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[governorkang]

The few times that Kang had gone to the Sensoriums and imagined up bits of home, he'd been careful to limit the appearances of anyone he was particularly close to. So far, only Granak and Riel had shown up; the only people he'd expressly banned were his mate and hatchlings. He'd felt that it would be too uncomfortable, too... depressing, seeing them. Nothing could compare to the real thing, after all.


He was in a strange mood that day, though, feeling more homesick than usual. So, after a bit of an internal struggle, he'd made his way to the Sensoriums and recreated a sizable portion of Teyr. He knew the doors didn't lock, and he wanted to lessen the chances of anyone showing up. Throwing a glance over his shoulder to make sure no one else was there, he left the busy main road and turned down a side street, taking the back way to his own home. The many draconians going about their daily lives would help obscure things, too.

Even though he'd already made the decision, the bozak still hesitated at the door before taking a deep breath and opening it. Almost immediately, four hatchlings, scales shining a bright, metallic bronze, horns no more than nubs on the sides of their heads, and stubby little wings buzzing excitedly, swarmed towards him. Their mother followed much more calmly, her own scales not much darker, "It's about time you came home."

Kang felt himself relax almost immediately, allowing himself to indulge in the fantasy as his children attached themselves to his legs and tail. It couldn't hurt to do it just for a while, right?

"I can't stay for long. You know that." They spoke in Nerakese, Stacy's systems unable to completely hide the harsh sounds of the actual words in the background of the translation.

Fonrar knelt down and picked up one of the children, wings rustling slightly. "Yes, I do. It's okay."

He couldn't help a glance around, soaking in the familiarity. His home was (obviously) very medieval in design, sizable, and the furniture was well-crafted, made of wood and stone. There was a shelf above a simple brick fireplace built into one wall with a few carved wooden figurines on it; a small bookcase nearby held a handful of leather-bound books and scrolls. The doorway to a side room was open, and a very large bed covered with furs was visible, as well as a smaller one built much like a nest.

He smiled, and carefully moved to the furs in the middle of the main room, sitting down. The remaining three younglings crawled up on him, competing for the much-desired spot on his shoulders; they loved being up high. The fourth squeaked, reaching arms out towards him and struggling in her mother's arms. Shaking her head, Fonrar sat down next to him and let her join her siblings, "Rough day?"

"No more rough than usual," Kang shrugged and grinned, mindful of Brevo on his shoulders. One of the females yanked on his tail, pulling him down, and claimed his spot with a triumphant hiss. Growling, the little male returned the favor, and the pair ended up brawling, only to be pulled apart moments later by their parents. "Yana, Brevo, no."

"I don't think those two will ever manage to get along for more than ten minutes," Fonrar sighed, watching as the other male took the desired spot. Kali made a disappointed sound, but contented herself with staying in Kang's lap. "At least they don't all get into petty fights at the drop of a silver."

Laughing, Kang leaned over and brushed his chin against the top of his mate's snout, "I'm sure it's just a phase. They're only a month old, after all."

A snort. "I bet you said that about Hanra and Shanra, and they still bicker all the damn time as adults. I don't know how Slith can stand it."

"...point. Let's hope it's just a phase, then."

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[starlightace]

Her arm was finally out of the cast, and Nanoha decided that she'd gone long enough without using the limb - she needed to get back to training. It'd be best if she did it without Fate knowing, too... so she headed to the Sensoriums to do just that.

Only to enter and find herself in the streets of a rather antiquated-looking town. Clearly, someone else was in here already - and judging from the dragon-like folk who wandered the streets, giving this human girl strange glances, she knew who it was. "Ah... I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything!" She called, wondering where Kang was. Was this his home?

[governorkang]

If Nanoha happened to pass by a certain house, one that happened to be larger than the surrounding ones, she would hear the sounds of deep, playful growling, squeaks, and laughter from an open door. Just like when the girls were little, Kang's own children loved it when he chased them around on all fours, pretending to be a bear. Their mother watched, amused, and moved them away when they tried to latch on to her for protection.

[starlightace]

She did happen to pass by a certain house, and her attention couldn't help but be drawn to it - especially once she heard those unusual (or not so unusual?) noises coming from inside of it. Part of her felt a bit voyeuristic for looking in on someone's simulation like this, but those little chirps and squeaks were awfully cute...

...as were the tiny little beings making them. Nanoha's hand came to her mouth as she tried to stifle a gasp - they were so adorable!

...was that Kang?

