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[Phoenix was in the process of washing some dishes in the kitchen when he heard Maya's muffled voice. Without moving, he shouts back.]

What is it, Maya?

[But that does sound like a mildly distressed tone... He might have to get moving soon.]

[Yeah, you might wanna start moving right away here because she's going to call back right away, feet glued firmly to the floor where she stands and legs so frozen that she can't move.]

Can you come upstairs? To my room? Now?

[The last word is shouted so firmly that she really isn't giving him much choice in the matter.]

[Okay, urgency levels are definitely significant. Phoenix just barely manages to turn the water off and then rushes up to her room, the possibilities racing in her head.

Then, he barges right into her room!]

Maya! What's wrong?

[When he enters, she immediately tugs on the sleeve of his shirt to pull him next to her and Maya half-turns to look up at him, a thoughtful expression on her face to hide the slight nervousness she's feeling.

He might even notice the blue egg as it starts to crack and wriggle further.]

So, um... do you remember hearing anything about that one wyvern at the spa getting a litter of eggs a while ago? Around the time of the trial?

[He looks at her briefly to make sure she hasn't been hurt by anything. But then... well, his eyes immediately narrow in on the egg.]

I... do remember hearing something like that...

[Some beads of sweat form on his head.]

...and I don't remember hearing about or agreeing about anything beyond that...

[At least his surprise and concern weigh down his feelings.]

[She can see his eyes narrowing once they land on the wriggling egg and she breathes a sigh of relief.]

That makes things a lot easier. Now that the cat's out of the bag...

[There should have been no cat and no bag to begin with, but that's neither here nor there. Technicalities or whatever, she doesn't have time for those. Not when there's a dragon egg hatching in the middle of her room.

She extends her arms out towards him, pretending like she doesn't spot the beads of sweat on his forehead.]

Surprise! I was hoping it would hatch sooner so I could give him... or her to you as a belated birthday gift but guess he's as stubborn as you are.

Edited (NTS: stop screwing up phone tags...) 2017-06-21 14:59 (UTC)

[Phoenix is at least thankful that there isn't a cat on top of all of this, and he just stares at the egg.]

J-just what I wanted! [He says, with a distinct lack of enthusiasm.] Another mouth to feed...!

[What is the saying... it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?]

No! I'm sure these are different.

[Her loud protest gets an aggressive wiggle out of the egg and the cracks continue to spread further... until a little blue wing forces its way through one of them.]

These ones aren't like Charley. Not really. They're bigger and can hunt for themselves... [There's a pause – it's short but there's definitely some uncertainty in the way she stops.] Probably.

[Phoenix's eyes widen as the wing bursts out! Dear god, it's alive...]

That's both reassuring and mildly terrifying. [He shoots her a glance.] What or who do they hunt?

I dunno...

[Maya watches the egg and the wriggling wing with enough calmness to counter the panicked look on Phoenix's face, tapping her chin and lost in thought.]

What do dragons hunt? Rabbits? Deer? Cows?

[He adds a bit meekly.]

W-well, what do dragons always have a habit of capturing in fairy tales...?

Goats?

[Is she casually dancing around the fact that they also attacked and probably ate people in fairy tales, too? Maybe just a little bit.]

I don't know what you're so worried about, Nick! It's not like this one's gonna get to the size o–AH!

[There's another loud CRACK and the other wing sprouts from the other side of the egg.]

It'll get our goats alright!

[But then he's quickly distracted as he witnesses the other wing burst forth! And he quickly fixes his attention it.]

Another wing. Two wings. We have a two winged creature being born here! [He's feeling afraid enough that the floor trembles!]

NICK! Stop it or else the floor's gonna come out from under us and then we're gonna have a two winged creature and a broken bedroom to worry about!

[And despite the brave front she's trying (and failing miserably) to put on, Maya hops behind him and anxiously balls a piece of his shirt up into a fist. When the little wings twitch, she nudges Phoenix forward in its direction with a squeak.]

I'm stopping, I'm stopping!! W-wait, what are you doing?!

[He's... only getting more afraid now as he's nudged towards the egg, and the floor shakes some more. Phoenix looks down towards the egg very sheepishly.]

G-good boy... or girl! Good...!

Taking extra precautions!

[The shaking floor definitely isn't helping the situation and Maya wobbles as she peers around his arm and down at the egg where she can now see the top of a tiny little head. As she goes to kneel in front of it, she unceremoniously pulls Phoenix down with her and smiles sheepishly at the egg and talks to the top of its head with an encouraging lilt in her voice.]

Helloooo...

[As if it understands anything she's about to say?]

Of course...

[He says flatly, but he tries to calm himself, and the shaking dies down somewhat. His eyes widen as he sees the top of that tiny head! And maybe, his heart's starting to melt a little.]

Hi! [He tries to accompany Maya, offering the cracking egg an eerily slow wave of his hand.]

[If only the two of them could see themselves right now and how awkward they must look...

Next comes the tail, stretching out long and tall from behind it and it wriggles back at them.]

Look, look! He's waving!

[And with one more loud crack, the egg breaks into pieces to reveal a tiny blue wyvern laying flat on its stomach, tail and wings up in the air. Maya goes to poke it to make sure it's still alive, but instead grabs Phoenix's wrist and tries to move his own hand to prod at it instead.]

[Phoenix gasps as the tail appears.]

You're right, he- he's waving back to me!

[Clearly that's what it is.

But then, suddenly, the miracle of life unfolds right in front of them. It is really cute, but also scary at the same time. Still, the trembling's all but gone, and the temperature currently feels comfortably warm.]

HI! [He nervously shouts again... and then he finds his hands being guided by Maya's.] Wait - what?

[He doesn't stop her, and so he ends up prodding the baby wyvern.]

Shh, don't yell!

[Yep, there he is prodding the baby wyvern with his finger with Maya's grip firm around his wrist. When the wyvern finally lifts its head from the ground and raises its bright yellow eyes at them, Maya is quick to withdraw both of their hands in surprise, but like Phoenix, her heart is quick to melt. Here it is, in all its funny-looking scaly glory.

She stares at it for a long time while it blinks back at them, and Maya finally looks to Phoenix like she's got something very profound and important to say. Because she does.]

He looks kind of like you.

R-right. Sorry.

[Phoenix winces in fear as his finger pokes against the wyvern, and then suddenly his hand is withdrawn with hers.

And that leaves him free to just take in the sight of the newly born wyvern. Without a doubt, it's precious. Phoenix smiles goofily as he looks at the baby. ...But then he sweatdrops at her comment.]

Like me?! How... how could a baby wyvern possibly look like me??

Edited 2017-06-28 05:37 (UTC)

Look.

[She motions to it like it should be obvious to him.]

He's blue. Kind of like your suit... and his eyes remind me of your badge. And those little horns at the top of his head is kind of like your hair.

[Duh. ~~Huh, too bad his name is Phoenix and not Ryuuichi...~~]

I... guess I can't dispute that logic...

[He thinks he sees where this going, and he turns to her with a pleading look.]

...Please don't name him after me.

Well, there goes my first choice! It was a good one, too.

[She huffs at him, loud enough to startle the wyvern into coughing up a puff of smoke, but Maya is far too preoccupied with her indignation at Phoenix's request to even notice.]

You have any better ideas then!?

Don't you think it would get confusing! [Even more than having one that shares a name with their pet plant. He sighs.]

Um... How about... Larry! That's... it's a name!

sure! and same

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