Sunny [video]

[draconic_historian]

Being human for that long was...let's go with "a learning experience."

However everything seems to have been returned to normal, and no lasting harm has been done. Being able to fly again puts me in a good enough that I think I shall share with you now the results of some research I have been working on for a while now with Crucible. Behold!

[The dragon gestured dramatically, finishing a ritual he had stopped just short of completion before starting the video. The camera panned up to show the ever present rainclouds.

For a minute, it wasn't clear what was happening, just the normal gray skies. Eventually, however, it became clear that the clouds were brightening. Both in the video AND in real life outside of your window. After another few minutes, Exsilium was treated so something that it hadn't seen in a long time: Natural sunlight. Clouds all over the city are starting to break up, drenching exsilium in the watery sunlight of late winter that was till brighter than anything they normally got. The wet earth glinted, and eventually started lightly steaming as it heated up.]

Naturally it won't last forever, an hour or two on the outside, but it is a nice change from the normal gloom, isn't it? For appropriate compensation, I might be convinced to repeat this trick again in the future on request.

Comments

[velveteened]

Somehow I was expecting you to say something more like, "of course a dragon would able to do something like this!"

[draconic_historian]

All dragons CAN do things like this. Most do not bother to learn, finding the massive strength, flying, and fire breath to be enough.

[velveteened]

Ahahaha! I suppose I can't blame them - that's a lot already.

[draconic_historian]

Yes, it is. There's something to be said, however, for solving problems by ways other than brute force.

[velveteened]

Aaah, so cool! So, how did you do that?

[draconic_historian]

Elaborate, subtle magic.

[velveteened]

As I should've expected from a real dragon! I've never seen magic performed like that before.

( at least not - magic, as such, though he's seen plenty of supernatural abilities in action. )

[draconic_historian]

[Supernatural abilities, magic, same diff.]

I should hope not. I couldn't expect to charge a large fee for repeating this trick on request at scheduled times if it were common place.

[velveteened]

What kind of compensation would you be looking for?

[draconic_historian]

Ideally gold and jewels, but given that not many people here have access to such things, I shall tentatively settle for a rate of 100 marques for a full day of gorgeous, sunny weather.

[velveteened]

That sounds reasonable to me! Maybe I'll take you up on that, Mr Dragon - though, I agree that it'd be preferable to be able to give you real treasure.

( quietly fanboys he's talking to a real dragon oh my god it just asked for gold and jewels oh my god )

[draconic_historian]

One bends with the times. I could go on an angry rampage and burn down some villages, but it wouldn't get me very much treasure and would probably lead to knights in shining armor riding up to my lair, which nobody wants.

And incidentally, you may call me Ricasthix, "Mr. Human".

[velveteened]

That'd make a good story, but I see your point.

Ricasthix! My name is Oz.