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this little piggy went to draco - Maximus - Jun 23 2021


"MASTER VARGAS!!", Chaos-Two shouted, likely over a screaming piglet, still cradling the little thing in their arms, "Oh please be quiet, little one!! No one will hear me over you."

They pitied anyone sleeping at that moment or trying to have some peace and quiet. This piglet had the lungs of a whale it seemed, and screamed so loud their ears rang.

"I found a child!", they called out, running towards where they thought they'd find the Leviathan, hoping desperately he was there.

Selfishly they wished for a reward for this, but the other half of them only wanted this little child to have a home, first. A warm place to sleep, food, and a support network, as flawed as the Chaos-Forge was.

@Vargas @Porkchop


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Porkchop - Jun 23 2021

"MAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Porkchop shrieked enthusiastically, adding to the clamor. "DERRRRRRRR!!!! FAAAAAAAARRRRRRRT!!!!!! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!! FARRRRRT FART FART! CHILLLLLLLDDDD FAAAAAAARRRT GASSSSS!!!!" It had no idea what these words meant, only that it was fun to say, so it just kept on going.

"GAAAAAAaacckkk!" its voice faltered, cracking for a moment. Porkchop coughed. Huh. Ugh, why did its throat feel so BAD!!! It hated it! So, the obvious solution was to scream about it. "GhHRoIREeEEeee—" No, that wasn't making it feel better. It wanted to cry. It WAS crying, practically, just with only wailing and no tears.

"brrrrrarghh," it squealed hoarsely, then returned to gnawing on Chaos-Two's keratin plates.


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Vargas - Jun 23 2021



- THE LEVIATHAN -


What the hell was that Creator-cursed screaming?!

Vargas flinched at it, and strode toward it at high speed, teeth gritted together. It was Chaos-Two, rushing toward him carrying a--what was that?! NOISY thing. "Child?" Why? He came to him quickly, and would have grabbed the thing's snout to hold it shut had it not quieted down itself.

"What is that?" he demanded, the ringing still in his ears. "A child-? Is it useful?" He studied it briefly; he had no idea what the species was, or why Chaos-Two thought it fit in with the Chaos Forge, as yet.

It just looked soft, and pink, without any obvious weaponry, to him. He'd only seen one creature like it, in fact: the mouthy Merchant creation, which had been similar in shape, if a tad larger and gray instead of pink.


@V-Chaos-Two


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Maximus - Jun 23 2021


Chaos-Two looked traumatized by the time they made it to Vargas, clutching the thing to their chest to try and at least muffle their noises. They stood for a moment to try and collect themselves before they held them out, feeling like their eyes were vibrating from the shrieking. Any louder and they'd have popped.

"They hatched in the tunnel," they said, "I fed them but they continued to scream. So loud that I'm not entirely sure it's not some sort of ability they have. It certainly threw me off..."

They both wanted to hold this little thing very close and throw it as far as possible and they weren't sure which one would be better. The latter seemed more likely.

"I figured that they could possibly fit in. Kethri and Doctor managed, and so did Esther," they said, "And just because they're small now doesn't mean they will be later. I mean... look at me."

They'd been tiny compared to their grown self, and especially to the others of their clutch, and of Alpha's. But they'd grown to be more than ten times that.

@Vargas @Porkchop


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Porkchop - Jun 23 2021

The piglet squinted, baring its teeth (and gem) in a displeased scowl. "Fart PURPLE!" it complained, as if Vargas' color was some kind of extremely personal insult. (To be fair, it was rather eye-searing in Draco's light.)

"I— I! Grr! I....." It squirmed in Chaos-Two's grip, struggling to expose more of itself in order to look bigger. No one looked DOWN on it like that! "CHOP!" it grunted loudly, in as deep a voice it could. An excellent word, it thought as soon as it left its mouth. Harsh. Vaguely intimidating. Just as it would be.

"CHOP CHOP CHOP! I cHOP! PORK! Chop! PORKCHOP!!!!" Little pink hooves kicked fruitlessly at Chaos-Two's arms and chest. "I'M gonna PORKCHOP YOU! PURPLE," it scoffed again, and dark pink shadows formed under its white pits for eyes. "CHOP YOUR PORK!"


