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perfectoranges I have a question for my RP for tomorrow: when you say
Caelina only wants young dragons in her cave, how old is the cutoff for this? Jett is turning 2 years old this December, and Sirena is 7 months right now. Can they visit her cove tomorrow or no? Thanks! ]
Day 3 Recap wrote:
- Jett wakes a little late and worries over whether Sirena will arrive in time for stargazing.
- He discovers he enjoys tea, and makes a mental note to ask around his clan at home to convince someone to start practicing teamaking.
- He browses the library for most of the day.
- Sirena arrives just in time for stargazing, and loves the stars and the music.
- Jett and Sirena fall asleep on the cliff face among Jett's family.
- Jett wants to gift Sirena a music-related gift before they leave.
Jett woke up, blinking at the light filtering in through the den entrance. The den was rather empty - the realization of which woke him up even faster. He started to worry that he had missed the day’s activities before remembering that today was reserved for stargazing. Then he thought of how much
Sirena would love to watch the stars, which sent a wave of worried knots through his stomach as he remembered how small the timeframe would be. Would she even get the letter in time? Would she even
want to come here?
Jett shook his head, trying to clear the thoughts. Why was he so worked up about this anyways? He’d be fine on his own. Sure, he hadn’t yet spotted anyone familiar or similar to him in appearance, but the dragons here were nice. He’d held conversations with one or two about their home clans… but that just made him long for a familiar face even more…
“Stupid,” he thinks.
“Stop thinking of them for just a few days.”
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He stretches and leaves the den, going to the local tea shop for a late breakfast. The shop has a couple dragons here and there, but it must be too late in the morning for most dragons to be worried about tea - they're likely all out exploring and socializing. The imperial at the counter looks up at Jett when he enters, a slight glint in his eye that Jett senses is an expression of a dragon looking for something to do. Jett smiles.
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“Hello, I haven’t been here before… I’d like whatever you recommend. I’m not picky.”
The imperial gets a smile on his face and nods before disappearing behind his tools and contraptions. It takes a little while, but he returns with a cup of dull greenish tea. “Try this,” he says, handing Jett the cup. Jett takes it and lifts it to his mouth, sipping the warm, sweet liquid.
“Mmm. It’s good!” Jett nods happily. “I haven’t had this before. In fact, my clan doesn’t even have a tea shop or cafe, or anything like this.”
The imperial looks a little shocked. “No tea shop? That’s a shame.” He nods to the cup Jett is holding. “I enjoy green tea. I’m not sure where you’re from, but if you ever get a chance, you should try matcha. Don’t let my mentor Tyme know, but matcha is my favorite. I’m Aen, by the way.”
“I’m Jett. It’s nice to meet you.” Jett finds a seat and enjoys his tea quietly for the rest of the morning, making a mental note to convince one of his clanmates to open a tea shop.
Jett spends most of the day exploring the clan on his own, and spends quite some time in the
Glittering Library. He mostly browses books on ancient ships, pirate legends, and stars... although he finds his paws wrapped around one or two books on music as well, bringing his thoughts back to Sirena.
As the sun arched high overhead, then began dipping towards the opposite horizon, Jett grew more and more worried that she wouldn’t make it in time for the stargazing tonight. It isn’t until the sun is mostly set that he began to lose hope. It's likely that she didn’t want to join. He doesn't blame her, and honestly isn’t surprised. She's quiet and introverted. A place like this would likely be the opposite of what she wanted to do this week, or any week for that matter.
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When the moons start to grow visible in the sky, and dragons start to gather atop a cliff above the grotto, Jett spreads his wings and flies to the top, seating himself a little bit away from most of the others.
Just as the first few stars begin to appear in the sky, Jett notices a figure flying from the north. The dragon is dark, but the moonlight highlights her figure just enough for Jett to recognize her.
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"Sirena!" Jett yelps, leaping in the air. She hovers in place, backing away from him a bit. He approaches enough to see her clearly, but not too close as to make her uncomfortable. "I didn't think you'd make it!" Several dragons close enough to see the interaction smile and wave. Sirena ducks her head.
"I didn't think I was going to join you. It's... not that I didn't want to, I just..." She trails off.
"Don't worry, I know. This isn't your cup of tea." He tilts his head with a grin. "Have you ever tried tea? There's a tea shop here we can visit tomorrow-"
"Shhh!" One of the other dragons in the crowd shushes him excitedly. "Look at the stars, they're starting to come out!"
Small gasps of "Oooh," and "Ahh" come from the crowd, and Jett motions Sirena to follow as he lands. They look up at the stars, following Aurora's pointing claw. She tells the story of the constellation she's gesturing to, and soft music starts to play. Jett can't help but smile and glance at Sirena at his side, sitting closer than she usually would. Her eyes are wide, and her mouth is slightly agape. She glances between the musicians and the sky, breathing heavily from her flight all the way from the Starwood Strand. Jett sighs contently, looking back up at the stars as Aurora starts to tell the crowd another story.
"Wow," Sirena says faintly. Jett looks at her again. "I... I'm glad I came here. This is beautiful." She pries her blue eyes away from the stars to meet his gaze. He can't remember when she's ever looked so content and happy. He smiles, finally feeling comfortable here.
"I'm glad you came too."
Around midnight, when many dragons have already started dozing on one another, Aurora concludes the storytelling. The musicians play a soft and comforting tune, and any dragons still awake either leave for their dens or curl up right here on the cliff face to sleep under the stars. Jett scrapes the stone to get Sirena's attention. She's nodding off, visibly tired from her journey. She snaps awake and looks at him with wide eyes, as if she thought she were in trouble.
"Do you want to stay here or would you rather I show you the dens?" Jett asks, and she relaxes a little.
"I like it out here. It's pretty."
Jett nods and makes himself comfortable on the stone ground. Most dragons would find it uncomfortable to sleep on, but luckily he was an obelisk, and she was used to sleeping on stone. He wraps his tail over his nose and breaths out a content sigh. Sirena shifts next to him, making herself comfortable as well. Jett glances over and sees that she looks around at the other dragons a bit defensively, before looking at Jett and deciding that it's okay to sleep here. She lowers herself to the ground a couple feet away from him, using him as a barrier to most of the other dragons, and tucks her head over one of her wings, gazing up at the sky for a moment longer before her eyelids close sleepily. Jett smiles and closes his own eyes, slipping into sleep.
Before he drifts off, he makes another mental note: to find a musical gift for Sirena during their time here.
DC: 
FR+0
