Saving Santa Paws (Private)

[Soapy]

STOP! This is a private RP. If you don't see your name listed below then you can't join.

The players:
Wonderdog,
Nicky C. Veit,
Dale,
Soapy (me)
Kintaros

Apologies to all who wanted to join but I think it's better if I make this one private so there's no confusion and all that stuff. To those who wanted to join, you can however, read as we go along and feel free to join in on my other rps that I post on here.


YAY my first plotted rp!

The Plot: Okay, so, it's Christmas Eve and Soapy finds an odd dog on her way to Don's Christmas party and finds out that he is Santa Paws' reindeer [dog?] and that Paws isn't around because Belladonna kidnapped him (Dun dun duuuuuuuuun) but Vash, his reindog doesn't know where he's being held prisoner so it's up to Soapy and her friends to find out where BellaDonna has him hidden and what she plans to do to him.

BellaDonna's Plan: Okay, so here's The Boogie Dog's plan. She intends on kidnapping Santa Paws(which she already has. Not saying where yet) to gain his magical powers to take over The North Pole and his workshop and get rid of all the good things about Christmas and replace them with horrific toys, poison candy canes, mutant Christmas trees, Christmas lights that turn viper like, AND to top it off, evil Christmas presents. Yes. No kid stuff in this plan. She plans on giving and replacing these things to make her more powerful since her plan with last Christmas didn't work (for obvious reasons)
Can Soapy and her friends stop this evil canine and rescue Santa Paws?
Join and find out!

IMPORTANT: This takes place AFTER 'Dog Napped' even though that isn't done yet. I will still be posting in DN as well as this one but my main focus for right now is this one. I'll get around to DN when I can but for the time being, enjoy this one!

Who I'm Playing: Dante and Soapy (duh) Vash, Santa Paws and BellaDonna.

Attention!: Do not post until I make an intro. It may take some time because it's gonna be looooooong but it'll be worth the wait! Please be patient and enjoy!

Attention # 2: Sorry this is after Christmas and during the month of February but I had this idea in my head since December but I never got around to posting it. I hope you guys don't mind a little Christmas spirit in the month of V-Day!


PM me if you have any questions regarding this rp.

Spank you!

~Soapy

[kintarostiger]

Thank you for inviting me, Soapy. If it is okay, I would like to play Itchy along with my two canine All Dogs OCs, Keith and Naomi. Also, if you have not done so already, you may want to PM those who you'd like to be in this one.

[WonderDog]

Grrrr, now you've got me all excited!
I'll be the usual, Britney, Don, Jack, Scott etc.
Dale hasn't been on a while but I'll give him a beep through email for you.
I'll also be Sasha if you'd like...

[Soapy]

(OOC-And it begins! New Orleans on Christmas Eve! I feel all narrative now. He-yuck.

It was Christmas Eve and Soapy made her way down the streets, making her way to Don's house. She looked around at all the people doing some last minute Christmas shopping and the gorgeous displays of toys and lights in store windows. Soapy sighed and made her way down the alleyway of a restaurant, careful not to trip over her red scarf that Toby's mother had knit for her, to keep her warm during her travels this time of year.
As she made her way down the alleyway, she noticed that the back door of the restaurant was open. She smiled and thought maybe the people were generous enough to give her a bone or a steak that she could bring to Don's party. She hated going to his parties empty pawed. She made her way to the open door and peered inside, looking into the kitchen, a delicious smell hitting her nostrils. She felt her tummy rumble even though she had just eaten not too long ago. She let out a small bark and soon and human came to the open door to see what the racket was about. When he saw Soapy he smiled and Soapy crouched down in the snow, her butt up in the air, her tail wagging. The human chuckled softly and gave her a 'one minute sign with his hand before disappearing. Soapy smiled and sat in the snow and waited for the human to return with something. A few minutes later he returned with a large bone, big enough for her and Britney to share. She barked happily then gently took the bone from his hand before bowing her head in thanks and running off.
"Merry Christmas", the guy called after her, waving at her before going back inside where it was warmer.

