Tracker Dog Application Series 20
Username: -3B-
Tracker Dog you want: #77
Name you'll give it:
Does not claim a name, but is often referred to by the team as Uklet.
[oo-CLAY]
[Croatian, "Haunted"]
NOTE:
[This is the setup of pronouns I would have usually taken, but for comprehension purposes I used the traditional standard masculine pronouns. There's a lot of text here; it's hard to read with these pronouns, unless you're really used to them - something that not everyone is.
I would have used “it”, but I find it extremely disrespectful. We don’t call neutered or spayed dogs “it”, we call them “he” or “she”, even though they’re sterile.]
Physical Statistics/Other
Username: -3B-
Tracker Dog you want: #77
Name you'll give it:
Does not claim a name, but is often referred to by the team as Uklet.
[oo-CLAY]
[Croatian, "Haunted"]
NOTE:
Wiki wrote:*Some groups and individuals have used non-standard pronouns, hoping they will become standard. Various proposals for such changes have been around since at least the 19th century.
Ze (or zie or sie) and zir[25]|| Ze [He]// zir/zem [him]// Zir/Zes [his]// zirs/zes [Pos. his]// Ze likes zirself
[This is the setup of pronouns I would have usually taken, but for comprehension purposes I used the traditional standard masculine pronouns. There's a lot of text here; it's hard to read with these pronouns, unless you're really used to them - something that not everyone is.
I would have used “it”, but I find it extremely disrespectful. We don’t call neutered or spayed dogs “it”, we call them “he” or “she”, even though they’re sterile.]
Physical Statistics/Other
Height: 30" to the shoulder - About the same size as the Pyrenean mastiff, a common type of guard dog.
Weight: Not measured since his time at the base. He weighed about 200 pounds then, again a similar statistic to the Pyrenean.
Currently weighs less due to lifestyle.
Tail Concerns: If it were any other animal, his tail would be docked to prevent it from breaking due to wagging [causing him to become aggressive]. However, because he is able to become intangible, it is deemed unnecessary, as he can simply phase his tail through objects.
Size Concerns/Notes: He is large enough to let the smallest investigator ride him, though he is not strong enough to take the weight for long. He is built for stealth and speed, not power, and is therefore not an attack animal. His top speed reached thus far is 22 mph, during an emergency in which one of his investigating team was in danger. This is fast for a canine his size, though not quite as fast as a greyhound, which can run up to 39 mph.
Handler(s): Base team consisted of three members: his working companion, his training supervisor, and a vet.
Current team is, unofficially, a band of 3-6 paranormal investigators. The number varies on location; sometimes, half of the group searches a different, nearby haunting.
Reason why you want it:
First off, I am very much into spirits. I've had my own experiences with the paranormal, and I absolutely love ghostly characters. I feel a connection to them because of my passion, and always make a point to make space whenever I find one available for adoption. This has recently created an entire storyline about spirits, which is developing each and every day. This Tracker, if I receive it, would be the first canine for this story, and the first semi-malevolent spiritesque-type encountered by the two lead investigators.
I would also love to own Uklet because of the inspiration I get so inspired by him. He speaks to me, whispering ideas into my ear and pulling on my muse's attention. Similar to my spirit cat that I own, he would present a challenge that I am ready and willing to take. Already, he has started haunting my sketchbook as I doodle out ideas for this form - no other character has caught me this deeply, to have me start drawing them before I even own them... it's truly a unique situation for me.
I had thought about having him join the plotline that involves my other two Trackers, Ogosto and Seeker, but he wouldn't fit. He is far too unique to be in that plotline, and I feel that he would be much more comfortable in my newest one, which involves a team of paranormal investigators and their two ghost hunting cats. Dogs are commonly used in real-life investigations, because they are far more sensitive that we humans are, and have a nature that we can understand and interpret. I feel that Trackers would be similar; they are the pinnacle of working-class canine, after all, and would be created for the purpose of protecting their human counterparts. This need to protect, I feel, would be something necessary for a team.
