A Dangerous Dragon Rescue

27 May 2015

21:31 Seascale roars in pain, the sound traveling far through the thick forest and sending several flocks of birds flapping and shrieking into the air. Ruzeth could hear it easily, and it was right in the direction of those magical flowers that he needed to gather. Whatever it was, the zebra could tell it was hurt.

21:31 < Seascale> (so you could have him fearfully (or not) press forward, then I can describe what it looks like..)

21:36 Ruzeth winces as he hears the loud roar, letting his ears fall flat against his head. Maybe this excursion wouldnt be as easy as it had been in the past. Coming out to the forest always made him a tad bit nervous anymore, with good reason. He digs in his pack for one of those difficult to make invisibility potions and gulps it down, hiding him from sight. It'd last an hour, and as long as he did nothing to make himself apparent...like accidentally bumping into a creature, he'd be undetectable by them. The zebra presses on towards his flowers, hoping that that thing wouldnt bother him.

21:43 Seascale isn't visible until Ruzeth is almost to the flowers. The zebra can catch little glimpses through the thick underbrush, but not until he steps around the last bush can he see the whole thing. There had always been a large tangle thorn here, bolstered by the same leylines that let the magical flowers grow, and it seemed something had pissed it off. And that something was... a dragon? Whether it was a water dragon or a cloud dragon, the zebra couldn't really remember, but he knew that they were rare. It was caught tight in the thorny vines, and blood streaked its white and green scales. As he watches, it snarls and thrashes its long, sinuous body, snapping and biting some vines away only to get lashed up in twice as many as it'd removed.

21:46 < Seascale> (and he knows that most of their bits have valuable alchemical properties, and might have some reverence for them from back home)

21:47 < Seascale> (whatever you think is more fun)

21:48 < Seascale> (if it wasn't obvious, a tangle thorn is... some sort of predatory plant or something)

21:49 < Seascale> (I was imagining like the vines from the S4 opening, but different)

21:51 Ruzeth 's jaw drops open wide as he catches a full glimpse of the creatures thrashing about, watching the light glisten off teh blood soaked scales. He pauses for a second, listening to the screaches with a wince. The creature's whiskers were quite useful in some rare potions, but he wasnt going to get them from it in this state...He looks around the clearing and trots along the length, trying to get an idea of what he might be able to do, and if he should risk helping it.

21:51 < Ruzeth> (I knew what you meant xP)

21:59 Seascale 's struggles were weakening, the dragon panting open-mouthed between thrashes. Now that he was closer, Ruzeth could see the dragon in more detail -- and better appreciate its size. Its head was canine-like, but huge, larger than the zebra's whole body. Two long whiskers extended from the tip of its muzzle, but one had a slash partway down and hung limp. Two horns jutted back from its head, which Ruzeth would also remember were quite useful. The top of the dragon's body was furred, sea-green fur running the length of its body. Its scales were countershaded to blend in with the ocean: sea-green on top, like its fur, and white on the bottom, like clouds, though the effect was marred by the blood running down its side. As he walked past, he could see the base of the tangle thorn, perhaps recalling some ways to placate the bloodthirsty plant.

22:00 < Seascale> (I dunno what placate means, exactly, but maybe just immobilize it so Ruzeth has to free the dragon manually?)

22:11 < Seascale> (Ruzeth )

22:12 Ruzeth paces up and down the dragon, slowly approaching the front and nearing the dangerous vines. He was delibeartly avoiding touching anything for the moment to maintain his invisibility. He could hear the creature weakening and knew that the poison of the plant was taking effect. He'd have to act now. Confidently, he grows closer to the plant and eyes its central stalk, tossing a jar of alchemists fire at it.

22:14 < Seascale> (hmm, that might kill it, or distract it for a while)

22:15 < Seascale> (or make it release a bunch of its vines... Ruzeth?)

22:16 < Ruzeth> (I think it'll make it grow dormant till its central stalk regrows.)

22:21 Seascale hadn't thrashed in a while when Ruzeth acts, the creature saving its strength. As the vial shatters and the sticky substance coats the plant, then ignites, Ruzeth can practically hear the tangle thorn scream in pain. All of its vines shudder, as though blowing in a gentle breeze. It keeps shuddering until the alchemists' fire burns through its trunklike stalk, then goes limp, its vines falling on the ground. The plant was too wet to catch fire entirely, leaving the stump smoldering gently as the potion sputters out. Seascale lay on the ground, wrapped up in vines. The dragon senses that the plant was distracted and thrashes again, lunging away from it and smacking Ruzeth with its tail as it contorts its body. Vines snap off, and it makes it a good ten feet before the remaining vines pull it back down hard, enough staying anchored to keep the dragon from going anywhere.

22:24 < Seascale> (is that enough to make Ruzeth no longer invisible to the dragon, or is he still sort of invisible?)

22:24 < Seascale> (would be fun to have him only be kind of invisible, with Seascale smelling or tracking him somehow. can't have no risk, after all~)

22:25 < Ruzeth> (Oh I figured that was enough contact to make Seascale aware. Its like a 'somebody else's problem generator'

22:26 < Seascale> (hehe, okay. still, he wasn't really paying attention... ah well, I just wanted Ruzeth to be surprised that it didn't work)

22:27 < Ruzeth> (Well...Ruzeth might have forgetten how it worked. THe dragon certainly would notice though.

22:27 < Seascale> (it certainly didn't realize that it smacked anything that shouldn't have been there, though)

22:28 < Seascale> (it wasn't really looking and the contact was brief. anyway, s' long as Ruzeth gets to be all surprised and fearful, I'm good :3 )

22:29 Ruzeth grins as he sees teh stalk catch fire, smiling even wider as the pland burns and goes limp, knowing that he could now work to extricate the poor thing from its plight. As they go limp, he approaches teh creature further, only got get a suprised slap and go tumbleing across the forrest floor. The zebra lets out a loud yelp in pain before collapsing with an oof, certainly within sight of the creature which probably heard him.

