Take Off The Mask

[Danger Arceneau]

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

Danger could only smile in growing delight. Hearing Alric laugh, and delight in his eyes at the presence of the Tuggle warmed her heart. She stood to the side, her arms crossed under her breasts, simply enjoying the view. The tuggle would give an affectionate and excited growl, wiggling for attention. A small snort of approval came when the old Tetan's fingers ran across his belly.

The for small feet would start to kick in pleasure, his fluffy tail curling as it delighted in the touch.

"It's a Tuggle pup." Danger would explain. "They come from Toola. Normally used by the Whiphids to draw their sledges." with a slow roll of her hip, Danger drew closer, dropping her hands to bend down at the waist. Her own fingers lightly careassed the Tuggle's cheek, feeling the wet nose nudge at her palm. Her own laughter joined Alric's

"You did say you wanted a pet..." bright green eyes would lift to meet the blue of her husbands.

"Your wedding present."

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

The creature was oddly fluffy, it's smooth fur being almost silken. He supposed that it was going to get quite large if they used them to pull sleds, especially if those monstrous aliens used them to pull sleds. Alric continued to scratch the Tuggles tummy, his fingers digging gently through the fluff.

It's tiny legs kicked.

"What shall we name him?" Alric asked looking up at Danger. It was clear that the Old Tetan enjoyed his present, liked the idea of having a pet. He was getting up there in age, his daughters were out the door and Danger was still working nearly every day. A pet would keep him busy, occupy him and give him a length of companionship when Danger had to go away on business. Of course the latter did not happen all that often anymore, but one got quite bored in retirement.

"Tuggly?" Alric said as he motioned for Danger to come closer. "Wuggly?"

He grinned a the silliness.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

“Mistah Tuggles?”

The suggestion was given with a notable twitch of her crimson lips. Her chest and shoulders shook in her amusement. All three names had a certain fitting aspect to them. Certainly the girls would see the humor of it, and she expected Alric to ham it up whenever the Tuggle may meet someone new.

The couch sank as she came to sit next to him, her arms slipping around his right. Leaning close, she admired the sight of the Old Tetan playing with the excitable Tuggle pup.

“Like him? He was the most affectionate and brightest one. He loves to cuddle.” she told him. Holding her hand out, the Tuggle came to his feet, excitedly nudging his large wet nose against her hand, as if searching for a treat.

“He’ll grow quite large, though… I expect that perhaps he could shove us both out of the bed then.” came her half chuckle, giving the tuggle a scratch behind the small ears.


[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

He didn't doubt that the thing would grow to be big enough to throw both he and Danger out of bed, especially since it was already strong enough to move Alric's hand without much effort. He watched it for a time, playing with Danger's palm while it wriggled around.

The old Tetan mused slightly.

Names had never been his strong suit, that was obvious with his daughters as well. Rose was named after Danger of course, and lily was a play off Rose's name. It was a funny little coincidence, and both names had been thought of by Alric. Mr. Tuggles, as he would now be called would have to suffer with his abhorrent name, though for some odd reason the Tetan thought that the little creature wouldn't really mind one bit whatever it was called as long as it was treated well. "It's a good thing then that Mr. Tuggles will not be allowed in the bedroom."

Most of good pet ownership was training.

Alric would see to it that Mr. Tuggles received all the proper training. "He'll have to stick to the rest of the apartment."

 

[Danger Arceneau]

At that moment, Mr. Tuggles decided it would behoove him to jump in between them. Training indeed. He wiggled his soft, slinky body onto their laps, his big wet nose constantly sniffing and twitching. The fine whiskers would brush against their chests and laps, that sleek, muscular body wanting affection.

“Whoa there!” Danger laughed, trying to halt the very persistent sniff and half lick from the young Tuggle pup by her chin. That’s when he discovered two very soft mounds to play with. Apparently, Mr Tuggles had a facination with Danger’s more ample regions, as he rolled his head right between her cleavage and began to nuzzle close, one eye peeking up at her while half of his face shoved against her warmth.

“.... He’s clearly your Tuggle.” Danger would say in wry amusement. She had to admit, despite the clingy attention, he was quite adorable.


[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

"Well, we know what we like." Alric said it as a shrug rolled over his shoulders.