I also love his mischievous nature; I share this in common with him. I, too, love sneaking up on people and scaring them, though I'm now obliged to wear keys and things that jingle as I walk so that I can't do this anymore; the people I care about just got too tired of me appearing out of nowhere. However, he would not get such a restriction; No bells, no keys, nor jangling dogtags will be placed upon him. He will only wear a simple leather harness or collar every now and again, and only because they are there to protect him from the crueler spirits, and to carry emergency items so that he can prevent a paranormal disaster.
I, myself, have been held down and hurt by spirits. To have a protective creature such as Uklet would have been a huge relief, especially when I woke up in my bed with a large kitchen knife lying under me. Uklet, if he was real and "on my side", would have protected me from that particular spirit, I should think. He would have woken me, or prevented the knife from finding its way in my bed.
Will it be used in any kind of story?
Absolutely - he will join the spirit-seeking group's story as a slight cross between antagonist and protagonist (or, rather, an antagonizing protagonist, as he likes to torment the other protagonists). He will also join my characters in my art.
First off, I am very much into spirits. I've had my own experiences with the paranormal, and I absolutely love ghostly characters. I feel a connection to them because of my passion, and always make a point to make space whenever I find one available for adoption. This has recently created an entire storyline about spirits, which is developing each and every day. This Tracker, if I receive it, would be the first canine for this story, and the first semi-malevolent spiritesque-type encountered by the two lead investigators.
I would also love to own Uklet because of the inspiration I get so inspired by him. He speaks to me, whispering ideas into my ear and pulling on my muse's attention. Similar to my spirit cat that I own, he would present a challenge that I am ready and willing to take. Already, he has started haunting my sketchbook as I doodle out ideas for this form - no other character has caught me this deeply, to have me start drawing them before I even own them... it's truly a unique situation for me.
I had thought about having him join the plotline that involves my other two Trackers, Ogosto and Seeker, but he wouldn't fit. He is far too unique to be in that plotline, and I feel that he would be much more comfortable in my newest one, which involves a team of paranormal investigators and their two ghost hunting cats. Dogs are commonly used in real-life investigations, because they are far more sensitive that we humans are, and have a nature that we can understand and interpret. I feel that Trackers would be similar; they are the pinnacle of working-class canine, after all, and would be created for the purpose of protecting their human counterparts. This need to protect, I feel, would be something necessary for a team.
I also love his mischievous nature; I share this in common with him. I, too, love sneaking up on people and scaring them, though I'm now obliged to wear keys and things that jingle as I walk so that I can't do this anymore; the people I care about just got too tired of me appearing out of nowhere. However, he would not get such a restriction; No bells, no keys, nor jangling dogtags will be placed upon him. He will only wear a simple leather harness or collar every now and again, and only because they are there to protect him from the crueler spirits, and to carry emergency items so that he can prevent a paranormal disaster.
I, myself, have been held down and hurt by spirits. To have a protective creature such as Uklet would have been a huge relief, especially when I woke up in my bed with a large kitchen knife lying under me. Uklet, if he was real and "on my side", would have protected me from that particular spirit, I should think. He would have woken me, or prevented the knife from finding its way in my bed.
Will it be used in any kind of story?
Absolutely - he will join the spirit-seeking group's story as a slight cross between antagonist and protagonist (or, rather, an antagonizing protagonist, as he likes to torment the other protagonists). He will also join my characters in my art.
The Team wrote:The paranormal investigation team that Uklet follows is large for a typical paranormal team, and it's still moderately amateur, though they still know what they are doing during investigations.
The human members don't often let themselves go by names, preferring to keep themselves professional as well as preventing spirits from latching onto them. However, the animals of the team, Spirit Seeker and his ghostly friend Solace (Soulless), don't really abide by this rule. They chose names after they learned the human language, and never really altered their ways.
The group studies spirits close-up, though they respect any and all that they come in contact with. Unfortunately, this also means that the negative spirits are allowed to attempt to take advantage of the team, harming or possessing them at times where they are left without the protective charms. This is the main part of Uklet's function - he is one of those protective measures that guard against these possessions and harmful physical manifestations.
As a result of this, the team treats Uklet with the utmost respect, believing him to be a hybrid of tracker and spirit - granted, they do not have the equipment to verify this. They do not try to restrain him, letting him roam as he wishes until he gives them a sign that he would rather be theirs - for example, not letting the lead investigator remove his harness or collar. If and when this happens, they would treat him as they do the other two animal team members - as family.
