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@travelers-of-the-wind

He could make it out. The sound of a voice, and that of a child, no less. He strained his neck trying to crane around the forest of foliage reaching out of the constraints of the containers they were in.

Despite his usually patient disposition, he soon got fed up.

“Hold on a minute–” He took a moment to slowly lean into a crouch until he found himself mostly eye-to-eye with the child whose voice he heard. And to his surprise, the child had scales and fur– or was it hair– irrelevant.

“Hello, Mengie,” He replied, “I’d offer to shake your hand, if not for my little friends here,” He gently nudged at the baskets in his arms.

Much to his delight, she held a small pot holding a single emery blossom.

“An Emery flower!” He exclaimed with a smile, “What a lovely surprise, and so early in the season!

“There’s a lot of them growing where my mom lives, and I saw a bunch of new flowers appearing around town so I kinda want to see if I could plant mine too! Is that what you’re doing?” She could get Masu more flowers later, but planting hers sounded a lot of fun. When she saw his arms were full she frowned slightly.

Gina hummed in thought as she walked down the busy street, younger sister Deiva clinging to her sleeve like a lost child. "Look at all these little shops, and look there sis, an inn!" She tried stubbornly to get the younger to play a part in the conversation or even show an interest in something herself.

"I-if you're so happy... M-maybe you should just stay here and set up shop." She let go of Gina, frowning as she took a few tentative steps towards the corner. "There's so many flowers here... W-what are th--" with a startled hiss, Deiva grabbed at Gina, pulling her almost like a shield from the very tall man that had just rounded the corner near her.

@yirf-wanderlust

Jordan shifted, the others discomfort doing nothing to ease his own nerves. "At least finish those first? You probably need to eat something, fainting like that I mean. Have you forgotten to eat or something like that?" Seeing that Seraph just stared at the food, Jordan frowned slightly.

Agni looked around with a smile, younger sibling in tow as they had finally settled in and decided to see the town. Heading down the street towards the plaza. He remembered seeing a restaurant near the airship docks when they first arrived and something sweet sounded like a great idea.

Indigo placed an empty tray on the counter and sighed. She was relieved that it had been a pretty mellow day at the cafe, but she still hadn’t managed to shake off the little bouts of work anxiety she got from time to time. She was glad she at least had a good friend working with her. 

*ding-aling* 

“Oh welcome!” She replied at the sound of the door bell. She lifted her head to see a young man clad in blues and yellows, his hair a fiery scarlet that was amplified with the strong white light streaming in from outside. Indigo didn’t recognize this man, but she was used to newcomers and travelers stopping by every once in a while. 

“You’re looking for Emmee?” Admittedly she was a little startled by the sudden inquiry, so much so that she headed into the back searching for Emmee, when she realized that she had forgotten that she had left to do a few errands for the afternoon and wouldn’t be back for a little bit. A little embarrassed, but maintaining her customer service smile, she came back by the counter where the stranger waited. 

Mengie sat, telling her mom about the things going on in town lately and laughing, tail swishing this way and that as her mom’s eyes crinkled in amusement. Sitting by the field of golden flowers, she ran her hands carefully over the petals when she spotted movement on the far side of the cavern. Shooting her mom a worried look, she trotted closer to the tunnel, yellow eyes glowing slightly in the dim light. “Hello? Is someone here?”

Wheezing slightly, Mengie walked towards the lake, stumbling slightly as a trickle of flame accompanied the stream of smoke leaking from her nose and mouth. It would be odd enough-- to see her out and about without her many layers of winter clothing, but seeing her obviously ill in some way, scales burning hot in a way that caused there to be steam rising off of her as she stumbled for an umpteenth time, she cant help but transform, coughing up fire that quickly went out with nothing to catch on to, sparks spilling out after it as the small creature crouched, defeated, by the lake.

@mona-yirf