isleofavalon | New Life for the Year

🧙 WHO: Belgium and YOU
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests, Knight Quest, Dragon Birthing, Drinking Guinea Pigs
🕒 WHEN: Through the month
🗺️ WHERE: Everywhere
⚠️ WARNINGS: alcohol, tobacco, and a dragon breaking out of its egg?

I – Knight Quest

[A discrete spy mission it is then! This would have been more of Mr. England’s cup of tea. But she herself can make do! It was actually sort of exciting to be doing something like this.]

Are you all set and ready?

[They would probably need to run over the plan first before they actually went into the thick of it. There was no telling if it would work or not, but it was worth a shot. And if it didn’t, there was always the several dozen escape plans they had in mind.]

[ooc: The “plan” can be anything, really! I’m leaving it open to differ from person to person, so feel free to either shot me a pm or we can wing it!]

II – TikTok Challenge

[Okay, this is both silly and a bit of a blast from back home. At least they weren’t having people do anything too extreme or stupid. That said… they were starting to run out of time! They’d already found the holy grail replica and the oregano-basil spice mix (she’ll have to try using it later). All that was left were the cat ears headband and the bunny earings.]

They’re here, they gotta be around her somewhere!

[Quickly! She can practically hear the minutes hand ticking away!]

III – Parting is Sorrowful

[He was gone, Belgium sat outside of her flat, fingering an ornate-looking kiseru. A small frown on her lips. There was a case of fresh tobacco next to her as she eyed the pipe in thought. The world around her may as well not exist. Her brother had left, the one person that had connected her to home, her dear brother, was gone.]

Typical big broer… always aloof.

[She gave a sigh, a mixture of emotions swirling around inside of her. From regret, to sadness, to even a certain amount of happiness and newfound purpose. All of which consumed her thoughts and attention. Melting all else away for a brief moment.]

IV – Fur-Café! (Forwarded to the 16th)

[Chriping and squeaking can be heard outside of the Trappist café as a group of guinea pigs in various forms of dress sat at their tiny tables, drinking and chatting away. One guinea even almost runs into you by mistake, wearing a little pied coat and flat cap. Looking much like a stereotypical old man, clearly having a bit too much to drink himself! Nonetheless, in true, gentlemanly fashion he tips his hat at you.]

Mah apowogies! Mah apowogies! Goodness dat is embawassing, I do hope ah hadn’t stawtwled you too much!

[Another bout of hat tilting and apologies followed before he scurried off. As for Belgium herself? The owner of this fine establishment that has made many friends in the world of the Guinea Pigs? She was currently busily serving another round of guinea pig sized steins. Actively smiling brightly, wolf ears twitching excitedly, and tail swishing this way and that from beneath her skirts. Normally her curse didn’t quite manifest in this manner, but perhaps her having become semi-used to the whole werewolf thing had led to it.

In any case, she looked like she was having a blast!]

V – Baby Dragon (Second week of May)

[A]
[She hadn’t expected it to be this soon! The baby had been getting more and more active lately, but…! Oh gosh, oh gosh, was she actually ready for this!? Fluids began to burst out as a snout poked through. Push! Push!]

Ah-! It’s coming…! Push little one.

[The egg cracks open further until a small, purple baby dragon finally tumbles out! And thus, a new purple dragon was born!]

[B]

[The small creature toddled around behind her as she and her lion familiar went out shopping. Try as she might, the small dragon wouldn’t leave her alone; so much for keeping this on the downlow. Belgium wondered for a moment if she might be able to leverage some additional help in keeping the little one safe from the other knights, or maybe Arthur and Merlin themselves.

Sure, people here seem to have a cultish following around dragons, but… well it was best not to take any chances. For now, the purple dragon busily attempted to get her lion to play with it. Much to her amusement, and her familiar’s ire.]

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[Belgium, her lion and the little dragon are quite the sight, and Hijikata ends up being among multiple people staring at the trio. After a moment he snaps out of his gawking, though, and walks by her side (though still glancing at the little reptile).]

So it was a dragon egg! What in the world are you going to do with it?

[Quite the colorful sight indeed! The little design looks up at the newcomer from next to its lion pal.

Looks... loooookkkkssss.

