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[hylocereusfruit]

tagor-gor‌:

[ He would be lying if he said he didn’t get enjoyment from watching this one squirm.  Maybe Tagora was a bit of a sadist, but that was neither here nor there. ]

You absolute troglodyte, that is exactly what body odor is.

Something you can’t control.

[ He folded his hands and glanced away in a rather dramatic manner.]

And here you got me all excited thinking there were other enthusiasts of fragrance.

I, for once in my life, feel duped.

How cruel.

*_________

“A-ah...“ Did the other really have to be so mean about this all? Dragonfruit frowned as he tucked his wings in closer to himself. The only good point so far was the other hadn’t attempted to harm him, just say mean things to him.

“I-i mean, I do like fragrance... like o-of flowers?“ Flowers, plants most nature smells are ones he liked. He didn’t know much of other types of smells and if he cared about those however. 

[asernolonger]

A Small Friend

Another day passed on by in the island in relative peace. Still, for reasons that eluded her, Selenie felt a bit restless. Not enough to want to train, but enough that she knew she couldn’t sleep. So, she took to the clear, dark skies, and made her way to the Eternal Cherry Blossom Garden. Perching herself on a high point, she then leapt off the edge with force, diving downwards. She let herself gain speed until she was close to the ground, and then, she promptly angled herself in just the right way, spreading her wings as wide as she could.

With the timing, she stopped herself before she could crash into the ground, and tore through the blossoming trees. It never failed-the sheer winds shredded the petals and released the wonderful scent through the air, allowing her to relax. She then landed on her feet, smiling-

Wait, did she just… hear something? 

She blinked, and looked towards the source of the noise. Honing in with her draconic sight, she definitely saw… well, she wasn’t sure what it was. Curious, she approached the small creature… and felt horrible. It looked like a small child… a very, very, very small child… had it been in the trees? Oh gods…

She knelt down next to it.

“Are you okay? Do you need help?” She asked softly, hoping to not startle the poor thing.

@hylocereusfruit

[hylocereusfruit]

Dragonfruit was having a normal day, just staying up and hidden in a tree of his choosing and taking a nap in the sunlight. He never expected anything to happen since most people keep quiet when walking though the trees, and even less would notice him.

What he didn’t expect was the sudden strong wind that blew though the area, waking him up as he fell to the ground. His wings fluttered confused at the sudden change of his place, as well as the mix of being woken up. It wasn’t too strange for him to fall out of a tree, but he could still feel the aftermath of the wind that blew though the area. 

He hadn’t noticed the person who got close to him until he heard their voice, and his wings gave another flutter as sat up more and stared at the person. He still was very wary of new people and this person was for sure new.

“A-ah... i-i’m fine?“ Mostly spooked by being woken up, but thankfully he was rather light so the short fall didn’t hurt him. “I-i, fall out of t-trees somethings?“ He offered confused, since he didn’t know the other new person had been the source of the wind.

[hylocereusfruit]

@tokeiso

Dragonfruit doesn’t look for people, as most people come to him. Though he feels like hes met less people over the last weeks but that is okay. However today he can see Setsuna walking though the cherry blossoms and looking up at the trees. He hopes he is hidden enough in the thicker part of the tree to not be noticed, since he still feels a bit hurt about what happened a while back.

Is it really right of him to avoid someone who was a friend? After all she had just wanted to help him, but part of him still wishes he could have just forgotten things a bit longer. A small flutter of his wings help rustle the tree branches around him, giving up were he is hiding a bit more.

[hylocereusfruit]

@darkmoondelusion

During the night Dragonfruit was always much more busy, though this night he was taking it a bit slower. Just fluttering softly though the night sky, before landing gently.

Though after landing he gets surprised by the snake he landed near, or was it more than one snake? Hes very confused and his wings flutter before he figures out the snakes are connected to someone. 

“A-ah, s-sorry.“ He hops a bit away, wings fluttering more as he finally notices the other person. In the dark they seemed a bit more hidden so Dragonfruit hadn’t noticed them as soon as the snakes.

[hylocereusfruit]

psychiatriae‌:

▄▀  — Nabor cocks his head, riddled with more confusion than before. Yet, he raises his arms and waves in defeat. With every word from his tongue, the little fellow grew restless, hiding within himself not unlike a spooked rabbit.

“Then I won’t ask anymore questions,” he chimes, hands flicking away the discussion in the air. Yet, it only raised more questions, as he watched the last of the critters skittering around the undergrowth. Hungry for more food, no doubt, but for the time being, he stood vigilant to scare the adorable beasties away.

