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[lamb_of_gold]

[It's taken the better part of a day, but Mu has finally settled somewhere, while the egg in his arms wiggles and jerks - whatever's inside of it really wants out. He sets the egg on his lap, keeping a gentle hold so it won't roll away or break.

Wiggle.
Wiggle wiggle.
Jerk wiggle jerk kick.
CRACK

Bits of the shell go flying as a tiny claw emerges, then a second. They scrabble around a bit, breaking away the edges of the hole until a full third of the egg is gone. Now a head pops out, shaking off some excess debris. After a moment's pause, the body follows.

Mu seems quietly delighted by the tiny thing in his lap, now crawling around and exploring. He picks it up gently to inspect. It's a tiny chinese dragon, about two hands long and an opalescent white colour with a darker underbelly and a dark green mane. It nibbles one of his fingers experimentally. Mu smiles.]

Well hello there.

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[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[Guess who wanders by with his own dark orange egg that is just beginning to crack] ...That is a dragon.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Letting the little critter walk over his fingers and nom on them a bit] It is.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[Will crouch so he can get a better look at it] I thought they were suppose to be bigger.

[lamb_of_gold]

It's a baby still.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

I wonder how big it will grow then. [He reaches out to try petting the little thing]

[lamb_of_gold]

[It goes from nomming Mu's finger to nomming on Shion's instead, although Shion's egg catches it's eye and it makes it's way over, sniffs it, and rubs it's head against it affectionately]

Not too large, I hope.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

From what Dohko once said, they are suppose to grow very large.

[He watches it a bit warily] Does this mean I will wind up with a dragon as well? [He careful moves the egg away from it]

[lamb_of_gold]

Perhaps.

I don't know. I've seen all manner of creatures hatch from these eggs.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

So in other words...I might end up with a monster or something else extremely hard to deal with.

[oliverplus]

[comes up behind him, hearing the noise more than seeing what's happening] Mu! Did it hatch?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Turns to look at Oliver - there's a mixture of glee and pride]

Yes,

[oliverplus]

[yay, some positive emotions for once! grins back at him] Let's see him! [moves closer]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu shifts and holds up his hands - the dragon is twirling it's way up his arms slowly but stops when it sees Oliver]

Quite a handsome thing.

[oliverplus]

Oh wow! Is that a dragon?

[lamb_of_gold]

It is.

[The dragon goes back to nomming Mu's fingers]

[oliverplus]

It's so tiny! [leans in closer to get a better look, glancing at Mu for permission as he reaches out to touch it]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu offers it up. The Dragon sniffs at Olivers fingers as it crawls on, holding on with tiny claws.]

I'd imagine it will grow in time.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie isn't entirely sure what that is that Mu has in his lap, so naturally he has to go over to get a better look.] Oh, ye have a wee serpent! Did that come from your egg?

[lamb_of_gold]

It did. Quite a pretty thing, isn't it?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, it is bonny. [He has a satchel with him, and glances down at it thoughtfully. Does he have something like that, too?]

I wonder what it likes to eat?

[lamb_of_gold]

Fingers, at the moment. [The dragon, indeed, is nomming on Mu's fingers but stops as though it's been caught with a paw in the proverbial cookie jar.]

Did you take an egg?

[bonnypiperlad]

[There's a twitch of Jamie's lips as he tries to keep from smiling. He's not entirely successful.] He must think they're tasty, then.

[nodding] I did, but it's not hatched yet. [The satchel he has is a simple one, without anything to keep it closed other than the weight of the top flap. He flips it open with one lightly bandaged hand so Mu can see the well-wrapped egg inside.]

I hope that'll be enough to keep it warm until it does.

[lamb_of_gold]

He must. Thankfully, he lacks teeth at the moment.

[When the dragon sees the egg, he lets go of Mu's fingers and squirms to get a better look of it]

I think that will do, yes.

[A beat, then]

What happened to your hand?

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye. I'd say that's a good thing. [There's a quizzical glance given to the dragon as Jamie tries to figure out what it wants, then he ahs softly and carefully pulls out the egg.]

Here ye go. [He moves some of the cloth so a bit of a the blue-speckled brown shell is visible.]

Hey? [He had forgotten about his hands for a moment, as they haven't gotten to that super-itchy state yet.] Oh, those. It's just a few wee scrapes I got helping take down the barrier. They'll heal soon enough.

[lamb_of_gold]

[The dragon snuffles at the egg, then rubs it's head against it affectionately, the way a cat might]

I can heal them for you, if you'd like.