[ The hatchling fiddles with their fingers which borderlines on straight up scratching. It helped a little… but not so much. ]
"…You should probably go before they find you."
[ Fossil knew she was more than capable of fighting Ebony. But… ]
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[ The hatchling went silent for a bit of time. What could they even say. Just… why? What was the point? They felt like crying but why should they? Apo had been kind to them while so so cruel to others. ]
[ Fossil turns aways to not let Halite see them cry. ]
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I’m not even sure what they care about but… I wont let them hurt anyone anymore.
…. I’ll let him know. Don’t worry, you .. don’t have anything to apologize for, if you didn’t contribute to this.
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"Mama and Inay didn’t really like Apo but they would never tell me why… Are they why the other hatchlings back then avoided me?…"
"…When he wakes up, can you tell him I’m sorry?"
"…Hey! I’m almost done!" *💦
[ Urging her to open that gauntlet open to accept the last shard. ]
"For some reason, you’re the first person to even tell me… this. Everyone else seemed to avoid it… I…"
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+ for whatever selfish desires they want. They’ve killed millions just for existing alone…
( she grit her teeth; gauntlet closing around the gem. )
The whole time I can only imagine the true bamboo blade has been stuck here in pain and torture.
.. thank you.
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"…He probably wouldn’t want to see me again. Maybe. I don’t fucking know!"
"All I know is that I didn’t like seeing him like that! In fact, I hated it with my entire damn BEING!"
"I don’t like what Apo did. Not at all… I don’t understand why Apo wanted this…
[ The hatchling gets up from the ground and trudges back to their work desk… For a dragon so young, their work was practically seamless! Like it hadn’t been shattered at all. ]
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+ emit a powerful aura of dread around them, similar to the Ebony Dragon. She nodded stiffly, showing the sword to them. )
I express my gratitude for helping us. What Bamboo Blade has gone through… I couldn’t imagine anything more horrible.
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[ The hatchling had yet to finish their latest project but was close… Upon hearing their door being knocked down they leaped into the air before landing with a loud THUD! ]
"Oooouuucchh…. OI! Don’t use your whole damn FIST next time!"
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( @InmortuaeOdium )
It took a while, very long but.. she eventually made her way to the source. Sword in hand, Halite Gauntlet knocked, accidentally bringing the door down. She briefly acknowledged the door..
“…… I believe you have something of mine.”
[ Fossil had a bad habit they have yet to grow out of… if they ever would. A bad habit of snooping where their nose did not belong. ]
[ Today was one of those days. Everything in the domain was perfect!… BUT THAT MEANT NOTHING TO TINKER WITH! ]
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[ Scrambling through some cabinets before landing on a chest… Huh. It seemed special so that must mean there’s something special inside!! ]
[ Shaking the box…Multiple pieces of something special! Something to put together! ]
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"…Not what I meant."
[ Even the squirrel seems to look at Bamboo Blade strangely. Digging into their pockets for a napkin or clothe or whatever can be used to wipe him off. ]
[ Blink blink… Yeah what a weird statement. The hatchling opts to just… toss the squirrel some food! ]
"…Can’t believe I’m saying this, but I really preferred you smelling like alcohol."