緑龍 || Ryokuryuu

Yes, this man was blowing out hot flames out of his mouth that was setting the meat on the stick in front of him on fire as he was cooking himself. He took a breathe, shaking it off as he let the meat continue to cook itself as he smiled big at lunch. Well, until he noticed he had a few people looking at him. “……? I ain’t sharing.” @grundrache​

“i couldn’t ask you to share that, especially not when you caught it yourself.” plus, jae-ha wasn’t exactly big on eating things that have been cooked with another person’s mouth, though they seemed rather adept at it. he was however, decently curious about the other’s skill and if sharing food was all he was worried about, then there shouldn’t be any danger in taking a seat close to him. he wasn’t after his food, after all. 

@grundrache​ || EVENT STARTER

  While he knew staying at the noisy ass festival was in no way obligatory, curiosity was good at getting the best of him, even if he was about five seconds from biting someone’s head off to cope with the noise. Such was the whole reason he came out to the ice rink, even if he was merely sitting on the sidelines and observing. It had a good number of people on it, so he didn’t feel like joining in any time soon. Ice skating wasn’t his thing, anyway. He was a fighter, a thug, not some kind of… whatever the hell an ice skater would be categorized as. 

  Even if he was tightening the laces on his own skates, testing the way they slid along the edge. He can’t help but wonder if it was the kind of thing Kakyoin or Avdol would have enjoyed. It seemed more up their alley than his. Rolling his shoulders, he huffed, leaning back as someone eyed him from inside the actual rink. And though he knew better, logically, he couldn’t shut up the damn alarm bells going off in his head. Fucking paranoia. 

  “ …Mind your damn business. ” Despite the sharpness of his tone and tension in his shoulders, he was in a relatively good mood for the situation. Who wouldn’t be, when they had a massive plush goldfish. But even at a festival, the teen was the king of the resting bitch face. 

now a festival was right up jae-ha’s alley; people celebrating and having a good time while fueled by food and festive games, was there anything better than that? maybe the ice skating rink could be slightly better and somehow this world had even made custom shoes just to slide along the surface! there was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, the thin blades made balance hard for a minute but once he got the hang out of it, he was thriving. so much to the point where he went to help out others that were having a bit of a hard time themselves; jae-ha just finishing up with someone when the other’s frame caught his eye.

he was so tense and seemingly on guard! but that goldfish in his hands was plenty disarming and well, some people just needed an extra push when it came to social activities, right? jae-ha wasn’t the type to get his feelings hurt too easily and he wasn’t shy about reaching out either, friendly smile on his lips as he kept a respectable distance. 

“Oh…” He wasn’t that disappointed. Lately everything’s been bare of dragon so he just had to get by on other things. He didn’t dislike the taste of other meats just that dragon happened to be his favorite and if he got a hold of it just meant he had more time to savor instead of scarfing down his food like he always does. A real treat maybe.

“I’m a draker though… I guess that means nothing here. I’ve been out of that job for a long while now simply because there’s no dragons to hunt. I haven’t eaten one in so long I got a little too excited, i’m sorry.”

being a little careful seemed to be the right choice here. to think someone came from a world where dragons were abundant enough to be considered a source of food! from the other’s reaction, dragon sounded to be quite the delectable treat too and while jae-ha likened himself to something similar, it wasn’t for actual eating like this! if it was hakuryuu here instead of himself too, he wondered how the other might act -- he couldn’t hide his dragon’s claw, after all. 

@grundrache​

Zagiha always seemed to have a coffee on him for some reason. It didn’t help him stay awake. He was a God whose body was made up of pure mana; caffeine wouldn’t do anything. And his insides were literally a void connected to the flow of space-time, so he didn’t get thirsty, either. It was even debatable whether he actually liked it. But he always had coffee with him, and that was that.

As usual, he sat on his favorite bench, watching the people go by and judging them silently. He pretty much appropriated the thing for himself, using the other half to store his many, many shopping bags. Spending exorbitant amounts of money helped him with his anxiety, since he was a ball of nerves despite lacking a nervous system. But to everybody else, he was the rich douchebag who always hogged the seat.

He glared at every passerby over the rim of his coffee cup. Plebs, all of them. They made him sick. Like that guy over there. Why were all the men here hotter than he was? Ugh. He didn’t know if he wanted to be with him or be him. He bet he had a good personality, too. Disgusting. The man turned, and they made awkward eye-contact.

Oh, hell.

