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[azhdarchidae]

[The device is attached to the trunk of a tree. An enormous beaky head swings into view, one red eye looking into the screen. The beak opens and emits a series of hoarse caws and croaks. A girl's voice sounds at the same time, only vaguely in synch with the beak's movements.]

Testing. Test-ing. Okay, you either work or you don't.

The hell is this?

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[earphonics]

[minato isn't sure what to make of the newcomer on the network; rather, he's sure that it's some sort of dinosaur, however impossible that may be, but it's the sight and sound that's throwing him off a bit.]

... Yes, this is more time travel. [excuse his loquaciousness. when creatures like this are extinct where you come from and the only ones remotely like it are demons summoned by shooting yourself in the head, you tend to get confused easily by seeing pterosaurs on your communication device's screen.]

You're in the City. You've been brought here from your world, at whatever point in time that might be. It's fun, isn't it?

[azhdarchidae]

[Janine puts her long face alongside, looking at the screen out of one big eye from close enough that said eye - which is about orange-sized - fills most of the view. It's mostly red iris, with a round pupil. She stares at Minato; rather than blinking normally a pale translucent membrane slides from the corner of her eye, covers the whole thing, and retracts.]

[At last she pulls back somewhat.]

Oh God that's weird.

[earphonics]

[uh.

we're a bit concerned now, but thankfully he manages not to flinch while the show goes on. he's never actually seen a dinosaur up close, so the whole eye thing only makes his own widen in response. for a second, he holds his own device out in front of his face, putting some distance between himself and the image.]

I agree.

[azhdarchidae]

It hasn't even been two weeks and I went and forgot just what human noses look like. That's... kind of pathetic. Wow.

Anyway. City. What's it called? Where is this, and when?

1/2

[triessence]

[ DINOSAUR..]

[triessence]

You can talk?

[azhdarchidae]

No, you're having an incredibly convincing hallucination.

... Yes, I can talk.

[triessence]

--okay, well. This is the City, that ticking you're hearing is probably the clock but I've never heard it. To get rid of it, you need to-.. socialize, or something. Getting a pet would work from what I've heard, too.

Most people here are humans, from all over. You're the first dinosaur I've seen.

.. You don't eat people, do you?

1/2 [Video]

[eagleofautozam]

[ ...????

Oh dear... it can't be that curse again, right? The one where dinosaurs appear and try to eat people?

*confusion*

No, wait, this one is... speaking? ]

2/2 [Video]

[eagleofautozam]

Hello?
Excuse me, but are you actually… I mean you look like a dinosaur. I have only seen them once, but the resemblance is remarkable.

Re: 2/2 [Video]

[azhdarchidae]

Yes, hi?

There'd be a reason for that resemblance. I'm a Quetzalcoatlus, last and most perfect of the pterosaurs, the pinnacle of the azhdarchids, the largest creature to fly on its own power in the skies of Earth. [She rattles that off less like a boast and more like a 'yes, get on with it'. Also she's wrong, but doesn't know about Hatzegopteryx.]

Not actually a dinosaur, but from the same time.

[Video]

[eagleofautozam]

I see. You will have to forgive me. Since I am not actually from Earth I really can’t tell the difference.

[And who would be able to really? ^^” ]

My name is Eagle Vision and I am from a planet called Autozam.

The city must have brought you from a past history of Earth’s past? It sounds like you are familiar with at least that much, maybe you travel through time often?

[shall_yield_us]

Isn't your hide meant for a purse somewhere?

[azhdarchidae]

If so, 'fraid it's not one you'd be able to afford.

1/3

[shall_yield_us]

...oh - ?

[shall_yield_us]

My, what a pretty, poisoned beak we have.

All the better to gouge eyes out with.

[totallyinaband]

Dude. Are you a... dinosaur?

[azhdarchidae]

Dude.

Something like that, yep.

[totallyinaband]

Wow.

Cool.

[azhdarchidae]

Pretty much.

You have a name, dude?