Members:
The Lead: The leader of the group. Male; unsure of himself until he is proven correct.
S.I.C.: The Second-In-Command. Female, medium; Quiet, rarely speaks, but is always sure of her words.
Tech One: One member of the Tech part of the team. Female; Slightly braver than Tech Two, and is willing to yell at spirits if need be.
Tech Two: The other member of the Tech part of the team. More religious than the other three humans, and is petrified of spirits after experiencing one too many negative encounters.
Spirit Seeker: Feline accompaniment. Male; Curious and braver than the humans. Anchor to Solace.
Solace/Soulless: Ghostly feline accompaniment. Shy, highly intelligent; speaks many languages, but can only speak through the Spirit Box (similar to Uklet). Holds a darker influence inside of him, named "Soulless". Attached to Spirit Seeker.
Describe its personality:
Silent. Uklet 'speaks' on a frequency not picked up by man, anthro or animal alike. As a result, he is considered completely and utterly mute, unless the paranormal scientists that he follows [but is not 'owned by'] use their investigation equipment to communicate with him - not that he has much of anything to say that they could understand.
Haunting. Uklet has the tendency to follow those that he is curious about. As a result, he has this haunting quality about him. Those that try to escape him have to understand this part of him - it is impossible to escape one that can walk through walls, after all. They must divert his attention, or lose it altogether.
Frustrated. Uklet wants someone to understand him, though he cannot find anyone that can truly hear him, let alone comprehend. This has caused him a lot of frustration, of course - this, in turn, has sparked a slight temper, which flares whenever he is degraded into "some dumb [mute] thing*".
Longing. Uklet longs for respect and companionship, which he seems to find the most while he follows the paranormal investigators - though, even they aren't entirely satisfactory.
Mischievous. Uklet loves to sneak up on members of his team during nights that they aren't investigating. He also loves playing with the three cat members, though he does try to be gentle with them.
Thankful. He is thankful that he has found people that understand him. He doesn't want to let them down, and they seem to take care of him - he tries to return the favor by protecting and being helpful, even if that just means helping everyone unwind.
Caring. Uklet cares about the people that he has attached himself to. He genuinely wants to protect them once he gets used to their group dynamics. He especially cares about the vulnerable spirit cat Solace (Soulless), not only because he exists in the plane where the spirits have complete control, but because he actually understands his plight - he, too, has a hard time communicating with the others because it takes a lot of energy for spirits to make audible sounds.
Write an introduction for your Tracker:
The italicized words are written interpretation of EVPs - Electronic Voice Phenomena. Their translation is in brackets below them.
Eskkkkkkkkkst.
[Escape.]
The tracker currently known as Uklet was meant for some task, not too long ago for memory, but long enough that everyone involved in the project is now dead or has conveniently forgotten. Well, all except for the tracker himself, of course.
The task was a top-secret daytime covert operations one, in which only those that needed to know were told, and only at the very last minute. but he was there. He knew his job. And he resented it. On his first mission, a freak accident occurred and the handler that would have brought him back to base was killed in the massive resulting explosion at Uklet himself barely escaped... and, seeing as he was his transportation, he could not return to base - not a tragedy, really.
It wasn't long before he realized that there was a problem - at base, his handlers used equipment to give his orders and act like they heard and understood him. Without that equipment... there was nobody that could even hear him, let alone understand.
And so begun the loneliness.
[Uklet on an abandoned ship in the harbor]
Hhhhhhhu- hhhhelsssshkt.
[Help.]
Lost, he stumbled upon the wreckage of a town abandoned by its old inhabitants. Humans would have called it a ghost town; he had no choice but to call it home. He was trained in the basics of how to hunt back in the base, but soon found himself having to refine these tactics. Eventually, though, this mode of survival needed something... more. The tracker was lonely.
He tried to alleviate this need to communicate. However, trees, statues, buildings and skeleton hulls of ships floating in sickly colored water were not the best conversationalists, even as irradiated as they were. He began seeing things... hallucinations that would understand him. It was not the best of solutions... but it helped stave off the insanity that isolation brings.