Soapy made her way down the shortcut to Don's, a bunch of alleyways that were more or less abandoned, except for a few rats here and there. Only a few of the stray dogs were out and about, the others taking to the abandoned warehouses and apartments for shelter from the cold weather. As Soapy saw the last stray dog she nodded her head in greeting and the other dog, though he looked tough, he smiled at her and bowed back.
It wasn't long before Soapy got to the outskirt allies where she was sure no one was here. She trotted through the snow, humming a Christmas tune, carrying her bone.
But something made her stop. She thought she heard someone in pain not too far away from where she was.
"Arooo.....Ahhhhhahaha!", someone howled.
Soapy was sure she heard that and she made her way back a little, peering into an alleyway, half expecting to see a drunk dog in there from too much partying. But what she saw confused her. All that was there was a big pile of Christmas lights.
"Yee-how!", the pile said with a shake and Soapy slowly waked up to it, half afraid and half curious. She set her bone down and watched as a furry head emerged from the pile. The head of a Borzoi.
"Ow....ugh....when I get my paws on her....", the Borzoi said, trying to step out of the pile, only to fall and get tangled again, falling in the snow. "Oh! There's gotta be an easier way to do this..."
Soapy took that as her cue and slowly approached the Borzoi.
"Is everything alright here?", Soapy asked. "Do you need some help?"
"Gah!", the Borzoi screamed as he noticed Soapy. "Geez Kid, you wanna give me a heart attack? I've already been through enough tonight".
Soapy quietly chuckled as the Borzoi tried to back up from her but once again tangled himself more in the lights, causing him to fall face first into the snow. He lifted his head and shook the snow off it, rubbing his head.
"Oh yea", he said. "That's gonna leave a mark."
"It's okay", said Soapy, walking a little closer. "I'm not gonna hurt you. I want to help. What are you doing here? Are you a stray?"
"Hardly", said the Borzoi, pitifully trying to untangle his paws. "I'm like a legendary icon, Kid. Well, next to the boss of course".
He smiled sheepishly and Soapy thingyed her head. The Boss?
"Who are you?", Soapy wondered, gently reaching out to untangle a string of lights from his muzzle.
The Borzoi shook his head before answering.
"Say thanks Kid", he said, smiling. "And Vash, your number one reindog at your service. Who are you?"
"Reindog?", said Soapy, thingying her head. "I've heard of reindeer before but not reindogs. And my name is Soapy. I'm on my way to a Christmas party at one of my friend's houses.
"Everyone's a critic", said Vash, rolling his eyes. "And Soapy.....Soapy...you sound familiar. I think I remember Paw's talking about you. Well I don't want to make you late for your party. I'll get untangled.....somehow".
He made a whimpery laugh as he looked at his predicament and Soapy gave him a confused look.
"Paws?", she asked. "Who's that? How does he know me? I've never met him before."
"Now Kid", sighed Vash, within his little tangled mess of lights. "Don't tell me you've never heard of Santa Paws".
Soapy looked really confused. Maybe this dog was drunk and he believed he was some sort of reindeer-or dog for him.
"The guy's practically a legend", Vash continued, trying to stand up.
"Yes" said Soapy a little confused. "I've heard of him but...isn't he just a legend? Are you.....did you have too much too drink?"
"I'm very sober thank you very much", said Vash, biting at the light cord tangled around his back paw. "Can't be intoxicated while flying ya know. And no, that's not why I crashed. And Paws is hardly just a story. He's the real deal."
"O...kay", said Soapy, still confused.
As Vash moved around Soapy noticed he had a harness on. Like he was a sled dog. Her eyes went wide. Maybe he was telling the truth. But then again, even though Soapy was young, she didn't buy into tricks so easily.
"You are wearing a harness", said Soapy. "And you don't seem drunk. But if you really are with Santa Paws then why aren't you with him?"
"Some weird whippet with a bad attitude took him and his sled", said Vash.
"A whippet?", said Soapy.
"Yeah", said Vash. "Maybe you know her. Shes really mean, set on world domination, shes purple, and just for the record she STINKS!"
The pieces were starting to form together in Soapy's mind. Was he talking about BellaDonna, the boogie dog?
"She has these really huge bat wings", said Vash, flapping his front legs the best he could like wings. "A ponytail, a spiky collar. The works of someone evil."
Soapy gasped and Vash jumped.
"BellaDonna stole Santa Paws?!", said Soapy.
"Come to think of it Kid", said Vash with a thoughtful expression. "I think that was her name."
Soapy mulled over what this strange dog was telling her then sighed.
"I should take you to the party", Soapy finally said. "Maybe my friends can help. But first, I've got to untangle you from these lights."
Soapy started biting and pulling at the wires, and despite Vash's whimpers and wiggles she eventually got him out.
After he was free, Vash started to break into the song 'Born Free' replacing it with 'I'm Free' and pranced around.
"Thanks Kid", said Vash. "Man, that whippet thought she had me tangled for good. Hey, we make a good team!"
"Come on", said Soapy, ignoring him. "Let's get going. Just follow me".
"Follow you", said Vash. "I'm used to leading but I can do that!"
Soapy picked up her bone and trotted out of the alleyway towards Don's house, Vash prancing next to her like a pony.

