04-24-2016, 11:12 AM
"Mud?" Demus quirked an eyebrow and popped one eye open to peer at Lago. The swamp dragon was right... He was covered in mud, and now actually, they both were rather covered in it "Awh, fuck the mud." Demus said flatly. He had been too caught up in the moment to realize that he was getting dirty. Even though he usually hated mud, he didn't care much that it was on him... At least not at the moment. Later he'd probably be miffed that he'd have to wash off.... Being submerged in water wasn't something Demus ever keen about, especially if it was cold.
"Maybe it'll rain, and I won't have to worry too much about the mud, anyway." Demus chuckled. "Besides, a little mud beats hanging out on a sterile linoleum floor any day." He shoved himself up onto his elbows and wriggled himself to be up by Lago's face again. "It's peaceful here today..." He grinned. "Where's everybody else? Everybody still here?"
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"Oh- Ivan!" Nym was right behind Ceral as they finally found the water dragon. He was looking just as down and out as Nym had been expecting he would be. He wished he could do something to fix it, and bring back the bubbly, somewhat overzealous Ivan he had met when he had first been placed in Avalon.... He wasn't sure how to even attempt at that though. Nym wasn't the best when it came to comforting others. He never seemed to have the right amount of positivity, or the right words, but he always meant well.
"Ky... He's been.... Rather high strung, yes..." Nym shrugged, and then slowly lowered himself down to the ground to sit across from Ivan. Really the way Ky was acting was beginning to worry Nym... He supposed he couldn't really blame the forest dragon. He'd just lost his kits, and now Ivan was obviously pulling away. He imagined that he would be decently upset as well.... But Ky was evidently really hurting, and just like Ivan, he didn't know how to fix him either. "He took off into the forest a bit ago." Nym eyed Ivan slowly. "Said he was going hunting or something.... You've been out here by yourself for your while. I'm surprised he hasn't sniffed you out by now." Nym sighed and then attempted to lean forward to put his chin in his hands. It was a feat that wasn't going to be possible in just another month or two. "I must say, you chose a nice place to hide out and disappear all day though..." Nym nodded and then offered the other dragon a soft smile, and then looked to Ceral as well. "You know, I don't think I've ever used these hot springs before."
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"Shangri-La would be much more accommodating to your needs Nizhoni, yes." Han nodded and then gave a fleeting, nervous glance to Reva. Avalon sounded like an entirely bad idea. It was like the new enclosure was cursed, a trap for attracting trouble making dragons... And handlers... Nizhoni seemed very much the opposite of that. In fact, she appeared to be very compliant. I t was unnerving a bit at how educated she seemed to be. She'd even picked up on handshakes. For dragons that hadn't been raised with humans, that was usually totally lost on them.
"Really, I'm sure we can come to an agreement that will benefit everybody." Han flashed Archer a glance next. The comment about price hadn't gone unnoticed... That was going to be tricky. Flower dragons were indeed rare, and Nizhoni was a rather exquisite specimen.. He was sure Archer knew that. "We're more than happy to show you a preview of Shangri-La." Han forced a smile. "It's one of our new residences, the habitat is created to lush and tropical like Reva has said, and there several other dragons who would provide you some lovely company...." He paused. "Avalon is a temperate forest... But it never has come to be quite as lovely as Shangri-La or any of our other enclosures, I'm afraid."
"Maybe it'll rain, and I won't have to worry too much about the mud, anyway." Demus chuckled. "Besides, a little mud beats hanging out on a sterile linoleum floor any day." He shoved himself up onto his elbows and wriggled himself to be up by Lago's face again. "It's peaceful here today..." He grinned. "Where's everybody else? Everybody still here?"
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"Oh- Ivan!" Nym was right behind Ceral as they finally found the water dragon. He was looking just as down and out as Nym had been expecting he would be. He wished he could do something to fix it, and bring back the bubbly, somewhat overzealous Ivan he had met when he had first been placed in Avalon.... He wasn't sure how to even attempt at that though. Nym wasn't the best when it came to comforting others. He never seemed to have the right amount of positivity, or the right words, but he always meant well.
"Ky... He's been.... Rather high strung, yes..." Nym shrugged, and then slowly lowered himself down to the ground to sit across from Ivan. Really the way Ky was acting was beginning to worry Nym... He supposed he couldn't really blame the forest dragon. He'd just lost his kits, and now Ivan was obviously pulling away. He imagined that he would be decently upset as well.... But Ky was evidently really hurting, and just like Ivan, he didn't know how to fix him either. "He took off into the forest a bit ago." Nym eyed Ivan slowly. "Said he was going hunting or something.... You've been out here by yourself for your while. I'm surprised he hasn't sniffed you out by now." Nym sighed and then attempted to lean forward to put his chin in his hands. It was a feat that wasn't going to be possible in just another month or two. "I must say, you chose a nice place to hide out and disappear all day though..." Nym nodded and then offered the other dragon a soft smile, and then looked to Ceral as well. "You know, I don't think I've ever used these hot springs before."
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"Shangri-La would be much more accommodating to your needs Nizhoni, yes." Han nodded and then gave a fleeting, nervous glance to Reva. Avalon sounded like an entirely bad idea. It was like the new enclosure was cursed, a trap for attracting trouble making dragons... And handlers... Nizhoni seemed very much the opposite of that. In fact, she appeared to be very compliant. I t was unnerving a bit at how educated she seemed to be. She'd even picked up on handshakes. For dragons that hadn't been raised with humans, that was usually totally lost on them.
"Really, I'm sure we can come to an agreement that will benefit everybody." Han flashed Archer a glance next. The comment about price hadn't gone unnoticed... That was going to be tricky. Flower dragons were indeed rare, and Nizhoni was a rather exquisite specimen.. He was sure Archer knew that. "We're more than happy to show you a preview of Shangri-La." Han forced a smile. "It's one of our new residences, the habitat is created to lush and tropical like Reva has said, and there several other dragons who would provide you some lovely company...." He paused. "Avalon is a temperate forest... But it never has come to be quite as lovely as Shangri-La or any of our other enclosures, I'm afraid."