Then the curious folk came from all over. Intrigued by the legends of the "Eyeless Ghost Dog" and the history of the abandoned city itself, they came with equipment that allowed them to film or hear the dead. One particular group, in fact, brought a mysterious box... one that he considered almost magical.
It could hear him.
Ff-fffffffffffollhhhhhhssssssshhhhhht.
[Follow.]
This box, called a Spirit Box*, scanned the frequencies most commonly used by spirits... and the tracker himself. He found himself barking and yipping at the box and the group actually reacting to the noise as it came out, clear against the constant whir of the white noise.
He had found an outlet. A source of socialization. It would not be a wasted chance.
He shadowed the group as they investigated the city in the dark, his soft glow startling them as they looked for spirits. One member of the group, a wild-haired cat with a slight snark in his tone, named him Uklet, after one of the famous people that had once been known to live in the area. Nobody really knew the meaning of the word, but they decided to pick it up. The now-'named' Uklet didn't quite claim his new name, though he appreciated the meaning behind it - a name made him almost equal. He existed to these beings.
He would follow them, then.
G-gooooooooooooooooosshhhhhhhhkt.
[Good? Ghost?]
Uklet followed the group even when they left the abandoned city. In return for tolerating his presence, he began protecting them from truly malevolent spirits. Animals, after all, are far more sensitive to the spirit plane than humans, and the creatures that had assumed an almost human-like status. He could sense when a dark, demonic force moved to strangle one member of the team when they were sent to check out a room by themselves - his reaction was to stand and 'stare' intently at the would-be victim, his teeth bared in a ferocious snarl. He backed the investigator into the hallway and out of the danger zone, raising his hackles and flaring his glow to emphasize those glaringly blank eyelike markings.
He proved himself a valuable ally during investigations, though he still has not been properly 'claimed' by any member of the team. He is currently fed and taken care of by everyone in the group, though this is merely to try and encourage him to stay around. The Lead Investigator often supplies him with a collar or harness covered in protective charms and devices meant to discourage demonic spirits from possessing or harming him, and allows him to carry emergency supplies to someone in need, though these are always taken off after the investigation, for fear that he would feel trapped and start hurting the team.
Outside of investigations, he has become close to one member of the team, in particular - the spirit cat Solace. The pair seem to understand the other's plight, one being a mute-to-human-ears spirit-like Tracker, and the other being a not-quite-dead ghost feline. They often sleep curled up next to each other, sometimes even lying through walls or furniture to startle the others, as per his nature.
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*This is a real-life contraption. It does exactly as I wrote.
Story Excerpt:
The italicized words are written interpretation of EVPs - Electronic Voice Phenomena. Their translation is in brackets below them.
Eskkkkkkkkkst.
[Escape.]
The tracker currently known as Uklet was meant for some task, not too long ago for memory, but long enough that everyone involved in the project is now dead or has conveniently forgotten. Well, all except for the tracker himself, of course.
The task was a top-secret daytime covert operations one, in which only those that needed to know were told, and only at the very last minute. but he was there. He knew his job. And he resented it. On his first mission, a freak accident occurred and the handler that would have brought him back to base was killed in the massive resulting explosion at Uklet himself barely escaped... and, seeing as he was his transportation, he could not return to base - not a tragedy, really.
It wasn't long before he realized that there was a problem - at base, his handlers used equipment to give his orders and act like they heard and understood him. Without that equipment... there was nobody that could even hear him, let alone understand.
And so begun the loneliness.
[Uklet on an abandoned ship in the harbor]
Hhhhhhhu- hhhhelsssshkt.
[Help.]
Lost, he stumbled upon the wreckage of a town abandoned by its old inhabitants. Humans would have called it a ghost town; he had no choice but to call it home. He was trained in the basics of how to hunt back in the base, but soon found himself having to refine these tactics. Eventually, though, this mode of survival needed something... more. The tracker was lonely.
He tried to alleviate this need to communicate. However, trees, statues, buildings and skeleton hulls of ships floating in sickly colored water were not the best conversationalists, even as irradiated as they were. He began seeing things... hallucinations that would understand him. It was not the best of solutions... but it helped stave off the insanity that isolation brings.
