First Word :: Day 114

[wayofvoice]

Who: Paarthurnax OR Aoi, and you!
Status: Open
When: Day 114, towards the 'evening'
Where: The Bastion
What: Two new arrivals make their way in. One of them is a cute teenage girl. The other is a giant dragon.

[Sometime towards the end of Day 114, a few people watching the Skyway might notice something very big making its way towards the Bastion. Big and airborne, for that matter. It's upon the Bastion in very little time, an enormous wyvern if you want to be technical and simply dragon if you don't. When it lands at the entrance to the Bastion, the earth shakes a bit and it lowers its head...]

[Huh, that sure is a cute teenage girl seated on its neck.]

[Anyone particularly close might be able to hear a brief exchange between the two of them.]

Now we part ways. They would react better to you, I believe. Zu'u fen pek het. I will wait here.

Guess so, huh... Okay! We'll meet up later, then!

[With that, the girl sets off to investigate while the dragon waits near the Skyway as he observes from a distance.]

[Who do you approach?]

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Paarthurnax

[stormsinbraids]

[ Tris had been reading when a breeze brought that particular image to her. Well then.

She had to blink a few times, because that was definitely not something she ever thought to see, and when wrangling a second breeze didn't provide her with any more sights on the wind, she resettled her glasses, collected Chime, and went to see. ]

.... So are you what dragons ought to look like?

[ She's short, a bit fat, and that sure is a tiny dragon the size of a cat made of glass peering up with her. ]

[wayofvoice]

[He had been taking in the smells of the onsen nearby when he realizes that someone is taking the initiative to approach him and shifts his attention, movements slow and thought through. The little creature on her shoulder is fascinating, something he had never seen before. Just proof that even one as old as he has not been witness to all that reality has to offer.]

It is how I have always been. [Something in his tone hints he is faintly amused by the question.] Many other of my kind are similar.

[He doesn't move his head very much, but it's clear he's not speaking to Tris with his next words.]

Dreh hi lost faal Thu'um?

[stormsinbraids]

Huh. [ Tris watches him a bit more. ]

My world didn't have dragons.

[ Probably a little unneccessarily, given her question.

Chime climbs atop Tris' braided hair, peering up.

Her reply is a mix of clinking chiming noises - like glass shards falling together. Its a very curious noise, at least. ]

[wayofvoice]

[There's a thoughtful deep rumbling noise at the tinier dragon's reply. It's a shame that it does not appear to be one of his kind, but the other is still very fascinating regardless. There will be time for that later. Right now, he does not want to appear too rude, and speaks again to Tris.]

You may be better for it. Before we continue further, however, introductions should be made. I am Paarthurnax.

Paarthurnax

[blackblooded]

[Yes, most people would react better to Aoi. But Crona isn't most people. Crona sees a dragon and slowly approaches, constantly about to run away, but drawn in by the sheer size of the stranger.

The meister has never seen a dragon that big.]

[wayofvoice]

[Watching the young human reminds Paarthurnax of a young curious deer, interested but skittish. That kind of nervousness has him stay quiet, not wanting to start any trouble when he's just arrived and still in need of answers. Alarming someone and causing a panic is on his list of things not to do.]

[It's only when Crona is close enough that he finally decides to speak, deep voice rumbling forth.]

Drem yol lok, human. I mean no harm to you.

[blackblooded]

[A short, sharp intake of breath, stepping backwards.

But Crona doesn't run, and then steps forward again. Scared, but hopeful.]

H-hello.

both are okay, they can be separate comment threads

[kyotoprincess]

[...That sure is a dragon.

And a girl. But the dragon catches Bon's attention first.

He sort of just stands there staring for a moment, not sure what to do. But hey, they are new, he might as well say hello.

So he will approach the girl first, and then the dragon.]

Hello.

[amphibian]

Hi! [People! People!! After being stuck with the same fourteen (and dwindling) people for weeks, Aoi is so thrilled about seeing another human being. She's practically bouncing on her heels and beaming like a lighthouse.] Oh, hey, hey, hey, are you busy? Y'see, I'm kinda in a pickle...

[kyotoprincess]

[Oh wow she's energetic. Something about her reminds Bon of Rin, even.

Unfortunately, Bon is not so great at talking with excitable people, so he might look a little frazzled by the end of this conversation.]

Er, sure, what do you need?

[wayofvoice]

[Just like those who have approached Paarthurnax before, he gives Bon a polite bow of his head.]

Drem yol lok. I saw that you were speaking to my companion.

Aoi

[heptagram]

[Honestly, though, a dragon wouldn't seem too unusual to Patchouli. She, however, didn't notice his presence yet, but she did notice Aoi exploring the city.

