Who: Ethan Lemaire(Abel), a little puppy named Foal, and OTA
When: catch-all for Ethan around the vessel
Where: Around, though lots of enclosure and deck action
What: Ethan may have asked Norton to assist him in getting a dog for his upcoming birthday. It was a short off ship venture, but now he is trying to socialize that dog to the best of his ability and being absolutely adorable with it.
Warnings: A serious young man allowing himself to be more vulnerable in public spaces, CUTE DOG WARNING



Ethan can be seen with a puppy with big paws, long awkward legs and a whip of a tail trailing along either at his side or bounding behind him all around the ship. He takes him for runs, though far shorter than the ones that he's used to in the morning before work, has him napping in his lap while he sits and reads in the gym after, and leaves a little earlier than usual to make sure Foal is getting his proper puppy energy drained before the end of the day.

He is mindful of the dog in places that dogs probably don't need to be, but his appearances in the dining hall, pool and library are far shorter than usual so as not to leave him to his own devices too long. Walks and runs on the deck sometimes bleed into the enclosure, trying to get him used to things that a puppy might be fearful of, water, loud noises, but really, he has never trained a dog before, so some advice and assistance would be welcomed.

Ethan's demeanor has certainly relaxed, more often than usual his serious expression bleeds into an open smile, and he doesn't even feel weird about talking to the clumsy animal with open affection. Socializing in his own cabin with Alex seems to be going fairly well, seeing as the cat spent the first six months of his life with dogs and other assorted animals under the care of the veterinary clinic, but he's careful to make sure they aren't left unsupervised together.

If he seems a little embarrassed upon introducing the dog by name, don't worry about it. Norton picked the name, and he's trying to pretend that he doesn't have two animals now loosely named after his boyfriends. He won't escape a knowing look from Fitz, but maybe he will from everyone else.