☞ 034. (accidental video + text)

[wouldnotkindly]

[When the feed clicks on, it shows . . . a pair of jaws adamantly chewing at the camera lens. They retreat after a moment, revealing the owner to be a small black dragon, evidently one of those left over from the infestation a few weeks ago; it cocks its head, scratches at the camera lens, and then resumes chewing on it.

After about a minute of this, though, it's interrupted by a noise: a loud, low rumbling sound reminiscent of the bellow of a whale. The dragon's head jerks back at once, looking somewhere beyond the camera, and it makes a high-pitched trilling noise in response before it tries to chew on the camera again. Before it can do much more damage, however, the device is lifted up and away, and the feed clicks off.

A short time later, a text post follows:]

Sorry about that, if anyone saw
I dont know how he got a hold of this thing
Anyway

1 wrench, $25
4 first aid kits, $60
3 EVE hypos, $75
1 pistol, $100
36 pistol rounds, $150

This is all thats left of what i brought from home
I dont know what anything else here might be worth
In terms of money i mean
But thats all

Comments

[spotlighted]

Oh, okay. At least there aren't any bigger dragons around to tease him about being a runt or anything. It's far easier to take him on walks, too, I bet.
Electricity could be as dangerous as fire, in its own way. Far less destructive, though. Just be careful, okay?

[wouldnotkindly]

Thats definitely good
And ill be fine
Ive been electrocuted before

[spotlighted]

[She'll only worry more knowing something like that.] All the more reason not to have it happen again.

[wouldnotkindly]

I guess so
But he knows not to try and shock me
All it took was a little training

[spotlighted]

In that case, you could train him to be your personal attack dragon. That would be pretty neat.

[wouldnotkindly]

I guess i could
But i dont think that would be necessary
I can defend myself well enough on my own

[spotlighted]

I know you could. But if not an attack dragon, you just have him for the companionship?

[wouldnotkindly]

I suppose so
But thats more important i think
Especially in a place like this

[spotlighted]

It sure is. Although I still think I prefer people to reptiles when it comes to company. And if it was companionship you were looking for, you didn't have to look any further than me.