Dragon -- Well, Fire-Lizard Tamer

[forgotten_vows]

"Here we are."

Forgotten Vows carefully pushes open the door with one hand, the other cradling a tiny silver creature. Said tiny silver creature looks remarkably like a miniature dragon -- a very sleepy one. It cheeps as they enter the main room of the Inkwell, looking around with curious but droopy eyes. Forgotten smiles and pets its head with a finger. "Welcome home, little one."

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[8docs_n_1victor]

"So -- you can read its mind?" Victoria says, eyes wide.

"Sort of -- it's smart, but not really in the sense of knowing words," Vic says. "It's more feelings and pictures."

"That's still amazing."

Emily giggles and leans over it. "And it's such a cutie too! What's his -- or her -- name?"

[forgotten_vows]

"I've basically been feeling whatever he feels," Forgotten confirms with a nod. "And no, I haven't really had the chance--"

He stops short, suddenly giving Emily an odd look. A memory flits across his consciousness, and he looks down at the fire lizard. ". . .Moonlight?"

The lizard lifts his head, sensing that its bond likes the name. Forgotten grins and strokes its wing, getting another wave of contentment. "Moonlight," he confirms with a nod.

[butterflyboy]

"What's this about moonlight?" And here comes the fourth Victor of the day, to set off more confusion in poor little Moonlight.

[forgotten_vows]

Forgotten grins and holds up the lizard. "You're not the only one with an unusual pet now."

"Bakerstreet basically had an 'adopt a not-quite-dragon' meme," Vic adds. "I just couldn't resist."

[butterflyboy]

"Oh, I see!" Butterfly Boy grins at the little creature. "That's amazing. . ." Then his smile flips. "But -- what are you going to do with it? I mean, yes, it's certainly welcome to live here, but. . .you can't really take it to your game with you."

[forgotten_vows]

"Yes, I know," Forgotten says, with a concerned frown. "And there's not often memes starring pets on bakerstreet. . ."

Vic, however, gives them a grin. "No -- but there's always tumblr. Rewriting the scene of you finding the egg should be a snap. I've already established that forest is full of dimensional rifts, after all."

Forgotten brightens immediately. "That would be perfect! And then he'd have Bayard and Splatter to play with too." A wave of eager happiness tells him Moonlight likes that idea.

[save_us_alice]

"And hopefully your Alice there will like him too," Alice says with a little smile. "Though I'm sure there won't be any problems as soon as she learns he can't burn the house down without that rock."

[forgotten_vows]

"Yes -- we'll just have to make sure Caine doesn't try to feed him any mysterious substances to see what happens," Forgotten says with a frown.

[misslucysleeches]

"If he does, just set the little guy loose in his treehouse," Lucy says, smirking evilly. "That'll teach him."

[forgotten_vows]

Forgotten holds back a snort. "He'd make me do the repairs, though. Might be worth it in the end, however." He shrugs and holds Moonlight close as the little fire lizard decides it's naptime. "That's a worry for another day, though. Right now I need to find a warm nest for him -- and a food bowl."

[crossover_chick]

"Leave it to me," Vic says. "I've been wanting one of my Victors to have a dragon for AGES. The least I can do is help with the whole care and feeding business."

"We'll help too, as much as we're able," Tie-Twister promises.

[forgotten_vows]

"Thank you -- it's much appreciated," Forgotten says, feeling quite loved. He gently strokes his fire lizard's head. "Welcome to the family, Moonlight."