“If you… are ‘afraid’ of rabbits, then why were you feeding them?” Turning back to the stranger, he dodges the elephant between them. Whether the person was plant-ish or not, ‘fear’ seemed an apt term to use. “They won’t leave you be. At tirst sign of food and they’ll swarm like bees.”

Dragonfruit looked at him when they said they wouldn’t ask anymore questions. Honestly he wasn’t sure if the other was being kind or just trying to get him to calm down. He did know he needed to be careful, and keep some distance from this person.

“I-i thought... they looked cute?“ It hadn’t been a smart answer, but the rabbits here seemed so much sweeter than the ones he knew of. They had been soft to pet as well when it was just a few of them around. It was more the amount of them that finally got him feeling fearful.

“I’ll j-just not feed them if i see them... t-then there will only be a few?“ If there was just a few he could deal with that. Then they wouldn’t try to nibble at him as well, since they wouldn’t be in a mood for food. Hopefully.

[hylocereusfruit]

requiemsfighter‌:

Dragonfruit, that was a cute name,The back of his neck hurt and he was slightly scraped up, but other than that he was physically fine. Normally he’d curl into a ball and brace himself to fall safely, but since he was asleep that didn’t end up happening. 

“I’m ok, a few scrapes like this will be healed up with a little salve.” He looked like it wouldn’t be as bad if he fell out, though probably not preferable of course.

“Guess we have a lot in common, the whole falling out of trees thing. I usually stay in the apartments unless I’m doing odd jobs where I’ll just find somewhere with shelter.” While he didn’t have a big target on his back like his friend did, he wasn’t the most popular guy around either. 

“O-oh okay.“ AT least the other wasn’t hurt too much, Dragonfruit wouldn’t have to offer his healing powers. His wings give a tiny flutter as hes pleased that the other seems to be safe, and kind as well. 

“N-normally i’m around here... at least during the daytime.“ When had he even gone to the place he had a home? He hadn’t really felt like being fully inside somewhere, not when he might feel trapped. As long as the weather was good he would be happy to hang outside. 

“a-are the apartments nice here? I-i haven’t really gone inside t-too many places.“

[hylocereusfruit]

krojibbed‌:

[Dragonfruit… luckily for them, that didn’t really spark any recognition in your brain. You only watched on, half lidded and slow, as the not-so-stranger spoke up again, inquiring about your habits in regards to this downpour.]

[And…  no, of course not. Who in their right mind would consciously go out in the rain so often like that? You figured you were lucky - the hat was like a shield, waterproof, creating an odd wave of water falling around you as you stood still amongst the weather. You shrugged, adjusting your bandana and glancing to the side, a sheepish tense to your muscles as you thought over why exactly the rain was such an aversive property for you.]

CHARUN: No CHARUN: The rain back home is dangerous

[You shudder.]

CHARUN: Having a hard time.. getting used to the stuff here

““D-dangerous? Dragonfruit could understand why someone would want to avoid the rain if it was harmful, and even he knew of stories about when it used to rain back at his own home. Luckily rain didn’t fall often were he lived back at his home.

“A-at least this rain is nice... it feels nice.”  Dragonfruit can see the other shudders, so he wants to try and make sure the other feels safer in rain that is good. His wings give a little flutter and some water comes off of them, as he gives a soft smile.

“I-it is a bit strange here, b-but its calmer... most of the time.“ The calmer points were all that mattered to Dragonfruit really, he would just avoid other points as much as he could.

[hylocereusfruit]

tagor-gor‌:

[ Oh.  Well…Now Tagora just looked like an idiot.  How was he supposed to recover from that? ]

[ The teal pinched the bridge of his nose and exhaled.  Think Gorjek. ]

Ever eloquent, aren’t you?

[ Being rude?  Perfect.  The only way to logically respond: be hostile. ]

You mean to tell me your BO is fruity.

That’s disgusting.

*_________

Dragonfruit frowned ever slightly as the person turned rather rude. If he was better at taking rudeness he might give the other back some remark about how he thought it smelled nice before.

“W-well, its not like I c-control it...“ Dragonfruit however, was not good at taking comments like that and backed away from the troll. His wings giving a sad flutter.

“T-though.. I, i don’t think its like t-that?“ He added quietly, as he was pretty sure the smell that came from him was more because of him being a plant, rather than a person. So did that really count like body odor or was it something else?

[hylocereusfruit]

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[hylocereusfruit]

requiemsfighter‌:

Thank goodness he didn’t get hurt. Joey wouldn’t have been able to forgive himself if someone got hurt because of his casual recklessness. He really should know better and kept some form of attention up. 