22:32 Seascale stays still on the ground, gathering its strength to push through the poison and make another lunge for freedom. Its eyes lock onto Ruzeth, but the dragon doesn't do anything, or make any sounds. The zebra might think that the dragon hadn't even noticed him, save for it looking in his direction. Seascale's eyes revealed its feral intelligence; not smart, but not dumb either. There was just enough of a sparkle of thought in those orbs for it to be unpredictable and dangerous.

22:34 < Seascale> (I don't know what color they are xP)

22:37 Ruzeth freezes as the dragon stares at him, but sincerely hopes that he can get close enough to begin untangling it while it's subdued by the plant's poison. He looks into teh dragon's azure eyes and gulps, but then begins to creep forward, intending to hop on teh creature's back in its haze before it can respond.

22:38 < Seascale> (picked for me, I see :V )

22:40 < Sparkler> (teh is the new the)

22:40 Seascale narrows his eyes and growls when Ruzeth approaches, pulling back his lips to bare his fangs at the zebra. The dragon's teeth were speckled with bloody saliva, and some oozed out around the bottom row as Ruzeth watched. It was obviously pooling inside from a number of injuries. The growling pauses as Seascale coughs, a hacking sound accompanied by a spatter of blood across the ground in front of him. He pants a few times before resuming his warning growl, fixing Ruzeth in his gaze. His one working whisker lifts up and pulls back, showing his agitation.

22:45 < Seascale> (Sparkler don't you mean teh is teh new the)

22:46 < Sparkler> (the is out, teh is in)

22:46 Ruzeth freezes when the dragon growls at him and then gives a glance behind to see if there was something for the creature to be growling at. When he notices nothing, he steps to the side and continues to look at teh dragon, taking care to see if it was still following him. As he moves, he inadvertently steps very close to being within reach if it decided to snap at him, though he hasnt realized it yet. The dragon might overguess its reach though.

22:51 Seascale 's eyes track Ruzeth unnervingly as he moves, the great orbs each the size of Ruzeth's head. When the zebra gets too close for the dragon's liking, he snarls and gives him a warning snap. Restrained by the vines and slowed by the poison, he falls even shorter of the zebra than intended, but seeing the fangs snap closed two feet from him instead of one foot made it only slightly less terrifying from Ruzeth's position. He would have to try some other tactic to get Seascale to let him close, it seemed.

23:00 Ruzeth jolts as the dragon jumps at him, going still and taking a couple steps back, nearly wetting himself. He sighs and looks past teh dragon to where the flowers are. Surely it wouldnt take terribly long for that poison to wear on the creature enough for it to be safe. Still, dragons had a fairly strong metabolism, and his window of opporunity would be fiarly short. He chooses to go pick the flowers beyond, keeping an eye on the beast until he tires out.

23:01 < Seascale> (hmm, I want him to have to try to 'convince' Seascale to let him close)

23:01 < Seascale> (and be unsure as to whether it worked~)

23:01 < Ruzeth> (This way is safer and more rational. He still may have to reassure it though.)

23:02 < Seascale> (oh, aye)

23:02 < Seascale> (he might miss his window, too~ I think I can make it work like how you want)

23:03 < Ruzeth> (I mean...if he's too scared, there's no way he'd go clean out its mouth, you know?)

23:03 < Seascale> (oh, absolutely not)

23:07 Seascale watches the zebra walk past and head towards the flowers, his growling slowly stopping. The dragon tries to focus and prepare to lunge again, but it's feeling more and more tired, and keeps putting off its attempt until later. Ruzeth finds that something has already eaten and gouged up a bunch of the flowers he'd been hoping to pick; something with claws and teeth, that was probably laying behind him right now. There's barely enough left for him to pick. As he watches Seascale, the zebra sees the dragon lift off the ground and strain against the vines holding him down. This time, it doesn't break any, and falls back to the ground with a heavy thud and a whine. The poison was clearly taking its toll.

23:07 < Seascale> (literally two seconds apart, nice)

23:13 < Seascale> (I've been mulling over what to do after Ruzeth gets it untangled. Maybe he patches it up there, or leads it back to Zuthal's, or maybe it runs off with him... I'm not sure. I think that dragons have a crop too, FWIW.)

23:15 Ruzeth approaches the destroyed field and grumbles as he survey's the wreckage, before turning back to see the beast straining against its ropes and shakes his head. It would be time soon, but still not yet. He moves through the field, picking up the few remaining flowers and adding them to his bag before turning back to the dragon, moving in from teh otehr side cautiously. He could tell it was growing quite weak and hoped that it didnt get too much exposure by leaving it in such a state.

23:15 < Ruzeth> (I like patching it up there, and maybe an accidental bit of spelunking. I think Ruzeth will make it nausious with something)

23:16 Seascale twists to keep an eye on the zebra as he approaches, and starts growl again, but is obviously weaker this time. Its movements seem sluggish and slow. Still, the dragon was awake, and judging by how it reacted last time, if Ruzeth made a break for its back he'd be betting his life on outspeeding the poisoned creature, slow though it was.

23:16 < Seascale> (hmm, that could work. scared out of his wits even though if it wanted him dead, it has plenty of teeth)

23:20 < Ruzeth> (I figured that would happen while he's cleaning out the thorns inside.)

23:21 Ruzeth puts a hoof out as the creature begins to growl and stares it down. "Listen creature! I'm here to help you. Just let me get close and I'll get you untangled from teh vines. I dont want you to die on me here..." He approaches the head steadily, pausing every couple of paces to reassure the creature.

23:24 Seascale stares at the zebra, his bright blue eyes unreadable. Ruzeth couldn't tell if the dragon was really going to let him close; the zebra's usual instincts with animals weren't working so well here. Still, Seascale doesn't snap at him, though the dragon keeps his teeth bared. The dragon's growling stays low and steady as the zebra gets closer, until he was close enough to reach out and touch him. Blood matted the fur atop his head, and shined on the scales.

23:29 Ruzeth takes a deep breath as teh creature gets within hoofs length, standing in a pool of blood underneath him. He was close enough that he could see the gory details of where the thorns had dug into the creatures flesh, leaving divits and gashes. He slowly reaches a hoof forward, resting it on the creatures sbout as he makes consoling noises.

