video;

[indecent_butterfly]

[There's a little purple dragonette sitting on Hatter's fingers biting at one of nir nails.]

What a shame the little princess isn't around to enjoy these. She'd be most useful once they grow bigger.

Comments

[beyourarmy]

Yeah, it's just a baby, now.

[He tries rubbing his finger under the dragon's chin.] And we should try to get a good idea of how big it's gonna get.

[indecent_butterfly]

As long as it doesn't get bigger than the goats and decide to eat them. The grounds are big enough to keep both around.

[beyourarmy]

It could. Some of the dragons at the zoo are huge.

[indecent_butterfly]

Big is one thing, eating the goats is another. They are the only of their kind. We may have to keep them on opposite sides of the grounds.

[beyourarmy]

Yeah, I kinda like the goats.

[indecent_butterfly]

They are fascinating and Serrure isn't around to create any others now.

[beyourarmy]

Oh, that little kid Karl terrorized? He left?

[indecent_butterfly]

It was not entirely Karl's fault. The little thief caused more than his fair share of problems. [Of course ne's smiling about it.]

[beyourarmy]

Oh? It's hard to tell with Karl, sometimes. [Gives the smile a wary look.]

[indecent_butterfly]

Serrure was quite capable of getting into enough trouble on his own; Karl just exacerbates the situation.

[Ne notices that Setsuna...really now.]

And he was fun, not fun.

[beyourarmy]

Karl makes most situations worse.

Huh? [He hadn't meant that way.] What's the other fun for?

[indecent_butterfly]

True, although he does make some more interesting as well.

[Always safer to assume.]

You know this One well enough, think about it.

[beyourarmy]

Well, you'd think more problematic is interesting.

[Still puzzled look and a shake of his head. It's because they're talking about a kid.]

Still don't get it.

[indecent_butterfly]

Good.

[Ne'll let it go at that, he'll either figure it out or not.]

[beyourarmy]

It's good I don't under- [Speaking of.]

OH! No! I didn't even think that!

[indecent_butterfly]

Most would have assumed from the start.

[Why ne likes you at times Setsuna. Not that ne cares one way or the other what others think.]

[beyourarmy]

Why would they think that? He was a kid!

[indecent_butterfly]

Why should that matter where this One is concerned? Nothing else does.

[Just going back to petting the dragon.]

[beyourarmy]

But...you don't seem to think of kids that way. You wouldn't do anything like that to July.

[A little perplexed. He was so positive.... Or is that just how other people view things?]

[indecent_butterfly]

Not all believe so. But no, there is a preference for those able to choose for themselves.

[beyourarmy]

I didn't think you would. At least not...kids. [He hasn't forgotten about the Raphael thing.]

[indecent_butterfly]

[That was a...special occasion. Although ne'd have no problem if the kids were interested about learning--why shouldn't they?]

No, and especially not July.

[beyourarmy]

Well, good.

[A bit more at ease.] I'll see what more I can find out about dragons.

In the meantime, I gotta sleep. Later.