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Giving whole new meaning to egg babies

You and your thread partner have found a dragon egg!

Unexpected treasure: You knew there was something in this box, but not that it was this...
Put that thing back or so help me! This is not what you signed up for. You would desperately like to get out of this game of very hot potato.
Hide it! Nefarious people are after the egg and you need to keep it from them.
Jackpot! You are nefarious people. This is great.
Sacred trust: You've been charged with this by someone or something.
Wildcard!

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[ Claire is going to protect this thing with her life. ]

[ he's literally a dragon. be careful with his baby, thanks. ]

Edited 2023-07-14 02:43 (UTC)

[ What's this? She always wanted her very own dragon... ]

[ ooc: spoilers abound! ]

[ Don't. Leave him alone with any egg period.

He has enough siblings, thanks. ]

[ well she does have an ahamkara egg stashed away... ]

[if he had a nickel for every time he's unintentionally made a pact/found a dragon he would have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's funny that its happened twice.]

[ ooc: okay but these two having finding a dragon's egg mid-quest or smth... ]

( you beat me to this! it would be very cute… excellent parents. the two of them trying to take care of it and keep it warm? )

[ It's not uncommon for loot to be found while traveling, though the typical spoils would be materials for smithing, or ingredients to be surrendered to the Tub & Crown. Joshua had sought to take on a request for assistance on his brother's behalf— a means of lessening the man's load. There is much to be done, and Tarja for sure will have much to say about Joshua being out and about given his condition.

Yet, here he is, traveling to find an inn as he and his companion can't exactly continue with their way back to the Hideaway at this time. It's gotten dark, and while they are able to easily address any threats, it would be much preferred if they didn't. Not to mention, one of them is carrying a rather large and heavy. . . egg.

And it's not the sickly one who can somehow pack a punch. ]

I'm certain the Loresman would have much to say about this. It's a pity this was left behind. . .

[ Loot is not exactly how he would begin to describe what’s miraculously fallen into their care. Perhaps it would be easiest for someone to turn the egg in for coin, but it has not slipped into the hands of someone wanting gold. Instead, Dion has spent undue time admiring the beautiful golden hue of the egg until the sun had set over their heads and light was scarce and he had seen the egg tucked away carefully.

If the world were not tumbling into chaos, a fire and a bed roll between them would have been fine even in the wilds. In these times, the sturdy walls of a building are nigh necessary. They’re in good fortune as the uncrowded roads give way to the sign of an inn ahead of them. ]

Indeed, [ he agrees easily, the features of his face drawn sourly into a frown because truly it is a pity. The warmth of the egg gives him small hope the creature inside still lives. ] It’s only a shame we don’t have his words to guide us now.

Edited 2023-07-15 09:38 (UTC)

[ It's been a lot of time— years— since Joshua had come to say something lightly. He's no jester, but they aren't in company of others. He's able to act a bit more familiar. Ever so slightly, anyway. ]

Has Bahamut no words of his own to share?

[ It's a dragon's egg, after all.

Just up the hill and they'll find ~~some inn? Who knows is even a good place an obelisk??~~ a settlement. They're able to retire for the night before continuing their way back in the morning, and judging by the time that's passed, there aren't any monsters or Akashic nearby. ]

[Voicetesting!

Lily works as a magical girl for a make-up brand, so strange things are on brand for her. Totally up for assumed CR or AU situations. Feel free to write a starter or discuss ideas.

Currently not interested in shipping.]

[ Vasiliy looks over the egg, what he can see of it, nestled securely amidst Claire's bags like any normal if delicate provisions. A jar of pickled fruits, maybe, or a bundle of fine cloth to trade.

Not like a packful that could unleash rampant carnage in myriad ways. Not like that at all.

He looks into her face, then back to the egg. And though his own expression stays equable, voice steady and light, his frame's already resolved into a certain stance. ]

No.

[ She hadn't tried very hard to hide it, mostly because she can't stop herself from peeking in and running her hand over the scaled stone. It's unlike anything else she'd touched, and though hard and rough, she finds it comforting. There's a warmth within, all the proof and reassurance she needs to know it's real the real thing and not some prop crafted by a mummer.