The little creature was scooped up by him, his hands slipping beneath the Mr. Tuggles arms as he was pulled off of Danger and set onto the floor. Almost immediately the little beast shot off, as though he were eager to explore anything and everything that was around him. The old Tetan watched him for a moment, making sure that Mr. Tuggles didn't get into any trouble as he began to explore the apartment at large. Alric smiled slightly, watching the little guy run around then turning his attention to Danger.

His hand looped around her, his palm pulling her towards him.

Danger found her way to his lap, settling there almost immediately by the guiding hand of her husband. He smiled up at her, planting a soft kiss on her lips as his fingers slid onto her hips. Out of the corner of his eyes he continued to watch Mr. Tuggles sniff his way around the apartment, looking at every plant, statue, and anything else that he could sniff. The little creature was excitable at the very least, wanting to explore anything and everything.

"Thank you." Alric said as he kissed her again.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

Danger sank into his embrace, letting her arms slide around his shoulders to draw him close. His kiss would provoke a smile against his lips, and she gently drew back with a light peck to gently bop her nose against his. Lids have shut, she pressed her forehead against his own.

"You're welcome." she sighed out. This had been her plan for the past few months. It was a joy to see that he appreciated the gift. Her mouth curved wider. "Reckon now you won't be so lonely while I'm gone."

At that time, the tuggle had decided to sniff his way out of the room towards the living room. The sound of his clicking claws against the polished floor were a slight warning of the newest addition of their family wandering beyond their sight.

Glancing at Alric, her eyes grew wide. "... He still needs to be trained." And watched over.

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

"Pff." Alric said with a scoff. "Nonsense."

He of course was joking. "The Little Guy doesn't need training, look at him! Exploring all on his own."

Mr. Tuggles was rushing across the floor of the apartment, his tiny claws scratching against the hardwood floors as he went slipping and sliding about, his toes not quite used to the slippery wood. The small creature tried to balance itself, shifting slightly on all four of its feet until it suddenly began to waddle...then topple over. Mr. Tuggles flopped onto the floor, his head coming down to be even with his body and his legs sliding out from beneath him.

He seemed to stall there for a moment, contemplating his life.

"See?" Alric said turning his head back towards Danger. "Doing perfectly fine."

The old man tried not to smirk too much during that.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

"Is that what you'll be thinking once you have a shoe missing?" Danger would tease him, nuzzling her cheek against his, enjoying his embrace. Mister Tuggles was still contemplating his life. After a few seconds, he became board. Rising to his feet, he slipped and would slide a bit, attempting to regain his balance from before.

The slight clicking sound of his second attempt would be all the forewarning Danger and Alric would have. Hearing Alric's voice, the Tuggle became overly excited again. His sleek body began to move, tiny stubby legs trying to move frantically forward -- only to seemingly stay in place and slip and slide due to being unable to get enough purchase.

Stalling again, he appeared a bit glum, his thick fluffy tail falling to the floor in mild dejection.

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

"My shoes?" Alric echoed her question. "Oh I'm sure they'll be fine. They're a lot heavier than yours."

Mr. Tuggles eventually regained his composure, his tail swishing over the wooden floors once or twice before finally the little guy took a deep breath and eventually managed to wobble his way back to his feet. He didn't try to move this time, instead he stalled there, staring ahead as if he could simply will himself back to a walk-able surface. Alric turned his head back, grinning slightly as he caught sight of the Tuggle simply standing there with a look of utter determination on his face.

"I suppose one of us should go and help him. Maybe keep him on the carpet for now." The old Tetan tried not to laugh.

The Tuggle really was frozen in place.

He simply stood within that singular spot, his head moving about every once in a while until eventually his eyes settled on Danger. Beady blackness stared at her in half panic, half plea.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

Laughter would make her shoulders tremble, a mammaquatia of delight as she shook her head. With a lingering kiss to his lips, Danger murmured, "Reckon someone has to save his skin." she teased, giving him a slight nuzzle with her cheek. The scruff of his beard was soft as a brush, eliciting a slight shiver as it ran against the line of her jaw.

"Mmm... how about you fix us dinner?" she encouraged him, giving his shoulder a lingering sweep of her hand as she pushed herself to her feet. Mister Tuggles saw the movement, and his fluffy tale began a slight thump thump of interest. Perhaps she would come to save him? "Unless you rather go out for the night?" she would suggest a different option, full hips slowly ambling away towards the easily excitable Tuggle. Bending down, Danger gave another chuckle.