23:29 < Seascale> (I want him to take off again after being freed of enough vines, only to immediately lose control and smash into a tree / the ground)

23:34 Seascale was not a pretty sight up close, blood oozing from a multitude of scrapes and punctures in his flesh. His scales had protected him from the brunt of it, but the thorns had a way of working in underneath and between them, searching out the vulnerable spots in his hide. A lesser creature wouldn't have stood a chance. As the zebra's hoof touches Seascale's snout, the dragon pulls back his lips further and snarls, his hackles raising and his whiskers twitching -- but he doesn't snap at Ruzeth, letting the zebra keep his hoof there. He stares down at Ruzeth with a single eye, watching the small pony.

23:44 Ruzeth freezes as he feels teh creature snarl under his hoof, but keeps his eyes pinned on the one he can see, staring it down and showing it he means business. "Just let me help you get this fixed." he says calmly but firmly. The zebra stands there, waiting for the creatures to get used to him.

23:48 Seascale stays still, though it isn't like he could effectively move anywhere. Ruzeth can hear the dragon's heavy breathing, and see blood trickling from a few of the deeper gashes that hadn't stopped yet, or were reopened by its fall. Slowly, the dragon's agitated whisker lowers, and it lets its lips slide back closed. It seemed relatively relaxed, though that didn't make it much more comfortable to be around.

23:48 < Seascale> (I bet it's shed a few scales, too; those ought to be useful)

23:51 < Seascale> (how's Ruzeth planning to free it from the vines, anyway? Is he going to cut them loose?)

23:52 < Ruzeth> (I think so, ya)

23:56 Ruzeth lets out the breath he was holding as teh dragon lowers its lips and takes his hoof off of it. There were still a number of vines attached to it that the creature hadnt pulled off. Digging in his pack, teh pony pulls out a small machette and begisn to hack at them, partially cutting through the vines on the sides fo teh creatures face and then tugging them off.

23:59 Seascale growls and tenses when Ruzeth pulls out the machete, ready to bring the zebra's life to a quick end if he wasn't trustworthy. Having the vines stuck to his muzzle removed makes the dragon relax slightly, though he's still tense as long as the zebra has his blade out.

00:04 Ruzeth keeps one eye on the dragon for awhile as he works his way down one side, cutting off the long tangles he was caught in and pulling them off. Each time it would hurt the dragon when the vines came loose, though relief would soon follow afterwards.

00:12 Seascale winces and growls the first few times that Ruzeth pulls off the longer vines wrapped around his side, his long body twitching slightly. The dragon soon learns to hold himself still, though, to keep the rest of the thorns from digging in further. He makes almost no sounds in complaint as the zebra works his way down his long body. Ruzeth gets a good look at the dragon's scales, and notices a few that gotten knocked loose during all of its thrashing. As he nears the end of the dragon's tail, passing its short, stubby hindlegs, Seascale suddenly lifts into the air. The dragon coils up his front half and then lunges for the sky, ripping the last vines out of his tail. Instead of flying true, it curves to the side, falling back down and smacking into a tree. Its curved body bunches up in a series of wide s-bends, and hangs in the air for a disconcertingly long time before crashing to the ground. It seemed that one of its injuries kept it from flying properly.

00:18 Ruzeth becomes more and more comfortable as he works, finally letting his eyes fall from teh creature's head entirely as he moves down its sides. He was delighted to note that there were plenth of missing scales, which would be quite useful when he the dragon fled. As he nears the end, he isnt prepared for the sudden lunge into teh air and gets knocked backwards by the tail once more, collapsing with an oof before seeing it crash down as well. The zebra shakes his head and figures that the poison was still affecting it. He felt obligated to make sure it was ok though, and it sitll had his whisker. Steadily the zebra approaches the creature once more, machette in lips.

00:19 < Seascale> (I hope he's not planning to cut off one of the two large whiskers :I )

00:19 < Ruzeth> (He certainly is xP)

00:19 < Seascale> (it needs those!)

00:21 < Ruzeth> (I'm sure it'll be fine)

00:22 < Seascale> (I dunno man, it might want to murder the shit out of him >_> )

00:22 < Seascale> (maybe the hurt one is really hurt, like hanging on by a thread... )

00:22 < Seascale> (still, it needs those to fly)

00:22 < Ruzeth> (I figured that was the case)

00:24 Seascale is dazed after the fall, his head spinning. The dragon watches with confusion as Ruzeth approaches again, his eyes taking a while to focus on the zebra. Something about how the zebra was walking make his wariness flare up again, and the dragon growls -- though after his fall and the poison, he's not really in any shape to threaten the zebra.

00:27 < Seascale> (if it thinks that Ruzeth cut it off, it will be very unfriendly towards him, though)

00:28 < Ruzeth> (I mean its just liek hair though right? So it wouldnt feel it...)

00:28 < Seascale> (nah these are all magical and prehensile :v )

00:28 < Ruzeth> (...)

00:29 < Seascale> (hmm, we may have miscommunicated >_> )

00:29 < Seascale> (think like, uh, catfish!)

00:30 < Seascale> (that's why I was so surprised when you said he was going to cut one off >_> )

00:30 < Ruzeth> (Fine, your dragon now has hair whiskers too)

00:30 < Seascale> (that's fine too)

00:31 < Seascale> (I tried to say that at first, actually, when you mentioned it, because... yeah)

00:31 < Seascale> (imply that it had these two big ones and also hair whiskers)

00:31 Ruzeth approaches teh dragon rather quickly, trying to close the distance between it and the dragon while it was dazed. While its growling at him, its certainly in no positon to act, so the zebra gets in close and takes a swipe, cutting off a number of hairy whiskers before dropping the blade. "Alright...well...lets take a look at you..." He mumbles.

00:31 < Ruzeth> (Give him a way to see down the throat for vines and stuff)

00:32 < Seascale> (though I will note that of hairs to cut, whiskers would be the ones something is most likely to feel -- since their whole purpose is to magnify the sense of touch)

00:32 < Ruzeth> (Well only in some sense though. they dont feel pain(

00:36 Seascale winces at the swish of the blade, but nothing seems to happen. In any case, he's too dazed to respond with more than a half-hearted snarl. The dragon lays there, trying to pull itself together, when the pain in its throat grows too much again. It draws back its lips and coughs, giving Ruzeth an glimpse of its throat before some coughed up blood splatters the zebra. He could see, briefly, that a thorny vine was stuck in the dragon's throat, the end still poking out of the corner of his mouth.

