[Visual]

[keaton_mask]

[There's a little yellow fox who seems to be having the hardest time deciding if he wants to actually be on the feed or not. He shifts back and forth, eyes never making direct contact, until he finally settles for half and half.

Baby's first scroll visual.]

Is it true that this town pays tribute to a large dragon in exchange for their safety...? With everyone asleep this past week, it would make sense that payment would be...short, and I haven't seen anyone worrying about it...

Then again, I haven't seen any dragons since I got here, but they insisted they were one...

[He shuffles uncomfortably, still not looking directly into the scroll. How...how do you turn it off...? How does he end this?]

I'd simply like to know if we're all going to die...

[...Perfect.]

Comments

[discorderly]

Hahahahahahahaha! You're so GULLIBLE!

[keaton_mask]

[Well, that got him to jump.]

Pardon?

[discorderly]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Give him a minute]

[keaton_mask]

[At that, he growls.]

It's not funny.

[soulofblue]

I've...been away for a few months, but I don't think that happens.

[keaton_mask]

[SWEAT]

A lot can change in a few months... Are you absolutely sure?

[soulofblue]

I mean, we DO have a few dragons living in the area. I think one of them would probably take exceptions.

[keaton_mask]

I'm not sure how I've gone so long without seeing a dragon yet...

[He's written to a few, sure, even without knowing it. But it's not like people can lie or anything.]

He claimed he was the largest one, if that helps at all.

[kuukai]

Yeah. We gotta make a payment twice a month or we're toast.

Most ponies 'n' foxes 'n' stuff give their donations through the candy shop, though.

[ What is that creature chewing on a muffin...

Oh. It's a bear. ]

[keaton_mask]

[BEEEEAAAAAAAAR]

You! You...you...

[A pause.]

...You were a cub this whole time?

[He was kind of expecting, you know, a much larger bear or something.]

[kuukai]

Shut up!!

[ Yeah, definitely the same bear. She growls a little. ] I could mess ya up, fox.

[ She peers around him. ] Hnn, where are ya...

[keaton_mask]

[That causes his ears to fall flat against his head. Mess him up, sure... Why do people hurt others for absolutely no reason? Why couldn't people just leave him alone?]

That's none of your concern...

[Visual]

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

[And that would be a rather perplexed and slightly disturbed looking dragon on the scroll.]

... First I've heard of something like that... I'm never going on vacation again...

[He goes away for a while to get a few things and then suddenly everything goes screwy. Lovely.]

[Visual]

[keaton_mask]

[...Well then.

Kafei tries to say something, but can only manage to open his mouth. Not a single sound comes out, not even a squeak.

That...that would definitely be a dragon. Hang on, let him just...recollect himself.]

[Visual]

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

[A dragon with a concerned look on his face and a slight tilt to his head as he looks at the scroll.]

Ah... are you alright?

[Skyfire resists the urge to sigh. Perhaps he should have responded over voice or text... He'd gotten used to others not being afraid of him, he supposed that all good things come to an end eventually.]

[Visual]

[keaton_mask]

[It takes him a moment, but he's finally able to shake a few words out of himself. Literally. He actually has to shake himself out of his trance.]

...You're very impressive.

[Visual]

[thepoweroflove]

[Hey, Kafei, here's a freakish and terrifying baby sized dragon. Are you scared yet?]

Ah, I'm pretty sure that none of the dragons around here would do something like that unless someone new arrived.

[And if that's the case they would be publicizing it very poorly.]

[Visual]

[keaton_mask]

[To be fair, Marty, you don't exactly scream dragon.]

They could very easily be new, unless there's a schedule I'm not aware of.

Re: [Visual]

[thepoweroflove]

[Please at least say that Kafei doesn't think that Marty looks like a lizard.]

I'm pretty sure they would have at least have made a post about it if they wanted us to actually give him anything.

You know what his name is? I've been here for over a year now [...sigh] so I might know which person you're talking about.

[visual]

[strengthinkindness]

[....Kafei, we have a lot to talk about. First thing's first, though.]

Um...no...? A-At least, I've....never heard anything like that.

[She would definitely know if a dragon was demanding any kind of payment from them.]

[visual]

[keaton_mask]

[He seems a little flustered to see Fluttershy respond.]

Y-Yes, it would appear I may have been...lied to.

[If he can go by what he's gathered. Needless to say, he's embarrassed.]

[visual]

[strengthinkindness]

...Are you all right?

[It's one thing being lied to. But being lied to about being in danger was even worse.]

[Visual]

[ceasetoexist]

[Okay. Okay this is too funny. This nerd actually bought it hook line and sinker. There's a big part of Pokey that wants to help elevate this, to maybe get some real pain going. But no, no, there's too big a danger now in a place like this, and that someone might decide on some hefty means to pay him back for his prank.

Yep, his reasoning is all about saving his own skin. It has nothing to do with the growing feeling of guilt caused by genuinely scaring someone. Even someone this gullible. And dumb.

Hey Kafei, here's a baby black and red dragon, looking all the world more like a giant iguana than dragon.]

Aside from me and the weirdo living deeper in the forest, don't know about any other dragons in the forest. Hate to tell you, but it sounds like you got fed a bunch of crap.

[Visual]

[keaton_mask]

[No offense, Pokey, but he'll have to agree there. There is no way you aren't a giant iguana. Much like Marty, Kafei assumes right away that this person must be something else.

Or at least he did.]

You...are a dragon?

[Visual]

[ceasetoexist]

Yeeeeeeeees.

[His little head hangs back in annoyance as he answers that. Man. Why does he have to keep proving that he is a dragon.]

I'll get bigger. It's probably a test or something.

But anyway, it was probably just some jerk. I wouldn't care about it too much. The place is boring so he probably decided to be a complete tool about trying to find something fun.

[A complete tool with a fantastic sense of humor, Pokey might add, but still a tool Pokey guesses.]