“I’m fine, a simple fall from a tree isn’t enough to hurt me too badly. To be honest I’m kind of used to getting hurt so it wasn’t as bad.” When you fought for a loving, pain is something you tend to get used to. Seeing that he spooked them, he took a step back as well and rubbed some dirt off his own cheek. 

“Again, I’m really sorry for almost hurting you with my lack of attention. I’m Jounoichi Nakahara.” 

Well at least they weren’t hurt, Dragonfruit didn’t want to see others getting hurt. Even if he was very wary around new people, he had no reason to wish for them to be hurt.

His wings gave a tiny flutter at the other giving their name, and he tried to give a bit of a smile back.

“I-i’m Dragonfruit.... Its good, you aren’t h-hurt?“ His wings give a little bit of a flutter, as he tries to move out of the last of his panic and towards being friendly towards someone new. 

“I-i know, i fall out of trees too... since, i-i sleep in them everyday.“ Dragonfruit was just lucky he was a lot lighter than most so he didn’t fall as often from the branch breaking.

[hylocereusfruit]

psychiatriae‌:

▄▀  — Nabor let some of the rabbits go in the undergrowth, shooing them away with a brushing wave of his arms. While a few tiny ones fumbled about after the small scraps of vegetables left behind, the clearing stood empty, free from hungry critters and, perhaps, safer for the little fellow.

“You sound ashamed? I’m hardly anything like the people here.” He waves a hand, gesturing vaguely at himself. Oh, certainly, he’d like to hide behind a glamour, but magic still felt scarcer than it needed to be, and a ‘nap’ hardly helped. “Your secret is safe with me.”

But he pauses, hands on hips, with that polite smile plastered on his face. “The humans here don’t seem to care what you are. There are plenty of people who don’t… ‘fit the mould’ so to speak. Being silent will only leave you to be eaten by rabbits, without anyone to help.”

Dragonfruit doesn’t answer the other, trying to judge them more. Sure they weren’t like people he knew, but they could still be a danger. He didn’t expect anyone to guess, just as he didn’t expect the rabbits to nibble at him. 

“I-i’m... not a plant...“ He repeated, really wishing the other would just forget. Even just act like they forgot, because he couldn’t trust them at all. There wasn’t any reason for the other to keep his secret after all.

“I’ll be f-fine, just more careful....“ Around both people and animals at least. He would need to learn quick enough what animals could try to eat plants, and what ones wouldn’t mind him around. 

“P-please... just, forget...“ He mutters quieter, his wings tucked close to himself as he backs away to make sure he has more space between the other. 

[hylocereusfruit]

krojibbed‌:

[You were used to stares, really. Even back home people gave you odd looks. Which were deserved, honestly - you were always doing something strange back on Alternia, whether it be digging around in the trash or lugging something useless and oversized back home. But, whatever. That wasn’t a big deal.]

[And.. there it is. Might as well introduce yourself.]

CHARUN: Charun

[Recognizing the confusion on his face, you… figured he was new to trolls, as a concept. There weren’t very many of you left around here, so you had the privilege of being this strange guys first. And you figured you would knock out that whole “what are you?” question before it has a chance to land.]

CHARUN: Im a troll CHARUN: And ive never seen anything like.. you either

A troll? Dragonfruit made sure to remember that if he met anyone else with horns like this one, that that is what they probably were. He expects it to be somewhat rare seeing as he never met one until now.

“W-well, i’m Dragonfruit.“ In a way he gives both his name and what he is, but he still is careful to not let the other have the chance to understand that. He really didn’t like the idea of people knowing what he was. He should be wary around something new as well, but he was mostly curious about Charun.

“D-do you normally hang out in the rain?“ He ended up asking, seeing as most other people were inside during this time. Though the other had a pretty nice hat for keeping the rain off them, at least most of it.

[hylocereusfruit]

cosplaygoddess‌:

Noire tilts her head.  “Um, I meant that you could t-text me?  You still have your phone, r-right?”  She pulls out the cell phone she received when she arrived at the island.  A cat-shaped charm dangles under it as she shows it to Dragonfruit.

“You should have gotten one when you arrived…”

She shifts her feet, anxious to go home and rest after an exhausting conversation.  “W-well, um, I guess I’ll see you around the cherry blossoms then?”

“Y-yeah i still have it... I just don’t use it much.“ Texting was just strange for Dragonfruit, but if someone did message him he might answer it. It really was just up to anyone he met to send the first message.

“S-sure, it would be nice to see you again.“ Dragonfruit’s wings gave a little flutter before he started to leave himself. The conversation was nice, and he didn’t mind the idea of meeting the other person again. 

[tagor-gor]

@hylocereusfruit

You.

[ Ever graceful with the introductions, huh? ]

Are you the one that smells vaguely fruity?  

