animal adoption day [open to all]

[coopdetat]

SIREN COVE ANIMAL SHELTER PROUDLY PRESENTS
ANIMAL ADOPTION DAY
ALL ADOPTIONS FREE FROM 10AM-4PM. FIRST VET VISIT FREE WITH SHEA COOPER, DVM.
BOOTHS, FOOD, PRIZES, AND MORE! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 AT SIREN COVE BEACH PARK.



Coop's satisfied with the turnout today. He's been working on this event with Dylan for weeks and now that he's had the chance to talk to Les about what's going on with Joel, he feels a little more at ease. Not by a lot, friend-devouring demon on the loose and what not, but still, knowing they have some extra help has proven to be better for his sleeping patterns.

Besides, it's kind of hard to let his mind wander to darker things like that when he's watching kids points out their favorite puppies and kitties and bunnies and begging their parents for the chance to take them home. He's seen familiar faces and met brand new ones, a majority of them eager to get his advice on what's best to feed their new family addition, what the best heartworm medication is, what the best grooming tips are, all sorts of shit that he answers with ease with a giant grin on his face because this is what he loves doing. Watching little fluffballs bring joy to people's faces, it never gets old.

He can see Dylan assisting a couple with one of their older gals, a four-year-old Basset called Hettie who's the sweetest thing but hasn't had much luck in finding a forever home. Coop watches with a faint smile, pleased at the attention the dog's so deservedly getting, and doesn't really register that someone's tapping on his shoulder until it starts to feel more like they're jabbing him. He turns with a raised eyebrow, smile still intact because he's nice like that.

"Hi, yeah, what can I do ya for?"



[OOC: Feel free to use this as a gathering. Or an excuse to come harass this dumdum.]

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[sylviedevereux]

Sylvie looks up with a smile, beckoning for the girl to come closer and pat Cooper. "I don't know, he's not mine," she says, scratching Cooper's back and watching his tongue loll happily. "He's cute though, right?"

[callmeemily]

"He's adorable," she says again, but this time more to the dog than to Sylvie, shifting to settle herself down. It's a little less graceful than most because of her leg, but she's still got it handled, immediately bending to ruffle Cooper's ears and give him scritches. "I really wish I could get a dog - eventually, just not today, I think. Do you have any?"

[sylviedevereux]

This is nice, Sylvie thinks, sitting on the grass petting a dog and having a simple conversation with a nice girl. Since she's gotten here it's been a run of awkward and hopeful conversations with Shea, laden down with hidden meanings and underlying intentions and this is just a chat about dogs, and it's lovely.

"Why not today?" She queries. "I hear there's a free vet service." Sylvie shakes her head. "I've always wanted one, but it never worked out."

[callmeemily]

Raleigh looks over at Coop. "I mean, I don't think I'd let him not let me pay, but... my roommates have a dog, and it's their house, and I just sort of... have a room, so it don't think it's the best time, you know? Maybe in a year or two." She shrugs, looking back at Sylvie. "You never know. Maybe my bakery will hit it big, and I could get two dogs," she says it like it's a big surprise.

"I'm Raleigh, by the way. I run the Orchard House Bakery in town."

[sylviedevereux]

Sylvie follows her gaze to Coop and doesn't say anything. She's not sure how Coop's friends are going to react to her, whether they even know about her, but from the way Raleigh is talking, it looks like she's about to find out. "You own a bakery? I'll have to stop by." She does miss the little patisserie around the corner from her apartment. "Nice to meet you. I'm Sylvie," she says, and holds her hand out to shake.

[callmeemily]

Raleigh smiles widely. "I do! It's by the Crossroads bookstore. I'd love it if you stopped by - you're French, right?" She wrinkles her nose at how ridiculous her question is, but she's not at all shy about the fact she's asked it. "I have a bunch of pastries that I make that I'm trying to make right - but I've never been to France, I don't know if you'd be willing to try them...?" She lets the question just sort of hang there, to see if Sylvie would be willing to QA some o the stuff that Raleigh's made.

[sylviedevereux]

Sylvie laughs, the question a novelty to her here. "Oui," she says with a smile. "I'd like that. I haven't been here very long but I miss home." She misses it for more reasons than the obvious, but she does like it here, and she'd like it even more if she could have a small slice of France with it.