pc catchall for tsurumaru.

[agleam]

Comments

[preowned]

Bob-chan-san. If you want to be less formal, Bob-chan is fine.

[agleam]

Wow, that's a mouthful.

[he doesn't seem to mind, though. he's going to pet this chicken.]

How long have you had them?

[preowned]

Since the village... there was a farm there, so I just adopted her.

[ sometimes you steal a chicken ]

[agleam]

She's pretty cute! Does she lay eggs or anything?

[preowned]

... does she?

[ he just looks at her like this is news. ]

[agleam]

Sometimes chickens do! But you would probably know better than me. If she hasn't, I bet she won't.

[preowned]

Does she need another chicken for that...?

[ does he need to find his child a boyfriend?????? ]

[agleam]

...I'm actually not completely sure. I wasn't in charge of the animals back home.

[preowned]

Maybe there will be a farm here...

[agleam]

[awkward pause]

Yeah. Maybe.

[preowned]

What about your... dragon?

[agleam]

What about Porridge?

[preowned]

Where did the two of you meet?

[agleam]

Oh! Back home. We were traveling through a forest and had to stop in a cave for shelter, and that's where we found his egg. He hatched not long afterwards. It's funny - until we found him, we were pretty sure they were extinct by now. It was a pretty big surprise when the egg started to crack.

[preowned]

Is he the last dragon then? Or is there probably more out there?

[agleam]

I think he's probably the last one. I'm guessing nobody found the nest his egg was in because it was in a really dangerous area... But if you don't train them well from when they're young, they can be really destructive and violent, so people tended to fight them when they came across them when there were a lot more.

[preowned]

That must be an interesting existence, to be the only one left... I'm sure you make up for it by feeding him a lot of non-chicken treats.

[ that last part is said pointedly ]

[agleam]

I will make sure that he doesn't even remember what chicken tastes like by the end of this whole thing.

[speaking of which, he's handing her back to tsuru now.]

And thanks for letting me pet her!

[preowned]

Not a problem. I think petting a chicken is a good way to relax during times of stress.

[ sometimes you offer one to sad children. ]

[agleam]

Yeah. You can pet Porridge any time you want, too! Just, um, when Bob-chan isn't around, probably.

[preowned]

I'd love that! A friend of mine would be jealous...

[agleam]

Just be careful. If you give him too much attention, he'll never leave you alone.

[he laughs before he moves on]

Which friend?

[preowned]

Ah, he's not here... Kara-bou. [ a pause. ] Ookurikara.

He's very, hm, dragon themed? I suppose?

[agleam]

As in, he likes them a lot, or...?

[preowned]

It's because Date Masamune was known as the One-Eyed Dragon of Ōshu...

[ a pause. ]

He was a famous warlord in Japan.