00:36 < Seascale> (aye)

00:36 < Seascale> (I will be amused to see Ruzeth try to get Seascale to open his mouth)

00:37 < Seascale> (that's just what he saw, but I think there should be more stuff like stuck in his teeth and maybe gums)

00:42 Ruzeth takes a deep breath and moves closer to the front of the creatures, looking at it head on when it begins to cough, blasting him with a hot humid breath and causing him to wrinkle his nose. The zebra gags, but notices a vine down its throat before getting splattered with its nasty blood. He reaches a hoof over to teh vine just poking out and gives it a tug, hoping it'll just slide free.

00:46 Seascale lets out a low, threatening roar when Ruzeth tugs on the vine, pulling all the thorns against the inside of his throat. He bares his teeth right in front of the zebra and snorts, some strands of his own blood connecting his lips before they break. Ruzeth can see flower petals and bits of vines stuck in the dragon's fangs, not to mention a tinge of blood everywhere.

00:54 Ruzeth girmaces when the vine doesnt tug free, but instead only causes the dragon to get upset with him. He cant beleive he's actually thinking this, but he really wants the dragon to be alright. The zebra pulls out a rope, and begins to tie it off to teh tree before tapping on the creatures lips. "Alright...alright let me in so that I can get you fixed."

00:57 Seascale goes back to panting when Ruzeth stops bothering him, the dragon's breathing rather labored. He'd lost a lot of blood, and the irritation in his throat didn't help his breathing at all. The dragon coughs again. When Ruzeth makes his request, Seascale stares back at him, completely uncomprehending. He makes no move to open his mouth at all.

01:01 Ruzeth stands firm as the dragon coughs at him, holding his breath through the windstorme and then stepping forward again. He presses his hoof past the lips, feeling the slime coated walls inside and the hard teeth and then tries to push up on the jaws, to get the creature to open up.

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01:06 Seascale is confused when Ruzeth presses his hooves into his mouth, reflexively pressing his tongue against them to feel them. The slimy muscle squishes against the zebra's legs, getting them covered in the dragon's bloody saliva. The dragon can feel Ruzeth trying to pry his mouth open, and his mind reasons that this pony had helped him so far... so he may still be trying to help. He yawns his mouth open for the zebra, who had made practically no progress until that point, and gives him access to the fetid cave. Thick strands of saliva connect the top of Seascale's mouth to the bottom, and to his tongue. The smell of blood overwhelms the other odors, but Ruzeth could tell that they weren't pleasant to begin with. He could smell fish on its breath, wafting up from the dark throat. Staring into the dragon's mouth, the zebra can see that it's scraped up as well, and there's blood trickling from the throat to pool underneath the big tongue.

01:17 < Ruzeth> (Sorry got distracted xP0

01:18 < Seascale> (no prob)

01:21 Ruzeth shivers as he feels teh slimy tongue rpessing against his hoof and frowns, hoping tat the creature did not mistake him for food. When the dragon opens up and shows him the dark chamber, his eyes go over the sharp teeth to the dripping saliva coming off the glistening pink walls inside he shudders visibly, having second thoughts about his plan. As the smells hit his nostirls the zebra takes a hesitant step backwards, looking at the carvern as it recedes back into darkness. His heart began to pound, and the smell of his terrified sweat would drift up into the dragons nose.

01:25 Seascale holds his mouth open for the zebra, his warm breath blowing in the pony's face and ruffling his fur. As Ruzeth gets cold feet and backs up, the dragon doesn't see any point keeping his mouth open and starts to let it close slowly, putting the zebra on the spot. Was he going to try to free that vine, or not? The zebra's terrified smell wafts to Seascale's nose, and makes him salivate a little more. Now his mouth would be even slimier if Ruzeth pressed in.

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01:34 < Seascale> (Ruzeth )

01:35 Ruzeth shivers as each inhale draws cool air around him before an exhale warms him back up. When he notices Seascale's mouth closing he steps back forward and presses a hoof up agains the lips to prevent it from closing. Once he's sure hes safe, the pony takes a step forward, putting his two front hooves onto the slippery tongue as he fesl the shapr teeth dig into his belly. He remains there for a second, taking a deep breath, before stepping forward again and pulling himself entirely into the hot humid chamber. He can feel the goop dripping down on top of him, getting him covered in spit.

01:35 < Seascale> (are you getting a bit tired, Ruzeth ?)

01:35 < Ruzeth> (No, I'm wide awake.)

01:37 < Seascale> (Ruzeth: I wonder what the dragon should even think of this happening..)

01:43 Seascale stops closing his mouth when he feels resistance, his mind still confused as to what the pony was trying to do. His tongue squirms involuntarily under the zebra's hooves, forcing them to slide off into the pool of spit underneath it. Ruzeth has to duck under the dragon's fangs to climb into his mouth, and when he does he finds himself standing in a pool of goop. If he'd thought it was hot outside, it was nothing compared to in here: hot and humid, with every breath alternately chilling his wet fur and warming him back up. The tongue the zebra was straddling was inquisitive and restless, questing around the zebra's legs and his belly before pulling back and pressing its slimy surface against Ruzeth's face. Without anything to make him keep it open, Seascale lets his mouth keep closing until it's just hanging open idly, trapping the zebra in a loose cage of teeth.

01:53 < Seascale> (Ruzeth )

01:53 Ruzeth takes a moment to pant and breath in the hot chamber, getting used to the hostile surroundings, though teh dragon wasnt giving him much of a chance to do so as the tongue wiggled and moved beneath him. The zebra quickly lost his footing causing the rope tied around his waist to drag on a tooth as he collapses against the soft slippery flesh. He gets a mouthful of the bloody saliva and comes up sputtering, just in time to notice the teeth closing behind him. Seascale would notice that the zebra tasted quite flavorful as he squirms around against the tastebuds.

