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Ew! My teeth? [ Cups a protective hand over her mouth. ] Never, I need those.

[ Lowers her hand slowly ... ]

It's not. I think? Didn't smell like it, or like the sea.

Yeah, scurvy is not nice. Was a big problem when humans started wailing across the ocean. When space travel happened, people had to rely a lot on medical supplements because it's hard making sure there's food that will last that long in storage.

And you really wouldn't look good without your teeth. Pulls the whole look together for cute, but fierce.

What did it smell like?

And your humans don't have magic to help it grow anyways ... [ sounds like a nightmare tbqh ]

It smelled like, hmm ... [ Tilts her head back, closing her eyes. ] Like Mao's house, grass, flowers, tarmac, cars, honey, cats, dogs, small prey.

No. [Pause.] Yeah, no. Took a while to get the tech too.

So suburban?

See, this is why being a dragon is amazing. We don't need tech.

[ Tilts her head. ]

Small town? I think? Surrounded by fields.

[Shrugs.] There's not a lot of magic in my world.

Hmmm, might not be too far from places to hunt.

Or farmland.

Missing out. [ Magic is the BEST ]

[ She will accept no arguments ]

Prob'ly lots of deer, maybe fish if there's rivers nearby.

We made do. And then magic started happening for me, so.... [Shrugs.]

Deer is a lot of meat. How much DO you eat a day?

D'you like it, the magic?

[ His question is a good one, though. How much does she like to eat when she gets it? ]

Ummm. Lots? Lots and lots. I can eat a whole red deer for lunch and still want snacks later.

[He considers that a few moments.] I was kind of neutral on it at first.

But it does allow for a whole lot more options when I'm lacking in resources to solve a big problem. It saved my life a few times during the whole heart game thing. So yeah, I think I do like it.

...that is a lot.

Good! Glad it's been there when you need it.

[ Laughs tho ]

I am a big predator. [ She can walk and talk and dress like a human, but in the end she's at the top of her universe's food chain. GIRL GOTTA EAT. ]

I am too. Helps a lot when I decide to be an idiot. [And he can be a real idiot.]

True. Just hard to imagine since you're usually in the smaller form.

Having friends and team helps with idiocy, too. [ It's always good to have people as back-up, not just magic. ]

Smaller is ... easier, here. If I was big I wouldn't fit through any of the doors. [ And that would get old fast ]

Prob'ly spent a lot of time small with Mao, too. Human life isn't built with dragons in mind.

Oh, without a doubt. Just sometimes I get stuck on my own and then the stupid has to happen.

I don't have a problem asking other people for help.

They are kind of small.

It's really not. Chairs aren't really made for anything with more than two legs.

See, that's how I know you're not all dumb.

[ Being able to ask for help when you need it is Valid and Important and Meri approves. ]

I've got another token. [ Pulls it out of her pocket, ears twitching. ] Could see more of my not-human adventures in human-land.

I try. I may misjudge when I need help, but when I know I need it, I do whatever I can to get it. [Because sometimes he just does things cause he thinks he can handle it and people have taken it as being unwilling to ask. Really, its just faster.]

Sure. Always up for fish out of water stories. Or fire breathing badass stories.

[ . . . . . . . ]

[ Hm ]

Well! Well. Good. That's something. [ Instead of commenting further, she hops up to slot in the token; it's time to watch more memories. ]

[ In which Miya Does Not Approve of people getting in her way when she's worried about a friend. ]

[....he knows that tone.] It really is, I promise.

[....nah, seems legit.]

Why couldn't you have followed Mao's scent? [Since she found Ryouta.]

Not doubting that. I was just thinking, sounds like me, a little.

[ Stares at the screen, floofy ears pricked and Alert. ]

I must've tried already and lost the trail somewhere. [ Huffs, annoyed. ] Stupid memory! I want to know what happened!

You do have that kind of vibe, yes. [Which is probably why they argue sometimes. Too Similar.]

Well, he's probably fine? He's not like walking dead now, right?

[ She gives a little shrug, pulling a section of hair over her shoulder to run her fingers through it. ]

I don't like doing things alone when I don't have to. [ She can go it alone, she's perfectly capable, but why would she want to? Friendship and teamwork makes the dream work, ok. ]

Still want to know what happened. Where'd he go? Who was he with? Why doesn't Ryouta like me?

Depends on the thing. If I'm fast enough on my own... [He shrugs.] I've just had people think I thought it was the plague.Like some other people do.

To be fair, Ryouta was in a whole situation and you were way more focused on Mao. He might feel you're dismissive of him?

Or maybe he's protective and Mao has a habit of being pulled into crazy and you're a catalyst event. The 'chaos follows chaos' thing seems to happen a lot.

[ Tilts her head at him, ears flicking. ]

You assumed the same thing about me. [ That Argument they'd had ... ]

Oh, no no, the dislike's from before Ryouta's ... situation? Situation. I was thinking about it while I was scrolling through my mobile. He really, really loves Mao. Not me, so much. But if Mao's in trouble, there's nobody I'd rather get help from.

I did, but to be fair, I know a lot of emotionally stunted people who treat help like the plague and I don't think those numbers are gonna improve much with memories. Wanting to be asked how to help is a pretty unexpected reason to reject help.

I don't mean that exact situation as wondering if it's a status quo. You still wandered about his opinion of you and yet when you found him, you were still very focused on Mao and not the fact he was definitely in a bad situation. It came off that helping him was all about helping Mao and not any concern for him. If that was normal, it could come across as callous.

[ She frowns, tapping her foot not unlike a cat swishing its tail. Setting aside that old can of worms for a minute ... ]

Of course I was focused on Mao. He was the one still missing, and between Ryouta and me, six humans aren't a threat. [ It's not even a brag, she's just that much stronger than them. ] Ryouta doesn't need me making a fuss over him.