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Vargas - Jun 23 2021



- THE LEVIATHAN -


Vargas took a look at it, and its language immediately left him in irritated disgust. "Is it useful?" he repeated, genuinely baffled as to why Chaos-Two had selected this--of all the monsters in the cave--to bring back here. "I am not aiming for us to raise every single child in these caves, Chaos-Two, not unless that creature shows promise," and right now, this thing really was nothing more than a Vedette without the good points. "Not to mention the fact that we have no one to raise a child now. You have your own new tasks to focus on and no one has replaced you yet."

He eyed it in annoyance. "I do not have the time to babysit it. Either get rid of it, or find someone in the Forge willing to raise it, unless you find some use in it that I do not." If it had not been screaming so, he might have tolerated it--but as it was, the last thing he wanted was a secondary Vedette around that would, in the end, prove useless anyway.



@V-Chaos-Two


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Maximus - Jun 23 2021


"... Perhaps I've unfortunately mistaken 'screaming at the top of your lungs' for something chaotic," Chaos-Two said, and looked down at the small piglet, at their small eyes and little face.

But no one would take them in. No one but... but little V-Chaos-Two, the valkhound with a heart.

"My apologies," they said softly, both to Vargas and the small little thing in their arms, who had no idea what was going on and probably had no idea that Chaos-Two now had to dump them out into the cold to fend for themselves.

"May I be dismissed, Master Vargas?", they asked, unhappy but unable to do anything about it.

There was nothing they could do. They weren't the babysitter anymore and like Vargas said, there wasn't one now. But still, leaving this... this baby out in the wild? This was as difficult as their transcendence trial, perhaps more so. At least the lessers there had ended up okay.

@Vargas @Porkchop


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Porkchop - Jun 23 2021

While the grown-ups were talking grown-up stuff, Porkchop had taken to chewing on Chaos-Two again. Now they were quiet, which was not as fun. He spat out a piece of stray fur and looked up at the one holding him.

"YUUUUUL-oh," he squealed, remembering the squishy fruit he'd been given. That was much tastier, and wasn't even furry! "Squish. Yellllll-ow? Squish! Yum!" He nudged insistently at Chaos-Two's chest with his snout, snorting. "Yum! Yummy yum PORKCHOP!" That was him now, he'd decided. And now, he would demand a yummy yellow for Porkchop!

Then he squirmed, turning to eye the purple thing that talked too much and wasn't squishy enough. "CHOP your PORK," he said, in what he probably thought was a threatening tone. "SHUT. FACE!!!"

@V-Chaos-Two (oh my god i'm so sorry lmfao also i meant @Vargas )


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Vargas - Jun 23 2021



- THE LEVIATHAN -


Vargas eyed the creature with increasing aggravation. He reached out his hand, aiming a single, sharp, clawed flick for its nose. A punishment suited to its size.

"Yes, go, get rid of it. The next one that turns up here screaming insults I will kill," he added, harshly, though his gaze was directed at the child. "And we will reuse its stone, in that case. Make something useful with it."

That wasn't to say he didn't admire its will--he liked spirit. He just liked it on his side, not screaming insults. And he had already gotten sick of such behavior from Vedette.


@V-Chaos-Two


RE: this little piggy went to draco - Maximus - Jun 23 2021


Chaos-Two knew the moment those words left the piglet's mouth that no good would come from it. They froze, staring at Vargas, waiting for what he'd do, unable to even tremble as that great big hand reached out.

They flinched at the sound it made and nearly yanked away, though they did clutch the piglet tighter, staring down at the ground.

"I'm so sorry," they said, on behalf of the piglet, "I-I'll make sure not to make this mistake again."

With that they turned, clutching Porkchop tightly as they trotted off, heading to the tunnel to release the baby. Perhaps they'd go to Pegasus instead, though. There they could tell it to stay far, far away from Draco, lest it stupidly wander back inside and get itself killed.

@Porkchop @Vargas