01:53 < Seascale> (also heads up Ruzeth, I'm petering out..)

01:53 < Ruzeth> (alright, we can continue tomorrow when you're spent)

01:53 < Ruzeth> (This is quite fun~)

01:54 < Seascale> (I'm glad!)

01:54 < Seascale> (they're not 100% closed, btw, he's just letting his mouth hang loosely open w/o putting any effort into it)

01:55 < Seascale> (so there's still light and air, the gap is just definitely too small for Ruzeth to squeeze through)

01:55 < Ruzeth> (Ya I know...)

01:55 < Seascale> (cool!)

01:55 < Ruzeth> (But they're essentially closed xP)

01:58 Seascale idly licks over the zebra as he fells him fall down, spreading the blood and saliva all over him as he tries to get more of that tasty flavor. The dragon hoped that the pony was going to do something about his throat, though, and nudges him towards it with his tongue. The rope scrapes against a sharp tooth, fraying some of the fibers but not cutting all the way through... at least not yet.

01:58 < Seascale> (Ruzeth )

02:01 Ruzeth looks around in the much darker chamber witht eh lips closed, his eyes steadily adjusting as the tongue flicks him around and smears him with the nasty goop. As he's pressed towards teh back of the throat the zebra gives a yelp of fear and instinctively grabs ahold of the vine, causing the dragon pain. The stallion was struggling to get his intsticts under control which were screaming that this was a terrible idea.

02:03 < Seascale> (I'm running out of words for growling or roaring xP)

02:05 < Ruzeth> (Hehehehe)

02:06 Seascale yelps and growls in pain as the zebra grabs onto the vine, the sounds rumbling around Ruzeth in the small space and managing to be that much more terrifying. He shoves his tongue at the zebra, then recoils with a slight whimper as that tugs on the thorns and only makes the pain worse. For the first time, the slimy muscle actually leaves Ruzeth alone, letting him do what he set out to do in the first place. Seascale opens his mouth a bit to pant in pain, inadvertently giving the pony some more light to work with too.

02:09 < Seascale> (this is pretty neat, though I do wonder what will happen to this dargon afterwards..)

02:10 Ruzeth shudders as he hears the loud growling and grabs on tighter, squinting his eyes shut as he feels teh constant prodding of the tongue until that too leaves him alone. The poor drenched stallion takes a moment to recover before he gets back to his hooves and tugs at the vine. The pain gets bad, but only for a second before the vines are pulled free, though the thorns still graze the fleshy parts of the mouth.

02:10 < Seascale> (so... that accidental spelunking..)

02:15 < Ruzeth> (Should happen as soon as he tosses the vine out~

02:15 Seascale roars as the vine comes free, the sound almost deafening, then it drops to a low whimper. He keeps his mouth open, wide enough for Ruzeth to toss the bloody vine out, and pants for breath. The air blasts past Ruzeth going in and going out, and the dragon curls his tongue up to lap at the zebra what was might have been gratitude. The relief of having the vine free is great for the dragon, letting him finally relax and deal with just the leftover pain of all the holes and scrapes left.

02:16 < Seascale> (mm.. I'm gonna get on my laptop. don't wanna quit in the middle of the scene..)

02:19 Ruzeth winces and folds his ears down at teh loud noise and presses forward to the front of the mouth where he pushes the vine out between the teeth. The zebra then tires to presss upwars on the mouth, trying to get the dragon to open up once more to let him out as he's coated with yet more drool from the tongue. While the zebra might have helped, that flavore was quite tasty and tempting as he licks.

02:22 < Seascale> (still getting set up)

02:25 < Seascale> (okay, now I'm on my laptop)

02:29 Seascale is still enjoying the relief of having the vine free when he feels the zebra slowly making his way back to the front of his mouth. He sees the bloody vine land in front of him, noting that it was finally gone. Ruzeth's journey had made him drag his body against the dragon's hot, slimy tongue, presenting Seascale with a flavor that he quite enjoyed. Rather than let the pony out, the dragon closes his mouth all the way, sealing the zebra in darkness while he slurps around him with his tongue, trying to get more flavor out.

02:33 Ruzeth gets a little nervous when the teeth dont open up all the way once the vines come free and begins to squirm around even more. Suddenly, the teeth shut and the world is plunged into complete darkness as the creature closes its mouth, causing the zebra to squeal in terror and ebgin to thrash as the tongue explores hs body and his crotch. He was suddenly quite worried that he might be seen as food.

02:36 Seascale presses Ruzeth to the roof of his mouth and sucks on him, making the pony's ears pop. He rumbles happily around him, though that sound might be drowned out by the wet squishing and slurping of the mouth. The dragon found Ruzeth's flavor to be exquisite, and didn't want to let him go even as he started to thrash around.

02:36 < Seascale> (I'm amused as to what Ruzeth was hoping to accomplish with that rope. If the dragon swallows him whole, rope still attached... then he still can't really use it to get out)

02:38 < Zuthal> (Why would they lead it to Zuthal's place?)

02:39 < Seascale> (if it couldn't fly or needed time to recuperate, then inside a walled area would be good)

02:41 < Seascale> (makes sense, right?)

02:42 < Zuthal> (Uhmm... yeah, but Ruzeth should ask Zuthal. Before bringing it there.)

02:42 < Seascale> (surprise!)

02:43 < Zuthal> (Zuthal would be... upset with Ruzeth and always keep one of his pointy sticks at the ready in case it tries anything. Also, Ruzeth is showering)

02:44 < Seascale> (ah, fie on you for not telling me Ruzeth :V )

02:44 < Zuthal> (hmm... since he knows enough of the plants there to know which ones are poisonous, there is nothing preventing him from making poisonous spears)

02:44 < Zuthal> (would specifically want the ones which are poisonous raw but safe cooked, i.e. the ones with non-heat stable poisons)

02:44 < Seascale> (nothing except a knowledge of his own mortality and fear of self-poisoning)

02:44 < Zuthal> (like, just dipping the tip in the juice)

02:45 < Zuthal> (Thus using a non-heat-stable poison. Which will be destroyed when cooking the meat)

02:45 < Seascale> (well sure, as long as he doesn't scratch himself with his own spear >_> )

02:45 < Seascale> (I'm not saying it's likely, but it's a risk..)

