ϡ - Chapter FortyFour; The wall has been broken [action|voice]

[folklorist]

[ Oh dear. When Helios came outside the house to take Luminair and Maggir for a walk he was not expecting this. Helios might run into anyone who is walking by and will politely offer his apologies for bumping into said people. ] Oh! Ah. I-I'm terribly sorry...

Lots of people here today, aren't there? Very strange...none of them have any wings either. Hm.

[ Helios will ponder as he walks with one baby dragon draped across his shoulders and one nestled in his arms. He'll be making rounds to the tea shop, library, and of course the general store. ]

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[lonelygod]

Beg pardon sir, but...are those actual dragons you've got there?

[In his meanderings around town today, the Doctor had seen a lot of strange things. People with wings, aliens with wings, and loads of other really, really intriguing things. He'd have to remember this place, come back here when the TARDIS wasn't acting strange. But for now? He's entirely distracted. Dragons. Really? This man...with those odd little wings, had two baby dragons!]

[consultmybooks]

[None of them have any wings, no.

And one such individual takes this as a cause for some concern.

The memories are hazy - places change in a year, if only subtly - but, all the same, Giles nevertheless slowly goes about picking out all the old, familiar places, with all of their old, familiar memories.

He's torn between dearly hoping and desperately afraid of running into any familiar faces. But sometimes, some things just have to happen. He finds himself lingering outside the tea shop for just a minute too long, and then Helios comes out.

Giles stares for a second, his mind working frantically, the shock and uncertainty plain on his face...before he hastily turns away, and hopes that he hasn't been recognized.]

Because fuck it, why not.

[hickumu]

Oh my god. He's just as cute as I thought he'd be.

[A stocky girl of average height, wearing a jarring mishmash of colors, approaches Helios. She stands on tiptoes to try and get a good look at the dragons, and smiles a slightly goofy smile at the sight of them.] Awwww, look at little Luminair! All a year old and stuff.

[rainsrespite]

[Well, here's one of the people she'd been told she needed to talk to. Immediately after Helios departs House 44, a Japanese woman in her early thirties, approached him with a gleam in her eyes. Eyes that were much, much older than they had any right to be. The cold didn't seem to bother her, and she moved purposefully up to him.]

Helios, I presume?

[scienceofcourse]

[Oh, dear, this place didn't look to be very sciency at all! Still, once he had begun his work, it would be that much easier to conquer them all!]

You there! Tell me the name of this land!

[mornir]

[There'd been something about him that caught her attention. The little beast-kind in his arms. Familiar. The pictures in Elspeth's mind, all their minds.

Dragon.

She smiles a little, a shy expression as she follows him for a while in a graceful animal lope, keeping out of sight as best she can.]

[francophilia]

And well you should be.

[Sorry, Helios. This one wouldn't know manners if he were drowning in a sea of them. He's been in a good mood for most of his stay in Luceti, but unfortunately, he doesn't like being bumped into.]

Can't you watch where you're going?

[kindhearted]

[It's Roji's first day back(?) and he's already bumping into people. Jeez Roji, get it together!]

Oh, I'm sorry! I should've been looking where I was going...

[Wait, he recognizes that voice...how could he forget it? He backs up to get a good look and yep, that sure is Mister Helios! With some companions, no less.

Roji's face lights up at the familiar (and not so familiar) faces.]

Mister Helios, you're still here! And you've got more dragons!

[This is so cool.]