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 Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:28 pm
Tien nodded in agreement. "Hopefully you'll find me entertaining. Some find me a bit of a pest." She giggled. It didn't bother her really, it was just a facet of what she was. Let others think what they would, she would still continue to bother them either way. Once the laughter subsided she rose gracefully and looked down at him. He hadn't said no and now she wanted to try just for curiosities sake.
"Being the modest dragon you are, you may wish to avert your eyes. Though, I doubt I have anything you haven't seen before." She winked at him, smiling like a cheshire cat. Surely, he could take a little teasing! Though, it was quite clear she was a good deal less shy about this sort of thing than he was.
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:49 pm
Tian Yue grinned at that, a genuine smile. "I am sure I will. Some find me dull, and I confess at times I find myself that way too. Generally in the middle of some sort of meeting. Forever volunteering myself for Councils and Crown knows what else..."
He did blush a tiny bit at the mention of modesty, though it was mostly hidden under his whiskers. "What others do is their own business, not mine - though, since you mention it, I suppose I shall." He put his hands over his eyes with exaggerated primness.
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:14 pm
"Well, I'll see what I can do to liven up your life. I'm sure I can find something." She giggled, noticing his little bit of discomfort over the comment, which likely meant he was indeed blushing, before she turned around shaking her head. "Silly Dragon."
First she tugged her boots off one at a time, balancing like a dancer might and silently cursing herself for her choice in footwear. Next came her bodice, unlaced quickly and tossed carelessly aside. She slipped the silk top over her head, peeking over her shoulder as she tossed it with the intent of landing it in his lap. An 'accident' of course! Next her pants were added to the pile of clothes on the floor and lastly undergarments. Nothing to hide her now, if he decided to peek. Not that she thought he would, being Mr. Proper Modest Dragon and all.
"Now, for the fun part." The concept of shapeshifting came naturally to her, but finding the shape she sought now seemed a bit more difficult. After a few moments she did finally start to change and eventually left in her place was indeed a dragon. An Asian type one, like himself, but only about the size of a small-ish horse and colored orange, yellow and gold.
Tentatively she turned back to face him, clearly having trouble managing the extra legs. She stumbled, ending up on the floor with a small thud, which he no doubt heard. So she opted for the more dignified route for the time being and settled herself comfortably on the floor.
"Well...what do you think?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:16 pm
True to his word, Tian Yue did not peek, though his ears pricked slightly in curiosity as he heard the strange, slow sounds of shifting. For himself and his brothers, the change was simple, like taking a step forward; scales were natural. At the sound of the thud, his eyes opened, though of course his fingers were in the way of his vision.
Finally, when she spoke, he lowered his hands - and, at the sight of her, tilted his head to one side, in a gesture that just looked odd with a humanoid body. "Small," he said, after a moment, sounding thoroughly bemused... and amused. "Are you all right?" How interesting it must be, to be able to work yourself into other shapes that were not your own. "Is it like putting on an odd costume?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:54 pm
"Well, not everyone can be like the mighty Dragon Kings." Tien snorted, though not truly offended by his amusement. That had been half the point of this exercise after all. "Aside from a dent or two in my dignity, I'm quite fine." Being in this form felt strange, like she was bent out of shape many times over. Perhaps the feeling would lessen with time as she played with shapeshifting more.
"Yes, it is very...odd." Trickery rose again, a bit steadier on her legs this time, tail swishing back and forth lazily. She was hesitant to try walking again, lest she fall on her face. "And by the Crown..how do you manage four legs?" She seemed bewildered by the concept. No doubt this was a comical sight from his point of view.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:53 pm
Tian Yue chuckled. "I remember complaining equally about walking on two legs, when I was very young. Hands are useful, though. Perhaps think of it as crawling? It's not quite right, but it's closer than walking as you're used to." He stepped back, and there was a sharp crack of air displacement as he, too, transformed. There went another robe. Ah well.
... She really was tiny. The Dragon King laid down and rested his chin on the floor, peering at her in great amusement.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:14 pm
Tien fell back onto her behind, as well as a dragon could anyway. She hadn't expected him to transform just like that! The surprise passed quickly enough and she crouched, staring right back at him tail swishing like a kitten waiting to pounce. "As if I didn't feel enough like a mouse standing next to a lion." She laughed and would've stuck her tongue out at him were she in humanoid shape.
"Are you able to be smaller, if you wanted, like you were before you went and grew as big as a house?" Since she could change her size as she pleased, even if it wasn't easy when the shape was so different than her own, it stood to reason that he could as well and quite likely with far less hassle.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:49 pm
"I..." The question brought him up short, and he tilted his head at her, ears slowly rising to attention. "I had not thought - this form, this size is so natural to me, but sometimes inconvenient..." Tian Yue pondered this for a long moment, then closed his eyes. Focusing inward as he did when he shifted to his human shape, but not reaching for that flesh, only for the size...
He felt momentarily dizzy; when he opened his eyes, Tien was larger. Or - no, was he smaller? Huh. "Is that sufficient?" he said, bemused. That had been so simple, and yet he had simply never thought to try before!
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:57 pm
Tien watched as he changed. It definitely seemed easier for him, she had expected as much but she still envied it little. "Sure will!"
She got up and took a few tentative steps toward him before pouncing without any real warning. No point in such a thing with a sneak attack and all! It wouldn't have had the chance to be nearly as effective if he was as his usual size, that would've been like walking into a wall.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:03 pm
The pounce, indeed, caught him by surprise - the Dragon King went down with a whuff! of air, hitting the ground. For a moment, the air around them crackled with mana that chewed at Tien's own power warningly.
"No wonder you wanted me smaller," Tian Yue said, once he got his bearings back; belatedly, he dragged down his power, folding the shield away within himself. "Ah, sorry. Reflex."
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:14 pm
Tien laughed heartily, glad she was able to surprise him. It took a little bit before she was able to recover sufficiently to move. "It's alright, really. Couldn't resist the lure the of the attack of opportunity. I'm just surprised it actually worked." She settled herself beside him. "My legs feel a bit..tingly...now though." Probably aftereffects from hitting his shield.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:10 pm
"I suppose I am unused to being small..." He shook himself briefly and stretched a bit, his coils lengthening until he was the size of a large draft stallion, as he had been when newly scaled in this life. "Ah, much better. Of course, now I feel like a pea in a very large pod." He tilted his head up ruefully - the large, arched chamber they were in was massive and echoing, scaled to contain Tien Lung at his full strength and size. Really, it was a good thing the Pantheon defied physics when it had the mind to.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:27 pm
Tien lifted a forepaw and shook it some, hoping movement would make to feeling pass and eventually it did. "It's the other way for me, I'm used to being small. Easy enough to overlook, but I can make others notice me when I have a mind to. It suits my purposes well enough." She grinned, the familiar light of mischief in her eyes.
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:18 pm
"And my brother, Great Chien-Tang, is even bigger than I am," Tian Yue said, stretching a little bit more, up to elephant-size. Experimenting. "Perhaps I should take a page from your book and be very small next time Toki sees me... but I don't know if his poor fluttery heart could take it." The Dragon King chuckled, curling his tail around his haunches.
"Thank you, Tien."
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:32 pm
"Poor Toki, he would probably work himself into a panic wondering what happened." Tien laughed a little and shook her head, imaging the sight of it.
She cuddled up against him for a moment, nuzzling him. It was the closest she could manage to a hug, given their current shapes. Were he still smaller she might have been able to wind herself around him. Hopefully it wouldn't be too much...
"Anytime you need cheering up, or just want company, you can call on me. You know that right?"
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