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[deepstar]

Type: Video
Sender ID: Khalid | 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.

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[octoblot]

[... and then he seems to realize that he's been rather quiet for more than a minute, and thus between one blink and the next, Azul hums as if he had merely been lost in absent thought rather than thinking about something so dire. He's rather glad he had been wearing his hat and had kept it at an angle that helps hide most of his expressions today.]

Well, putting the future aside, it sounds like you won't be needing my particular services here right this moment.

[And he sincerely, genuinely wants it stays that way, despite where his train of thought prior had tried to lead and tempt him down the path of. Azul Ashengrotto may be greedy, but he refuses to become the kind of weak, pathetic person poisoned by the desire to break up someone else's relationship just because he's, what, jealous? When Azul doesn't even know what exactly he even wants for himself by comparison here in the event if he had succeeded in doing something petty like that to them? That's lame.

And he's supposed to be--no, he is better than that.]

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[sunsetking]

[The silence is telling enough. While Leona wouldn't really pride himself in knowing Azul enough to be able to tell what's bothering him, he can be rather good at reading people. Azul, despite his bravado, can be a rather open book as well. It makes him wonder if the younger man is even aware that his actions give him away more than words ever could.

Such as hiding his face with his hat even at an angle.

But Leona isn't going to touch that. Not now, possibly not ever. It's irrelevant. Both of them know better than to touch such a sensitive subject, especially like this. Especially if certain thoughts begin to spiral in a dangerous way.]

Fortunately, I don't. Though, if you're eager for some kind of work, babysitting is on the table.

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[octoblot]

[Unfortunately, Azul doesn't seem to realize just how easily he's being read here. That his posturing and pretending that nothing is bothering him is not really all that effective right now.

Instead...]

Babysitting? ... Oh, are you trying to push the duties of taking care of your little companion there off on me now?

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[sunsetking]

Do you really see me as being some kind of caretaker?

[He's sure Azul knows how he can be with Cheka if the octopus cares enough to dig that deep.]

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[octoblot]

No, but given how often I have had heard about your nephew trying to come visit you at school? Apparently you're doing something right that makes you likable in that regard...

[Azul vaguely recalls those two first years from Heartslabyuul asking him for help with Cheka once, before they both quickly backed out upon realizing that Azul certainly wasn't going to help for free. Or maybe it had to do with the very threatening aura the octatrio had at the time...]

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[sunsetking]

[He can't help but make a face at the mention of Cheka.]

That brat's got a few screws loose.

[He doesn't really miss that hyperactive ball of of a kid running around.]

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[octoblot]

[That gets a laugh out of Azul here in response.]

Goodness, that's a rather harsh way of talking about him... surely you don't really mean that?

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[sunsetking]

I wonder about that.

[Book 7 definitely had some ideas as to what Leona thought about his nephew.]

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[octoblot]

[haha yeah... yeah...]

Well regardless, since it already seems to like you, I'm sure you'll find a way to manage with wrangling your little dragon friend there... probably.

[wow, thanks for the vote of confidence, Azul...]

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[sunsetking]

Gee, thanks.

[A very dry and lazy drawl. He's not feeling the confidence.]