01.Jun.22, 02:22 AM
"Hey are you even paying attention?" Sironar wanted to frown, but the look on his roommate's face as he fawned over a silly green firelizard egg just elicited a soft chuckle instead as he shook his head. At least he got two taps out of him to indicate he was paying attention. Fancy was perched nearby, watching curiously as he gave a soft little humming noise that heralded the new arrival. "Dragons do that too, by the way. When the eggs are going to hatch on the sands they start humming so everyone knows to show up. Now, uh... where did I put that oil."
He got up and found the little jar he'd gotten just for Chir, and the spare rag he'd found and set them down near the egg and the bowl of meat. "Okay, the first thing you'll want to do is feed her as soon as she hatched. Feed her, let her see it's you, she'll make eye contact and you'll just... know. She'll probably just be super hungry though so give her as much as she wants. I'll be holding onto Fancy once she starts breaking out so that he can't accidentally help at all. After that you'll want to get her oiled up. I'll oil Fancy up at the same time so you can just watch how I do it okay? And remember, these are firelizards, not baby dragons." Siro had gotten a bit of a laugh when he first figured out that Chir thought Fancy was a baby dragon, but he didn't really blame the boy for his confusion, it was probably just some holdfolk thing.
There was a sudden little crackle and he spotted the first dark line form on the egg's shell. "Okay, keep an eye on it, remember the meat." Siro gave the quick reminder and then reached over to grab hold of Fancy, pulling him back to sit on his lap where he could still get some view without being too close or in the way. "Come on, Fancy, you'll have plenty of time to meet the new baby after Chir gets her settled in."
He got up and found the little jar he'd gotten just for Chir, and the spare rag he'd found and set them down near the egg and the bowl of meat. "Okay, the first thing you'll want to do is feed her as soon as she hatched. Feed her, let her see it's you, she'll make eye contact and you'll just... know. She'll probably just be super hungry though so give her as much as she wants. I'll be holding onto Fancy once she starts breaking out so that he can't accidentally help at all. After that you'll want to get her oiled up. I'll oil Fancy up at the same time so you can just watch how I do it okay? And remember, these are firelizards, not baby dragons." Siro had gotten a bit of a laugh when he first figured out that Chir thought Fancy was a baby dragon, but he didn't really blame the boy for his confusion, it was probably just some holdfolk thing.
There was a sudden little crackle and he spotted the first dark line form on the egg's shell. "Okay, keep an eye on it, remember the meat." Siro gave the quick reminder and then reached over to grab hold of Fancy, pulling him back to sit on his lap where he could still get some view without being too close or in the way. "Come on, Fancy, you'll have plenty of time to meet the new baby after Chir gets her settled in."