Quite a few of those seconds pass before she gets a reply. Alistair's doing his best to be stealthy -- and having the self-awareness to realize that his level of stealth is, well, not very, taking out the handheld before he's at the kennels seems unwise.
But eventually:
CQG: Don't laugh! CQG: Curtains are FEARSOME CQG: You never know when they'll trip you when you're just trying to take a nice stroll across your room CQG: Or pretend to be a darkspawn when you're half asleep CQG: But no, I think if Anora tolerated Cailan for so long, a bit more Theirin madness won't scare her off CQG: Unfortunately CQG: Anyway!
CURRENT quondamGryphon [CQG] sent file "hello.jpg"
A tawny-colored mabari, tongue lolling cheerfully, greets Ysa when she opens the file. It has its front legs propped up against the side of its enclosure, the better to get as close to the photographer as possible.
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But eventually:
CQG: Don't laugh!
CQG: Curtains are FEARSOME
CQG: You never know when they'll trip you when you're just trying to take a nice stroll across your room
CQG: Or pretend to be a darkspawn when you're half asleep
CQG: But no, I think if Anora tolerated Cailan for so long, a bit more Theirin madness won't scare her off
CQG: Unfortunately
CQG: Anyway!
CURRENT quondamGryphon [CQG] sent file "hello.jpg"
A tawny-colored mabari, tongue lolling cheerfully, greets Ysa when she opens the file. It has its front legs propped up against the side of its enclosure, the better to get as close to the photographer as possible.