Jurassic House(Thoth)

The aroma of cooking meat and the sound of classical music filled the home of Aloysius Paltiel. He pulled out a silver bowl which was almost imediately followed by the clacking of feet on the white tiled floor. "Hold on I still have to cut it up," Aloysius turned smiling at his four legged housemate. It was fairly recently that he met and taken in the small wolf pup who came to be known as Zwart. He was on a job when he found him in the woods, sickly and abandoned; he probably would have died if he'd stayed any longer. Needless to say, Aloysius took him to the vet, got him treated, and took him in as a pet after having it confirmed that it wasn't just someone's lost were-baby. He may not be a werewolf but the pup did exhibit signs of being fairly intelligent.

The pup let out an impatient whine as his owner cut up the meat into bite sized pieces and placed it in the bowl and set it on the floor. He left the kitchen and headed into the living room, it was fairly neat save the blue prints lying out on the coffee table along with a mug. He cleared the blueprints off, neatly rolling them up and chugging the cold coffee. He was just about to put the prints away and check on Zwart when there was a knock at the door. A loud knock that prompted the Zwart to skitter out of the kitchen to start yipping at the door. Aloysius put the mug and blue prints down and went to answer the door. There was only one person he knew with a knock like that. He answered the door, "Uncle Ignatius! What are you doing here?"

The dog barked once and trotted up beside his owner. "Shush, you," he said, picking Zwart up.

@"Thoth"

"Oh, you were just in the area then," he thought it was strange that Ignatius would just drop in unannounced. At least when he called he could toss something on that was a little more formal. He was wearing clothes that said he was staying in to binge watch Netflix. "I got this guy a little a month and a half ago," he placed the wolf back on the ground. In all honesty he probably would have gone to the festival but between the dog, school preparation, and work it had crept up on him. "Come in,he gestured, heading into the living room.

Zwart followed behind his owner energetically, keeping an eye on Ignatius as he took his place on his dog bed. Aloysius would be lying if he said he wasn't caught a bit off guard by the sudden visit. If it was anyone else he probably wouldn't act so formal, but there was a good degree of respect he'd held for his relative. "Can I get you anything? And how was the festival?"

Aloysius couldn't help but smile at that, having attended Starlight, hearing some good news about the clubs made him happy. As for the inquiry about his pet, "Well he's a wolf, as to what kind the vet wasn't sure himself."

He took a seat across from Ignatius, a bit more relaxed now. "Don't worry, I got a bunch of books and he's well trained...mostly," he added. He wondered if Ignatius even had any pets growing up. If he did, they weren't in any family photos. Unless there were albums he hadn't stumbled across. On the other hand, seeing Ignatius as a child in those photos was just strange. He was always this tall imposing figure for as long as he could remember.

"Did you have any pets?" he asked out of curiosity.

He smiled slightly at the warning he'd received. He was fully aware of the risk of having a wolf for a pet. He was a raptor, instilling the idea that he was the alpha was somehow second nature. He was currently teaching him social skills for being out in public around strangers. "Don't worry, he seems to have taken to me. I did save his life more or less," he shrugged as he glanced over at the little wolf who seemed to be slowly drifting off on his bed.

Aloysius was genuinely surprised when he said he thought about getting a reptile for his office. They were more suited for offices, but the island's big shot dino shifter owning a reptile almost seemed cliche. Thinking about it more he was surprised he hadn't gotten something for the office. Aquariums could work as well. "Well if you do it, you should get a chameleon or a turtle. Fish aren't a bad option either, but I guess they're less fun than reptiles," he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

He blinked, almost forgetting where he was for a moment. He was in his own home but Ignatius was the family head. He was so used to his older relative taking the lead on certain things. "Oh! Right, this way," he responded as if in somewhat of a daze. He led Ignatius into the living room, gesturing to the furniture. "Make yourself at home."

He took a seat in his favorite chair across from Ignatius. "School's keeping me pretty busy. The engineering department somehow expects me to top the project me and my team threw together last year," he grinned at the thought of the project. "And I think my business class wants me to shadow a business owner and write a paper somewhere down the road," he said as a sort of warning of things to come. "It probably won't be for a couple months but I figured I'd warn you now, and I'll let you know again when it gets closer," he added.

"Still, after this year it's all over for school," Aloysius couldn't help but feel a little sad about it, but he knew it was just another fact of life.