Event Fifteen.

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pricking fingertips on memory, leaving things unsaid she drifts amidst the holly for the love of you, or me.

t seems like just another day in this place. It's chilly, but not miserable, and there's a bit of holiday cheer in the form of a few of those trees people have managed to decorate. Of course...there's also the shades, but who cares about those? They wander, drifting too and fro, following their usual, typical lives as if they have no idea that they're not longer alive, no longer in their own proper home. They walk over the frozen lake in Flavo as if it's not even there, open doors that no longer exist, and settle into rooms that are nothing but rubble. They're living in a past that only they can see, but perhaps you can see a bit more from watching them? Only... maybe don't spend too much time with them, lest you start seeming too much like a ghost yourself. Welcome to Awash's fifteenth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to make your own logs and posts for this event! If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[pyrafect]

A baby dragon?!

[lacrimose]

[Oh! He thought maybe Wei Wuxian might have mentioned it to her. He grins.]

Yeah! It's really cute. He found an egg and didn't know what was inside, so I offered to help in case it was dangerous. I saw it hatch.

[pyrafect]

That's-- really amazing. [ Wooow. And he calls it cute. ] But is it dangerous? Was it the same dragon he saw in the vision?

[lacrimose]

It did bite Wei Wuxian a couple of times...

[Although the second time he went to pet it after already being bitten once, so that was kind of his own fault.]

I went into the forest to look for other dragons, but I couldn't find any. So I guess it might be the same dragon.

[pyrafect]

[ She has no idea who this Kegio is and what this dragon looks like... but she feels bad for Wei Wuxian. And, actually, the dragon, too. ]

Maybe... these visions aren't of a definite future. [ She says carefully. ] Maybe they are only warnings.

In which case, that dragon can be raised differently to-- [ To not attack the town? ] ...To keep the town safe. [ Or so she hopes. ]

[lacrimose]

That's what I thought. Some people suggested killing it, but it isn't right, without giving it a chance.

[And Akira finds the idea of killing any baby creature generally upsetting, so he won't let anyone lay a finger on it, as far as he's concerned.]

Keigo was worried. But if anything happens and a dragon does attack, we can all deal with it together. There are people here strong enough to handle it.

[pyrafect]

[ She falls silent for a moment. And then: ] Akira...

Do you believe that a dragon can learn to protect humans, instead of harming them?

[lacrimose]

I don't know anything about dragons aside from stories. In my world, dragons are good or bad in different countries. I guess this one looks like one of the "bad" dragons. But...

[He frowns, casting his mind back to some unpleasant recent memories.] I know what it's like to be feared just because of what you look like, or what you are. If no one gives it a chance, we won't ever know if it can learn.

[pyrafect]

And if the dragon does attack us, those here will have to slay it, to protect this town, is that it?

[ That's how it must be. A dragon, even raised by humans, may prove too dangerous to control. The dragon might not even realize that it's hurting those around it. The dragon might not be in complete control itself. But it's still too dangerous to live.

She's not really thinking about the dragon anymore. ]

I'm grateful that there are such strong people here, to protect us just in case.

[lacrimose]

Yeah. I'll take responsibility, whatever happens. I was one of the people who persuaded Keigo to keep it, and I told him I'd protect him.

[And now he has the dubious title of Egg Husband forever, so he has to live up to it. Pyra seems to be thinking about this very seriously, though, so Akira looks up at her with concern.]

You're not worried, are you? I didn't mean to tell you any of that to freak you out.

[pyrafect]

...Oh, no. [ She shakes her head, and coming out of her thoughts she manages a smile. ]

I was just thinking that you really are a good person, that's all. To want to protect both Keigo... and the dragon.

[lacrimose]

Don't give me too much credit. [He grins, and in an effort to lighten the mood:] I just wanted to see a scary monster come out of an egg!

[He makes what is presumably his idea of a Scary Monster Face, making claws with his hands as if to grab Pyra.]

[pyrafect]

[ She laughs, lifting up her hands in mock-surrender. ]

Now you're the scarier monster. Careful, you might just get the town to come after you instead.

[lacrimose]

[He laughs and sits back.]

I'll try not to let that happen.

[pyrafect]

Well, even if it does, [ And it won't because this is all joking around. ] I'd be the one to protect you instead.

[ How do you like them apples? ]

[lacrimose]

Are you good at fighting off torches and pitchforks?

[...Is she good at fighting, period? He's never even thought to ask, come to think of it.]

[pyrafect]

[ Here, she's going to toss the cutting knife up into the air before catching it neatly. She twirls it over her fingers, showing off a little. And hinting that, yes, she knows how to fight. ]

Oh, my, torches and pitchforks? How scary. [ Sassy Pyra is best Pyra. ]

[lacrimose]

[Akira watches, slightly open-mouthed. He had some idea Pyra isn't exactly normal from the way she followed him into the frozen lake that one time, but that kind of skill and dexterity with a knife can't have come from nowhere, either.]

I'll remember not to get on your bad side.

[pyrafect]

[ She laughs, setting down the knife.

And, then, even if she's smiling, she speaks a little more soberly: ] No pitchforks are going to harm someone I care about... I promise.

[lacrimose]

[There's that serious streak again... It seems like it's impossible to distract her from it for long.]

It's okay, Pyra. I was just kidding around.

[He's touched to hear that she cares about him, but he also doesn't want her worrying without cause.]