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A rather shrimpy teenage boy-err, creature was standing at the edge of the rink, staring in towards the ice with all four eyes wide and uncertain. His stomach was flip-flopping. The timid scorpion lad had never been on ice before, and watching the people fall and knock eachother into the sides for the last ten minutes was rather intimidating. Sure, there were tons of people twirling around gracefully and all of that, but.. He was a bit of a pessimist, persay. But he had to give this a try. It was major step in his 'new life'.. He swallowed heavily and moved one shaky skate onto the ice, followed by another. His claws and a few of his extra legs remained clutching tightly to the side.

Sure, Nero had really good balance, but he had never tested it in a situation such as this before. Ever. It's easy to have good balance when your feet are flat on the ground. Atleast he had dressed appropriate for the cold- for once. Not that he could feel it very much through his thick skin. The boy was clad in a rather baggy faux black jersey, way too big for his slight frame, and hung so loosely it revealed both of his shoulders. Luckily he was wearing a form-fitting, long sleeved white shirt underneath to keep the cold from penetrating, as well as a semi-snug pair of jeans-- the only real problem would probably be the gaping tears in the legs of his jeans. Over his head was pulled a black beanie, his pointed ears and tussled hair poking out from beneath the edges.. And then at his neck was that black collar and tags, which D-Corp had permanently placed around his neck.

He had managed to make it atleast one foot away from the door when he spotted a dragon and his heart lurched. UH-OH! This place had definitely become rather frightening- he still bore a rather obvious nervousness towards dragons... But then he eyed a familiar form settled on the ice. All four of his eyes lit up- Aha! He slowly began to shuffle his way across the ice, extra arms rigid with their attempt to keep his balance. "H-hey!" He called to Sahra, and after awhile his strides grew more confident... Albeit his strong tail was heavily being used to keep him upright. "Y-you o-okay?" He offered an uncertain half-smile, his smaller set of eyes nervously set on the girl's dragon.

How had she ever get dragged into this? Alora thought, silently watching Yourie lace up her skates, tying them firmly to her feet. The teenager had proclaimed something about her needing to get out and probably get more exercise. Mereneth hadn't been dragged here; she had figured that the pyro would probably cause mayhem at the ice, and the dove half-envied her brother.

Still. It looked like it could be fun. It could probably help her with her balance and such, seeing that she was debating about future ballet lessons with Emi.

Yourie skated onto the ice with much grace, holding her gloved hands out to Alora. "Come on, sport, it'll be fine!" She encouraged, and the dove made a hesitant step onto the ice. She was docked in full winter regalia, from the fur hat, to the fur-lined dress, all in matching hues of light blue and white.

After a while, she got the hang of it and could skate pretty well, providing she clung onto Yourie's arm. She refused to let go, fearing that she would fall down. After skating around the ice for a few rounds, Alora had observed that there were other D-Corp kids as well, and one she vaguely remembered. What was his name again? She thought, blue eyes staring at him.

Suddenly there was a dragon's face directly before his own, and he felt all of his entire body set afire with adrenaline. Dragon. DRAGON. He reeled backward slightly, stumbling rather gracelessly on his skates and waving all of his arms in an attempt to steady himself afterwards. His tail no longer provided any assistance, as it now was curled upwards in the defensive position. "A-ahh..!" His heart was hammering in his chest, "I-I'm... I-I-I-I'm N-Nero a-a-and-and I m-met her wh-when when I w-was l-little.." He offered, every last stuttered syllable drenched with nervousness and uncertainty.

He had managed to regain his balance by the time Sahra pulled her dragon away, and let out a deep yet shaky breath. Who would have thought a dragon-rearing D-Corp teen could still fear dragons? He smiled meekly, "O-Okay. G-good..." He frowned down at his skates, "Y-yeah, it's a-a lot h-harder than i-it looks." His brows furrowed momentarily before he looked up, eyeing the restrained dragon uncertainly once more, "I-It's o-o-okay." His smile grew a little more confident as the fear flushed out of the timid teen. "Y-you sh-should meet mine... K-Kei's j-just mean, th-though." He shrugged and gave a roll to his larger set of eyes- and then he was looking over at whatever she was looking at, perking up a bit.

What was going on..? He eyed some other strange children- ohh, D-Corp kids. He was certain of it. He pondered going over to examine them as well, "Hmm."

"So." Yourie began, peering around and spotting other... strange kids with animal traits. "They're from D-Corp too?" She questioned, brown eyes looking at the dove as they twirled around the ice.

"Probably." Alora replied softly. She really was getting the hang of this, but still. She wasn't going to let go. Wings fluttered softly as she noticed Tarn's wave, which she answered with a tentative smile and a short wave.

"I've got a lot catching up to do." The teenager grumbled, feeling the girl's clasp on her loosen slightly. "So go skate over to them!" Alora's eyes widened and shook her head, grip tightening. She wasn't scared of the dragon, or meeting anyone else. The dove was afraid of saying something stupid that would embarrass her, or even slip on the ice.

The teen watched as the dragon hurried off, blinking once or twice before smiling and giving a shrug to its partner. "Y-yeah, I c-could guess s-so." He wondered what it would be like to have a dragon with so much energy- he was aware this one normally wasn't like that, however he had seen some that were. Sure, they seemed to be a real handful, but they were probably much better than what he had to deal with right now. Several hundred times better, really.

"Y-yeah.." He responded slowly- Kei was unfortunately his dragon. He cringed slightly, glancing around as if the dragon would erupt into the room at the sound of his name. "K-kei is... Something e-else, al-alright." He shook his head slightly. To say Kei was mean was an understatement- well, perhaps he wasn't truly "mean." He was more cruel and manipulative, with a dominating streak in him. He took pleasure in others displeasure, and thrived off of discord. Physical and emotional harm were embraced as if they were a form of candy- and his partner no longer had any ability to control him. He was small, Kei was huge. He was timid, Kei was monstrous.

Nero began to skate along towards the poor boy who had been chosen by the dragon next, and right as he was about to reach them, he did exactly what the children seemed to fear happening to them. He mis-stepped, and ended up flying backwards, landing on the ice headfirst. CRACK.

He was still for a moment, staring about with a dazed impression, and then he sat right up, seeming completely unharmed. He looked around sheepishly, trying to untangle his tail from his legs. Smooth, Nero. Very smooth.

Alora squeaked, holding on to the teen's arm to keep from falling as the dragon skidded up to them. "Oh my." She heard Yourie mutter some curses under her breath. "It's freaking big." It wasn't good that she remembered that the dove was going to bring home one as well, and at that thought, she emitted a groan.

Alora however, thought it was pretty cool, seeing a dragon up so close. Sky-blue eyes stared up in wonder at the lindworm as she tried to remember what she had read up on it. "Uh?" She stumbled slightly in shock as the other D-Corp stumbled right in front of them. "Are you...are you alright?" Her attention was diverted to him, and she peered down at him worriedly. Beside her, Yourie made quiet 'tsk tsking' noises.

Ah, so Taren's egg was a lindworm? "Mine's bronze." She offered silently, then realizing she sounded stupid, butting in like that, ducked her head with a sheepish smile.