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[gottaknockhard]

[In the past, the Castle had never tried to saddle Spike with magical fake offspring, he thought, with good reason. Then this thing came out of an egg. Apparently it was just waiting on the right inspiration.

That was a day ago, and now that he finally managed to snatch his journal back from some grabby tentacles, he can deal with this like a rational adult. His patience shot, he only flips through a few pages before asking the question that should be on everyone's mind.]

Yeah, yeah, so how do we kill it?

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[wishmadeinfire]

I assume you mean the hatchling?

_{[ Meaning the creature's from the egg. Indeed they were odd, but Ashura, for one, though his quite unique and beautiful - even if all things flammable within a certain range were in mortal peril at any given moment. ]}

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[gottaknockhard]

[Ashura might want to reserve that opinion until he gets a look at this one-eyed mutant octopus. Spike always gets the short straw.]

What else would I be talking about? [And then, less rudely--] There has to be something.

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[wishmadeinfire]

_{[ Oh, it could hardly be so bad as all that, could it? ]}

Well, what does the dear look like he needs? They might be creatures, but they are babies still. My little one likes being near warm things - he calms down considerably once we get him near something hot like a fire.

_{[ He's going to leave out that he enjoys starting them, but Ashura thinks that is lack of control rather than malicious intent. ]}

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[gottaknockhard]

[Hunger and lack of sleep can do wonders for your exaggeration, but yes, it's definitely that bad.]

...Fire, huh? [If only setting things on fire came more naturally to everyone.]

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[wishmadeinfire]

Hmm, yes. I am afraid both of our children have gotten that little ability from me. It makes me feel sorry for the servants when I was a child...

[samson]

You try the usual ways already?

[gottaknockhard]

[Wow, react a little more, Brock! Killer mutant octopus, it's really disgusting.

But he actually manages to remind him...]

Well, there's one thing I haven't tried.

[samson]

So? Do it.

[gottaknockhard]

[Actually, two. He hasn't blown up the room it's in or put in a rocket and shooting it to the moon. (Kids, right?)]

Everything has to have a weakness.

[samson]

Or maybe you can just stab it.

[Look, sometimes it's Occam's razor when dealing with stupid monster things.]

[givetheslip]

Have you tried using a sword?

[gottaknockhard]

[...If that's all it takes...]

Did that work for you?

[givetheslip]

My...partner preferred that I not try.

[grump grump]

[gottaknockhard]

Why not?

[givetheslip]

We're its guardians. Something like that. I don't really understand.

[dictated]

[theflyingone]

Has it threatened to kill you?

[ Altaïr would like to think that giving a strange creature the benefit of the doubt will prevent unnecessary violence. ]

[dictated]

[gottaknockhard]

[Seriously? Does he have to sympathize with an evil mutant octopus?]

It just might.

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[theflyingone]

These creatures have all been hatchlings, yes? If you were the first living thing it saw.... perhaps it might hold you in high regard?

[ He is no expert on imprinting, the Brotherhood's carrier pigeons and horses being the closest things he had to pets. But one can hope. ]

[dictated]

[gottaknockhard]

[If he listens closely, he might hear a disturbing high-pitched squeal that sounds a bit like 'mummy'... It's terrible.]

That's what I'm afraid of.

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[theflyingone]

Surely the docile, weak-willed people of the city would love to take these creatures off our hands?

[ They seemed determined enough to let the Castle have its way without resistance... ]

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[both_neither]

Aren't you skipping a few options? [Not that he's super happy about this either]

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[gottaknockhard]

[At least he expected Gren to empathize with it.]

Nope.

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[both_neither]

[He did spend a few years plotting murder once, but Spike knows how that ended...]

No? Locking it away? Giving it to someone else, maybe?

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[gottaknockhard]

Do you know anyone who wants a demon squid?

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[both_neither]

Sorry, I'm full up.