[When Levi lifts the box, Eren nods at the sock and then gently butts his head against Levi's knee - "That one's yours!"
[Then it's back to work. Eren runs off to the socks Levi's laid out and goes for the green one next - more challenging now that the owner isn't standing right next to him. Is this...Hange's?
[Off into the woods once more. This time, it only takes him about 13 or so minutes. Not bad, but not great...]
"Oi..." ok, he gets a little head ruffle. Fond, maybe definitely.
A two minute improvement is still pretty good, and Levi even says as much with a pleased "not bad", opening the second box to show Eren he's right again. It's definitely Hange's, because it's the dirtier of the three. The last one, therefore, is Erwin's.
Levi gathers everything together, and waits for Eren to be ready.
"Think you can find Erwin's bigass sock in ten minutes?"
Go!
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[Is it Eren's nature, or the fact that he's in the mindset of a dog that makes him so happy to be doing "not bad"? He must look like a total dope with his tail wagging at Levi, but he doesn't really notice much himself! On the "Go!", he zooms off into the woods. He thought he'd caught the whiff of a third, unfamiliar smell on the last round, so he doesn't need to sniff along the ground to find the general area he needs to be in.
[Ten minutes...Eren moves with urgency. He's never been all that good at trying to time shit in his head, and he's focused on the scent, but he doesn't allow himself to waste any time on this run. He can do it. He will do it!
[Levi should hear him howl from the woods only seconds before the time limit's up.]
Eren looks no more dopey than a real wolf or dog, and since that's an expected thing, it doesn't strike Levi as odd at all. If anything, it's a good thing, to see him enjoying himself, even as a mutt. Maybe that's the benefit of being able to change into an animal, to let go of too much thought and just rely on instinct.
Levi tracks Eren to where he's found the last box, exactly where he'd buried it, and maybe even cracks the faintest of pleased smiles. It's more in his eyes than anything, but he gives Eren another encouraging ruffle, shows him the stopwatch, paused with three seconds remaining.
"well done, Eren."
He retrieves the box, and inside is indeed Erwin's sock.
"Sorry, didn't bring you any mutt treats," he says as they make their way back to the clearing. "You'll have to be satisfied with some cookies Erwin made, later."
[Eren hasn't necessarily acknowledged why there are nights he'll spend hours wandering around in this form. Levi's instincts are correct, though. It's easier, this way, to find some semblance of peace.
[When Eren sees the stopwatch, paused with only three seconds remaining, he rears up on his hind legs and howls in victory. Flump. Back on the ground, and then they're on their way to the clearing.
[He doesn't look disappointed at the lack of treats, at least, merely nodding his big furry head.]
They'll keep going with that for a little while until he wears Eren out again, and that'll probably be it for the day. Another time they can test out Eren's bite strength and maybe play tug-of-war with some rope. Wolfren against Humanity's Strongest, who will win???
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[Then it's back to work. Eren runs off to the socks Levi's laid out and goes for the green one next - more challenging now that the owner isn't standing right next to him. Is this...Hange's?
[Off into the woods once more. This time, it only takes him about 13 or so minutes. Not bad, but not great...]
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definitely.A two minute improvement is still pretty good, and Levi even says as much with a pleased "not bad", opening the second box to show Eren he's right again. It's definitely Hange's, because it's the dirtier of the three. The last one, therefore, is Erwin's.
Levi gathers everything together, and waits for Eren to be ready.
"Think you can find Erwin's bigass sock in ten minutes?"
Go!
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[Ten minutes...Eren moves with urgency. He's never been all that good at trying to time shit in his head, and he's focused on the scent, but he doesn't allow himself to waste any time on this run. He can do it. He will do it!
[Levi should hear him howl from the woods only seconds before the time limit's up.]
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Levi tracks Eren to where he's found the last box, exactly where he'd buried it, and maybe even cracks the faintest of pleased smiles. It's more in his eyes than anything, but he gives Eren another encouraging ruffle, shows him the stopwatch, paused with three seconds remaining.
"well done, Eren."
He retrieves the box, and inside is indeed Erwin's sock.
"Sorry, didn't bring you any mutt treats," he says as they make their way back to the clearing. "You'll have to be satisfied with some cookies Erwin made, later."
lmk if you want to wrap or move to smth else!
[When Eren sees the stopwatch, paused with only three seconds remaining, he rears up on his hind legs and howls in victory. Flump. Back on the ground, and then they're on their way to the clearing.
[He doesn't look disappointed at the lack of treats, at least, merely nodding his big furry head.]
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Levi picks up the ball and CHUCKS it again.
They'll keep going with that for a little while until he wears Eren out again, and that'll probably be it for the day. Another time they can test out Eren's bite strength and maybe play tug-of-war with some rope. Wolfren against Humanity's Strongest, who will win???