And then bleps.]

Oh, yes! Sorry I was meaning to tell you but it only just hatched. [She looks a little embarrassed about missing the opportunity but it was all good!]

As for what I'm going to do with it? Well care for it of course! The least I can do after being entrusted with the little one.

[God, it is kind of cute... very cute, really. But he keeps a stern expression.]

It can't live in the city! Don't you remember what happened with the strange little bears that hatched from the eggs a few months back? It was a hassle to get them back into the wild! Also what if its parents come looking for it and attack you or the whole city once they see that it's here? Who exactly gave the egg to you again?

[If whoever it was confirmed that the egg was orphaned it might be OK... but he doesn't like that the dragonlet is purple. Sure, the dragon that destroyed Celliwig probably wasn't the only purple dragon on Avalon, but if it was that kind of doesn't bode well!]

[Baby dargon lets out a big yawn.]

No, not forever. But it also can't be left alone yet. The parents are no longer around either.

[Just look at how small and adorable it is~! LOOK AT IT.]

Someone whose job was to protect them apparently. We managed to help them a few months back. And in return they gave us the eggs. Anywho, I don't blame you for being worried. But it should be fine, I doubt there are many here that would harm an infant dragon. Let alone one being accompanied by knights.

[Hopefully not!]

[Ugh, why does it have to be such a cute baby... he may talk decisively, but he wouldn't be able to personally throw it out of Camelot either. He lights himself a cigarette to mull over the decision (though really, it's already been decided).]

Well, then. I guess it's under our protection.

[Look at how he's taking responsibility unprompted... knight solidarity!]

You've got to let King Arthur know, though, if you haven't already.

I haven't really had the chance to. But given how people seem to think about dragons here, it's safe to say that it's going to be relatively safe with everyone here.

[Regardless of any thoughts or feelings that people might hold towards dragons in general. Besides... just look at the precious smol as it falls onto its back after sneezing!]

[The dragonlet truly looks too endearing and non-threatening for anyone start make a big ruckus over. Even if it really is a descendant of the dragon that razed Celliwig, there's no precedent for a repeat incident - after all that didn't happen for no reason, much as Hijikata condemns the adult dragon's actions.]

That's fair. Just make sure to let him know so we're in the clear on that front.

[Nagging colleague much, Hijikata? But the last thing he wants it for Arthur to be cross with them for fostering the creature without his approval! Of course it's ultimately Belgium's decision, all the more if she decides to take this as a personal responsibility rather than a knight's duty.]

Have you given it a name already? I wonder if it likes flowers like the others from last year.

[She gets it, and honestly wasn't certain what to make of it. Given the last time a dragon decided to show up things hadn't exactly gone all that well. But she still had hope that the little dragon would be left alone.]

I haven't yet. I was thinking maybe Lars or maybe Lux.

[After her brothers.] I also haven't really noticed if it likes flowers yet~. He was just... hatched not that long ago.

[The reference to Belgium's brothers goes over Hijikata's head, but he lets out an agreeable hum. Those aren't bad names! When the dragonlet trips and falls on its stomach he scoops it up into his arms, despite it not being hurt at all.]

I'll hold on to it until you're done with your errand, otherwise it'll only slow you down.

[He's definitely not holding it purely because he wants to... he also totally isn't smiling!]

Oh, thank you I'm sure it's quite tired right now.

[Cue a sleepy yawn!] I don't have much else to do so it shouldn't be long. Just have to mail off a few things and grab some ingredients to make potions.

[You know, another quiet day that she's trying to use to keep herself busy.]

Right. I think I'll stay on this bench until you get back.

[Just a knight helping out another knight!! He's definitely not getting mentally submerged in a peaceful pastel world where only the baby dragon exists (like this)!]

I'll be back in a moment then.

[Too late, it's too late! Obviously the curse of cute reptiles is slowly taking him over! Such is the fate of all that have been subjected to such power.

Her lion stays behind with him.]

[He's going to have a lovely time with the adorable baby... and maybe nobody will even bother him, given his somewhat intimidating appearance (and the lion's, too... okay, maybe especially the lion's). This is the break he didn't know he needed!]

New Life for the Year - ota

VB

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