[It's uncomfortable, hearing that wheeze from this channel. The communicator seems to have been carelessly swatted to the floor as he passed by it, considering that it caught the tail end of his retreating shape before it slumped heavily into a chair.

He's gray. Grayer than usual, pale blue in the lips and fingers and obviously cold and sick. Clearly, the steaming drink he has, too dark to be any normal blend of tea, isn't doing whatever job he expected it to.

Whatever is going on, his lips haven't stopped moving once, a shaking hand carefully thumbing each and every bead on the rosary. Prayers, probably.

He has some kind of tic. A constant jerk towards the window, as if he heard something from there, before he digs at an ear with his pinky. Tinnitus maybe? Whatever the issue is, the faded glare finally lands on the blinking light of the communicator, and he hurls a book sitting on the table at it, before struggling to get up and shut the stupid thing off]

Dúr, maith do rud ar bith, briste píosa truflais! Éist suas!

[ Everyone's TVs will flicker on and to the Genessia News Channel for a Live Special Report. The Show Host doesn't seem to be where he normally would be, instead when the executive chair spins around, there's a dog sitting in it. ]

HOHOHO! Merry Christmas everyone! Just kiddin', the big guy's busy and your usual Show Host needed a vacay! So you get me, Cupid! What do you think I do the rest of the year, lick my balls like a dog? Ha! Get your paws out of the gutter and get ready for the City Guardian debates, ya mutts!

Genessia City and Nova City will be sitting out of the debates since David Haller and Weiss Schnee run unopposed again! Guess we know who people think are the top dogs around here if no one even tried! Roohoohoo! Just kidding just kidding, you're doin' a doggone good job.

Let's start with Attleton. Attleton, a dog's best friend and you know it as soon as you get to the dog park! This term we've got Blaze versus Barbara! A battle of the B's! Blaze is the current Guardian and most people agree he's kept Attleton safe, but newcomer Barbara seems to have a bone to pick with him!

Favored by protectors and the one town that has an excuse not to be dog people. Really, man, I'm sorry about your femur. I got it back to ya, I told ya, those bite marks weren't mine, Bonedaddy. Everglade's got the ghost with the most, Danny Phantom versus mystery contender newcomer Mayor Oswald Cobblepot versus Grell Sutcliff. I would mind if she gave me a belly rub if ya know what I mean, woof woof.

Last but not least, put a little magic in your lives! Fayren's got the best hot spring for a dog to take a break from sniffing butts and rest his own. Will Satori Komeiji keep on ruffing things up as the reigning champion or will it be one of the new contenders trying to stop it from raining cats and dogs? Let me tell you- when it's raining cats, it's no fun, so let's hope that Yukiko Amagi, owner of Heals on Wheels and Amagi Inn, or Xander, knight of the dreamboats (ladies, see me about arrows after the show), are ready to protect us from getting nose scratches in all the wrong ways.

Looks like it's going to be a battle worth wagging your tail over, chumps! Ruffhaha! Let's get this Q&A debate started. You all come up with questions to ask each of the Guardians, and each Guardian will have the opportunity to answer it to help you decide which of your candidates is the right one for your city. This is going to be broadcast on live TV from right here in Genessia City. Send in text questions over the big screen with the hashtag #BarkinGuardians if you couldn't make it in person!

{ OOC NOTE: Anyone can reply to this post with a question they want to ask the potential City Guardians. Each City Guardian candidate is tasked with answering any question on this post. No candidate is required to, but lack of participation may affect public opinion of the candidate!

On December 18th, the polls will officially go up and each character will be afforded one vote for each city. So if you play 5 characters, you will need to submit 5 vote choices in the OOC poll, though they should go along with what your character would ICly want. If you only play 1, then only that character will get a vote. For now though, the debate is here! }