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[bonnypiperlad]

[Jamie has settled under a tree in the forest, his satchel on his lap. Reaching inside, he pulls out a mass of cloth, carefully unwrapping it to reveal a brown egg with blue speckles - still intact. He looks at it, a vaguely disgruntled expression on his face.]

Och, aren't ye ever going to hatch?

[He's not gotten a lot of sleep the past couple of days, having just come off a rather harrowing mission with his Doctor. It involved nearly falling off a cliff - something actually stopped when the satchel had snagged on a tree limb. He's grateful that he still needed the satchel, but at the same time, he's very tired of hauling the bag around. There's a sigh, which turns into a bit of a yawn.]

Maybe I'll take a wee nap and see if I can find someone here after that who can help.

[Closing his eyes, he tucks a protective arm over the egg and drifts off into slumber. He's soon sound asleep, and completely misses the fact that the egg is beginning to twitch. Cracks appear in its shell, and a piece of it pops off rather suddenly, pushed free by the nose of its occupant, a cinnamon colored ferret.]

[The ferret wiggles its way free through the hole, looking around with bright, inquisitive eyes. Spotting the piece of shell it knocked free, it jumps on it and starts wrestling it into submission, like you do with those sorts of things. This fails to get Jamie's attention, as he is still out cold...and might need a wee bit of prompting before he'll notice.]

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[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

Does this creature belong to you?

[bonnypiperlad]

Mmzat? [Jamie half-wakes up and peers muzzily at Leela, rather confused by the question.] Hey? What creature?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

The creature scratching around at your feet.

[bonnypiperlad]

The... [He glances down at the ferret, who is now trying to drag the piece of eggshell away to hide it. It's a fairly large piece, so the ferret is just going around in circles.] Oh.

Aye, I think it might be. It's not been bothering ye, has it?

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

No, but I could hear it's shuffling and thought I should wake you. It is not your pet, then?

[bonnypiperlad]

[Glancing down at the ground next to him, Jamie spots the remnants of the rest of his egg. It might very well be his, after all.] Well, there's one way to find out.

[He's never tried to call a ferret before, but he shifts into a crouch, holding out his hand close to the ground and making what he thinks is the appropriate noises. The ferret looks up and abandons its task in favor of bounding over and making a small, happy clucking noise. It nudges the rest of the shell, and then Jamie's hand.]

It seems to recognize me, right enough. Thank ye for waking me. I'd not realized the egg hatched. Hey...I don't think I've seen ye on the Plane before. I'm Jamie.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I am Leela.

[And then she frowned.]

I may not be wise, but I know that animals like that one do not come out of eggs.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, well, I would have thought the same thing before this. The Twins found these eggs, so I think they must have come from someplace where things are different enough that ye can have animals in them.

This is the first ferret I've seen, though.

[anoblesavage.livejournal.com]

I cannot see it, I can only hear it.

Can you trust it, then? If it was a gift from these Twins?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Like a little chinese dragon about the size of one's arm charging across his lap to play with the ferret?]

[bonnypiperlad]

[That would do it! Jamie startles awake completely, hand automatically going to his waist to grab the dirk that's there. However, when he sees Mu, he relaxes.] Mu! When did ye get here?

[There's a faint 'dooking' noise from the ferret, who is VERY EXCITED to have someone to play with and is trying to initiate a chase game with the dragon. The noise catches Jamie's attention, and turns, blinking a bit as he tries to figure out what's going on.] Hey?

[lamb_of_gold]

Seconds ago. I think your egg has finally hatched.

[OMG SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH YAAAY! The little dragon happily indulges the ferret in a game of chase]

[bonnypiperlad]

[He picks up the remnants of the shell from the ground and holds it up to inspect it.] I would say you'd not be far wrong on that.

[YAAAAY PLAYING! The ferret goes bounding across the floor of the forest and over these weird furrythings that are in its path. Jamie looks a bit bemused as the ferret runs right over his legs.]

It's an enthusiastic wee beastie, isn't it?

[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu crouches and holds his hand out to it.] Most younglings are, I think.

[The Dragon keeps making playful swipes and nips at the Ferret's tail because IT'S SO FLUFFYYYYYYYY]

[bonnypiperlad]

[The ferret bounds over to investigate Mu's hand, but the nipping at its tail causes it to spin around and attempt to wrestle the dragon, much like it did with the shell before. But this will be much better, because the dragon can wrestle back if it wants!!!]

Aye. [Jamie jerks a thumb at the ferret and comments in a rather dry tone.] If ye could bottle that stuff, ye could get rich. Hey, did ye think of a name for yours yet?

[lamb_of_gold]

[OMG wrestles!]

No, but my choices are narrowed, I think.

[bonnypiperlad]

[Ah-ha, all part of the ferret's cunning plan try and establish dominance! Pity it's smaller than the dragon.]

I'd not even thought of a name for a ferret. I was sure I was going to get a dog.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel never passes up a chance to scare the snot out of someone. He recognizes Jamie from taking down the deathmatches.

Hmmm. Is that his ferret? Looks like it's just hatched-- it ought to know who its mama is.

A deep breath.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[The ferret is definitely scared by that VERY loud bellowing, and puffs up as it backs into a little niche provided by one of the trees. It's hissing.]

[Jamie, on the other hand, is rather less scared and more along the lines of simply being instantly awake. He pulls his dirk and starts looking around for the giant beastie that's terrorizing the area. Not seeing the ferret immediately, he turns towards Axel - dirk still at the ready.]

Where is it?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel raises an eyebrow. Very calmly:] Color me impressed.

Really though, there's a giant rat. And it's hiding kinda behind you.

[bonnypiperlad]

Hey? [He's slightly confused, but looks all the same.] Och, that's just a wee ferret.

[Since there's no immediate threat, he'll put the dirk away. He knows enough to leave the ferret alone for a moment to let it calm down.]

Where did you get the idea that was a rat, anyway?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Man, you're prepared for anything aren't you? [He shrugs at the second question.] It looked like a rat to me. Anyway, it's yours. [He points to the remains of the egg next to Jamie.] And it's probably gonna get hungry or something.

[Note to self: strange man with Scrooge's accent in a skirt is prank-proof.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[He pulls a face for a moment.] Aye, well, used to be that ye would never know when a Redcoat would be sneaking up on ye. [dryly] Although they don't usually yell at the top of their lungs. It makes the sneaking part a wee bit difficult.

[Jamie obligingly follows the glance to the egg, and looks rather more pleased than he did a moment ago.] Hey! It hatched! I suppose I should thank ye, then.

[Even if he did scare the poor ferret. And he's not completely prank-proof - it's just the matter of finding the right one.]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

My coat is dark blue and yellow. What does that make me? A Bluecoat?

[And now he looks pleased in return, though it's probably because he's thinking of when his own egg hatched.] If you want. You gonna name it?

[bonnypiperlad]

[shrugging] Aye, if ye like. Although I don't know why ye would bother. I mean...Bluecoat? It doesn't sound very impressive, if ye ask me.

[The ferret seems to have calmed down now, and Jamie goes to let it investigate his fingers.] I've not really thought about what to call a ferret, but I suppose I should come up with something. Did ye get an egg as well?