Then the curious folk came from all over. Intrigued by the legends of the "Eyeless Ghost Dog" and the history of the abandoned city itself, they came with equipment that allowed them to film or hear the dead. One particular group, in fact, brought a mysterious box... one that he considered almost magical.
It could hear him.
Ff-fffffffffffollhhhhhhssssssshhhhhht.
[Follow.]
This box, called a Spirit Box*, scanned the frequencies most commonly used by spirits... and the tracker himself. He found himself barking and yipping at the box and the group actually reacting to the noise as it came out, clear against the constant whir of the white noise.
He had found an outlet. A source of socialization. It would not be a wasted chance.
He shadowed the group as they investigated the city in the dark, his soft glow startling them as they looked for spirits. One member of the group, a wild-haired cat with a slight snark in his tone, named him Uklet, after one of the famous people that had once been known to live in the area. Nobody really knew the meaning of the word, but they decided to pick it up. The now-'named' Uklet didn't quite claim his new name, though he appreciated the meaning behind it - a name made him almost equal. He existed to these beings.
He would follow them, then.
G-gooooooooooooooooosshhhhhhhhkt.
[Good? Ghost?]
Uklet followed the group even when they left the abandoned city. In return for tolerating his presence, he began protecting them from truly malevolent spirits. Animals, after all, are far more sensitive to the spirit plane than humans, and the creatures that had assumed an almost human-like status. He could sense when a dark, demonic force moved to strangle one member of the team when they were sent to check out a room by themselves - his reaction was to stand and 'stare' intently at the would-be victim, his teeth bared in a ferocious snarl. He backed the investigator into the hallway and out of the danger zone, raising his hackles and flaring his glow to emphasize those glaringly blank eyelike markings.
He proved himself a valuable ally during investigations, though he still has not been properly 'claimed' by any member of the team. He is currently fed and taken care of by everyone in the group, though this is merely to try and encourage him to stay around. The Lead Investigator often supplies him with a collar or harness covered in protective charms and devices meant to discourage demonic spirits from possessing or harming him, and allows him to carry emergency supplies to someone in need, though these are always taken off after the investigation, for fear that he would feel trapped and start hurting the team.
Outside of investigations, he has become close to one member of the team, in particular - the spirit cat Solace. The pair seem to understand the other's plight, one being a mute-to-human-ears spirit-like Tracker, and the other being a not-quite-dead ghost feline. They often sleep curled up next to each other, sometimes even lying through walls or furniture to startle the others, as per his nature.
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*This is a real-life contraption. It does exactly as I wrote.
Story Excerpt:
1. [Uklet saves The Lead]
Uklet's ears pricked up at the sound of distant clattering in the huge, decaying mental institution. There was an evil here that was not worth encountering, though the team would try to do so anyway. It had swallowed countless of the criminally insane as they wasted away in here, screaming and muttering, or perhaps staring and twitching as they were tied up and kept restrained or isolated in this proverbial hell on earth. The Lead Investigator walked toward the sound, his sweaty hands grasping the small, seemingly magical box as the camera in his hand emitted a steady, low hum that only Uklet himself could hear.
"Uke, stay close, please.... This place is just... full of bad things. I can sense it."
Full of bad things? No, no. Uklet barked - not that The Lead himself would hear it until he played his voice recorder back - and followed, his soft glow illuminating the floor in front of them. This place wasn't full... all of the evil contained in this place was one being... and then there was the countless echoing cries of the insane as their spirits were tortured for all eternity. It gave him the creeps... he was completely on edge.
He suddenly stopped, feeling the air thicken rapidly. He pointed his horns forward, the skull marking flaring in danger. The collar he wore... it wouldn't stop this. It wouldn't protect him this time.
This investigation, according to him, was over, no matter how little they had done so far. He stepped in front of The Lead, his head and tail lowered as he walked sideways, gently pushing him not-Master out.
"What are you doing...? We haven't even begun...!"
"GET OUT."
The spirit box in his hand flared to life, turning itself on and emitting the ferocious growl from the Other Side, clear as day despite the constant ring of static that the device always gave off. Panicked, Uklet took The Lead's shirt and dragged him out, feeling the danger directly behind him, and closing in. The pair made it out of the ex-institution just in time; as soon as they got out, the door slammed shut and a thick haze of smoke appeared around the door.
