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No? I'm on the balcony, getting some fresh air.

Do you need me to check it out?

uhhhh nah i think i can handle it. it's just getting louder and louder, but it sounds like it's coming from outside?

( which is super weird. )

hold on. gonna roll off the bed...

lio

LIO

YOU NEED TO COME INSIDE RIGHT NOW

IT'S HEAD IS STUCK IN THE WINDOW ABOVE THE SINK!!!

THERE'S

A DRAGON!!!

IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey i think we should keep it if it doesn't try to hurt us, what do you think

Galo what are you

[That was as far as he got before his phone basically blew up with Galo's text messages, though he'd essentially stopped reading them the instant he got the 'Lio you need to come inside right now' message, body spurred into frantic action.

The balcony was connected to their now-guest bedroom, so it took him a moment to throw the sliding door open (without closing it again because who had time for that when Galo was in trouble), scramble through the room, and run out into the living space where their kitchen was.]

Galo, what the hell-

[Uh. Sure enough there's his boyfriend, and a dragon, just in their kitchen...

Lio just stared.]

... How did that get in here??

I have no idea! ( internally screaming. ) Look what it did to our kitchen!

( he pointed at the dragon who looked positively proud of itself as it wiggled its hindquarters at galo, then lio. its gaze lingered on the latter for a moment longer. galo then pointed at the window, which wasn't really a window any more--- just a hole big enough for one (1) scaly boy to slide in and cause some mischief. )

I didn't invite it in, it just... wanted in. ( and galo grumbled under his breath. ) It won't even listen to me.

( the dragon immediately gave galo a big, wet kiss in response as if to say 'yeah you're loud and i don't wanna' )

What're we supposed to do with it!

[It took Lio a solid moment to actually process what the hell he was looking at. A large lizard-like puppy with wings had essentially forced it's way in through the kitchen window - and they were several stories up so the thing must have flown into it - destroying the wall and a good chunk of the counter with it.

And now it was basically slobbering on Galo like a happy golden retriever. Lio snapped his fingers at the creature, approaching to get between it and Galo protectively.]

Get down! Get off him!!

[He turned to Galo.]

Just because I've been part dragon doesn't mean I know the first thing about how to deal with one! Ugh and this awful city doesn't have animal control. [Lio would know - he had to act the part of animal control last month after all.

Turning his back to the dragon probably wasn't the best idea, as the dragon had now decided to put its front paws up on Lio's back and push him forward, right into Galo.]

Augh, hey, cut that out!! Ugh we need to get rid of it.

Maybe it'll listen to you better than it did for me? Do something dragon-y!

( galo rubbed his face to get some of the excess slobber off. how can something like a dragon be this... ah, friendly? but the dragon definitely listened to lio, if only for a brief moment before he felt lio get shoved into him. he braced himself, keeping himself from falling backward, ensuring neither of them tumbled. )

Can you make dragon noises? Uh... just ask it questions? It's gotta be smart, it probably found us for a reason.

( meanwhile, the dragon gave the both of them another nudge, toward that hole that it came through. )

Make 'dragon noises' Galo? Really?

[Lio rolled his eyes, stepping back from Galo a bit, though he still tried to shove himself between the dragon and Galo, pushing back against the creature with his leg.

Well, at least talking to it was worth a shot.]

What are you doing in here?? Did you smell food or something? [Then, glancing back at Galo.] Did you leave the window open?

Hey, it never hurts to try something ridiculous once in a while.

( if galo has learned anything here so far, it was that mostly anything seemed possible. that and lio did make himself a dragon to ride on once, and though the big scaly dog with them right now wasn't as noodly as lio's, it still seemed like a dragon.
he paused and shook his head. )

That's not important now. ( he might've kept the window open to air out the smell of burnt cheese, but that's also not the point. this wasn't about him and his mistakes! )

But if it did... think I should share?

You try making dragon noises then, genius.

[Lio was not going to lie there and take this blatant stereotyping. Making dragons and getting dragon features did not mean he knew the first thing about real dragons, Galo!

He sighed, rolling his eyes at Galo's response.]

It is important, I'm trying to figure out why this thing just destroyed our kitchen.

[He looked from the dragon to the fridge, frowning.]

If it's hungry, that would probably keep it happy for a little while. But I have no idea what dragons eat...