He was coming over.

wow, that was a lot of shopping bags! jae-ha only recently learned that people now had bags specially made for shopping and those were supplied by the stores rather than the customer, so seeing this many in one place surprised him him. people walked by carrying one, two, or maybe even three, but this person had enough to cover the bench and then some! wealth really did give a person many options, didn’t it?

despite all of their possessions though, the person certainly didn’t look very happy about it. he seemed to be glued to whatever drink was in his hands, all while glancing over his cup to glare at all the people as they passed by. was it because he couldn’t carry all the bags himself and couldn’t ask for help? of course, there was the very real possibility that he was gloating too, but assuming the worst of people wasn’t a very beautiful thing to do. all the while he was pondering, this stranger’s gaze locked with his own. that settled it. 

“hello~ fine day, isn’t it?” always had to greet with a friendly word. but maybe best to not be super direct. 

@grundrache liked for a starter.

there’s a lot of productive things that albie could be doing right now. like… finding a job. exploring his new surroundings. maybe even like, figuring out where he’s supposed to be sleeping. but like… why would he do that when he can take up the entire space of a bench, yeah.

so he’s laying on this bench alright, staring up into the branches of a tree. and he’s this like, bright swatch of blue, so it’s really hard to miss him. but he’s there, and every so often, he whistles a wacky tune for people to hear.

and what a bright swatch of blue his hair was, to the point that it caught the attention of jae-ha almost immediately. at first, he was a tad bit concerned if the other was alive -- just given how long they took residence on that bench for, but whistled tones soon answered that question. was he aimless? probably, why else would anyone take over a public bench like that?

it somehow being as bright as the day at almost all hours wasn’t the norm for jae-ha and so when the night just continued into the night even into day time hours, it took him some time to realize what was going on. waiting for the night to be over all by himself wasn’t very characteristic of him and when all those bright lights gathered in the distance, human curiosity beckoned him to go check it out.

and seeing a familiar face on the way over was just a sign to jae-ha that he was on the right path. many thanks to the small boy who taught him at least a little bit about all the electronics this new world had. places with lamp posts were still lit, but having the phone around helped out with a couple of the low lighting places over by belladonna studios.

jae-ha always thought he was good with faces and names, maybe names slipped him more often than faces, but as long as there was a way to identify someone, that didn’t matter too much. people were just so interesting to him and having the freedom to get to know and observe all these new people was genuinely fun for him. so when a familiar face stood out to him from the crowd, of course he was going to approach them. besides, how could he forget the young lady who had so gently touched his locks not too long ago? 

finding a good source of information was always essential when coming to a new place. while yoon would usually take over on that front before, he wasn’t here to take over that job. plus, normally he was a little too noticeable to wander around a town and ask questions, but here others were different enough for him to slip around with no trouble. now the main issue was finding someone to ask these questions to in the first place. that person looked rather sharply dressed and respectable enough to maybe have some answers? he was still new so he could just brush it off with that if it went downhill. 

maybe it was his dragon’s foot or just ever present battle strategy that reminded him of how excellent foliage was for hiding out, but jae-ha found himself naturally in the trees while scouting out the area. sure he could jump from roof to roof like he did in awa, but no one really suspected a flying something whenever it landed in the trees; most would just assume he was an overgrown bird and while that idea didn’t sit quite well in his stomach, it was a necessary evil when appropriate. that much was expected.

what he wasn’t expecting though, was someone else to also be in this tree when he landed in it. he blinked, balanced himself, and passed over a friendly smile. 

as was the case with lands that had various regions, it could be possible to tell where someone was from within kouka simply based on their clothing and the style that they chose to clad themselves. that was a topic that came up once or twice, with everyone in the group coming from all different corners of the nation. now that jae-ha was here in what was essentially a big melting pot of cultures and places that wasn’t limited to one universe, he could really pay attention to all the different styles of clothing around him. among all those, the other’s bare midriff really caught his eye and ever the social butterfly, he had to comment on it.

maybe one of the good things about being in a new place was that there was so much to explore and jae-ha had no problem going about his merry way and doing just that for all the new places here. of course, he didn’t fail to notice just how many others had powers of their own here too -- it was a little strange for him, when himself and the other dragons were the only people who really possessed any supernatural powers back in his old world, but those who couldn’t adapt would easily fall behind. 

flowers were the same in any world and still just as beautiful in this one. his own nature necessitated that he stop at this shop and take a good look at them -- delighted to find that the person selling them was just as beautiful. he couldn’t pass by without praising her.

[ nicolette voice ] only if it’s your treat, pretty boi