Scroll Twenty Three

[huffythedragon]

[Today will find Spike in the library, piles and piles of books about dragons in front of him as he tries to find some answers the castle doesn't seem to want to give him. His journal is open beside him as he dictates into it]

Man, there are no books in the library telling you how to be a dragon. It's all about dragons being evil and stealing princesses and stuff. What is with that? I mean, who'd tie some girl to a stake and say 'oh this'll get rid of the dragon, this is what he wants'. That doesn't make any sense. Nothing here paints dragons in a good picture at all, and I know I'm not the only dragon that doesn't want to stomp around eating people. It sucks.

[Siiiiigh] And I'm gonna have nightmares about this George guy for the rest of my life. Thanks for that, Paradisa.

[Page flip. Silence] Wait. Dragons have a year? What's that about? Are dragons supposed to be doing something special this year or something? Because I don't want to miss out on that.

[Princess Luna]
I tried to see if there were any books on the weather in Paradisa, but I couldn't find any in the library at all. [His tone very much suggesting that him not being able to find a book is UNHEARD OF. It's one of those skills he's very proud of] There doesn't seem to be any books on Paradisa itself at all. It's really weird.

Comments

[huffythedragon]

[Spike puffs out his chest, because he loves nothing more than a captive audience]

I am! One of the best dragons you're ever likely to meet, too.

[cantacquityou]

...Indeed. What do dragons like you eat?

[huffythedragon]

Gemstones are my favourite food, but they're not always easy to get hold of.

Hay fries are really nice too, but I don't mind grass and oats as well.

Oh and cookies. But everypony likes cookies.

[cantacquityou]

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...I have a scone.



[holds it out]

[huffythedragon]

...

[He'll stare at it for a minute]

Good for you?

[cantacquityou]

[Oh. I suppose 'hay fries' > scones. I'll guess I'll just wrap that back up ._.]





...I thought I'd offer it to you since I'm rather full at the moment and you said you were fond of cookies... It's a bit like a cookie...

[huffythedragon]

You were giving it to me? [Watching it being wrapped up nooooo he lost this chance. Come back muffin]

Yeah. Totally didn't get that. I thought you were showing off.

[cantacquityou]

I doubt a scone would be a very impressive thing to show off. I apologize for being fresh out of gemstones at the moment...I was just given a surplus of raspberry scones.

[huffythedragon]

I'll eat those too! Seriously, I am easy to please.

[cantacquityou]

[whyareyousocutegoddamnyou ._.]




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[hands him two.]

[huffythedragon]

[Oh sweet, all the confectionery!]

Hey, thanks bro.

[He'll eat them quickly in the hope that it doesn't set off his greed spiral again]

[cantacquityou]

...I've never seen a dragon before... May I ask you some questions?

[huffythedragon]

Sure! [Pause] I'll answer as best I can anyway, I don't know a whole lot about dragons myself. [Gestures to the giant pile of books] It's why I'm reading up on things.

[cantacquityou]

Is that so? [squints at the pile of books] Even though you are a dragon? I say, you must be a rarity.

[huffythedragon]

[Spike nods] I was raised by ponies, I've only ever seen one dragon in my home world.

[cantacquityou]

{Is so fascinated Never encountered these sort of things in Science textbooks...]


Raised by ponies...? Then...what of your parents? Relatives...?

[huffythedragon]

[Spike shrugs]

I never met them. The ponies are all the family I need.

[cantacquityou]

I take it you are from the same world as Miss Luna.
...'Equestria,' was it not?

[huffythedragon]

[Cheerfully]

That's right! Princess Luna controls the moon in our world, she's pretty cool.

[Not going to mention only a year ago she went nuts and tried to plunge the world into endless night. Nope]

[cantacquityou]

Hm.

...I was very fascinated with dragons as a child. I read a plethora of books about them. Never have I envisioned them to be your size, however, based on the usual tales of lore.

[huffythedragon]

You were?

...Well, I'm just a baby dragon, I'll grow eventually. We aren't born huge.

[cantacquityou]

Very much so. I collected figurines and the like as a child.

A baby? Your speech was so developed, I wasn't quite sure.

[huffythedragon]

You had dragon action figures? Cool!

Well, it's not like I've just been hatched or anything. But I'm still a baby by dragon standards.

[cantacquityou]

How large do dragons of your kind get?

[huffythedragon]

About forty feet.