Gently, nearly reverently, he settled a gloved hand atop the dog's head, letting Faith slobber all over his hand as the overgrown pup butted up and started licking.
He hadn't even remembered Faith, almost and not really. After all, his own life at home meant that he was far too busy to be looking after a pet, and he had continued that busyness here, keeping his thoughts off how he was meant to get back again. There was always too much to do, too many things he needed to figure out-- even with the network posts about pets recently, he hadn't ventured into that mindset.]
Hello.
[The greeting was hesitant, completely made up for by Faith's enthusiasm instead.
Hope turned his attention to Sakura, bewildered and overwhelmed, tone surprised.]
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Gently, nearly reverently, he settled a gloved hand atop the dog's head, letting Faith slobber all over his hand as the overgrown pup butted up and started licking.
He hadn't even remembered Faith, almost and not really. After all, his own life at home meant that he was far too busy to be looking after a pet, and he had continued that busyness here, keeping his thoughts off how he was meant to get back again. There was always too much to do, too many things he needed to figure out-- even with the network posts about pets recently, he hadn't ventured into that mindset.]
Hello.
[The greeting was hesitant, completely made up for by Faith's enthusiasm instead.
Hope turned his attention to Sakura, bewildered and overwhelmed, tone surprised.]
...Have you kept him this entire time?