Dawnstone, huh? S'pretty name.
[ He smiled at the dragon, as if his charm could win over such a creature as well as it did the two-legged variety. ]
It's from a really, really old cartoon. I'll show it to you sometime. You know what a cartoon is?
[ A perfectly normal conversation to be having while the deer-sized dragon glowered from the couch. ]
[username: hawkeyeah]
Very firm and tight today from working out.
Are you aware the scientific name is 'gluteus maximus'? Sounds Tevene.
Yeah, that's them. Traditionally they are watched on Saturday mornings with cereal.
[ There's a small flip of his stomach as the dragon comes closer, the natural reaction to something quite that big and armed with numerous tools for evisceration coming closer. But over that was an admiration for the way she moved, the sleek shine of scales, wondering if she felt smooth or rough.]
Can I touch her now? Any parts I should avoid? I'd like to keep all my fingers by the time I leave.
You'll have to do all the name-calling. I may be trusting him with my hair and I don't want to end up bald. Do tell me how it turns out, though.
Not the best day to leave the fireproof jeans at home, then.
[ Keeping still seemed like a very good idea right now, which was exactly what he did. ]
How big will she actually get?
[ Somehow, it didn't seem likely that their new benefactors would let someone keep a full-sized dragon, much less let them wander the skies of their quiet little town. Burning down their quaint little town seemed like a bad idea in terms of meeting their quotes, though the trauma might encourage a lot of hugging.
Licking his lips he reached out, making sure she could see his hand before brushing his fingers over her shoulder. ]
So you're used to having fireballs flung your way, then?
And point taken.
Wait. Do you mean
an actual dragon
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