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[genpcs]

[ For the first few seconds of the feed, there's just a dog in chill sunglasses with hearts on his face staring at the screen. He licks his nose once, then suddenly a deep voice comes right out of that mouth in perfectly a understandable universal language. ]

Hey. Hey. Ya didn't hear it from me, but I heard there's this guy named Cupid and he went and lost his arrows. Every last one! [ The dog looks left to right. ] All he wanted was to show a bunch of dumb humans that he wasn't some baby like everyone keeps drawing him. Who would base love off a baby, huh? Huh? Really, that sounds like a shotgun wedding waiting to happen. Not very romantic if you've got a baby first. Not that there's anything wrong if you wanna do that. I'm a fan of puppy love. Love in all forms, if anyone tells you different tell 'em to kiss your ass!

[ Back on track-- ]

This dog needs your help. Hundreds of arrows all across the city and if you bring 'em to me, you'll get a real good treat. Seriously, free of charge. Thanks, you're great. Just don't touch the tips. And if ya do, and ya have a problem, don't say I didn't warn ya.

Cupid out!

[ Wait, he was trying to keep that he was Cupid quiet since screwing up wasn't on his agenda for his big introduction. There's a whimper, just like a normal dog, then... ] Ay Chihuahua, I just boned myself with that one. It's me, I'm Cupid, just bring me my arrows and there's some charms in it for the people who bring me the most.

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

You could have just been up front with us about it...

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[genpcs]

Finally got people to understand I was just saying hi when I went around sniffing their backsides, get drunk at one party and some fluffy Pommie calls me baby and suddenly it's gone everywhere, humans start putting everything in their image, and who's the one suddenly being treated like somethin' less than an adult? Me. Now I come to town, tryin' to set the record straight, and my luggage falls off mid-flight. BAM! Back to square one. I just wanted a clean bowl, kid.

[youfool]

Color Ted skeptical. Possibly, Cupid had a different incarnation. More canine, more crude, more...impossibly ignorant as to what love is. Still, maybe he remembered a little something from his origins.

"Cupid, eh? You've aroused my cupidity...for truth! Tell me, who was the lover who dared not look upon you; and yet dared?"

[genpcs]

Psyche? You've got a lot of spunk askin' about my wife. It's because of the dog thing, huh? You should question things before the truth is in your face if you wanna chow down on everything Hallmark and storybooks feed ya. Here-

[ He turns around, showing off his bum (and the scar on his back leg from where Psyche injured him). ]

That help ya feel any better about helping a stranger in need or do I need to show you my ID tags, officer?

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[foreverdrunk]

[He was going to say something but he just... Can't get over the talking dog.]

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[genpcs]

You got a problem? [ Yeah, he's getting barked at. ]

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[grindpantera]

[Cats rule, dogs drool. Just sayin'.]

How the hell do you shoot arrows?

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[genpcs]

[ Go get stuck in a tree. ]

I got four paws, don't I?

[energybends]

[ the weirdest part about that is that he's a dog. just. a dog. what's up with that?

talking animal? that seems perfectly natural. he's obviously some sort of spirit called cupid that fires arrows. sure. he's not familiar with the origins at all but it seems perfectly reasonable by his standards. ]

What happens if you touch the tips?

[genpcs]

We have a winner! Finally someone asking a doggone good question. You know how I said puppy love's my favorite?

Well, that's what I came packed with- the light stuff. Just came to rain a little sunshine down on Genessia with a nice nip in the right direction. I was thinking of bringing the stronger goods, but woo-ey, can you imagine the dog dirt that would've stirred up?

[koishi_komeiji]

There was some strange sounds as the screen flickered, a face framed in green hair eventually appearing on the screen. "Hey there! You should take on a human form little youkai. Or else people might be surprised you can talk."

She tilted her head a little. "You lost something though? Arrows?" A pause. "Wait... Do they have red tips on them? Because I saw one of those! I didn't touch it because I thought it was someone's. If you lost them I can help you collect them! I bet it would be lots of fun!" The little satori' smile grew. "Where were you and what were you doing when you dropped them?"

[genpcs]

I'm not a youkai, kid, I'm a god, and don't you forget it.

[ The dog nods, his tongue hanging out for a moment. ]

That's them! They'll be scattered about all of the main cities. Some dumb bird ran into me while I was flying in and they got shot everywhere. I knew I shoulda taken the dolphin in.

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

[Minako is going to give a loooong paws about this. That is a dog, but oh my god it's freaking adorable.]

So all we do is bring them back? [That wasn't fun. She wanted to go out and help spread the love, not find arrows and do nothing with them.]

Can't we help in others ways? Also I have to admit you are the cutest cupid, yes you are.

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[genpcs]

Well, ya could. I warned ya about messing around with the tips right? Now, ya didn't hear it from me, but if ya wanted to get two people cuddling up together, poking them with one of them? You'd be setting them up for happiness! Just make sure the two people ya want to see are looking at each other. It'll make anyone fall for the first person they see, so be careful, kid!

And I won't stop ya if ya wanna rub my belly when ya return some of those.

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[filchedfruit]

[ He's never heard of Cupid before]

Where did you lose them? Should I look in all the cities?

[ Since the taking dog answered what was on the tip, and surely some magic is involved.]

Do you know where I could get my own bow and arrows?

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[genpcs]

I was in the sky, they went everywhere. Dumb bird ran into me sent 'em flyin'!

[ The dog scratches himself for a moment as he thinks. ]

Blacksmiths in Fayren. There's probably some people around town who could too!

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[hemoeroticism]

{ Cupid's a dog? Man, was modern pop-culture wrong, or what? }

Arrows, huh...? ☆

{ He's starting to get ideas. }

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[genpcs]

Yep, arrows! Special kind though. Not gonna hurt anyone besides pride if they prick the wrong people! Haha!

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[deathsought]

{ Charms? Cupid? }

What sort of 'problem' comes from touching the arrows?

{ Tartaros usually didn't take jobs like this, but Marde Guille did want to go after the Charms... }

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[genpcs]

Just a little crush! Ain't gonna cause any real harm, but a bit of attraction can go a long way in helping people find happiness! In my paws, people find the person they wanna share a rawhide with easy! If you touch 'em, it'll just be the first person you see.

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[beautifulmidboss]

Oh dear...how did you manage to lose all of those arrows?

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[genpcs]

A dumb bird ran into me on my way in, scattered my bag across all the cities!

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[notaraptorwhisperer]

[... Eleria isn't quite sure what to make of all this, but she's infinitely more comfortable with animals than humans, and she does have a question:]

What kind of charms do you offer, Cupid?

[She has an idea what a charm is, but only in the context of her own world; she might have entirely the wrong idea for what they are in this world.]

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[genpcs]

Ya must be new around here, kid. Charms are things you can collect here in Genessia. Get 4, ya can wish for a lost memory or a pet or a lifetime supply of chewies- whatever ya want!

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[ainoakuma]

Cupid?

[Flonne has vaguely heard about Cupid back home, but that meant that...]

Really?! That's terrible! I'll do the best I can to find them then! Cupid has to spread love around this time of year after all!

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[genpcs]

Thanks for your help, kid!

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[deadlysakura]

Find the arrows and bring them back? That sounds simple enough. [Zoisite, of course, is an expert at finding things. Granted, this will be a challenge without any sort of honing device, but...] They're merely scattered on the ground, right? Not inside people? [Just making sure.]

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[genpcs]

I think ya'd have a hospital sitch if they got inside people, I hope not!