(OOC-Finally finished this thing! Ugh! Sorry for the wait guys. I've been busy lately. Aw well, better late then never. And Kintaros, I'd rather this rp have just OC charries with the exception of BellaDonna. Sorry. And for those who are wondering, the voice actor for Vash, I'm thinking Andy thingy (the guy who provided the voice of the outcasted and kinda dumb Nuka from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride) would be a good choice. Someone crazy and weird like Vash. I'd like to go with Charles Neilson Reily but sadly, he's dead. And he does the voice of Killer. Same with Dom Delouise doing Itchy. Don't wanna confuse the audience if this WAS a movie . And yes, according to Vash, BellaDonna DOES smell awful.

[WonderDog]

Don watched guests appear at T.J's front door, with gifts and presents for their family. Mostly cause people like kissing up to the boss of the company that ran electricity for the whole country, T.J's father, Frank. Don liked Frank, just not as much as he liked T.J. Don had his own party going on in the garage, a party of mutts that were brought together to celebrate Christmas.
"Come inside darling, it's cold out here" Christie said, walking out of the garage. "Frank has kindly lit the garage fireplace for us so it is nice and toasty inside."
"I know what it is inside, Chris" he said, watching the guests laugh away as they shared expensive champagne outside the house, where it wasn't crowded. "I have to wait on my guests too though."
"I think they'll know where to go" Christie chuckled. She sat beside her mate and nuzzled him. "Come on, you have friends in there that want to talk to you."
"Who, Dante?" Don laughed. "I'm sure he'll be fine."
"Dad, hey, dad!" A familiar black, white and ginger blur bounced around the two figures. When the excited young dog had calmed he grinned, wagging his tail wildly.
"What is it, Jack?" Don sighed.
"... iiiiiit's CHRISTMAS!" he laughed. Among the crowd of dogs, Britney emerged, yawning.
"Jeez Jack, do you have to yell? I was at the back of the room when I heard you!" Britney giggled, sitting down beside her... somewhat friend, Don.
"But it is, Britney!" Jack said, grinning madly, leaning in a little too close. Britney leaned back, a confused look on her face. And... what is a group without the buff Spanish companion, who is always the wise one?
"Hola amigos, I didn't know there was a party outside" Alex strolled out, after realizing he was alone with a bunch of freaks he didn't know.
"Hey Alex, it's-!"
"I know little amigo, it's Christmas, us Spanish celebrate it too!" Alex chuckled. Jack looked away for a second.
"Oh... well... it is, isn't it? I'm so excited, I can't wait to see what I get!" Jack exclaimed, rolling around in the snow, panting excitedly.
"Oh Jack, you just got washed this morning!" Christie winced as he rolled about. Alex twitched his ears at an arrival of a new dog.
"Ooh, it's Aliiiice!" he cooed, smirking at the young dog.
"Who, what, Alice?!" Jack stopped rolling about in the slushy, muddy snow to look around. Sure enough there was a young, pretty female dog strolling up the lane with her owner, Maddy. She had bright blue eyes full of wonder and excitement, she was always bubbly. A bomb waiting to explode with happiness.
"Ooh, someone has a crush!" Britney added, giggling hysterically.
"Shut it, Britney" Jack murmured. "I think I'll go talk to her..."
"Because you looooove her!" Alex joked.
"Who do you love?" Christie asked, looking around for the mysterious "Alice". She had a blue collar with a ribbon on it and she was already leaving her owner to trot up towards the party, a wide grin on her face. As soon as she was out of sight of her owner, she bounded forward. "Oh, she's delightful! Go for it, Jack, go for it!"
"Mooooom, I don't fancy her" Jack muttered, before slinking off.
"Look sharp, there's a-!" Don yelled out but before he could finish Jack slipped and skidded down the lane, taking Alice with him. "Ice... puddle." He started laughing as soon as he saw they were alright and safe. Jack made his flustering apologies to Alice, who insisted it was alright and it was fun. Britney sighed.
"Oh to be young and to feel loves keen sting..." she sighed, smiling. She looked down the lane only to see Soapy come into view. She grinned broadly at the sight of her best friend though there was a strange mutt she had never seen before with her...

