EVENT: BLANKET FIC

[trainmasters]

Who: All the lovely Heroes!
When: Day 44, morning
Where: Around the train

[ It may have been only a few days, but did that heatwave feel like it lasted forever to anyone else? No? Either way, it's gone now. Bringing with it a blessed coolness. Actually wait, it's cold-- too cold! Worse yet, not even going into the train seems to really help. Fortunately, someone seems to have been kind enough to leave some nice, fuzzy blankets lying around. Too bad it doesn't seem to help much unless you share them with someone...

Either way, you're in luck because you've got some new teammates on the train! The notification appears cheerfully on everyone's Chains:

WELCOME NEW HEROES

Enjoy the cold...? ]

[[ NOTES: You're welcome to make team posts if you like, or intro directly into this mingle if you haven't already. Until next month's placements, the cold snap will persist-- along with the lovely blankets lying around. Enjoy! ]]

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[featherbeaned]

A. Clover
[ SQUEAK ]

[ SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK ]

[ Something Big scratches at the door of room number two ]

B. Out and About
[ Sometime later, a feathery-floof dragon(?!) the size of a Very Large Dog can be spotted scampering eagerly around the train, sniffing everything, everywhere. ]

[ e v e r y t h i n g ]

[ There's a Clover hat perched jauntily on her head, and a single sock loosely draped around her neck like a scarf. ]

B

[handfulofglory]

[ unsure if he should be alarmed?? no one mentioned animals inside the train. he's going to stay out of the way for a moment and observe her movements. ]

[featherbeaned]

[ There are so many smells. Good smells, bad smells, weird smells. Interesting sounds, too — her ears twitch and swivel with interest at every little thing. ]

[ Then she pauses, blinks, lifts her head. ]

[ Looks right at the human quietly watching her. ]

[ And CHEEPS like an exceptionally massive canary, trotting over to him with her tail gently swaying at the end. ]

[handfulofglory]

[ well... seems harmless. the pet of the pink team? he'll bend over and offer the back of his remaining hand for her to sniff. ]

Good morning, young mistress.

[featherbeaned]

[ It's an offer that she immediately accepts, giving his hand — and his arm — a thorough sniffing. Very noticeably in this cold weather, she radiates a cosy, toasty warmth, like a space heater on four legs. ]

Good morning! Hi! Hello.

[handfulofglory]

[ hmm. not a pet then? this train is proving even stranger than he thought.

he just smells like human. ]

Are you enjoying your explorations today?

A

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Squeaking?]

[Thinks it's Sunset at first except Sunset can't scratch that big.]

[UM]

....

Hello? [To the closed door.]

A

[featherbeaned]

[ The squeak itself is also way, way too big to be Sunset. Is there a canary the size of a Jurassic Park velociraptor in there, or something? ]

...! [ CHIRP! ]

[ Snuffles at the gap under the door, sniff sniff snoof sniff sniff. ]

Re: A

[schrodingerscockroach]

[...is this teammate.]

[IS THIS MALICE PUTTING MONSTERS ON THE TRAIN???]

Okay, I'm going to need you to step back from the door and calm down.

[Time to see if it's intelligent.[

[featherbeaned]

[ Calm down? She is calm, she just wants out to sniff and explore and understand — ]

[ Nevertheless, she reluctantly withdraws her snoot and backs up a few steps to sit, watching the door intently. ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[So not mindless monsters at least.]

I'm opening the door. Do not jump on me.

[Okay, opening the door slowly, peaking in to see what's there.]

A

[time5kip]

[ There is just the most resigned sigh ]

Sounds like we got ourselves emergency rations.

[featherbeaned]

[ EXTREMELY OFFENDED GIANT CATBIRD NOISE ]

[time5kip]

Judged by the sound you should last us for a couple of meals at best.

Can you open the door?

[featherbeaned]

[ exponentially more offended noise ]

[ huff!! ]

[ There's a scrabbling noise, and then the handle starts to rattle. After a couple of false starts, the door creaks open-! ]

[time5kip]

Nice job. Now we know you understand me and that you can open doors. It's progress.

[malignstar]

Whoa, we can buy dragons now? Who do you belong to, I wonder?

[featherbeaned]

[ Said dragon stops and perks up, turning her head Felix's way ]

Me!

[malignstar]

Huh? Did you just speak?

[featherbeaned]

[ Chirp! ]

Ye! Hi, hello. I'm mine.

[malignstar]

You're mine? Is that your name?

[bowtiedbones]

[GASP]

—dragon!!

[featherbeaned]

[ Pauses her snoofle exploration to look over, ears pricking right up ]

Hiiii!

[ CHEEP CHEEP ]

[bowtiedbones]

Hi! Aren’t you just the cutest!

[featherbeaned]

I am cute!

[ Her pricked ears give a happy little wiggle. ]

Thank you~

[ Trots right on over, reaching out to sniff at her curiously. ]