( finally, lio acknowledged his incredibly big brain. )

I already tried going 'rawr' but that didn't do anything! All the dragon did was lick my face.

( his face was still a little sticky, but otherwise fine. with his arms folded across his chest, galo stared at the dragon and then at the fridge, then back at lio. )

If it is, then... where was it going in the first place? Why would it stick its nose in our business!

( he went to the where the food was stored, pulling out the plate with leftovers on it. holding it out to the dragon, galo grumbled under his breath as he offered it with some hesitation. it's when he got closer that the overgrown lizard opened its maw and immediately sucked up the pizza as well as galo's hand and arm with it. )

... ohmyGOD!!!

GALO!!

[Panicking, Lio grabbed the dragon by the jaws, trying to pry them open and off of Galo's arm. He already had damage to his one arm, he didn't need to go losing the other.

He was lucky, the dragon didn't seem to be actually clamping down too hard on Galo's arm, though it was being a bit stubborn in letting go, tugging and pulling as if to try and drag Galo away.]

Let go of him, you stupid lizard!!

[Lio kicked the thing, hard, right in the chest. That got the creature's attention, and it let go of Galo, instead going to grab Lio's leg with its jaws - the one that did the kicking - and Lio hit the floor as it started dragging him towards the hole in the wall.]

Wha-- let go of me!! [Lio reached back for Galo's hand.] Galo, do something!!

( they're probably both thankful that this dragon saw what they were doing as 'play' instead of 'defending themselves', because its reactions have been pretty mild. it snorted and wriggled, happy to receive such attention from 'friendly' moonblessed! )

This is the worst... hold on Lio, I'm coming!

( he shook his arm off, to get the drool off, before he leaped into the air and landed on the dragon with all his weight. of course, this did absolutely nothing to get lio's leg free. even as galo wrapped his arms around the neck of the great lizard, it didn't see anything that either of them did as being even remotely threatening. )

Uh. Lio? It really didn't hurt me. It's not hurting you, right?

( honestly if the dragon really wanted to, it probably could've killed them both fast. )

What are you doing you idiot??

[Lio shouted as Galo jumped onto the dragon's back, while the dragon continued to tug on Lio's leg like it was a toy.]

No it's not hurting me, but that doesn't mean I want my leg in its mouth!

[It really was acting like a big dog that had zero concept of discipline. And Lio really knew nothing about how to handle dogs, given he'd never owned a pet in his entire life.

The dragon reared back a bit, shifting its grip on Lio from his leg to his waist, lifting him entirely off the ground in its mouth like he was a limp ragdoll, which elicited none too few curses from the blonde's mouth. This was infinitely worse than having just his leg trapped. Lio was smacking it in the snout as it started carrying both him and Galo back towards the hole in the wall, starting to wiggle its body through.]

Crap, I think it's trying to drag us somewhere! Pin its wings or something before it takes off!

I'm doing my best!

( when was galo not doing his best??? he watched somewhat helplessly as they made their way to the opening of their apartment, hoping that lio would keep his leg after this... it was reassuring to hear that he was fine. maybe not at the cost of potentially getting 'abducted' by the dragon, but. still. )

Got it! Maybe that'll be enough to get it to let you go?

( he's already close to its wings, and he quickly moved back so he straddled its back. with his knees, he pressed against the base of each wing as tightly as he could.

the dragon, confused by galo's actions, immediately stopped to look back and whined softly. )

... I don't know where you want to take us, but you could've asked first.

( because talking to the dragon worked so well in the first place. )

Lio, see if you can get out!

[His best. Of course he was doing his best. Too bad that wasn't what Lio needed right now.

At least the confused dragon had stopped in its efforts to try and drag the pair out the hole in the wall as soon as Galo pinned its wings down. It seemed to be now getting the idea that they weren't willing to go with it, as eager as it was to fly away with them.]

Galo, I don't know if you noticed, but the thing's got my whole torso in its mouth!

[Lio twisted a bit as he bapped the thing's snout again to get its attention. And with his most intimidating, commanding, Mad Burnish™ voice:]

Drop me, right now.

[The dragon seemed to hesitate. But after a moment, opened its mouth and let Lio drop to the floor with a thud. How the thing had managed to be gentle enough to avoid putting teeth marks in him would forever remain a mystery to Lio.

It looked at Lio with sad puppy eyes first, then - after finding no sympathy in the ex-burnish's face - back at Galo.]