(OOC: What is a rp post by me without a little foolishness from Jack?

[Dale]

Ah, fresh Christmas air, what could get any better? As Dale trotted down the streets to meet his sister at Don's, he breathed in the air of fresh snow, cinnamon, cooked turkey, Christmas trees, chocolate sweets and freshly made bread. No day of the year was better than Christmas and Dale was almost guaranteed it was going to be the best, considering he was spending it with his new owner, Marco. Marco was walking him by the leash on the way to Don's. Marco's family were invited as his mother worked in the power factory as a secretary.
"What do you think boy, will it be a good Christmas?" Marco asked his furry companion. Dale gave a doggy grin and barked in reply. All too soon, Don's house drew up into the distance, perched on top of it's usual tall steep lane.
"Try and talk to T.J, won't you? He's a nice boy, you need to start interacting with more people!" Marco's mother spoke up. Dale looked up at his boy. He thought he WAS interacting with people... there was that boy he had over once... and that other guy he had over the day after. Maybe his mother wanted him to befriend T.J because he was the boss's son.
As soon as the reached the place, Dale left his boy at the front door step and saw a pack of familiar dogs outside the garage. Inside the garage was a huge amount of dogs, as T.J had said anyone coming can bring their dogs. It was something they did every year as far as Dale was concerned. T.J even let some strays in before his mother found out what he was doing and made him stop.
"Hey guys, what's happeniiii- YAH!" Dale was crashed into by two young dogs and the three of them tumbled down the lane, only to be greeted by Don's laughter. Dale got up and shook off his fur before hastily making his way up the lane again.
"Wow... didn't see that one coming..." Dale said, flicking the last bit of snow off his tail. He sat beside his sister and twitched his ears. "I thought the party was inside."
He looked over to where Britney was looking at also noticed Soapy. He was glad to see she was here, also secretly glad she didn't drag Nicky with her. Dale had learned to live with Nicky but never learned to put is guard down around him. He still snarled if he dared look at Britney funny, still watched closely if he was too close to his sister. He wasn't an easy forgiver.
"Who's that with her?" Dale asked, looking curious as he noticed a second mutt.

(OOC: Gaaaaasp, Britney stole Dumbledores line! Oh, and is that "because you loooove her" quote also from the Orange ad for the free top ups, Wonder? He he, I love that ad!)

