shellphones | video; what's up with those dragons?

Type: Video
Sender ID: pinksidekicking (Nimona)
To: General Public
Subject: Dragons
Warnings: Only maybe spoilers for Nimona movie

[ Please do not adjust your screens, there is, in fact, a pink gorilla appearing on the network. One who opens their mouth and a somewhat feminine voice comes out of. ]

You know, there are a lot of awesome things about this place. You can have a crew, no one's trying to kill you just because of being different, all the new foods, getting to explore the world, having ample opportunity to use fish and sea puns... breaking things sometimes. [ The gorilla is counting on their fingers. ]

Really, I could go on and on about why I love this world. [ It sounds like there's a- ]

But! You know what really gets me? We can't adopt dragons! Sure, they say "dragons can't be tamed", or "they're just too wild". [ Cue the quotation marks and the eye roll. ] But all I want in this life is a tiny pink mini-me dragon. Who better to try and be a dragon parent than someone who's also a dragon? At least a dragon on occasion.

Come on, you can't keep placing dragons in front of me and expect me to not want to adopt one of my very own! I am literally made to be a dragon parent, watch this!

[ The gorilla is setting up the phone to stand on its own, then steps back several feet before... with a little sparkle of pink magic - turns into a semi-large, equally pink dragon. It's holding out front arms like "ta-dah"! ]

Dragon parent Nimona!

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[ She was not actually expecting him to make cookies and deliver them. So Nimona blinks when he comes back with the basket. ]

Wow... people don't usually actually make me cookies. [ Good job on making her a little speechless. It was already so surprising to get gifts for the holiday. ]

I could just fly to you and we could eat them together.

Hey, you asked. And it isn't like I'm doing anything better right now, so I could kill some time.

[Yes! He'll take that victory. Though now it's his turn to get all topsy-turvy by the offer.]

That works, but I'll have to pass. Not very manly to eat sugary stuff, ya' know. [And it isn't like he could just use his curse to bypass the embarrassment, cause she totally doesn't already know that.]

Yeah, but... this is not normal for me.

[ There's people giving her gifts for a holiday, or letting her get away with something small. Then there's this - baking her cookies just because. ]

That is so... sad. Probably the saddest thing I've ever heard. Who told you that it's not manly to eat sugary stuff? Food is food, it does not have anything to do with genders. And you could always "work it off" afterward with exercise, if having one or two would ruin your figure. Plus, I would absolutely stuff my face full of cookies, even when posing as a man - so no judgement from me.

[ Also, those dragon wings are appearing at her back. Time to fly. ]

I get ya'. But hey, there's been stranger things that's happened, right?

[He really does get what she means. Back home, whenever people gave him stuff, there was always something attached to it. Something they wanted in return, or they had an ulterior motive behind. Nimona seemed alright so far, and helped him find his stuff, so he had to do something to return the favor. That, and he was bored.

The pigtailed boy scratched the back of his head with a murmur.]

That's just what Pop told me. There's things men can't or shouldn't do like liking sugar. Not that that's ever stopped him from stuffing his gullet with confections and cakes the first chance he gets... [He's seen his old man unhinge his jaw like a snake to fit an entire cake in his mouth. It currently sits in the top five events that keep him up at night every time he recalls it.] Gaining weight isn't an issue for me. I've got a high metabolism, plus I'm a martial artist. I could eat a lot and not gain a single pound from it. [Which is good since not only does he burn off a lot of calories to keep his body in healthy shape, he also cares so much about his looks.] And that's different! You're a girl, so it isn't as weird than if a guy does it... [At least he thinks? He's not entirely sure with the whole shapeshifter deal going on.]

People did give me gifts for that winter holiday, that was pretty strange.

[ Ni-had never been given a gift at all-mona, everyone. Anytime someone wanted to give her something, it was a stab to the heart. In different ways, even.

Her face wrinkles. ]

Your dad told you that, then he turns around and does it. Sounds like maybe he just wants it all to himself. And it's not like you have to scarf it down the way you make it sound, but every once in a while wouldn't hurt. [ Portion control helps! ] For now. But you don't have to completely cut yourself off from all the good foods. Just do it in moderation and have a good work-out routine. Not slap it with something your dad said but isn't following.

[ A huff, and she would cross her arms over her chest, but one is holding the phone. ]

What gender I see myself as is always changing. I might feel like a girl one day, and the next I'll feel like I'm a boy. Sometimes, I might even feel like I don't have a gender at all. My shapeshifting allows me to express whatever gender or non-gender that I'm feeling.

That's usually what people do for these kinds of holidays. It's not that weird. It just means people care about you.

[Spending most of his life on the road meant Ranma didn't really celebrate many holidays. Christmas, birthdays, anything of the sort was secondhanded knowledge to him. It wasn't until the last few years of coming to Nerima that he got to experience these sort of special occasions.]

Sounds like something Pop would do... [Greedy old fool.] ... I guess? You might have a point... [Even then, it still feels weird saying that aloud.]

[He gave a nod listening in, slightly understanding what Nimona was getting at.] Ah. I see, gotcha. [Crossing his arms, Ranma looked over his shoulders, checking and see if no one was around.] ... Maybe I can have a few cookies, if you don't tell no one.

[It's still embarrassing for his masculine pride, but it's a start.]

It's more like; I knew gifts could be exchanged on holidays, but I've never been given one before in all my thousand years of living. So it's strange to me.

[ The one time someone gave something to her, it was a rock to play a "game" and then that someone betrayed her. So actually having people who care is very new. ]

Everyone should get to enjoy the good things in life. Unless you're like deathly allergic. [ Still sad, but being alive balances that out.

Nimona raises a hand with a few fingers raised. ] I swear not to tell anyone.

[ Though anyone can listen in so... ]

Hey, I getcha. Growing up, I never got gifts or presents. I didn't even know that that was something people actually do until late in my life.

[It wasn't until Nerima that he's started being giving gifts. Sure, sometimes those gifts are cause they want something from him in return. But when it's something nice with no strings attached, that's the best gift of all. Which sounds cheesy and sappy but shut up.

He shook his head, crossing his arms behind his head.] I'm good on allergies and stuff. [He's healthy as a horse!

A smile crept on his face to Nimona's decree, to which he simply sat down and waited for her arrival.]

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