth breed of dog?

Do you throw three sticks so none of them feel left out?

I've never seen a hellhound, but I've seen other things from different dimensions. I had to deal with the nasty things from other worlds. That was my job back in New York.

You can control demons?

The probably is what I worry about. I don't want more of those situations now that we've basically retired.

[deathkid]

a little bit?
to mortals, they see a poodle
but she looks kind of like a mastiff to me.

and i did play with cerebus a few times
before i was brought here.
he prefers rubber balls.

i can't control demons, but i can fight them
stygian iron can take on just about anything.
and my blade is sharp.
i've trained with the dead before i got here
people like achilles and hector.
i've fought demons before, and won.
but i'm keeping my fingers crossed that none show up.

Voice

[threatenwithcuteness]

How... large are we talking. Are we talking 'takes up the whole couch' large or 'breaks the couch' large?

voice;

[deathkid]

[ there's the loud booming of barking in the background, but nico speaks loud enough to be heard. ]

Breaks the couch, definitely. She probably won't come in the mansion and stay in the forest. She likes the shadows more. But I'll ask Marco if we can designate an area of the yard for her.

[text | anonymous]

[alchemyfreak]

how large are we talking?

[Look, he doesn't want to be crushed to death and he sort of has a history with dogs, okay.]

[deathkid]

[ anonymous, ey? nico has a vague idea of who it might be, but he could always be wrong... ]

she's about the size of an SUV?
a really big car, basically.

[alchemyfreak]

[Nico should have an idea, he might be the only one that knows Ed has a burner phone at this point.]

That could definitely kill a person if they're not careful.

[Right, avoid Nico's new pet.]

'get the greek' huh? I take it she was a gift from home.

[deathkid]

[ of course, but nico is keeping that little secret to himself. he knows ed needs the privacy. ]

she won't attack unless i tell her to
and anyway, she's a bit of a 'fraidy-cat
she'll get you soaked if she licks you tho

and she is. technically, she's percy's dog
but she likes me a lot and we're friends.

[angelic_archer]

I'll probably see a mastiff unless it's a strong glamour.

I've never been around dogs. We only had cats when we were growing up.

My family and I fight demons. That's part of our duties where we're from.
Special training and weapons for years but nothing like training with them.
I have a hard time not asking what they were like.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed too. We're finally able to be normal instead of dealing with politics and death constantly.

[deathkid]

i honestly don't know how the Mist works on people like you
i THINK you'd see her as a mastiff, since you have magic
but there's no telling for sure until you do see her.

technically, mrs. o'leary isn't mine.
i've never really had a pet
mrs. o'leary belongs to a friend
but i guess since i have underworld powers
she showed up here.
plus, she's always liked me.

i know that feeling.
i've been dealing with godly politics and death
for 70+ years now.
while it's nice to have a break from all that
i do get jumpy and bored sometimes.
i have ADHD. all demigods do.

[text → private video | anonymous]

[alchemyfreak]

[Ed does wonder what that would mean if Percy arrived here, but he doesn't comment on it.]

Attacking wasn't really what I had in mind.

[That tongue does sound dangerous though. Ed's just going to switch to private real quick and video, because it was easier and then Nico would definitely have an idea of who he was.]

You ever been crushed by a dog? I don't think I want to add "SUV sized" to my list.

[He looks amused though, for someone that's lived a life of getting crushed by dogs.]

text; → actualwizard666

[wiccant]

"Get the Greek"?

private;

[deathkid]

[ behind nico, said hellhound is pouncing on a life-size dummy, barking away happily. meanwhile, nico is smirking because HA, he knew it was ed. ]

Can't say I ever have. But I'll make sure she doesn't do that to you. Don't worry, Ed. She's a very well behaved hellhound.

text;

[deathkid]

it's a fetch-type game
i toss a dummy in greek armor
and she fetches it.
the dummy is life-size, so it's big enough for her.
her first master taught the game to her.

[alchemyfreak]

[it wasn't exactly Nico he was hiding it from, but we all know that. Ed is definitely staring past Nico at the size of the dog before refocusing his attention with a slight shake of his head.]

That thing's bigger than an Arcanine.

[This is his frame of reference for large dogs, okay.]

I've been flattened by some pretty well behaved dogs in the past.

[Seriously, it's like they just can't control themselves.]

You can bring her if you might stop by here again. Otherwise there's plenty of room at the General Store for her to run around when I get back.

[You know, what with having a whole unused parking lot sized property.]

[threatenwithcuteness]

We should probably ask if the windows are soundproofed too.

text → wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

YOU HAVE
A HELLHOUND

[ You don't need to yell, Rosie-dear. ]

omg
i want to play fetch with her so bad
literally going to find her rn

text; un: thunderbird

[tanker]

[ Let's pretend this is not the weirdest thing he's ever read. ]

should/could she be led somewhere safe - for her and us - if seen wandering through the inhabited area?

Also, how big are we talking?

[text; hot.damn]

[circumitus]

long as your dog doesnt bite, then we're good.

text; un: prometheus

[jolting]

This I'm going to have to see for myself.

And I have a feeling Lucy will want to play with her.

text; un: stranger. things

[potentialed]

"Mrs. O'Leary"

A surprisingly apt name for a hellhound.