[Soapy]

Soapy continued to walk down the street towards Don’s big mansion, Vash walking next to her starting to slow down a little and pant.
“Are we there yet?”, Vash asked tiredly.
“Almost”, said Soapy. “Just need to pass a few more houses. Getting tired?”
“A little”, said Vash. “Where does your friend live anyway? We’ve been walking for hours.”
“Well”, said Soapy. “He lives in a really big mansion. His owners are really rich and every Christmas they have a party and invite everyone around. And Don, that’s my friend, has a party too with all his dog friends. Some of them are my friends too. I’ll introduce you to them when we get there.”
“Sounds like this Don guy thinks he’s a big shot”, said Vash with a snort. “I mean, he does live in a mansion. Usually rich dogs and people for that matter are stuck up”.
Soapy shook her head.
“Don’s not like that at all”, said Soapy. “He’s very nice. So is his son Jack and mate Christy. And his owners are nice too. You’ll see. Anyway, I hope Toby and his mom and sister are going. I heard them talking about the party before I left.”
“More friends of yours?”, asked Vash.
“Uh huh”, said Soapy. “Well actually, Toby and his family basically look after me. Toby was the one who took me in”.
“Sounds nice”, said Vash. “You’ll have to introduce me to him too. He sounds nice if he took you in.”
“Sure”, said Soapy. “And he’s very nice. Much like my old owner Jason.”
“So he’s human”, said Vash as Soapy nodded. “Well, that’s cool.”
“Do you have a home?”, asked Soapy. “You know, an owner?”
“Besides Claus and the Misses”, said Vash. “Not really. “But they do own Paws and Paws owns me and a few others. But they do take care of us so I guess their our owners as much as Paws’. Hey, you said you had an old owner. What did you mean by that? Did he give you up?”
Soapy made a sad face and shook her head as the memories of that horrible night flashed through her mind.
“Um”, Soapy stammered. “Well....uh....it’s kinda....I don’t like to talk about it”.
“No problem Kid”, said Vash, slowing down a little more.
“Are you okay, Vash?”, Soapy asked, turning towards her new friend.
“Yeah”, said Vash between pants. “Sorry. Walking isn’t my thing. I’m more of a flyer.”
“But you basically run on air”, said Soapy.
“Well yea”, said Vash. “Air is much lighter though. Plus Paws’ magic keeps my energy up.”
“Ah”, said Soapy. “Hey look! There’s Don’s house. Right up ahead. We’re almost there”.
Vash looked ahead and smiled.
“Finally”, said Vash.
“Remember Vash”, said Soapy. “Let me do the talking okay? No offense but they might think you’re a little...drunk with your story. They know I don’t drink so I’m safe.”
“Do you really think they’ll help?”, asked Vash. “And I can do that. If you wanna tell them it’s up to you”.
“There’s only one way to find out”, said Soapy as she quickened her pace a little. “Hey look! There’s my friend Britney.”
Soapy’s tail started to wag a little and she took off into a run.
“Soapy wait!”, said Vash, stumbling along. “I’m not used to this!”
Soapy ignored the panting Borzoi and continued to run towards Britney creful not to trip on her scarf, excitement at seeing her best friend overwhelming her.
“Britney!”, she called out, panting and wagging her tail happily.
When she got close enough she gave her best friend and friendly nuzzle then looked around the party.
“Wow”, said Soapy, taking in all the activity. “Don really outdid himself this time. By the way, Merry Christmas”.
Soapy held out the large bone towards her friend and smiled.
“I thought we could share it later”, she said, smiling.
Just then Vash stumbled up to the pair, panting like he ran a marathon.
“Ow”, he moaned. “Soapy, you’re really fast. You’d make a great addition to Paws’ team.”
“Uh”, said Soapy. “Er.....Vash be a pal and uh....take my bone over to the table. I uh....have to...talk to Britney”.
“More walking?”, Vash moaned as he picked up Soapy’s bone and brought it over to a table filled with treats that guests had brought.
“Uh Britney....”, said Soapy, looking down. “I um....need you to go get everyone for me. I uh....have to talk to them.....it’s about him”.
Soapy tilted her head towards Vash.


