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 Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:24 pm
It hadn’t been too difficult to choose who to contact. He wanted a General who was a half youma, and started at the front of the alphabet, and so Amazonite was the logical choice. Celadonite grinned to himself and looked at the message he was composing, hoping that the General wouldn’t think him an idiot.
Quote: General Amazonite, I hope this note finds you well, I would very much appreciate a meeting with you, I have some questions about half youma that I hope you will be able to answer. My name is Celadonite, and I am under Faustite. I am a lieutenant at the moment, and just want to figure out where my future in the organization lies. Please, do not tell my General about what we speak of, if that is something you aren’t comfortable with, then please simply delete this message. I want this to be a secret from General Faustite for the time being, which is why I am contacting you. Thank you for your consideration and your time. Lieutenant Celadonite
There. That sounded professional. A little demanding but…wasn’t everyone a little demanding at times? Hopefully Amazonite wouldn’t take it amiss but…if she did…
…Well. Celadonite wasn’t one to give up. He’d just have to find someone else to help him.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 3:08 pm
Amazonite regarded the note from the Lieutenant with interest. She tapped a finger against her cheek, letting out a little hum. Amazonite liked Faustite, quite a bit--the idea of keeping a secret from him was not immediately pleasant to her. But, perhaps,t he smart thing to do would be to find out what this secret was, and then decide if she could keep that little promise.
After all, if one of Faustite's lieutenants was sneaking around negatively, that would be bad, but perhaps it was a pleasant surprise.
So, she sent a quick missive back.
Quote: Lieutenant Celadonite, Meet me in my office, and we'll discuss. General Amazonite
There. Clipped, quick, professional, and if anyone expected social niceties from a dragon with no past, then....well, that was their problem.
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 3:31 pm
Celadonite gave a sigh of relief, and when he was teleported to the office of the half youma, he gave a slight bow, his eyes flickering to look her over. There were scales that he could see, and sharp nails, horns and…
His eyes grew wide and he moved a little closer. “You have a tail!” The words slipped out, tinged with an obvious note of awe, and he paused, shaking his head. “Oh. I apologize for bothering you, General. I want. Your help. I want to know how it is that you became a half youma. I want to see if it is something that I will be able to pursue. General Faustite is lonely, and the three hours that he can spend with us just isn’t enough for anyone…so I thought.”
He shrugged. “I would like to see if I can find a way to become a half youma like he is. So that his fire won’t bother me any longer, and he won’t have to be alone for twenty one hours of the day. It’s not fair to him. He needs those who care about him. And I’m one of them. So…”
Celadonite looked at her, making sure to keep eye contact. “I want it to be a surprise. If it won’t work, I don’t want to get his hopes up only to have them be broken. He’s had enough good things shatter into bad ones to have me doing it too.”
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 3:59 pm
Oh. Oh.
Amazonite grinned and stood up, and spun around, showing off. It was a little silly, and a little dramatic, but he was clearly interested in everything about her, and she gave a little flourish when she stopped.
His request, also....yes, this was the kind of secret you wanted to keep. Like a surprise birthday party.
"I would be delighted to help you, Lieutenant," Amazonite said, "but can you make me a promise, first?" She wiggled her fingers. "I'm very interested in how half-youmafication affects starseeds and bodies, and so if you don't mind, I'd like to make some scientific observations on you before and after."
She blinked, looking genuinely pleading. Nagyagite was obviously not a willing subject. But perhaps she could acquire one now.
"But yes, we can of course make this happen. Oh, Faustite will be so pleased, I'm sure."
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:07 pm
Celadonite nodded eagerly. “Yes of course. I’d be more than happy to help you out. I would feel much safer doing this with your guidance. I want to be the best for Faustite. He deserves having another half youma by his side. Most of our team consists of corrupt senshi, you see and I don’t…think that I’ve ever seen one of those become a half youma so…it’s up to me. Or rather, I’ve put this on my shoulders and I’m very eager for it.”
Thank goodness she seemed more animated now. Truth be told, he was a little intimidated by her when they had first begun to talk, but now? Now this was much more of what he had been hoping for.
“If you want to start any tests on me now, I’m all yours, General.” He inclined his head and smiled, excitement beginning to thrum through his veins. “...What do you think the first step will be? I’ve been trying to meet my quotas, trying to do all I can. I want Faustite to put me forward for a promotion before I really start anything but…other than that…? I’ve got nothin.”
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:26 pm
Amazonite nodded. It made sense, that he might want someone to look over him. But it seemed he had a...hm, inflated sense of the difficulty of the transformation.
"I'll want to make some notes about you--current height, weight, musculature, any unusual characteristics--and I'll want to see your starseed to make some observations on that. That way, I have a baseline to compare to after your transformation. I'd have liekd to do it for myself, but...alas, I lacked the foresight." She sighed.
"Because, you see...there is not, per se, some grand leadup. I became this," she gestured at herself, "by consuming too many starseeds in quick succession. I was attacked by a Senshi with nasty fire magic, and in my haze of pain, I simply lost track." Not entirely true, but close enough for him to hear. "So if you would like to change...." She pushed forward the jar of starseeds she had on her desk.
"That's the best method I can recommend. Quick, simple, and mostly guaranteed. Though I imagine if you misjudge the tipping point, you might go a step beyond and become a full youma instead." She blinked, thoughtfully. "Oh, if you do go that route, would you mind letting em observe and record? It would be quite useful."
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:16 pm
Celadonite paused and tilted his head, his eyes lingering on the jar of starseeds, curious. “Is…it truly that simple? For some reason, I had put into my head that I would have to travel to the rift and eat a youma or something. But if it’s just…eating a few too many starseeds too quickly…”
His eyes slid back to Amazonite and the lieutenant smiled brightly. “I can do that. It’ll be a good way to prove myself too. Gathering enough starseeds. I’ll do everything with you here. If that’s all right. I’ll be your test subject for whatever you wish to observe. If you want to take a look at my starseed now, I have no other plans for the evening, General.”
Plus, if she found him useful…then perhaps she could also put in a good word for him and his promotion could come all the more speedily.
Regardless, he moved over to the General, a willing test subject. If it could help him become something good for Faustite…well. He’d do just about anything.
Even if it killed him.
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