Shenanigans!

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[phaselocknroll]

I assume much later. At the very least, after-a-nap-later.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ Okay, at that, he yawns, then settles into the bed. ]

Read my mind.

suddenly timeskip

[phaselocknroll]

[ They spend a week in Sanctuary, recuperating and relaxing for the most part, though there are odd jobs for some of the townsfolk that manage to bring in some decent coin. Maya is allowed to let her Siren nature show through- Lilith apparently had some major part in saving the city at one point, and her sister seems to be just as welcome.

All in all, it is a wonderful reprieve.

Until Lilith sends for them one day. There is a strange man with them in Roland's office- pale, dressed in furs and wearing dark glasses. He has the means to fix their problems, a ritual he knows of that will dampen Peter's demonic nature. He has nearly everything he needs, being something of collector of magical artifacts and lore, except for one thing.

The heart of a dragon.

Maya shoots Lilith a look. "I said you were going to owe us, didn't I? This is it." And she tells them about a dragon further up the pass, nicknamed "The Destroyer" by the locals. It's been terrorizing travelers, traders, and hunters alike for nearly a month now. They want it gone.

Two birds with one stone.

As they're leaving the headquarters, Maya gives Peter a sideways glance. ]

So... a dragon.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ First. The pale man? There's something deeply unsettling about him, and Peter finds himself keeping a wary eye on him. He thinks the man casts him curious, interested glances every once and again, and it makes his stomach churn.

Second. What the fuck are they supposed to do about a motherfucking dragon?

Each step they take away from Roland's office saps away more and more of Peter's resolve. They're fucked. They're seriously fucked. There's no fucking way-- there's just. There's no way. He'll just have to live with this thing inside him, this thing that destroys and kills without blinking. Those few moments were still just a blank space in his memory, but he thinks he remembers flashes of feelings. Rage. Blood lust. A bitter coldness.

When Maya speaks, he's opening his mouth to speak as well. He waits for her to finish and shakes his head. ]

There's no fucking way.

[phaselocknroll]

Peter... [ she can feel it, the way he's uncertain ] We have to try.

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah, or we could be killed.

[ He pulls his hand through his hair, equal parts frustrated and, if he cared to admit it, frightened. ]

When she said favors I thought she meant-- taking out slavers. Killing bandits. I didn't think she meant this.

[phaselocknroll]

That dragon would need to be dealt with one way or another. Lilith wouldn't just... send us out there if she didn't think we could handle it.

[nostalgiabomb]

You could handle it, more like.

I was hoping those favors would be something I could at least help you with, but I'm really out of my depth, here.

[phaselocknroll]

You're a lot more capable than you give yourself credit for, you know.

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah, sure. All I've gotta do is ditch the pendant.

[ at length, he sighs. ]

We should figure out a plan. Maybe something better than shoot at it and hope for the best.

[phaselocknroll]

That isn't what I meant. [ honestly, she's a little taken aback that he would think she feels that way ]

[nostalgiabomb]

I-- [ he sighs again, rubbing the back of his neck. ]

Sorry. I know you didn't mean that, just-- all of this has me kind of-- I dunno. Addled.

[phaselocknroll]

[ she leans over to plant a kiss on his cheek ] We'll get through this.

Right now I think it's wise to scout the area and see if we can set some kind of trap.

[nostalgiabomb]

Yeah. Maybe we can trap it in a really big box.

[phaselocknroll]

Whatever it takes, as long as we get its heart, right?

[nostalgiabomb]

What if I made it fall in love with me? We could get its heart that way.

[phaselocknroll]

I... don't think it works the same way with dragons as it does with Sirens.

[nostalgiabomb]

Damn. Was hoping it could be just that easy.

[phaselocknroll]

Now, now. You wouldn't want to make me jealous, would you?

[nostalgiabomb]

... I won't lie to you. I sort of want to see that now, yeah.

[phaselocknroll]

You... want to see me jealous? [ that is a distinctly odd thing to want!! ]

Honestly and truly, I've never actually been jealous so I... couldn't tell you what it's like.

Not that we need to find out.

[nostalgiabomb]

Damn. I was just gonna suggest, instead of messing around with a dragon, we could just go to a bar, have me flirt with some chick, and you'd be doing more than enough fire-breathing for everyone involved.

[phaselocknroll]

And then we give my heart to tall, pale and creepy?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ And here, Peter pulls a face. ]

Honestly, I'd be a whole lot happier if we didn't give anything to tall, pale and creepy. Seriously, where did they even dredge that guy up?

[phaselocknroll]

Probably from a cave somewhere. One that never sees sunlight.

He creeps me out, too, but Lilith and Roland seem to trust him enough for this.