Meanwhile, Dante came running out of the garage and towards Don.
“Donny, what are you doing out here brotha?”, Dante asked. “Me and the guys are about to pay beer pong and I need someone else on my team!”
Dante suddenly noticed the Borzoi by the table and thingyed his head.
“Hey Donny”, said Dante. “You know that guy? I’ve never seen him before. Is he a friend of yours?”
It was then Dante noticed Soapy.
“Look Donny!”, said Dante. “Soapy’s here. Maybe that guy is her new boyfriend? I knew she’d come to her senses and dump that Nicky brotha”.
Dante suddenly saw the Borzoi make his way bak to Soapy and saw Britney walk towards them.
“Look alive man”, said Dante. “Here comes trouble.”
Dante snickered at his own joke.


(OOC-Sorry this sucks guys. I was gonna make it longer but I didn’t want to keep you guys waiting and also I’ve had a stomach virus for the past two days. I’m still not 100% better right now. I’d say about 90%. Bleh. I promise that hopefully my next post will be better. Oh, and no offense Nicky. I didn’t invite you to join to make fun of you. You know how Dante gets from past rps. Don’t take it to heart. Soapy still loves your char no matter what.)

[WonderDog]

Britney was just sitting around, thumping her tail on the ground, looking at the soft snow falling. Jack was still apologizing to Alice, who kept insisting it was OK and that it was "fun".
"Yea, but now that little blue bow you wear is all slushy... let me take it off for you, I'm pretty sure it's soaking" Jack offered.
"No, really, it's fine" Alice said. Britney rolled her eyes. She heard Soapy call her, so Britney trotted down to meet her.
"Hey!" she said, brighting, nuzzling her friend back. "Merry Christmas to you as well!" Britney looked back at the party and shrugged.
"Yea, it definitely beats last year anyway, now that things have calmed down" Britney said, smiling again. Britney grinned at the bone Soapy had brought along.
"Aw, that's nice of you, it looks good!" she said, flicking her long bushy setter tail. At the sight of Vash walking up, Britney looked rather amused at how the tired the Borzoi was.
"Oh, hello" she greeted him. When he mentioned the Paws team, Britney gave him a confused look. "Paws team?" she asked him but before she got an answer, Soapy had asked him to take the bone away. When Vash had left, Britney burst out laughing.
"Ha, Paws team, how much did he drink already?" Britney laughed. When Soapy mentioned getting everyone over to talk about Vash, Britney nodded.
"No prob, they'll be here in a sec" Britney said, turning around, passing Vash in the process. When she saw Dante looking at her, she jerked her head towards Vash and twirled her paw at the side of her head as if to say "craaaazy".

Don turned when Dante emerged from the garage.
"Ah... yenno... getting clean Christmas air... and I don't think I can take another music talk with Dale, yenno that guy can talk forever?!" Don said, rolling his eyes. At the sight of the Borzoi, Don only made a confused face and shook his head.
"Who cares who he is?" Don sneered. "As long as he isn't under some sort of secret mission, I don't care. C'mon, it's hardly like he's magic, don't make a scene over the guy!"
"I don't care what she does with the obnoxious jerk, as long as he keeps his nasty paws off my pal" Don snarled. At this, he also noticed Britney walking up and also noticed the sign she made about the newcomer.
"Well, girl?" Don asked.
"Soapy wants us all down there, it's pretty important by the sounds of things" she said. "And that Vash dude..." Briteny rolled her eyes. "I think maybe he had a little too much to drink but apparently, she wants us down there to talk about him."
"Eh... walk?" Don groaned.
"Yes Don... walk" Britney growled. "And let Jack come this time, he's been wanting to go on a little adventure for... like... ever!"
"Fine..." Don said.
"And Christy, bring Christy. She could be useful, she knows all this stuff about health and stuff" Britney said. She looked at Dante. "And you too. You had better come."
"What about me, my female amigo?" Alex inquired.
"Fine, come along as well, just don't screw up, like you do alot" Britney said, rolling her eyes. Alex made a scoffing sound in protest.
"Excuse me, but I happen to be an ex-dog fighting champion!" Alex said, loudly. Britney rolled her eyes and descended Don's lane again towards Soapy.
"They should all be coming along now" Britney said.

