[ 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]

I know. I would hate for something to happen, is all. I won't stop you, but it's worth thinking seriously about for his sake.

[powerisyours]

Protect brother, doesn't get hurt?

[ridestherider]

Maybe. But there are a lot more people in Waterfall City than there are here. You don't have to decide now, but think about it.

[powerisyours]

[ The thought of more people seems to baffle him. There are already so many! ]

More?

[ridestherider]

Lots more. Thousands.

[powerisyours]

[ This is a look that says he doesn't know what that is ]

[ridestherider]

It's the biggest city in all of Dinotopia, so ...

[How do I explain this?]

[powerisyours]

[ Probably by likening it to a beehive. ]

Big?

[ridestherider]

Enormous. Like ... like a hundred beehives put together, I suppose. Humans and Saurians all living in one huge city.

[powerisyours]

[ His eyes are so wide ]

Too many bees!

[ridestherider]

Thankfully, it's not really bees.

[powerisyours]

[ He seems a little tense and his hands are trembling ]

Human.

[ridestherider]

I'm human, remember?

[powerisyours]

Natsumi. Small human.

[ Meaning she is one person, not a hive of people ]

[ridestherider]

Yes, but Waterfall City is where I'm from. So they're similar to me.

So it's like ... lots and lots of Natsumis.

[powerisyours]

[ ... stars in his eyes, tbh ]

[ridestherider]

[pfffft.]

[powerisyours]

[ Don't build him up he'll be so disappointed there aren't fifty yous ]

Many Natsumis.

[ridestherider]

Sort of.

[powerisyours]

Pretty.

[ridestherider]

It's very pretty, yes. I'll show you around when we get there.

[powerisyours]

[ He meant girl was pretty but if she thinks other things are pretty, then ! ]

Home. Natsumi's home.

[ridestherider]

Yes. I was born there, and raised there.

[powerisyours]

[ Pointing out to the forest beyond the hills! ]

Home.

[ridestherider]

Mm. Your home is a lot quieter than mine.