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[dragonking]

Characters: Tian (dragonking/pearlhatched) & Daitou (coughcoughshank/iwasnine)
Date/Time: February 13, 2011 (Evening)
Location: Daitou's home, Section 1
Rating: PG
Summary: Tian finally hatches!

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[pearlhatched]

The dragon paw returned to the darkness inside the pearl when Daitou spoke, and a red eye peeked out instead. Tian watched the child his lover had turned in to trying to snap off a piece of the shell, and added his weight to the cracked side to help. The pearl's shell was really normally thick, but it must have become brittle once Tian had ripped the membrane inside and the piece Daitou was trying to break off snapped off and created an even deeper crack.

Hissing, Tian shifted his body again and pushed against the wall. A splintering sound was heard as the whole crack opened up, spilling out a much tinier-than-normal Tian, who somehow still managed to be twice the size of the pearl he had been trapped in. Wet with some kind of silvery goo and smelling like sea water, the honored and powerful dragon king tried to stand.... and then slipped and fell off the table.

[iwasnine]

There was a a momentary expression of mixed shock and horror as the rather tiny dragon tumbled off the edge of the table, and Daitou reacted, going to try to scoop up Tian in his arms. He hoped the fall hadn't hurt him - luckily, it wasn't too high, but he knew nothing about the physiology of baby dragons. He gave Tian a worried look. "Are you alright?"

[pearlhatched]

He was pretty soft in his bones, so the fall didn't even hurt. Looking up at Daitou, Tian nodded slightly and then curled up a little so he'd fit better in the small boy's arms.

"I am unharmed."

He was gooey, slightly cold and his scales were nearly translucent and spongy, but Daitou was warm and solid enough to help with that uncomfortable feeling.

"How long have I been in that..." Looking over at the shards of the pearl, he blinks slightly in confusion. "Egg?"

oh ffs, self

[iwasnine]

Daitou's smile lit up at that. He was safe. Good. And he could speak now - even better. "Um. About five days. I've been small a little longer than that." He held the little dragon close to his chest, heedless of the fact the shirt he was borrowing from Apple was getting somewhat damp. Thankfully the towel around the egg had caught most of what had spilled out. "Should I get a towel and dry you off some?"

<3

[pearlhatched]

He held his head high, trying to not show that he was shivering slightly. "You may."

[iwasnine]

Daitou's lips quirked into a small grin. Only Tian could sound so proud and sure of himself while only being a foot and a half tall.

"As you wish."

He rose carefully, and went to the chest that held most of his belongings. Prestidigitation had, by now, finished eating, and was watching the proceedings with mild interest.

A towel wasn't hard to find - he had a few near the top, for bathing, and after finding one, he carefully set Tian down on the table, and started drying him off with careful, light strokes of the towel's corner.

[pearlhatched]

Tian gave the cat a look as Daitou went off to find a towel, and bared his teeth at it in a warning. Don't even think about trying anything funny! Not that the cat usually bothered him, but he felt terribly exposed and naked at the moment.

Looking down at his feet, the small dragon frowned. With the squishy scales and the soft claws, he might as well be naked.