(OOC- Dale, you are a genius, you spotted everything! The more dale talks, the more I do agree with you that Billie Joe Armstrong is the PERFECT voice actor for Dale And having a stomach bug sucks, I know, I had it once, it was terrible! And the same goes for me, Nicky ;D Britney has long since forgiven him... just not Don and, apparently, Dale

[Dale]

Dale watched the queer Borzoi walk past them to set the bone somewhere safe. Dale got a whiff of him when he walked back again.
"Ugh, what's he been rolling in?" Dale coughed, shuddering. He watched the Borzoi walk all the way back towards Soapy whilst Britney walked up. When she made the "crazy" sign, Dale responded with gagging as if to say "stinks" before waving the air with his paw at some invisable smell.
"Oh, adventures!" Dale grinned. "Can I come, am I coming, I'm coming!" He bounded down the lane with Britney after that.
"Helloooooo" Dale greeted the Borzoi as soon as they got close enough. Dale pounced up, his face dangerously close to the personal space zone of Vash. "My name is Dale, I'm Britney's brother, yenno. We don't look alike, that's coz our mum was a setter and our dad was a retriver. You would expect us to be mixed pups but we're not, weird stuff happens yenno and-!" Dale cut himself off with an airy clear of his throat. "Sorry... I rant alot, but you can get used to that, so, what's your name, MY name is- oh wait, I told you... well... hi!"

[kintarostiger]

(I'd like to continue this if everyone is available; also, no worries, Soapy, I'll be fine with my OCs. Finally, hope it is okay if the events of Dog Napped are considered canon, even if it didn't seem to get too far [i.e. my characters know Soapy and others])

Ah, the gentle peace of Christmas. The land covered in a sparkling carpet of fresh white snow was one thing; the aura of compassion for others and friendship and goodwill amongst being thick enough that only a diamond-edged blade could cut it was quite another.

Keith strolled through the streets, his husky friend beside him. His own husky heritage gave him fair insulation against the cold, which was one of the only things he disliked about the Christmas season. Naomi wore a winter hat as opposed to her baseball cap, though she was anticipating wearing the EarthBound baseball cap her owner Paul had given her once things warmed up a bit. For once in quite awhile, Keith was unarmed and was not at the least bit apprehensive about not having his trusty dagger-sheath belt with him, the thing now having become a thing of a lucky charm to him.

"Well", said Keith to his friend, "Hope that the party here will be at least somewhat decent in comparison to Paul's family reunions. I'm still anticipating it, should be, what, a couple days from now?"

Naomi nodded. "Trust me, bud, this Don guy throws amazing parties". She blinked, and her eyes darted forward at the group. "Oh, my... these people are giving me a--"

"Disturbance in the Force", finished Keith. "Man... guess your psychokinesis never gives you a holiday, huh?" He blinked, and looked forth. "Hey, I think we know some of those dogs up ahead..." He padded forth, spying the cream-colored dog with the burnt collar before any others. "Soapy! Didn't know you were coming to this party, too!"

Naomi smiled, approaching the crowd. "Hey, soap-doggy! Hey, Don n' Britney! How are ya guys?" Arriving at the group, she could not help but feel an even greater odd feeling when she was near Vash. Acting friendly nevertheless, she spoke to him and said, "Say, I don't recall seeing you around these parts. Who might you be, my fine dog?"