Where did you get that perfume?  I must know.  It smells fresh and clean, and I’ve yet to find such a refreshing scent until this moment.

*_________

[hylocereusfruit]

Dragonfruit gave the smallest flutter of his wings when someone new just came up to him without much more of a warning but ‘you’. It didn’t really seem that friendly but perhaps they were just a strange guy?

“U-uh, Perfume?“ He was pretty sure he wasn’t wearing anything, they other must just be smelling his normal scent. “T-this is just how I smell?“ His wings gave another flutter, hoping the other would believe him.

[hylocereusfruit]

gaeabound‌:

“flowers have died in my care … i have been told i am not careful enough with them.” he admits, begrudgingly. much like how the earth could toil through roots and leaves when in motion, that certainty reflected on his inability to exert the tenderness needed for nature. 

in the least, the other had steered him in the right direction between the two options and kurowli had easily come to settle with an answer. potted plants would last as much as any cut flora in his hands.

 “— the bouquet, if you will.”

with that, he reaches into the pocket of his pants in search for the cellphone, his expression tightening when it turned up empty. he pats down the other pocket, the wrap of his belts, the folds of his scarf — no matter, it had followed the same. in frustration, he spat an ancient curse, damning his fault; the one and only device that had contained all monetary exchanges was not on his person.

“what — what is the price for these ? how much would i owe ? ”

Dragonfruit wasn’t too surprised about the other giving away that they weren’t careful enough with flowers. By what he knew a lot of people lacked the understanding with taking care of plants, but at least the other was forward with it. 

“O-okay, i’ll put together a bouquet.“ Dragonfruit moves around the store just a little to quickly make a neat and nice Bouquet of the flowers the other agreed on. At least he didn’t have to watch the other try to find their cellphone, and even if he did he wouldn’t judge about it.

“o-oh price... “ He pauses to think about it, since its only two flowers the price would be a bit less right? Hes not the best with the price part of flowers, but he gives the other a price amount. 

Though seeing as its still in dust, its not like the other really has their phone on them. 

[hylocereusfruit]

cosplaygoddess‌:

Noire nods to indicate she’s listening intently.  “I’m not a flower expert, or anything, b-but maybe its a Water Lily?”  She pauses, unsure of the helpfulness of the following advice.  “… um, maybe you could l-learn about them at a library?”

Noire idly plays with her hair.  It seems her normal anxiety is back.  Her hand reaches into her purse and pulls out a business card; the card is simple, displaying only her name, number, and the job title “Clothing Designer”.

“Uh, h-here’s my business card, by the way…  I-In case you ever want to, uh, h-hang out?”

“Water lily... “ He would need to remember the name and see if there was anything about that flower with pictures before he decided. “T-that sounds like a good idea, thank you.“

He would for sure check out a library sometime soon, and hopefully find some books on flowers. 

“B-business card?“ he took it carefully, looking at it. He wasn’t sure why she wanted to give him this, did she want to try selling him stuff and thats why? Though her words were about hanging out.

“W-well, if you want to hang out you could f-fine me around the cherry blossoms most of the time.“ He felt the most comfortable there at least during the daytime.

[hylocereusfruit]

ingoldentent‌:

“Well, this is a common sort of thing among people in my homeworld. I think the technical term is ‘conjuring’?” At least that is how materializing magic was called in the tabletop RPG he once played with Beato. He figures it is how this is called in general.

“Of course, if you mean what I specialize at, then I could go on a tirade explaining it, but that would distract us from the show! Look, I think they’re preparing things for the grand finale!”

He points his finger at a firework formation that seems to form a straight orange line in the sky, which is then followed by what seems to be a green rectangle punctuated by red dots inside it over said line. As the line begins to fade, another wave comes to replace it as a similar, yet smaller rectangle appears over the first one. This goes on until the fireworks finish off by composing a beautiful looking cake in the sky.

It doesn’t ring a bell with Dragonfruit, perhaps his world didn’t have anything like conjuring. The most he knew magic always needed something more to work, needed to take some kind of power from around them. Though he was never taught much about magic, and even his own healing hes unsure were he draws the power from.

He would of thought of something more to ask, but the other pointed back to the sky and the fireworks. Any questions he might of thought of are forgotten by the show, his wings giving excited little flutters the whole time.

Though he does give a tiny little giggle at the last one that looked like a cake. Its just a rather amusing choice for them to pick, but hes in high spirits.

“T-that really was amazing.“ His wings give another little flutter. The night air now is becoming much calmer, and he can’t help but feel relaxed even if hes near someone new.

“Do, you think they will do m-more later?“ He wouldn’t mind watching the fireworks more, if they were going to show it off more even if it was another night.