"Having a bit of trouble there, Mistah Tuggles?" she asked, reaching down to pick his sleek body up with her hands. He was quite heavy, and would grow larger and gain more weight as he grew older. Moving towards the carpet area, Danger cradled the Tuggle in her hand and caressed the back of his hears.

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

Go out? Well they did have enough time to do anything they pleased and Mr. Tuggles would likely be able to come along to anywhere they went, Alric of course owned this entire station so it's not like they would deny him and Danger access to any restaurant. He smiled slightly, shifting and looking at Danger as she scratched the tiny Tuggles tummy.

"Let's go out." Alric said the words as the Tuggle squirmed slightly.

The little guy clearly wasn't quite yet done with exploring the apartment, clearing wanting to run around more.

"We can take him with." Alric pointed towards the Tuggle. "Or maybe make a little pen for him?"

There was enough furniture on the second floor that they could get away with that, plus if Danger hadn't already gotten him a bed they could very likely make one out of the sofa cushions or something else, whatever it took to make the little guy comfortable enough. He doubted that Mr. Tuggles was always in need of companionship, from what Danger had said they were usually sled animals, that meant that he was likely more than okay being by himself for at least a little while.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

"I have a pen for him already." the titan maned woman would relay to her husband, nuzzling the side of Mr. Tuggle's face. His wet nose poked and sniffed at her neck, leaving a damp spot as Danger began to laugh.

"Okay.. okay! No more kisses!" she would attempt to block the affectionate licks and nudges from his nose. However, Mr. Tuggles would not be denied. Chuckling, Danger relayed to the Old Tetan, "Over here... I set the following room up for him." With as large as their apartment was, it was easy to set aside a space.

Keeping it from Alric and trying to be as subtle as she could about it was what took work. "I'm okay with either option.. but if we take him with us, we should put on his collar and maybe get a leash."

Even if they did own the station, having him accidentally run off was not the best of ideas.

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

"Let's leave him at home for now." Alric said calmly.

It was probably better to have Mr. Tuggles stay here for a bit rather than take him out to run around on the Skyhook at large. The little guy would be okay here in the apartment for an hour or two and as long as he had food and water he would be perfectly okay. With a slight stretch the Titan followed after Danger, watching the little Tuggle struggle within Danger's grasp. The apartment was large enough that Alric had never actually been to the room that Danger lead him to, or rather, hadn't been there in quite a while.

"Force." He commented as he made that realization. "We have too much space."

Some would have laughed at that, but for Alric and Danger it was a very real thing. He walked up beside Danger and petted the little Tuggle on the head, offering Danger a small kiss on the top of her head as she set the little guy down within the pen. "I think he'll be alright for a few hours."

Excitably Mr. Tuggles began to run around the pen, exploring every area and finding that the space was much more agreeable than the hard wood floors he had been confined to not ten minutes ago. He seemed rather pleased with where he had been put, forgetting about Danger and Alric almost immediately to take up playing with several toys that Danger had already purchased to keep him entertained.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

"It's a bit of space," Danger would agree, making sure that the light gate for the pen was secured right. Having a solid state hologram light pen allowed for an ease of convenience without the bulky equipment. Mr. Tuggles was enjoying himself, playing with a small ball. It was one of the many toys she purchased to try and keep the Tuggle entertained.

"Should be interesting to see how the girls take to him." A thought came to her, smiling at the image of a half Galan little boy. "Makai might enjoy meeting him too." just simply the thought of the youngest Dashiell brought a glow to her face. Her expression softened and she gave a small motherly smile. He may not be of her womb, but she cherished [member="Makai Dashiell"] with every fiber of her being.

Turning those wide green eyes over to the Tetan, Danger extended out her hand, reaching with her fingers to interlace them with his own. The warmth of his hand slipped and laced over her own. A small caress of her thumb slid lovingly around the palm of his hand.

"Would you like to have dinner now or later?" she had mentioned dinner earlier, but seeing as how he'd just ambled without his cane across the apartment, his knee might not be so keen on that.