The building... was on fire. Except it wasn't burning. Soot wasn't released into the air for Uklet to smell; instead, the thick, burning odor of smoke and heat scorched its way into his nasal sensors.
"You... You saved my life, buddy.... I... I could have d-died...." The Lead's hand found its way to Uklet's head, the rough, dirty fingers stroking his thick, matted fur.
After the fire department had been called, and the 'fire' went out, the team looked at what little evidence it had. The demon that had chased The Lead and Uklet out appeared as two burning pits of toxic green orbs on the camera, with twin shadows reaching out with pointed fingers. EVPs threatening death and things far worse were mixed in with screams of terror on the voice recorder - The Lead's voice was barely understandable with all of the noise.
"We have to go back. We have to go in there and clean that place out. But we can't... we can't do that."
Uklet let his head hang as he nibbled on his personal chuck of meat that they called 'dinner'. He wouldn't let them. They couldn't go back.
Not if he had any say in it.
2. [Uklet starts following the group]
"Something is following us." Tech One's voice was soft, her blue-green eyes scanning the dark warily. There were spirits of the type that they had never encountered in this wilderness, and all six of them - human and feline alike - were wary. Spirit Seeker's hair was on end, his tail bushed out in alertness. He, too, was afraid and alert. The stories of a mysterious feral guardian ghost dog echoed through their brains as they searched.... It was out there, they knew. It had to be.
A crash from where they had set up their camp. They started running toward it, Solace and Spirit leading the way. The cameras strapped to the cats' backs would catch evidence, and their collars, inscribed with Christian, Wiccan, Judeo, Islamic, and a hundred other religious symbols for protection, would ensure their safety... to an extent.
Unfortunately, what they found was one of the things that they could not defend against.
A glowing being stood in their camp, its long, gaunt face buried in Tech Two's bedding, sniffing around. Its ears were pointed in their direction, but it was brave enough to not quite care - yet. Suddenly, it jumped toward them, its mouth opened and its long tongue hanging out. As it did so, the spirit box in The Lead's hand sounded a loud, startled bark. Then the being sprung back and went - through the wall?
The group stood there for a moment, their chests heaving as they tried to understand.
"It... it just... didn't it?"
A low growl from the spirit box, and the crunch of leaves behind them... the dog was back, his head lowered and the skull-like marking with those haunting blank eye-spots staring at them - or staring through them.
"What is...?!" Tech One never finished his question before the animal jumped toward them, kicking up dirt as it landed. It was huge that close up - without strain, it lifted its head to snuff the spirit box, then gently took one of the corners in its mouth and tugged.
"N-no... this is mine...."
The animal's tail tucked down as it gave one more gentle tug before letting go. The box let out a soft whimper, then it moved back, running off toward the old power plant that had made this city evacuate.
"Sh-u-d I foll-foll-o?" Spirit's voice still formed English words with some difficulty, though he was getting better. He was in position to run, his chest low to the ground and his back legs set to spring.
"No. He'll be back. Let him go." S.I.C.'s rarely-heard voice was soft. Her dark brown eyes stared at the top of the plant, contemplating. "He likes us. And he doesn't like to be called 'it'... though he doesn't... belong to the other genders...." She trailed off, her brow furrowing. The medium of the group, she was usually relied upon for things like identifying characteristics and motive. But to see her confused worried her partners - she was always sure of herself, and didn't speak otherwise.
"Uklet." Everyone turned to the spirit box again, then their ghostly feline companion. Solace's voice was just out of their range of hearing, hovering just inside the typical range for a spirit.
"Strong name. Historical. So shall it be, unless he has a different one."
) If I win him, I'll spoil and baby him, like I would to my own dog, getting him art and everything. It's also quite possibly that I may not apply for another Tracker after him, because honestly I would feel quite content with both him and Vilmos, they would be my big boys but also my cuddle buddies too! xD jkjk, they both would probably try and bite my head off in real life if that were to happen. Ahh, what a sigh-moment, too bad Trackers aren't real, 
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