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"Claude von Riegan" ([personal profile] deepstar) wrote in [community profile] shellphones2025-07-08 06:33 pm

video

Type: Video
Sender ID: Khalid | [personal profile] deepstar
To: General
Subject: Hatching Time
Warnings: None

[ Initially, only Claude's face appears on the feed, alongside is wyvern. She is resting her chin on his shoulder and that hand of his is giving her a pat pat pat. So much patting. ]

I'm sure you all remember me talking about this several moons ago, but hey! The time finally came. I was starting to get a little worried, considering I have no clue what the incubation time for wyvern eggs are here. Everything went smoothly though, I promise. They actually hatched a few days ago, but I wanted to give them some time.

[ Now the video feed shifts, away from Khalid and Azita, and onto the little baby wyverns. Special guest star Leona is also present, already holding a small lizard in his arms. Seems like it's already attached. There's another one, in Claude's arm. ]

Leona and I are going to be co-parenting these kids for a little while so -

[ Unfortunately, Claude gets cut off. With Leona shoving the man's face, ears folded back. ]

Don't say it like that.

[ Too bad Khalid is unbothered, catching Leona's hand and winking. ]

Sorry, gorgeous. I meant co-parenting the hatchlings. [ Another laugh and moving right along. He's looking at the camera once more, ignoring the grumbling from behind him. ] As you all can probably tell, one little one is spoken for. I don't know about this one, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Ironic that they'd hatch while we're having issues with wild wyverns.
sunsetking: (011)

[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-09 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
It ain’t that much different than your cat.

[He shrugs.]
empyrean_mirror: (19)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-09 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I can't even get the other responsible party to admit he's the one buying her more cat toys, this isn't really about that.
indispensable: (delineate.)

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[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-09 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
It would serve you well to do some self-reflection before making baseless accusations.

[This is totally uncalled for hello??]
sunsetking: (114)

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[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-09 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Then you're adopting a hatchling. Congratulations.
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[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-12 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That wouldn't necessarily be our problem though if they did, would it?
indispensable: (auscultate.)

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[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-09 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[Two cats walk into a bar...]
sunsetking: (067)

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[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-12 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm dropping him off in an hour.

[Completely ignoring him.]
indispensable: (reticent.)

[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-13 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Well since you're not going to listen to him then Alhaitham will also not bother to respond as well. And the only place that hatchling is going to go is straight back to Claude. He ain't got time for this and his husband has enough on his hands as it is.]
empyrean_mirror: (126)

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[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-09 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Kaveh just responds with a picture of Alhaitham napping with Shadowlily tucked comfortably into his arms.

Your move, sir.]
indispensable: (argument.)

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[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-09 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think I need to point out the room that picture was taken in.

[As in, a whole entire room built specifically for said cat. Alhaitham certainly didn't do that now, did he.]
empyrean_mirror: (120)

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[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-09 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
I've never once denied that I give her everything she deserves, which is the entire world and then some.

But I wasn't the one who bought every single toy in that room.
indispensable: (mellifluous.)

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[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-09 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
They were your suggestions. I was merely following through.

[You'll never catch him alive!!]
empyrean_mirror: (90)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-09 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He's going to have Mehrak start recording your movements!!!]

Ah, yes, the suggestions, that I absolutely made an exhaustive list of, that you so happened to be uncommonly biddable and went out of your way to find every item on. That sounds incredibly plausible.
indispensable: (accismus.)

[personal profile] indispensable 2025-07-09 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[You wouldn't Mehrak is too precious for such a menial task.]

Stranger things have happened in this place.

[There's nothing wrong in wanting to do something nice for once!! Wow!!]
sunsetking: (115)

[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-09 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like he's the stubborn type.

[Even more than him and that's saying something.]
empyrean_mirror: (53)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-09 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
You don't know the half of it.

[Leona this man overthrew the government so he could keep his cushy desk job.]
sunsetking: (098)

[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-12 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Think I'll pass learning more.

[Sounds like a lot of work for a guy with a desk job.]
empyrean_mirror: (72)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-12 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow rude Leona?]

Best of luck finding homes for the hatchlings, then.
sunsetking: (114)

[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-13 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Not rude at all. Nope.]

I doubt wyvern boy here is really that worried about finding a home.
empyrean_mirror: (106)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-13 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
[His husband is delightful!!!!]

He's probably more concerned with making sure anyone who takes them is a good fit than whether or not they go wild, right?
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[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-13 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Considering the hatchling's sire is technically a wild wyvern, it could fit right into the wild with natural instincts, though he's not too opposed with finding someone to give it a proper home either.
empyrean_mirror: (129)

[personal profile] empyrean_mirror 2025-07-13 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like Khalid. And if it returns to Ocard, it'll be well-cared for there, that much I'm certain of--the dragons there are pretty protective of their youngsters.
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[personal profile] sunsetking 2025-07-16 02:20 pm (UTC)(link)
So I've heard. He won't have to worry too much about it if that happens.