[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

Alric smiled at his wife, leaning slightly to one side to keep pressure off of the wound in his thigh. There was an ache, not direct pain, but a slow throb that reached through his leg and eventually crawled up into his hip and abdomen. The feeling was not pleasant, and truthfully even standing for too long became rather difficult. It helped that he had more than a few walls to support himself on in the apartment, helped more that he had Danger in case he fell.

"Well." The old Titan began. "We could go now."

They would have to fetch his cane first, but that wouldn't be a huge issue. "Or I could give you my present."

For a moment the Tetan just waggled his eyebrows, his hand gently tightening over Danger's and his other arm slipping around her to suddenly pull her close. He leaned on her slightly, though not enough to set her off balance. Instead he simply held her close, giving her a long kiss.

"It's far more intimate though." Alric said. "Maybe too much for you to handle."

 

[Danger Arceneau]

With half hooded eyes, Danger tipped her head back to stare up at the old Tetan. Warm spread from her lips and water-falled down over her chest and limbs. It spread as the joy of simply being in her husband's arms elated her. With her mouth lingering against Alric's, Danger sailed her arms up and over his shoulders, fingers lacing together at the nape of his neck.

"A present?" piqued interest saturated her honeyed voice, and she gently gave him another kiss. "Hmm..." she began with a tone that suggested she thought otherwise of his claim. "I doubt there is anything I wouldn't be able to handle Mistah Kuhn." her chuckle would rumble between them, and she coaxed his lips with another lingering kiss.

"Tell me more about this present of yours." if there was something she'd grown fond of ever since coming together with Alric, it had been the ability to find joy in his presents. They were thoughtful at times, at others far more entertaining for them both. She enjoyed them none the less. Rocking in his arms she slid closer to settle the curves of her body against the hard length of his own.





[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

His hand slowly sailed down, his fingers finding the curve of her rear.

"Well, I can't really do that." Alric explained. "Not without ruining the surprise."

Of course it wouldn't really be all that surprising. "I am afraid we'll need that blindfold from earlier however."

He gave her another small kiss, his fingers curling in a light squeeze. There was a playfulness to the old man, even as he had to shift his weight, moving from one leg to another to better steady himself up against Danger. His leg made certain things difficult, but there was always a time, always a place to have a little fun. One could always work through the pain, and usually the rewards were more than enough to see him through the end of it.

Actually, they were always enough.

 

[Danger Arceneau]

Now that piqued her interest.

A blindfold? At that, there was a salacious arch of her right eyebrow at the man. Her appraisal swept over the familiar angles and lines of his face. There were a few scars here and there amidst the weathered skin and the thick pelt of his beard. They swept over the silver streaks of his hair, drinking in the mischievous expression she found within the blue of his eyes.

"You have my attention." she told him, sensing the shift of his weight from one foot to the other. "Care to do the honors?" she coo'd, giving him one last lingering kiss. With a slow deliberate turn to emphasized the wide hips and full curve of her rear. Presenting herself to him, Danger felt the Tetan's amusement as the scrap of fabric was gently settled over her eyes, casting a shadow to place her in the dark.

Now snug, she simply perked her lips, stretching her senses. Her head swiveled towards the direction she known him to be last at.

"So where to now Mistah Kuhn?" her hands went gliding up, finding his forearms and trailing them upwards.

[member="Alric Kuhn"]

 

[Alric Kuhn]

[member="Danger Arceneau"]

Alric slowly wandered over to Danger, or rather, he hobbled over towards her. The motion was rather comical, but luckily Danger was wearing a blindfold so she couldn't see her husband make his way over towards her. He grimaced slightly as a bit of pain lanced through his thigh, though a shake of his head dispelled it almost immediately, the old Tetan deciding that he would not allow a bit of hurt to get in the way of the prize he was now slated to have.

His hands wrapped around her own.

"Well." The Titan began. "I'm glad you asked, Mrs. Arceneau."

It seemed so strange to address her that way, but it was only right, she was married now. Married to him. He smiled at the thought, slowly pulling Danger along the hallway to the apartment. His odd hobble was aided by the support of the wall, his head turning back to ensure that he didn't accidentally walk the both of them into something. "I'll be escorting you somewhere special."

Not at all special really, but that didn't mean he couldn't imply it.

There bedroom was just down the hall from where they had left Mr. Tuggles, neatly tucked away in the corner of the apartment far away from the front door.