Lesson 030 - [Video/Action]

[watching_seven]

[Maciel and the kiddies are out by the orchards. They'd been wandering about the festival booths earlier, but today they've decided to do some apple gathering!

The dragonlings are scattered about picking apples and bringing them by the tiny armful to the basket that they've all commandeered.]

Saata, be careful up there. [Maciel smiles up at

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[ergaleomancer]

[[Theta is out and about for a wander through the orchard, and she comes upon the group while looking for a place to sit. She nods politely to Maciel, and retreats over to a conveniently placed hay bale to have a rest.]]

Good day.

[watching_seven]

Ah, good day to you too!

[Maciel smiles brightly, nodding over at Theta. The dragonlings offer a ~Hello!~ as well]

[ergaleomancer]

[[Normally Theta hates children, and that's what the dragonlings look like to her. However, these all seem impeccably well behaved. She smiles and waves at them before turning her attention to Maciel.]]

It seems you have your hands full.

[[A clockwork roach peeked its head out from underneath her shoulder armour and hopped into the air, flying for the closest dragonling. It tries to land in their hair. Theta yelps and starts after it--it's apparently a pet.]]

Roachi! Get back here!

[watching_seven]

[Maciel chuckles.] Not terribly so, and they know not to wander too far off.

[ergaleomancer]

[[Roachi quite calmly tries to land in Naata's hair. Theta reaches out and grabs it before it can.]]

This is Roachi. Who is being a naughty roach. [[She's reprimanding it as much as explaining.]]

He's my companion.

[[She reaches up to put it back under her shoulder armour. It stays there for a few moments, then hops into the air again and flies around, fascinated with the dragonlings.]]

Roachi!!

[watching_seven]

A roach? [Well, that's a bit baffling- the young mage has never heard of anyone keeping a pet roach. He watches along with Naata as the thing flies up and off again.

By now the other dragonlings have come over to stare at the thing, just as curious.]

[ergaleomancer]

[[It takes a particular interest in the green one, and tries to land in their hair. Theta goes limping after it.]]

Roachi! Get back here!

[[She sighs.]]

Yes, a roach. They're adorable, don't you think?

[watching_seven]

A...adorable...? [Not the word he would have associated with a roach, but he does find the creature's behavior interesting.]

[ergaleomancer]

[[It lands on her hand and patters its antennae about her palm. It's made of metal and amber, with little bits of wood as well. It's a very beautiful thing...if you like bugs to begin with.]]

Mm-hmm, cockroaches are just the sweetest things...when they're behaving. Roachi...

[[She walks over and moves to take the roach back.]]

[watching_seven]

[ergaleomancer]

[[She takes Roachi, and it takes off flying again, trying to land in Taata's hair.]]

Roachi! Why are you doing this?

[[Theta's clearly getting frustrated with it, and she looks over to Maciel with a petulant frown.]]

I'm really sorry about this.

[watching_seven]

[ergaleomancer]

[[Almost as if to confirm the words, Roachi takes off for Haata and flies in a circle around the redhead before going for Haata's hair.]]

I...suppose so. He's been rather bored here.

[[She retreats to sit on the hay bale, keeping an eye on Roachi as he plays with the dragonlings.]]

[watching_seven]

[The kids squeal with delight, and Haata giggles, turning to run away. Well now they're going to turn this into a game of tag, it seems.]

[ergaleomancer]

We used to play a lot when I was a child. Back home, I usually sic him on people I don't like. Here...things are just quiet.

[[She looks down at Naata.]]

Don't you want to play?

[[Roachi is happy to try to tag the children. Hair seems to be a favourite target, but he dips and swerves and plays with all of them.]]

[watching_seven]