02:46 < Zuthal> (eh, it's a small risk)

02:50 < Seascale> (I ought to go to sleep or something since Ruzeth is showering 'n stuff)

02:51 < Ruzeth> (I suppose you could...I'll be out in less than 10 thtough.

02:51 < Zuthal> (Go to bread)

02:51 < Zuthal> (Don't make the same mistake I did)

02:52 < Seascale> (seriously? quick shower)

02:52 < Zuthal> (he started it a bit over 33 minutes ago)

02:53 < Seascale> (but... I dunno Zuthal, if it's guaranteed RP right now... I kinda really want to take it. Because otherwise I might not get to continue it for a while xP)

02:53 < Zuthal> (:V)

02:53 < Seascale> (did he post from the shower? he posted 20 minutes ago :P )

02:53 < Zuthal> (Are you turning into me?)

02:53 < Seascale> (maybe)

02:53 < Zuthal> (And well, that is when he told me he was going off)

02:53 < Zuthal> (and og,y es, meant 23)

02:53 < Zuthal> (Seascale, staahp)

02:54 < Seascale> (but I've wanted to do this RP for like months xP )

02:54 < Seascale> (for like 1.5 months. still months. it counts.)

02:54 < Ruzeth> (Not /that/ quick, I started when you swapped...I just posed in here the first time xP

02:54 < Zuthal> (*baps*

02:57 < Ruzeth> (And back)

03:02 Ruzeth oofs as he's pressed against the hard pallate at the top of the roof, finding teh wind pushed out of him, a discomfort further amplified by the sucking around him, causing the zebra to whine as hies ears are put under pressure, squirming against the tongue and giving it a good taste of his flavor. The zebra hopped taht the thing would spit him out soon, especially when it found that the rope was short enough that he couldnt be swallowed.

03:04 < Seascale> (what IS Ruzeth's flavor, anyway?)

03:04 < Ruzeth> (Like cinnominy

03:05 < Ruzeth> (and nutmeg

03:05 < Ruzeth> (think like...pumpkin spice I guess.

03:05 < Seascale> (yep, I remembered nutmeg)

03:08 Seascale actually does purr as the flavor of nutmeg and cinnamon floods his mouth. He stops sucking, but does lash his tongue around the zebra, grinding the big, slimy muscle all over Ruzeth's body. Once the flavor starts to diminish, the dragon pushes Ruzeth towards the back of his mouth, planning to save the pony for later -- though whether for a meal or something else, it hadn't decided. The zebra's legs slip into the warmth and tightness of the dragon's throat, only to be held in place by the rope around his waist. This reprieve is short-lived, as Seascale opens his mouth, giving the zebra a look at the outside world before he snaps it closed, cleanly severing the rope.

03:16 < Seascale> (Ruzeth )

03:17 Ruzeth gasps for air as the pressure returns to normal, panting weakly as the muscle curls its slimy flesh around his body and squirming in its grasp. He's completly coated in the hot smelly drool, though at this point he has become quite used to the scent. He winces when the dragon finally swallows and lets out a shout of terror. "No! Spit me out!" He sighs in relief once the mouth opens, only to have his hopes crushed by the creature cutting the rope, causing him to slide down the tight throat.

03:21 Seascale jerks his head forwards, helping the zebra sink deeper into his throat so his muscles could take over. The dragon swallows, pressing his tongue back into Ruzeth's face and shoving him down into the tight tube, feet first. Muscles ripple over the zebra in the tight space, pushing him down along the dragon's long, long throat. A bulge works its way down Seascale's body, making slow steady progress with each ripple of the dragon's throat. The slick walls grind against Ruzeth's crotch, bringing the pony plenty of unwanted pleasure.

03:22 < Ruzeth> (Lets stop here for a second...once Ruzeth is swallowed...and then he makes the dragon throw him up, what's the next move? Is the dragon just gonna fly off?)

03:22 < Seascale> (I have no idea)

03:23 < Ruzeth> (Well...basically I'm asking how soon are we to being done...I'm hitting my wall...)

03:23 < Ruzeth> (If its just like 5 more posts or so each...then I'll try and stay up...otherwise we could continue tomorrow)

03:24 < Seascale> (no, it's probably more than that)

03:24 < Seascale> (I don't know where to go after he gets thrown up, I'll think about it... )

03:24 < Seascale> (want to just go until he gets to the crop?)

03:24 < Ruzeth> (Then lets call it a night)

03:24 < Seascale> (so like 1 more each?)

03:24 < Ruzeth> (Fine...just 1 more though.)

03:24 < Seascale> (just 1 more, I wanna finish the swallowing xP)

03:28 Ruzeth squeals in fear as he feels the slippery tube tugging on him, though his noises are rather quickly muffled as the tongue presses to his muzzle and in a bit as it shoves him backwards inot the throat. The zebra screams in fear as the tube closes around his muzzle and the tight crushing force presses against his chest as he's drawn in deeper. The zebra feels the sensation on his croch and begins to swell, shifting his hips against the walls and panting.

03:31 Seascale hears a muffled scream from inside him and thinks nothing of it, continuing his steady swallowing to get the large prey down his throat. Ruzeth hears the dragon's heartbeat grow loud as he passes through the chest, a rhythmic pounding in his ears drowning out everything else, even his own thoughts.If Ruzeth thought about it, he might think it odd that the dragon was swallowing him in one piece -- but that was nowhere near the forefront of his mind, not with the dragon's esophagus crushing the breath from his lungs and squeezing him down towards its stomach. The rippling muscles stroke Ruzeth's shaft with each swallow, squeezing it from tip to base.

10:18 Lyjzet 's loud screems turn to gasps for air as the zebra struggles to breath with the tight rippling walls squeezing their hot slime into his body and fur. His head pounds with each heavy heartbeat around him as he squirms weakly in the throat. His mind was racing, running through his options as he journeyed towards what might likely be his demise. Fortunatly for him, he still had all his potions and ingredients in his pack and might be able to do something with that.

10:18 < Inky> Wrong nick, silly!

