itt: naked dragon butts

[amnesiadragon]

Who: Ryu and vatheon.
Where: The plaza!
When: May 23rd, afternoon.
Style: Action or prose, don't really care.
Status: Open.

[Ryu yawns a little, and opens his eyes slowly. He has to see what happened after he transformed... he can only vaguely remember Nina hugging him and trying to get him to calm down. It's light... so it must be morning.]

[... And he sits up, and realizes a few things. First, his blanket is gone. Second, his clothes and bag are next to him. Third, he's not in the abandoned village anymore. Fourth, he's wet.]

[Ryu yelps, standing up and looking around him. He's confused and distressed at all of this water around him, and he hasn't even thought to put on his clothes yet. ... Whoops?]

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[zelda_hylia]

[Now she has to wash his shirt, too! Zelda leads him into the Welcome Center and puts on a pot of tea, then opens the door to the small shower contained within. Just in case he's from one of THOSE worlds...]

I'm going to turn on the water, all right?

[And then she turns the knobs, adjusting the temperature to be pleasantly warm. It's like it's raining inside!]

[amnesiadragon]

[Washing machines, what are those? Also his clothes are probably decently dirty anyway.]

[He stares into the small room, blinking in confusion at it, and jerks back when the water starts. He stares at it suspiciously. What. :| ]

[zelda_hylia]

It's a shower. The water comes from a tank, and pressurized pipes deliver it to this location. It's quite convenient.

[The princess sticks her hand in, allowing the water to slide off harmlessly.]

It doesn't hurt. If you would leave your clothes outside this room, I can wash them while you get cleaned up.

[amnesiadragon]

[... He slowly sets down his bag and nods, before pulling off his shirt again.]

[He'll put the clothes outside, don't worry.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda's beginning to wonder if he's another child in an adult's body at this point, but she doesn't comment and steps out of the room to give him his privacy. She'll just make some tea and wash out those salty clothes while he figures out the shower.]

[amnesiadragon]

[More or less. The clothes are left outside and he starts attempting to deal with the shower on his own. The soap is strange and slippery and he keeps dropping it, but he does notice how it helps the crusty parts go away.]

[Still, it probably takes him about fifteen minutes or so before he's more or less satisfied with how he feels.]

[... But he does grab a towel and put it around his waist before he steps out of the bathroom again.]

[zelda_hylia]

[And there are his clothes, neatly folded and already dry right by the door. Zelda needed to wash out the salt and dirt, but she can dry something with magic easily - it's just a matter of wicking out the moisture! She looks over her shoulder at him from the small stove and smiles a bit.]

Do you prefer your tea sweet or more astringent?

[amnesiadragon]

[He just looks at her in confusion. Does it matter? It's not like he has much tea experience. Also what was that last word?]

Uh... I... I don't know?

[He pulls on his shirt and steps back into the bathroom for a second to put on his pants. Then he heads out of the bathroom again.]

[zelda_hylia]

Here, you can have it plain for now, then. You can always add more sugar if it's too bitter.

[Zelda's quite good at making tea, though, so as long as he doesn't hate the taste of it in general, chances are he'll be fine. She heads over to a small table and sets the cup down, then moves to take out one of the brochures for him to look at.]

Please, sit down. My name is Zelda, by the way.

[amnesiadragon]

Okay.

[He sits down at the table, still trying to take all of this in. He does squint a little at the brochure. He's still not the best at reading some more fancy words but his reading is good enough to understand the gist.]

I'm Ryu. It's nice to meet you, Zelda.

[He takes a sip of the tea, not minding that it's still a bit hot.]

... Huh. That's reall ygood.

[zelda_hylia]

It's good to meet you, Ryu. I'm glad you like the tea. Do you have any questions?

[She nods towards the brochure. Some people accepted it at face value, others seemed to want to hear a verbal explanation. She didn't really mind either way. Zelda is quite fond of explaining things - so long as the person she's talking to is actually listening, that is.]

[amnesiadragon]

A few... first of all, do you know if anyone named Nina, Cray, Ershin, Deis, or Scias are here?

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda takes out her SFC and looks up those names as best she can by sound alone.]

I don't believe any of those people are here, I'm sorry. Are they friends of yours?

[He seems like a nice boy, so chances are he looks up his friends first.

Zelda looked up her enemies.]

[amnesiadragon]

Yeah... I've been traveling with them.

[He doesn't know his main enemy's name! 8D; But -]

I know Fou-Lu isn't here... I'd be able to sense him if he was.

Is there a place where I can make camp here? I know the... thing... said something about finding a place to stay, but I'm just more used to camping.

[zelda_hylia]

[If this were when Zelda had first arrived, she would look at Ryu like he was an alien. Being friends with Duke and Link, though...]

Certainly. I have a couple friends that prefer the outdoors as well, they stay near the forest quadrant. Would you like to head there? Do you have enough supplies to set up a camp properly?

[amnesiadragon]

Uh... no, I should probably get a tent or something first. I can make my own fire pit though.

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda takes out one of the maps of Vatheon and begins neatly circling a few places. Thankfully, she actually does know where to get a tent.]

This shop should have some basic camping supplies. The temperature in the bubble stays comfortable, so don't worry about it too much. You can get food at the store here. It's all free so long as you should them your mark. Did you find yours while you were getting clean?

[amnesiadragon]

I thought I saw something weird on my back. It's too far for me to be able to see it.

[zelda_hylia]

On your back? That is probably it, then. Would you like me to look?

[His state of dress hardly matters at this point. She already got more than an eyeful, so if he has to be shirtless... so be it. Besides, now that she's mostly focusing on his face, he seems young. Cute. She can handle that.]

[amnesiadragon]

Sure.

[He pulls off his shirt and turns so his back is facing her. Sure enough, there's the tattoo, below his right shoulderblade.]

... Huh. I think all of the wounds I got from fighting are healed. Maybe Nina healed me after I went to sleep...

[zelda_hylia]

It's likely that the coral healed you before your arrival. And yes... your mark is on your back right here. That will be a bit awkward to show to the shopkeepers...

[She feels like her mark is awkward to show to people, too. It's just below her collarbone, but she still has to undo her shirt a bit!]

[amnesiadragon]

[He shrugs. It doesn't bother him.]

I... don't need that much. I'm used to finding my own food. I just need some supplies to start.

[He is an experienced camper! :D ]

Um... there's no one from the Imperial Army, is there?

[He doesn't want to be hunted, thanks. :( ]

[zelda_hylia]

I wouldn't recommend hunting here. All the animals are quite small, and besides that, the supply is limited. Though if you head up to the island, I suppose you could always fish? We are surrounded by the ocean, after all.

[Zelda knows not what she has just done. Ryu will be playing the fishing game forever, now!]

[amnesiadragon]

[... Did someone say.]

[Did someone say fishing? :D]

[Ryu grins.]

I'll probably end up doing that. I really like fishing. But um.

[Focus, Ryu, focus!]

I... really do need to avoid anyone from the Empire...

[zelda_hylia]

It's easy to look people up on the residency list. Here, see?

[She'd just looked up his friends, after all! Zelda moves back around and holds it out to him.]

There are a few hundred foreigners here at best, take a look and see if there's anyone from the empire that you're concerned with.