forum The Dragon // One on One // Closed

Started July 17, 2019 by @Fraust

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"But that is the opposite of an outcast, is it not? If outcasts grouped together, they would no longer be outcasts. That defeats the point." His horns shrank a bit again. They were noticeably shorter now.

"That's not - " she pinched the bridge of her nose. "It's a saying. If someone says "join the club," they're basically saying "me, too,"" she explained patiently.

"Then why wouldn't you just say 'me too'? It's far less confusing, and less steps to achieve the goal of getting one's point across to someone else." Kono huffed a bit, frustrated by the ambiguity of humans.

"I DON'T KNOW, ok?" She said, sighing. "I'm weird. Humans are weird. I'm weirder than the average human. I don't know things like that. Ok?"

"Dragons don't use ambiguous phrases… or do they…? I don't often come into contact with other dragons, either. In fact, I probably see dragons less than humans. That's… kinda depressing, honestly." Kono mused aloud, to himself more than to anyone else.

"Yeah, well, life is depressing. It happens," Gemini said matter-of-factly, laying on the ground. Her hair spread all around her head, but she couldn't bring herself to care.

"I'm aware. It gets quite… gloomy, here. The most common 'interesting' thing is when birds try to fly in. Even they've learned to stay away by now, though…" Kono drew his knees up a bit, crossing his arms on top of them. His horns were about half their original size.

"Do you kill birds?" Gemini asked, yawning. "That's mean. Birds are friends. And they're cool. I wish I had wings…" she muttered.

"Sometimes I kill them. Sometimes I just watch them. It really depends on my mood." Kono flexed his own wings a bit, as they were getting stiff.

"You should be happy more often," she suggested, staring at the ceiling. "Then nothing would depend on your mood, because everything would always be the same."

"I can't force myself to feel something I'm not actually feeling." Kono picked up a coin, examining it.

"I know that. I don't actually - nevermind," she said, shaking her head. "I'm tired. Your cave is darker than it is outside. I'm a fan of stating the obvious."

"I've noticed. During the day, the sun reflects off the gold and it gets quite bright, though that's rather obvious too." Kono fully transformed into a dragon and lay down.

"That's nice…" she trailed off as she curled into a ball to sleep.

Kono kept his eyes slightly open, not truly sleeping. He couldn't trust Gemini yet, so he was going to keep an eye on her.

Gemini put a hand over her face. "Go to sleep, don't be creepy," she complained.

"If I sleep, you'll take the gold and leave. I can't trust you yet. Since you claim to be an outcast yourself, surely you understand." Kono moved to lay in front of the entrance so Gemini couldn't escape.

"Oh, gods. Fine, whatever," she muttered, almost under her breath.

Kono lay his head down on the coins, his tail curled so the tip was near Gemini. He closed his eyes, but stayed awake to listen and make sure Gemini wouldn't try anything stupid.

(Yep)
When Gemini woke up, she was in the air. Kono was still in dragon form and was carrying her by her hood in his beak(? Jaws?) while he flew.

Gemini blinked. "What the - OH SHIT - " she screamed, wriggling around. "What the hell is happening?"

Kono growled as if to tell her to calm down and landed in a forest, setting her on the ground. He half shifted and watched her sitting on the ground curiously.