10:18 Ruzeth 's loud screems turn to gasps for air as the zebra struggles to breath with the tight rippling walls squeezing their hot slime into his body and fur. His head pounds with each heavy heartbeat around him as he squirms weakly in the throat. His mind was racing, running through his options as he journeyed towards what might likely be his demise. Fortunatly for him, he still had all his potions and ingredients in his pack and might be able to do something with that.

10:18 < Inky> Also now I have to get out my laptop

10:19 < Ruzeth> (Ya well...I had to read on my old buffer and forgot xP)

10:19 < Inky> (I do that all the time, don't worry)

10:26 Seascale gets to his birdlike feet as the bulge makes its way down his neck, and slowly begins to walk through the forest as he gets his strength back. The throat squelches over Ruzeth, moving him agonizingly slowly down the dragon's body. Finally, after an eternity of being squeezed through the sweltering tube, Ruzeth's hindlegs slip into open space, followed by the rest of him. He splashes down into a pool of slime and blood that the dragon had swallowed, along with a bunch of flower petals stuck to the walls and a fish for good measure.

10:32 Ruzeth takes a gasping breath through his nostrils as he suddenly plops into the chmaber and immidiatly regrets it, gagging at the foul mixtures of scents that assault his nose. It was worse in her than the smelly mouth. He scrambles around the large chamber in a panic, trying to push his way back through where he came when he suddenly feels the churing chamber begin to swa around him, causing him to loose his balance on his uneven footing and crash into the pool.

10:37 Seascale 's innards smell of acrid meat and fish, with a healthy undertone of seawater and blood. The dragon feels the movement inside him and rumbles contently, the sound reverberating around Ruzeth in the crop. The zebra can push his hooves back into the throat, but can't get any purchase on the slick flesh to pull the rest of him anywhere. He wouldn't be able to fight against the strong muscles that brought him here anyway. Seascale's movements make his body sway and curve side to side, making it hard to stand on the slippery smooth muscle. Ruzeth gets covered in the sticky -- and unpleasantly warm -- mixture of flower petals, blood and saliva, able to feel it matting his coat and hanging in thick ropes between his legs.

10:46 < Seascale> (BTW, Ruzeth)

10:46 < Ruzeth> (Ya?)

10:46 < Seascale> (just making sure you saw since you posted in reverse order)

10:46 < Ruzeth> (I just went to the bathroom and the puffer w/ Lyjzet was already open xP)

10:50 < Seascale> (no worries! just verifying)

10:51 Ruzeth feels the steady vibration travel through his body, shivering in time with the audible rumble and getting back to his feet, feeling large strands connecting him to the stomach lining and his legs as the slime steadily rolls down his fur, though another movemnt causes him to fall and actually roll through it, coating his entire body int the sickening mixture. He gets a mouthful fo the liquid, finding it tasting like a thick salty water and gags, sputtering it out. He had to get out of here before anything else happens. The stallion reaches into his back and fumbles around with vials, but the darkness made it virtually impossible for him to identify things.

10:52 < Seascale> (if he sat down against a wall he might have more luck staying stable, though it'd be gross ~)

10:54 < Seascale> (does Ruzeth have a lantern or anything that makes light? could be fun)

10:55 < Ruzeth> (I was gonna like pull out some glow dust or something)

10:56 Seascale was content to wind his way through the forest on foot for now, his head still smarting from when he crashed into the tree earlier. His crop ripples and gently squeezes over its contents, sloshing the thick fluid inside around the zebra. Ruzeth can't hear any noises of the forest through Seascale's thick flesh, everything blocked out by the dragon's breathing, the rushing of blood around him, and the occasional gurgle and growl from deeper inside the beast.

11:09 Ruzeth digs through his pack, ectrememly glad that he had put all the ingriedients into their own little jar to protect them from the ever increasing amount of gunk in his bag. Finally he pulls out a distinct double pouch and emties out two hooffuls and mixes them together with the slime. A dim light begins to glow in the darkness, barely illuminating much, but he spreads it thin, coating a large portion of the floor with the substance. He then slows his panting breaths as he searches through his pack, pulling out a couple of vials of liquid and setting them aside.

11:15 Seascale 's inner flesh is disgustingly hot against Ruzeth's fur, his slime seeping into the zebra's tail and rump when he sits down. The dim light of the glow powder reveals the pink chamber that the pony was trapped in, its smooth walls streaked red with dragons' blood. White flower petals stuck to the walls and to Ruzeth, with some floating in the slimy puddle. A rumble sounds around the zebra, and the ground ripples, making the vials he was organizing tip over and roll into the muck. At least they were closed.

11:23 Ruzeth grabs grabs two more of them from his bag, making a totally of three liquids and one large empty flask. Popping open the flask, he pours the three vials in steadily, doing his best to get every drop inside despite the rolling floor underneath him. The heat was quite oppressive in there, leading to the stallion panting with his tongue out, and making him all to susceptible to recieving further tastes of the dragon's insides.

11:28 Seascale keeps walking, winding his body around the trees and blissfully unaware of what the zebra was brewing up inside him. He swallows, clearing his mouth of saliva and the built-up blood from his slow-healing scratches. The liquid splashes into the chamber with Ruzeth, though it misses the zebra and doesn't douse him. The pony's relief was short-lived, as Seascale tilts his body and tips the colt face-first into the gunk, with his mouth still open.

11:35 Ruzeth breaks into a coughing fit as he gets a mouthful fo the foul liquid, sputtering it out into the gunk and pushing himself up out of the pool. He fishes for the flask he'd put together and shakes it up before closing his eyes. He prepared for himself to burn and feel sick as he finally crushes the bottle between his hooves. A nasty orange smoke billows out from the bottle, quickly flooding teh chamber and irritating all the mucous memberanes it came into contact with. Ruzeth would very quickly begin to feel sick, gasping and heeving in the naxious air, and the dragon would quickly feel the effects as well.

