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[dismembers]

[ The feed flicks on to video, clearly set up to show the area with a certain degree of forethought. Those paying attention might recognize the area as Skyfire’s lab, although a certain amount of floorspace has been cleared for what looks like a nest. It looks like it might have been man made at one point, considering that there are bits of what

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[Video]

[needs_answers]

... uh. Congratulations?

[Video]

[dismembers]

[ Grid puffs up slightly, coiling around the pile of infant raptors. ]

Yes.

[ ...She means 'yes this is something to be congratulated for,' but uh. Yeah. Grid's kinda curt. ]

[Video]

[needs_answers]

Good! [yay! He got the right reaction!]

Does that happen often? Getting little ones, I mean? And, um, how fast will they grow up? What happens if one of them gets lost and one of us finds him or her, other than, obviously, immediately calling you?

[Video]

[dismembers]

I do not know the answers to these things.

If anyone harms a lost one I will kill them.

[notsoloyal]

Red's chicks hatched!

[notyourchauffer]

[He's going to allow himself some derp right now.]

Aren't they the cutest?!

[notsoloyal]

They are rather cute. Can I come see them?

[Only because they're Red's. Otherwise he'd be freaking out over "killer" dinosaurs.]

[notyourchauffer]

If Grid says so, yes. Nnngghhh- just wait until you see them up close, Shockwave. They're the most enchanting little creatures!

[He sounds like a proud father good lord.]

[Video]

[nobodysfetch]

[ May claps her hands over her mouth, bouncing up and down for a second or three before she manages actual speech. ]

Are those really baby dinosaurs? [ Ohmygodsocute. ]

[Video]

[dismembers]

Dinosaurs.

[ The hiss that corresponds with the translation is slow, as if unsure of the word. ]

Yes. Are Red's brood.

[Video]

[nobodysfetch]

[ Beam. ] They're beautiful.

[ A little hesitantly: ] What... what happened to their mommy?

[Video]

[dismembers]

[ Grid visibly sags a little, curling tightly around the clutch. ]

Red is gone. She disappeared. Left her eggs.

video;

[featheryasshole]

They're okay? That's awesome.

[Totally pokerfaced, but squeeing so hard on the inside. OMG EGG BABIES SO CUTE]

video;

[dismembers]

Yes.

[ She manages to look pleased/relieved, for a 14' monstrosity. ]

They had no trouble hatching.

video;

[featheryasshole]

[He actually smiles a little at that.]

Glad to hear it.

Do you, uh. D'you think I could come see them sometime?

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[dismembers]

[ She looks down for a moment, nudging one of the hatchlings over. It response with an indignant squawk before worming back into the pile. ]

Can come see. Must be gentle though. They are still very small.

If you hurt them I will kill you.

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[manipul8trix]

Scalebeast grubs! Oh my god. Are they going to talk like Red did?

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[dismembers]

[ Grid just tilts her head at 'scalebeast' but more or less shrugs it off. ]

Do not know yet. They are still very young.

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[manipul8trix]

...Too young to have names?

[SO airily:] You know what an awesome name for a newly-hatched Redbeast would be? Vriska Junior. Think about it!

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[dismembers]

[ She has no idea how to translate 'Vriska' into xeno, so let's just go with the closest equivalent. ]

Bitchmouth Junior is a strange name. Maybe I will give it to the runt.