[ whoops dinobabbies ]

[powerisyours]

[ Just outside the hatchery sits a grumpy and uncomfortable-looking boy--freshly scrubbed and dressed in nice clean clothes. He's tugging irritably at the collar of his shirt with one hand and clutching an egg to his chest with the other, all but growling at anyone passing by. He's giving his companion a very unhappy look. ]

Too scratchy.

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[ridestherider]

[Probably still in the midst of cleaning up the chaos from bathtime.]

It's not that bad, you're just not used to it yet.

[powerisyours]

[ Making a sound one might expect an upset animal to make. Clearly this is Very Distressing and he's hugging his egg ]

Feels bad.

[ridestherider]

Just put up with it for a day or two. You might even get used to it!

[powerisyours]

Smelly Matron. Bad clothes, not good for Saurian.

[ridestherider]

[You're not technically a Saurian ...]

You will live.

[powerisyours]

[ My adoptive mother was a dinosaur it counts. ]

Don't need bad clothes. Please?

[ridestherider]

They're not bad. After all, I wear clothes. They're just different.

Just try it out as a favor to me, alright?

[powerisyours]

[ The look on his face clearly says he still doesn't understand why he can't just go back to the mud and the leaves and all that, but he's not protesting ]

Not ... not ...

[ he's pausing and frowning, as if he's struggling to find the word he wants to use and eventually giving up with a frustrated puff of air ]

Scratches, and itches.

[ridestherider]

They get softer the more you wear and wash them. See?

[Holding her sleeve out for him to touch.]

[powerisyours]

[ Reaching out and running his hand over the cloth, then rubbing it between his fingers, and finally rubbing it against his cheek ]

No scratches.

[ridestherider]

No scratches. You just have to be patient.

[powerisyours]

Soon? Too long.

[ridestherider]

Hopefully soon, but that does mean you have to wear them.

[powerisyours]

Why wear? Not in forest.

[ridestherider]

[SIGH]

Because I would like to take you to Waterfall City with me to visit my grandfather, but I can't do that if you're ... well, mostly naked. I thought this would be a way to get you used to it.

[powerisyours]

[ His face is screwing up as if he's fighting with himself--be comfy in mud with babby, or make girl human happy and not be comfy?? Both of these things are nice. ]

Go to Waterfall.

[ridestherider]

Only for a few days. I didn't want to spring it on you or anything.

[powerisyours]

[ Shaking his head with a frustrated little sound in the back of his throat ]

Go to Waterfall.

[ Meaning, he'll listen to her and he'll go ]

[ridestherider]

... you mean it?

[powerisyours]

With Natsumi. Big place.

[ridestherider]

Very big place. Lots of people. But worth it.

Thank you.

[powerisyours]

[ He has that Really Happy Smile on his face and he's trying not to fidget so much, at least ]

Happy.

[ridestherider]

Very happy.

[Resisting the urge to hug the dinoboy, also.]

[powerisyours]

[ He is snuggling his egg he would probably not say no to snuggling human girl too ]

When?

[ridestherider]

A couple of weeks. I still have to make arrangements, and I wanted to give you time to get used to clothes.