11:35 < Seascale> (>crushing the bottle between his hooves)

11:36 < Seascale> (give the dargon a nice meal of broken glass, huh? xP)

11:41 Seascale slows to a stop as something feels... wrong, inside him. The dragon makes a whimpering growl as he starts to feel sick, his inner muscles spasming and squeezing around Ruzeth without rhyme or reason. A few more gags and coughs later, Seascale's throat shifts into reverse. The chamber clenches down around Ruzeth, smearing him with the slime as he's squeezed back up the long, long throat. A bulge

11:41 < -> Tihan|ZZZ is now known as Tihan

11:41 Seascale slowly makes its way up Seascale's neck while he pants at the ground, some crop slime dribbling from his jaws as it makes it out before Rzueth.

12:08 Ruzeth feels the wind pressed out of his lungs as the dragon's muscles squeeze and knead him harshly, plunging the stallion under the slime repeatedly and making it difficult for him to breath, though he does get to taste plenty of the crop slime. After what seems like ages he's finally depositied onto the ground the a thwap as his sopping wet body his the ground. The zebra coughs and sputters as he gets a breath of clean air, taking a moment to recover from the addling experience.

12:12 Seascale hacks and gags, working the pony back up his throat and out of the darkness. Ruzeth can see the leafy forest floor framed by Seascale's fangs as his head pokes out of the dragon's throat. The next convulsion pushes him out to his belly, and then finally free! The dragon opens its mouth wide as Ruzeth tumbles out, keeping him clear of its fangs. The pony splats down on the ground, thoroughly covered in bloody slime and smelling something awful. It pants over the zebra as it keeps shuddering, splattering him with some more coughed up slime from deep inside itself. Those sharp teeth hover just a couple feet from the stallion, some of them nearly as big as his legs. As it finishes retching all over him, the dragon takes a step forward and grabs the dazed pony in his birdlike talons, wanting to clean the gross colt off.

12:20 Ruzeth slowly gets to his hooves as he recovers from teh daze, hoping to get free before the dragon can recover from its vomiting fit when he's suddenly snatched up in one fo the large talons. The Zebra shouts in fear from within his cave, trying to push his body through the holes in the grip though the cant quite fit through, even with his slippery slimy body.

12:21 < Inky> (its feetsies aren't that big, I think they're just wrapped around him)

12:23 < Ruzeth> (close enough :P)

12:26 Seascale has Ruzeth grabbed in one claw, three fingers wrapped around the colt's back and its thumb-talon pressing into his belly. The dragon rumbles softly, still coughing from the irritation within, then positions itself to stare down at the little zebra. Its eyes are as unreadable as ever as it fixes Ruzeth in its gaze. Seascale leans down and opens his mouth, bringing those teeth closer and closer to Ruzeth... then reaches out his tongue and licks the stallion. The tongue swipes over him, licking him clean of leaves and crop slime and replacing the gunk with just saliva. The zebra could feel himself moving a little as he squirmed; he was making progress on getting out of the dragon's grip. If he twisted just right, he could probably drop to his hooves and run.

21:06 Ruzeth gives a soft squeak of fear as the claw digs gently into his belly, squirming on the talon as he stares up at the dragons eyes. He can smell its heavy breath washing over him and wrinkles his nose. His heart feels like it's going to pound out of his chest any moment as the dragon's slippery tongue begins to lick him once more, drawing out his flavorful coat and cleaning him of the heavy mucus and blood. The zebra kicks out with his hind hooves and flails, but cant yet quite manage to slip free of Seascale's tight grip, though he could feel himself making headway.

21:07 < Seascale> what if I'm not in the mood? :V

21:07 < Ruzeth> Then we've made 1 post headway xP

21:07 < Ruzeth> I could be in the mood for other things as well if you're not

21:08 < Seascale> I'm mostly teasing you

21:08 < Seascale> besides this is like 3 posts from finished, I could boostrap myself to making a couple posts even if I felt really crappy maybe

21:09 < Ruzeth> are you still feeling really crappy?

21:09 < Seascale> no, mostly just sick xP

21:10 < Ruzeth> Oh shit...I just realized I had a toy out...I'm not sure if its visible in one of those pictures.

21:10 < Seascale> hehehehe

21:11 < Seaward_Skies> Oh dear :p

21:12 < Ruzeth> hurray! the sink was deep enough

21:15 Seascale doesn't adjust his grip, letting Ruzeth continue to slowly work his way towards freedom. The dragon can barely see the zebra over the tip of his muzzle anyway, and continues to lick him clean. It tries to be gentle, feeling the pony's heart pounding, but 'gentle' for such a large creature doesn't mean a whole lot. As his bumpy tongue drags against Ruzeth's fur, the dragon raises his unhurt whisker, curling it towards the zebra in an effort to communicate his thanks properly.

21:15 < Seascale> (you should have him slip out before he manages to though)

21:16 < Seascale> (also hooray, now your parents won't know of your debauchery :V )

21:16 < Ruzeth> (My mom opened the drawer I kept that in in the bathroom at my house already >.<

21:16 < Seascale> (yeah, I sorta knew that)

21:16 < Seascale> (won't be reminded * of you debauchery)

21:19 Ruzeth grunts and whines as the large bumpy taste buds adhere to and pull at his fur, managing to get all of him cleaned up and then some, including the tongue tip slipping between his legs and rump. Finally the poor zebra slips out of the grasp with a plop, just before the whisker would have reached him, and then gets to his feet, dashing past the tree and towards the forest.

21:22 Seascale growls in surprise when the zebra manages to squirm free, rearing back up and watching him run. The dragon lowers its head and rushes after him, only to skid to a halt as its fast movement brings on another wave of nausea. Ruzeth can hear the sounds of retching behind him as he runs, leaving the dragon behind in the thick trees.

21:29 Ruzeth hears the dragon begin to move after him and doesnt give it a glance. However he soon hears the sounds that confirm his escape and dashes for a little longer before slowing his pace. Soon afterwards, the zebra routs around to the clearing he'd found the dragon, eager to collect the spent scales and wiskers that had been left behind.

21:33 Seascale takes a bit to recover his strength, then slowly pads off into the forest, largely grounded for the time being until it heals. When Ruzeth gets back to the clearing, he finds a veritable cornucopia of the dragon's shed scales and whiskers. The zebra had gone through quite a lot to get these rare ingredients, that was for sure.