Lizard House / OTA

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Catch all for everything happening here (if you want to set a thread here)

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[vitainmorte]

[ whenever someone finally lets her out of her imprisonment she'll be... around. Tucked somewhere out of the way, mostly, and looking particularly awkward-- and out of place, being the only penacony bird among xianzhou lizards (and jing yuan).

that said she did literally get drugged so she is just. recovering from that a bit. but. ]

...

Maybe I should be helping...

[skypiercing]

[Would she like some iced tea. She's getting some iced tea slid over to her.]

Are you still groggy?

[Sorry about. Y'know. That kidnapping thing.]

[vitainmorte]

[ she would, in fact, like some iced tea. she takes it carefully to sip at.

with a tired air: ]

Dan Feng seems to think my immunity to most toxins makes me entirely impervious to sedation so he needs to use pack animal-sized dosages.

... So yes.

[skypiercing]

[That answer is met with a quiet grimace and a sigh.]

I imagine you would need a larger dose than most, but that is overkill...

[A shake of the head.]

Hydration should help your system clear it out faster, but you shouldn't engage in any strenuous activity until it's cleared out completely.

[vitainmorte]

Yes, I know. But I don't want to sit around doing nothing, especially as a relative stranger in this house.

[ pauses. ah, ]

... Thank you for caring, Dan Heng.

[skypiercing]

I wouldn't call you a stranger.

[Said with a shake of his head.]

And I'd rather see you safe than potentially hurting yourself helping out.

[His tail swishes a little, betraying his happy mood. All the lizards seem to share a weird habit of liking to keep their people close and cared for, okay.]

Do you feel any other side effects, or just grogginess?

[vitainmorte]

[ Would he not... She supposed they weren't exactly strangers, and neither was she with Dan Feng or Yingxing, but she reasonably assumed the others wouldn't see it the same way, surely. She glances at his tail curiously, for a beat, but-- ]

Oh, no... Just tired, that's all. I won't hurt myself, please don't worry-- I know my limits.

[skypiercing]

oh, I believe you. I was just worried that whatever concoction he drugged you with might have other side effects.

[He'd probably have to make medicine to clear her system out if Dan Feng had.]

[vitainmorte]

... He's relatively predictable on this front, if nothing else. But I should be fine, after some time to burn it off.

[skypiercing]

Mmmhm. I'm guessing his goal was likely to bring you here, so anything more than a sedative would have been overkill.

[vitainmorte]

He did say that, but he doesn't have to force me here if he wants me to visit...

[ huffs a sigh. ]

[skypiercing]

[His ears twitch, betraying his surprise.]

Visit? I assumed he intended to invite you to stay.

[vitainmorte]

I...

[ makes a face like. yeah that's clearly what he wanted, but. ]

-- I cannot possibly impose on you all like that. It would be terrible entitled of me.

[imbabytorlunae]

Absolutely not!

[ There is a smaller lizard girl pointing at Val. ]

You're going to stay put until you've recovered.

[vitainmorte]

[


a baby is scolding me? ]

I'm-- sorry...

[imbabytorlunae]

There's no need to apologize! It's not your fault.

[ Bailu doesn't have all the details, but she's able to see the signs of being drugged. ]

But you should have plenty of fluids-- water, soup, etcetera. It'll help flush out your system faster.

[vitainmorte]

Thank you, I'll certainly try.

[ with the sort of gentle indulgence one might use for an actual child, bc she has no idea. ]

What's your name?

[imbabytorlunae]

[ Poor Val. Hopefully someone tells her sooner rather than later. ]

My name is Bailu. I hope you don't mind me coming by to visit. It's nice to meet you.

[ She has not realized dragons will kidnap her yet. ]

[vitainmorte]

Ah--

It's nice to meet you, Miss Bailu. My name is Valencia... um, you don't have to excuse yourself on my account. Is this not your house with the others? I'm the temporary guest here.

[imbabytorlunae]

[ She shakes her head. ]

I only got here a few hours ago, I don't think anyone's inviting me to live here. Oh, but Yingxing invited me to visit and I already know Dan Heng! And since I'm new here, I'd like to get to know more people.

[vitainmorte]

[ WHO IS GOING TO PROTECT THIS BABY FROM COURT ]

I see... Do-- Do you have a guardian, here...? This place can get rather dangerous, at times.

[imbabytorlunae]

[ Her face scrunches up like she just ate something disgusting. ]

I came here partly to get away from them. Besides, I don't need a guardian! I wanna grow without having them bossing me around and locking me up.

[vitainmorte]

Oh, but--

[ awkwardly, gentle: ]

Nobody's going to lock you up here. But even for adults it can be terrible, at times, so-- if nothing else, someone you can rely on...

[imbabytorlunae]

Hmmm...

[ She considers for a moment. ]

Well, I can rely on Dan Heng. He's my mentor, and I trust him.

[vitainmorte]

Oh, that's good. He's as trustworthy as they come.

I'm glad you have him.