[His eyes went wide.] Me, a d-- No, no, I mean, my pet. My dragon. Curie.
[But with that explanation given, he couldn't help but stare a little at the masked person standing before him. In his experience, masks when it wasn't Halloween? Very rarely a good thing.] I-- um. Who... are you?
[The Redeemer. A chill went up his spine and his stomach clenched as he remembered looking past a gun barrel into the eyes of someone who had declared himself an archangel. At once, he wanted to throw up and feel the smooth freedom of dilaudid in his veins-- But he swallowed tightly before answering the question that had been so simply asked. He couldn't let himself think about Tobias Hankel. Not now. He needed his confidence.]
I found her egg in a bush. It was wiggling so I knew whatever was inside was still alive. After she hatched, she... kind of bonded with me. And I've been taking care of her ever since.
My dragon. Okay, my fire lizard, but she's still a dragon to me. [Tiny little dragon. One who was currently napping in his bag, content to be snuggled among a couple scarves.] Why were you reading up on our team?
[And more importantly, who had written down, anywhere, that he was Henry's godfather?]
[He smiled faintly, stroking a hand over Curie's wings. She preened under the attention, knowing she was beautiful.] Handsome? I think you're looking at the wrong person.
Yeah, we... really kind of haven't. [Curie edged closer to Spencer, headbutting under his chin - and that brought his smile back for a moment.] But we've been busy.
[His eyes went wide.] Me, a d-- No, no, I mean, my pet. My dragon. Curie.
[But with that explanation given, he couldn't help but stare a little at the masked person standing before him. In his experience, masks when it wasn't Halloween? Very rarely a good thing.] I-- um. Who... are you?
[The Redeemer. A chill went up his spine and his stomach clenched as he remembered looking past a gun barrel into the eyes of someone who had declared himself an archangel. At once, he wanted to throw up and feel the smooth freedom of dilaudid in his veins-- But he swallowed tightly before answering the question that had been so simply asked. He couldn't let himself think about Tobias Hankel. Not now. He needed his confidence.]
I found her egg in a bush. It was wiggling so I knew whatever was inside was still alive. After she hatched, she... kind of bonded with me. And I've been taking care of her ever since.
My dragon. Okay, my fire lizard, but she's still a dragon to me. [Tiny little dragon. One who was currently napping in his bag, content to be snuggled among a couple scarves.] Why were you reading up on our team?
[And more importantly, who had written down, anywhere, that he was Henry's godfather?]
[He smiled faintly, stroking a hand over Curie's wings. She preened under the attention, knowing she was beautiful.] Handsome? I think you're looking at the wrong person.
Yeah, we... really kind of haven't. [Curie edged closer to Spencer, headbutting under his chin - and that brought his smile back for a moment.] But we've been busy.
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[But with that explanation given, he couldn't help but stare a little at the masked person standing before him. In his experience, masks when it wasn't Halloween? Very rarely a good thing.] I-- um. Who... are you?
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Where do you get a pet dragon?
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I found her egg in a bush. It was wiggling so I knew whatever was inside was still alive. After she hatched, she... kind of bonded with me. And I've been taking care of her ever since.
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So who's almost a year old?
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...we haven't talked or seen each other like this in a long time.
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[But with that explanation given, he couldn't help but stare a little at the masked person standing before him. In his experience, masks when it wasn't Halloween? Very rarely a good thing.] I-- um. Who... are you?
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Where do you get a pet dragon?
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I found her egg in a bush. It was wiggling so I knew whatever was inside was still alive. After she hatched, she... kind of bonded with me. And I've been taking care of her ever since.
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So who's almost a year old?
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...we haven't talked or seen each other like this in a long time.
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