i physcially cannot stop thinking about the ace attorney character's pets. would vongole and pess get along (klavier and edgeworth's dogs, for context)
vongole, and why i think kristoph gavin knows basic italian
ok so i just rbed a(n old) poll asking participants what breed they think vongole is. the tags i added, for those curious, can be summed up thusly:
vongole means "clams" in italian
i dont think kristoph gavin would give his dog a pretentious sounding italian name without knowing what it meant first (both so he wouldn't look dumb not knowing and so he wouldn't be caught by surprise if someone else knew)
kristoph named vongole that because the dog is somehow reminiscent of a clam. so, curly/textured fur, a dark greyish brown, maybe a dark tan...
vongole is an airedale terrier.
HOWEVER. i started thinking more, and... why would he stop there? like, kristoph "i have to be the smartest person in the room or i'll kill someone" gavin would not give his dog a pretentious sounding italian name and then risk subjecting himself to someone learning about it, proceeding to ask him if he knows italian, and having to say no.
as such, i think kristoph gavin taught himself basic italian. just so he could say he knows it. all because of his fucking dog.
(Yes i know that kristoph refers to her as a terrier in the game. I think he just does not know very much about dogs and bought a fancy one so he would look fancy and rich)
Do think that Kristoph would be the type of person to stop whatever he is doing to pet or approach a dog?
Oooo that's a tricky question. My initial instinct was no, but then Shi-Long Lang is canonically like this even though one might not expect it. So who knows?
After thinking it over, I think my answer would be "it depends." I feel that there is a clear canine hierarchy in Kristoph's mind. There is his perfect clams princess Vongole at the top--and then, there is literally every other dog who did not have the good fortune to be born Vongole.
I think that the to a lesser extent, Kristoph's love for Vongole might extend to other dogs but I'm not sure it would automatically lead him into "omg, dog. must pet" mindset. However, there would be some exceptions.
If the dog is exceptionally beautiful. Vongole is of course, the most beautiful (and smartest) dog in the world in Kristoph's mind, but I think he still would be quite struck if he saw another lovely, well-groomed dog (esp one of a different breed--so less directly comparable to Vongole) and would want to seek it out and say hello, especially to evaluate if this dog might be a good friend for Vongole--assuming their owner is also up to Kristoph's standards.
If Kristoph really misses Vongole . Kristoph would also be more likely to approach a new doggo if he really misses his best girl. Maybe Kristoph had to travel for work and couldn't take his doggo, so he tries to live vicariously through a nice dog he sees on the street. Or there were probably a handful of times were Vongole needed to spend the night at the vet's when she was sick, and Kristoph just felt so lonely without her that any dog would bring him comfort.
If Kristoph is having a no-good, very bad day. Occasionally, Kristoph's anxiety might get so high that he needs immediate calming but can't go home to see Vongole and get it. However, if he sees a nice-looking dog on the street, it might help bring him out of a potential/imminent panic attack, so he would go and bask in calming canine presence--even if it's not nearly as therapeutic as Vongole's presence is.
sometimes, when lots of bullshit has happened, you just gotta be messes together 🍻📚
originally drawn for day 5: comfort for klapollo week 2022
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hi my name is den and i am never not emotional about these two i just never am it's true. so, post-aa5... this originally was gonna be a lot more angsty but then i remembered, "oh right! comfort, it's comfort day!" pftt