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Temeraire ([personal profile] dracobin) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu2013-03-22 02:42 pm

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[Live from the Fire Sector, it's a large black dragon with a very nice necklace! He is seated in his three-story suite, the intervening floors of which have mostly been removed thanks to the expertise and efficiency of Javert's construction team. What parts of it are visible onscreen give the suite a far more spacious appearance than it did previously, which serves to make Temeraire look a little smaller and (hopefully) a little less intimidating.]

It has come to my attention that my appearance has caused some of you distress in the past few days. I should not like to alarm anyone further, so I suppose I had better introduce myself now and clear away any more misconceptions before they have had a chance to start.

I suppose I cannot blame you for your reactions, since I am given to understand many of you are unfamiliar with dragons, save from various legends, most of which sound farfetched at best and highly offensive at worst. But I do not breathe fire, and I am not feral, and I would certainly never do anything as rude as try to kidnap and eat any of you, regardless of whether or not you are a young lady; I cannot imagine it would make much difference in taste, besides. Of course I would not object to having a great pile of gold to sleep on, but as I do not have one at present I am certainly not going to steal yours, unless you are such a booby as to leave it lying around for anyone to take.

[He huffs slightly, then settles back on his haunches, somewhat mollified.] So there we have it: you know that I am here, and that I am not going to accidentally squash you, or eat you, and with that out of the way, I have have noticed a few things which I suppose everyone should be aware of.

Firstly, there seem to be a great number of you from the twenty-first century at least, which I thought was very exciting at first; but now I realize I must have missed a great many things over the course of the last two hundred years, particularly in the realm of the sciences, and I should like to catch up on whatever I have missed. If you are not averse to discussing any of it with me, I should very much like to listen to all you have to say.

Secondly, whatever miasma has afflicted the other sectors is present here in the Fire sector as well; it has grown cold these past few days, and our suites are poorly lit besides. I am certain the damage must have spread elsewhere, and I would like to propose a small expedition of perhaps two or three others, to the outer reaches of the shell. I am curious to see if the disease has also affected what local wildlife remains, and if there is some aspect of its process that we may have overlooked. It will be no great inconvenience to take you on my back; I expect we will be able to get around faster and more comfortably than most, if we fly directly. Of course anyone may come, if they like, but I think it would help very much if you are a scientist, and not afraid of heights.

Pray inform me if you have any questions. [He pauses, then switches off the feed.]
superoverachiever: ([Tiger] Hold on now...)

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[personal profile] superoverachiever 2013-04-09 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, yeah. I guess it is. [It's hard to look pleased with herself under a mask, but he manages.] My team is pretty new, but we do pretty good.
superoverachiever: ([Tiger] Really....)

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[personal profile] superoverachiever 2013-04-13 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
None of spit anything. Spider-Man shoots webs, which I guess he kinda invented. I've got tiger powers [she points a thumb back at herself proudly. Maybe she shouldn't be sharing this much on a not terribly secure channel, but oh well.], Nova's a human rocket, Power Man has unbreakable skin and Iron Fist actually got his powers from a dragon.
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[personal profile] superoverachiever 2013-04-16 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
And speed and strength. [She tilts her head up, thinking about his second sentence.] I guess we do. Sometimes it's just a theme though, you know?
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[personal profile] superoverachiever 2013-04-18 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's not usually a choice. People just pick an animal they have something in common with.