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Five says there's healing ... pods? [ what even is a healing pod, she sure doesn't know. ]

Can - [ COUGH. Cough cough. Nothing comes up, but it sounds wet enough to explain some of the blood on her lips and chin. ] Can walk over.

[RIGHT. Those exist. He needs to remember that.]

[Got distracted by HURT NEWBIE who is now a person for reasons????]

Yeah, right. Right, the pods, we can get you there.

[He is gonna pick her up.] I can pay for your healing.

[ Except when he moves to pick her up, she hisses, actually hisses like a cat, the ear-like tufts of hair on her head pinning back and her sharp teeth briefly baring. Quickly shuffles away from his attempt-! ]

Help me walk. [ No picking up, ok ok. ]

....Meridian, it would be a lot faster if I carried you.

[Though he keeps still, doesn't reach out for her quite yet.]

Don't wanna.

[ Slowly and gingerly climbs back up to her feet, finding her balance with all the grace of a baby deer. ]

Wanna tell me why you don't wanna?

[Okay, he's still going to support her.]

[Still debating best way to pick her up, but at least can wait until Element of Surprise for it.]

I don't like it and you didn't ask. Do it again and I'll bite you. [ It's less a threat and more a plain fact. ]

[ It is much easier to walk with his help, though. ]

If I ask, will you let me carry you for the sake of healing faster?

[ side-eyes him severely ]

Not in your arms. [ though, hang on, she has to pause to cough some more, this time catching a few flecks of dark blood in her hand. ]

.....then how?

[AND NOW THERE'S BLOOD]

[ yeah sorry about that, she had A Time ]

[ once she's caught her breath - ]

Back. On your back.

....piggy back ride, right. [Why does he have feelings about that?]

[UGH.]

[Kneeling down for her to get on his back.]

[ Cocks her head, just staring at him rather than climbing aboard. ]

... Dusk?

Yeah?

Come on, get on.

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You're uncomfy too.

I'm worried and that takes precedent over literally everything else I might feel.

[ This! Does not seem great! Instead of coming closer at all, she takes a step back, frowning. ]

I'm a magic dragon. [ Half to herself, and she repeats it more firmly. Dragon, she's a dragon, she made herself look human and she can go back to the way she's supposed to be-! ]

[ ... Her form begins to shimmer and blur ]

[Oh my god-]

Meridian, is it even safe for you to be testing out magic now?!

[ IT'S FINE ]

[ SHE'S GOT THIS ]

[ she's got this ]

[ and soon enough, in place of a young woman is a dragon! ... the size of a small rat, who half waddles and half flaps over to him, squeaking ]

So much better!

[IS THIS BETTER.]

You do realize you have to be in arms now.

On your head, on your shoulder, in a pocket.

[ She feels better like this, more comfortable in her own skin ]

Not your arms.

You're not stable enough to have a reliable grip, this would have been so much easier with you bigger-

[Nope, he's done, picking her up to put her in his pocket, but also still supporting her with his hands and he is going to go-]

[ Paps at him with a tiny paw, grumbling low. ]

Stop.

[ She keeps herself up by the rim of his pocket with her head peeping out, not using his support. ]

[Really, it's hands under the pocket and keeping her close as he moves and he's not even talking anymore as he just rushes to the medical cart.]

[No more talking, just focused on a goal.]

[Which is healing the newbie who got hurt ALONE and he couldn't HELP-]

[ If he's actually trapping her in there she'll shrink further still and wiggle out with a hiss, so, maybe don't do that! If not though, she'll keep her perch on the edge. ]