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[mage_hatchlings]

That Hatchling-grafittied Nexus door leads to here, and what looks like the outer door of one of the buildings in the Black Mage Village. Another door has been added next to this one to actually get to the inside of the building.

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[mage_hatchlings]

"Why not?" Arashi asks.

Mistral sighs. "Because, the bigger Mages told you it's not nice."

Arashi squirms and snickers. "Uh uh. 'Not nice' would be if I used thunder spells."

See Mistral. See Mistral facepalm. Wonder where he picked up that gesture? Probably in the Nexus somewhere.

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"Don't do that either. Annoying people in the Nexus isn't a good idea." If the AV field really does go down all the time. :/

He might have to tell the other mages that.

[mage_hatchlings]

There's a sigh and a grumble from Arashi, but - small miracle - he actually seems to be listening.

Another hatchling in the pile nods. "Uh huh. 'Specially if there's big scary monsters there."

The hatchlings are fairly certain now of the existance of big scary grampa-mangling Nexus monsters.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

That's so cute. <3

"I've never seen any monsters there. Have you?" He's not sure why they have that idea.

[mage_hatchlings]

And now the whole flock is blinking up at him, wide eyed.

"It was invisible?" one of them squeaks after a bit of uneasy silence.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

"What...? It?"

"I've never come across an invisible monster either."

[mage_hatchlings]

More blinking for a moment.

"Then what hurt you?"

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

So that's what they meant.

"...Nothing that can hurt you."

[mage_hatchlings]

"Oh."

"Why?"

"Are you sure?"

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

"Why what? And I'm sure."

[mage_hatchlings]

"Why won't it hurt us?"

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

"Why would it hurt you? Has it ever done that?" He'll pretend there is a 'monster' for now~.

[mage_hatchlings]

"Um..."

"But we didn't see it."

"Uh huh. Just you. It was gone."

"Why did it hurt you?"

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

He's talked himself into a corner, hasn't he? :/

"No monsters hurt me in the Nexus." he says, choosing his words carefully.

[mage_hatchlings]

More blinking, and protective snuggles.

"Then what hurt you?"

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

No way out of this...

"It won't hurt you. Does it matter?"

[mage_hatchlings]

"I don't understand."

"Why would it hurt you, but not hurt us?"

"Maybe it was looking for food?"

"Do we taste bad?"

"Why would it want to eat you?"

Arashi grumbles that he wants to find it and turn it into a toad, while the rest of the hatchlings continue to confuse themselves.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

He answers each question as it's asked. "It just won't. No. I have no idea. It's not going to eat me. And don't do that." The last is to Arashi.

[mage_hatchlings]

"Why not?" Arashi asks. "It can't hurt anyone if it's a toad."

Mistral sighs. "No toads, Arashi."

Arashi sulks. You'd think they didn't want him to do magic at all!

At least one of the poggles has fallen asleep.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

"Unless it knows how to change back."

He's not going to be moving, so a sleeping hatchling is fine.

[mage_hatchlings]

"Toad and Mute?" Arashi asks hopefully.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

Someone needs to teach Arashi useful spells.

"Mute doesn't always work."

[mage_hatchlings]

Arashi grumbles and sighs.

Unfortunately, Arashi's favorite spells tend to not be useful in everyday things. And likely to cause property damage.

[on-this-stage.livejournal.com]

He looks up, smiling a little.

And there aren't a lot of non-harmful spells on Gaia anyway. Poor Waltz.

[mage_hatchlings]

Especially if you're a little Black Waltz and can't do white magic. Not that Arashi would take to it if he could do it. He'd likely find it boring. Fun spells have lots of flashing lights and noise and potential for chaos.

Or at the very least embarrasment for the other person.

The rest of the poggles snuggle. Arashi sulks. "There's never anything fun to do."