Claire knows it's often useless to argue when he's put that stance on, but this time she can't back down. Not with something so precious and rare. The blood of the dragon is in her, from her mother's side, mixed with the powerful and noble blood of her father. Of course there's no guarantee that she can hatch it, yet she still feels obligated to try. ]

Yes. I have to keep it. [ She pauses, her voice quiet, tinged with disappointment. ] It might not even hatch.

[ Her response isn't unanticipated in the least. Still, his mouth quits playing unperturbed before he can rein it in. It's not a full-out frown, but it's about as far from his easy grin as a sand skink from what laid this egg. ]

Even dead, [ deliberate with that word; not laying it down with pleasure, but because it's a very possible outcome ] it'd be worth more coin than I'll ever hold. People hounding your trail across three continents, you want to add this to the scent?

And if it does hatch. [ Letting that one hang, cracked like a neck at the end of its rope. He hasn't raised his voice, doesn't rant or throw his hands up in frustration. Just watches her, pragmatic, merciless. ]

Does who you are, what you came from, give you any kind of plan for that?

[ He would be the first to assure Joshua to be as familiar as he likes, a jester if he wishes. There is no need for stuffy formality between them. The grim corner of his mouth does incline upwards at the inquiry. ]

None whatsoever. Bahamut has never laid egg before, as you might imagine.

[ The egg is quite sizable, but Dion has seen it tucked into the cover of an oversized bit of cloth to keep warm and prying eyes. An inn, if possible, would do well.

Bahamut may have no advice on raising dragon eggs, but he regrets not learning further. He knows it’s is not the first time in history of the Empire that a dragon egg had been found and kept. ]

[ Knowing he's not trying to be purposely cold to hurt her almost makes it hurt worse. There's pain in the truth, it is said. She understands that, perhaps now more than ever. He's only looking to keep her safe.

A hefty task, given her impulsive nature. ] No one knows I have it, only you. It can stay hidden with me. [ Perhaps she might have preferred to keep it a secret even from him, though she supposes it's better he finds out now. ]

I... don't have a plan. [ At least, not a solid plan. Claire's expression hardens into something more determined, if stubborn. ] It's in my blood. When the time comes, I'll know what to do.

[ they are not nefarious people. but this is still a jackpot because don quixote, who adores food no matter where she may go, considers the egg her traveling companion holds in hand-- ]

How delectable looking!!! I confess, I do not know how to cook such a thing, so I shall leave it to thee, Miss Lily!

[ eat eat eat eat ]

[ It's one thing to keep the secret from him. He can't even fault her for trying, however ultimately unsuccessful. But to hide it from the world at large? The odds will be stacked against her; and if he thought it would help, he'd stand here expounding on every perilous eventuality, all through the night.

Instead, he takes in Claire's shifting expression and sighs. ]

My blood's common as muck. Was a runaway turned ratcatcher's apprentice, where I came from. Had the right man not put steel in my hand, long leagues n' longer years back, now, still be trapping out sewers for supper.

But I read my histories, before. [ Before the education backed by his father proved as much prison as earning the man's regard. ] Want to guess what always struck me most about 'em? Dragons.

I'm grateful to that man, I wouldn't have made it this far without you.

[ It had been a lot of running. Nearly everyone else she knows is gone, killed or scattered to the winds. The egg had surely come from from her mother, secreted away for her only daughter. If anyone finds out a bastard - even a noble bastard - has taken hold of such an item, the search for her would only intensify. She has to take the risk. All of her hopes for survival and revenge are at stake.

Claire won't count that change in his posture as a victory just yet. She can't lose the egg, but she can't lose her only companion, either. Thankfully, he doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

She's not quite smiling yet, but she does relax some. ] Dragons have always fascinated me. Even before I knew of my mother.

Will you stay? [ As she speaks now, she pulls the egg out from her bag to show him. It's a deep red, with flecks of gold that catch in the light from the burning brazier in their room. ] I was meant to have this.

Edited 2023-07-16 00:51 (UTC)

[The egg in question was heavier than Lily expected. It wasn't impossible for her to carry, but normally with the weight it has, she'd look for an alternative for them to carry it. It wasn't going to balance on her broom, and seeing the way Don's eyes twinkle as well as hearing her words, she wasn't confident in its safety with her.

Hmmm, what to do?]

Cook, you say? While I am sure it can be quite filling, I am not sure that should be our first plan of action.

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Giving whole new meaning to egg babies

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calix ( original )

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margrace | final fantasy xvi

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