She kind of... could use more human friends, but she's still not entirely sure how to approach others most of the time, unless it's for something a bit more businesslike. Starting a conversation seems to be kind of a pain in the neck for her. So she awkwardly lingers in front of Aoi for a second.]

Hello. [Hm... she needs something to talk about. Actually, that was easy, so it didn't take long to think of one.] Have you just arrived?

[amphibian]

Oh! Hey! [Aoi doesn't seem at all offput by awkward lingering, if she notices it at all. She's way too excited by the fact that Patchouli is a person! She's interacting with a person! Boy, has she missed social interactions with strangers.]

Heheh, yeah... It's real obvious, huh? I'm still trying to find my way around... So you've been here a while?

[heptagram]

[Patchouli wasn't really used to social interactions even with people she knew, so that's kind of backwards. Oops.]

Well... somewhat.

I've been here... well, not too long. Maybe a few weeks, I believe.

Paarthurnax

[hellpyre]

[New arrivals were starting to trickle in to the Bastion more frequently, and while Rin wasn't about to complain about the increase in population it was certainly keeping her busy in the kitchen.

Though busy wasn't something she could really complain about either, since busy kept her out of trouble, and kept her more or less out of her own head, which was a bad place to be lately.

So the girl arriving wasn't all that surprising, but the dragon on the other hand...

Well, the heavy crate that Rin had been hauling from one place to the other when they arrived wasn't about to be in her arms much longer.

She had stopped dead in her tracks upon seeing him, staring with wide blue eyes up, up, up at him from where she stood. Her fingers went slack, and the wooden crate hit the ground with a dull thud. Nothing inside broke, thankfully, but it was going to be a pain to get all those jars to the Distillery one by one now.

Not that she cared because motherfucking dragon.]

Holy fuck...

[wayofvoice]

[The mostly calm reactions could only last for so long. It had been pleasant while it had lasted.]

[There's barely a twitch as the sound of the crate thudding goes through the air, just a blink if anything as Paarthurnax keeps a careful eye on the girl. Surprise and fear can often lead to attacks. Just because things have gone well doesn't mean he's going to let his guard up just yet.]

My apologies for startling you, yet I am afraid there is little I can do to change my appearance.

[hellpyre]

[Luckily for him, she neither has her sword on her nor has any desire to attack him. It helps that he doesn't appear to have any intentions of attacking either.

If anything her reaction is more of 'things I never thought I'd see' surprise, and it shows more when the corners of her mouth start to twitch up and she lets out a nervous sounding laugh.]

N-no that's okay! Just-- ... wow... wow. Y-you're like... a real live dragon, aren't you?

Both, because why not?

[superdrowningskills]

[It really says something about Alucard that when given the option of talking to the harmless-looking teenage girl or the dragon first, he doesn't spend more than a second weighing his options before opting to approach the dragon.

Clearly he has the best priorities.]

Good day to you.

[Yep. Just greeting a dragon as if it's the most normal thing in the world.]



[Some time later, he strategically crosses paths with the girl who had entered with the dragon so that she may initiate conversation if she wishes it. Yes, it's a bit odd that he'd start talking to a dragon himself but not a perfectly normal human, but he's a bit of an oddity himself.]

[wayofvoice]

[Clearly perfect priorities.]

[Paarthurnax takes in and releases a deep breath through his nose as the man approaches. Ah. Not human, or, at least, not quite. Interesting. Still, he dips his head in a bow for politeness.]

Drem yol lok. I am Paarthurnax. What of you, sosnaak?

[superdrowningskills]

[Paarthurnax smells quite a lot more like snow and ice than Alucard would have expected. He's not terribly sure what sosnaak means either, but given the tone and bow, he's just going to assume it was a polite term for vampire and give a small bow back.]

I am called Alucard. Have the others explained what this place is?

[amphibian]

[And initiate conversation she does! When he passes by she's a little distracted by the scenery, but then she catches him in the corner of her eye and realizes oh! People! And she hustles over, waving and calling.]

Hey! Hey! Hey there, are ya busy?

[superdrowningskills]

[In the broader sense of the word, yes, he is people.]

...I am not.

both!

[nightchan]

[While she's never seen an actual dragon before she has seen creatures that rivaled their sizes and appearances. So witnessing one appear here at the entrance wasn't too shocking and more... exciting.

She shifts the strap holding a long, red bag over her shoulder and looks up at the dragon and its rider with a curious tilt of the head.]

Hello there!

[wayofvoice]

[All these fair greetings! It is nicer to experience than Paarthurnax had thought. He nods his head to the girl approaching them, as polite a gesture as he can make.]

Drem yol lok. My name is Paarthurnax. May I know your name?

[There's no reason to shirk on common courtesy, after all.]

[nightchan]

[The strange language perks her curiosity. At least they were as friendly as she perceived them to be.]

You can call me Night. May I ask what language you were just speaking?