eggshell | Lizard House / OTA

[ Wh... She blinks, bleary, and loosens her grip on his shoulders, trying to shift a little under him to look out into the courtyard. ]

... Where am I?

It's our new nest! Heng'er wanted a bigger place. I think he will make dinner later. Do you like peanuts?

Nest...?

[ exhales slowly. ]

Why did you-- you could have just asked me to visit. Take my clothes off before you rip them. Peanuts are fine.

Visit? Why would you need to visit your own estate?

[ a long, confused pause. ]

... I don't own this. I don't have the funds for this.

[His braincells are visibly loading.]

It is ours. Communal. Are you stupid?

[ ????????? ]

Did... you ask the others if I was allowed here? You have to ask...

Why do I have to ask? I own Heng'er and Yuan'er. I own the Mourning Actor Heng'er, he is merely unaware. Yingxing is [He twitches again,] wherever I am. If I say I want you here then you are here. Do you not like this room? There are many. But some are drafty.

[ shifts her hands up to rub her eyes. ]

They have... their own thoughts and feelings. If they don't want a stranger here, I can't...

...

I would have rather have a room that I wasn't drugged and locked in though.

I like it when you're helpless.

[And then as if that wasn't incredibly concerning,] I wish to live with my family again all under one roof. You will all get together; have patience.

I wish you wouldn't.

[ quiet, for a moment. ]

"Family?"

[There's a pause, and Dan Feng moves away, sitting on his haunches. On a lesser man, it would be called shrinking away.]

Are we not?

[ slowly pushes herself up to sit,swaying a little, her face a bit flustered. ]

... You want that?

Valencia you know what my kidneys look like. You put them back in. You eat my carrots for me. You feed my Tottonids.

You- took me back on your ship after - [His gaze goes distant in that distinct way that means he's thinking about one (1) specific man.] he threw me out of an airlock. You know what I look like when I'm truly asleep, because I do so on your bed. What do you think?

[ Ah.

Her cheeks darken, and she looks away for a moment, her feathers fluffing. ]

I didn't... think you thought of it that way.

I don't think you're a thing all of the time.

...

Take my clothes off. Then come here.

[Comes closer first, and then reaches for her clothes??? The ones she's wearing???]

[ YANKS HER SCARF AROUND HIS NECK ]

No, these.

[Whiny dragon noises]

Why! You are not in need of them! Selfish!

Because I don't have enough extras to replace them if you destroy them.

[ starts removing them from him herself then, slowly. ]

Why is that my problem?

[There's some squirming, but Val is old hat by now with squirming, attention-wanting Emanators, so she can get her scarf and coat and one (1) sock off while Dan Feng throws a tantrum on the deck.]

... As... family, it is your responsibility to care for me. Is it not?

[ takes them and tosses them into the room.

Then she reaches up to take his face so she can pull him back in to her. ]

[His braincells are busy thinking about this, because 90% of him is allergic to openly caring, but he did see her as family, and huh what is she doing? He blinks down at her. His eyes glow a little. His tail swishes against the deck.]

What?

[ she pulls him in, and wraps her arms around his shoulders so she can draw him back into a gentle hug. ]

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