( even lio's voice caused galo to stop for a moment, despite him not holding lio. but if he was? he definitely would consider it! just like how the dragon obeyed, so did galo by slipping off as it went into more of loaf form, its wings folding back against its body. seeing its face made galo suddenly feel sympathetic, as if it did something horribly wrong, and those eyes certainly made galo's heart ache.

buppy dragon... )

Don't be too upset, okay? ( carefully, he placed his hand on the dragon's face, right over its snout and gave its nose a few pats. ) Neither of us are hurt. The only thing that's hurt is our kitchen.

( which to be fair? probably a big deal. )

Lio. ( it was his turn to put on the most serious face that he could, as he went over to lio and took both of his hands in his own. ) Do you think... we can keep it?

[Lio was still getting to his feet, wiping dragon slobber off himself, when Galo grabbed both of his hands and looked him in the eye and....

asked him the most asinine question he'd ever heard coming from the firefighter's mouth. Which was really, really saying something.

Lio's mouth was agape, his eyes wide in utter disbelief.]

.... This thing just broke into our house through our window and destroyed half our kitchen, tried grabbing both of us to fly us off to who the hell knows where, can fit its entire mouth around your arm or my leg like we're easy meals, and you want to keep it?

[Lio looked between the dragon - who was still pulling those puppy dog eyes at the two of them - and Galo, who was on the brink of pulling almost an identical face. He pulled one of his hands away from Galo and flicked him on the nose.]

No we can't keep it!!

( ugh, his nose! he should've expected some kind of punishment, but nothing this awful (especially in front of their guest). )

Well, I tried.

( he shrugged with a sad smile, continuing to give the dragon facepats. it was certainly calmer than it was before, even going so far as to nuzzling galo's hand. )

I think that if it really wanted to do damage on purpose, it would've. But maybe it just wanted to show us something?

( something away from their place, which probably needed some work done. that or science/magic. chroma probably would fix it. )

Ugh... leave it to you to make friends with something that broke into our house and tried to kidnap us.

[It was really cute watching Galo interact with the animal, honestly. But Lio wasn't going to say that out loud or indulge him or the dragon in any way. Still, Lio's suspicions about Galo being good with animals seemed to be finally proven true.]

I don't really care what it wanted, I'm still mad about the damage. I'm going to have to call the building manager for repairs, and we won't have a kitchen for... I have no idea how long it would take to fix something like this.

Can a dragon break into houses and kidnap people...

( truly a philosophical question for the ages. galo slowly pat the dragon one final time before pulling his hand back. the dragon instantly moved to push its muzzle into galo's stomach. )

... hey, that just means one thing. We're going to have to start a tab with the local pizzeria.

( another tab, he meant. )

I'm sure it won't take long. I'll even help out!

Uh, one clearly just tried to, so I'd say yes?

[What kind of question was that, Galo?

Ugh the dragon begging for pets and cuddles from Galo was really sweet - so sweet Lio could almost feel his teeth forming cavities. But no, they could not keep a dragon as a pet, no goddamn way.

...

Maybe a dog. Galo would probably love to own a dog.]

Do you even know the first thing about kitchen repairs? [He clicked his tongue as he put one hand on his hip while reassessing all the damage. Would they have to pay for this?? It wasn't their fault a wild animal broke in through their third story window. As it was, all the take out they were going to have to order while they were without a functioning kitchen was going to cost them a pretty penny.]

Whatever... that's not my main concern right now. I'm trying to figure out how we get this thing out without it doing any more damage to the apartment. Clearly it was barely big enough to fit through the hole it made to begin with. Will it even fit through our front door?

( dogs would be nice, but what's better than a dog but a flying dog that ALSO can carry them wherever they want? his imagination might as well be drawn in pastels or crayons right now, because there's a very sunny picture in his mind. optimistic to a fault, but somewhat realistic: they wouldn't be able to keep the dragon in their apartment as it was. )

You'd be surprised how often I break things in the first place.

( walls, appliances, vehicles, bones... but he could figure it out, given some time. they also had a ton of chroma to begin with. )

We'll just have to make a bigger hole for it to get out of, through the kitchen.

( he gestured toward the almost dragon-sized entrance/exit. as he approached it, galo stuck his head out... definitely visible from the outside. )

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are they going to get spirited away

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