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

Eva's spent so much time in her own head, watching with no connection to the outside world, that she often forgets when she's eavesdropping. She's watched in on the conversation between Kang and the Sensorium's figments for several minutes before she realizes she should either leave or say something. Her first instinct is to retreat and hope Kang didn't notice her, as this is obviously something of a private moment, but there's something in it that pulls at her memories of letting Edriss keep her calm and entertained with flashbacks to Christmas days and dinnertime conversations from the vault of her mind. And the sight of the children, Draconian as they are, tugs at some longing deep inside her.

"Kang," she says, "is this your family?"

[governorkang]

Normally there were guards situated outside the house, as fitting for someone of Kang's power. He'd dismissed them, though, and had forgotten to close the door behind him. At the sound of Eva's voice, both adults looked up, and the shorter one casually pulled Yana and Brevo, who were still glaring at each other, closer to her. Switching to Common, she asked, "Who is this?"

Kang's scales clicked quietly, a sign of his embarrassment at being caught like this. "...Ms. Salazar. Ah, yes. Come in."

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry to interrupt." She's a bit surprised that he keeps the Sensorium running despite being interrupted, but goes with it. She looks towards the other adult Draconian and smiles, noting the protective attitude towards the children. "Hello."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean was passing by, and heard some noise near the Sensoriums. He usually only liked them for training and practice. Not for holodeck funtimes since it's not real, what's the point?

He knocked, then opened the door to enter, and glanced around. Damn, it's like stepping into Lord of the Rings land and shit.

[governorkang]

The streets were crowded, full of draconians of every metallic type (all adult, strangely) a handful of humans, and even a dwarf or two. Dean received a few strange looks due to his clothing, but was otherwise ignored.

A very young draconian darted through the crowd, followed by none other than an irate Kang. "Yana, get your tail back here now!" Finally, he caught up with her and snatched her up in his arms with a deep growl, "You will learn to behave, little girl."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

"Kang?" Dean wondered, and hurried over to him.

"Hey man, what's going on?"

[hasnoteefs.livejournal.com]

Toothless tended most often to fly when he was in the Sensoriums. It may not have been real, and he knew that, but it still didn't change the fact that he missed the sensation. He never quite missed it enough to wish he had it again, simply due to the fact that were he able to fly all his lonesome again, he... would be just that. Night Furies had never been attributed to be terribly sociable creatures, so perhaps Toothless was strange, but once he had met the teenage Viking he had found himself more and more intrigued and interested by his presence, until they became such good friends and so inseparable that Toothless decided he really didn't want to consider life without the boy.

The scenery had looked like an uninhabited (by humans, at least) island somewhere off the coast of Berk for a while, before it shifted to a land of unfamiliar structures and unfamiliar smells. Toothless' ear fins perked and he faltered in the air, briefly, eventually descending and flying lower. There were numerous, bipedal winged humanoid creatures-- he recognized them in a distant sort of way for a long while before it dawned on him that they looked a lot like Kang. Curious, the dragon concentrated for a moment, flying lower to the ground still until he had picked out the sole familiar scent amongst the other Draconians. He let his senses guide him, weaving carefully in and out of the homes and scenery until he came upon a pleasant dwelling that was permeated with the scent of the tavern owner.

The Night Fury touched down gracefully enough to where one might think he were still usually entirely capable, slowly moving toward the house. He sat, for a moment, outside and looking at the door. Kang truly was a cross between a Viking and a dragon (and by Viking, Toothless generally meant just a human in general). Eventually, the black reptile moved toward a window and peered in at the scene before him.

A collection of young ones-- very young, from the look of them --and a female, along with Kang. A much more natural smile than the one he often made at Hiccup slid across Toothless' features and he watched, quietly for a few moments. He was still much too young to aim for or even consider a mate or hatchlings himself, but that didn't change the fact that seeing a loving family spread happiness like a contagion.

[governorkang]

Toothless's presence in the city had not gone unnoticed. It was extremely rare to see dragons out in the open anymore, due to the Dragon Overlords killing them and adding their skulls to their totems, and even more rare to see one inside Teyr. Krynnish dragons weren't very fond of draconians, for differing reasons, and the feelings were mutual.

It helped a bit that the Night Fury was black in color instead of metallic, and that he appeared much different than Krynnish blacks. It also helped that this was a simulation instead of reality, for he wouldn't have been allowed to roam without guards accompanying him.

Not having noticed Toothless yet, Kang flared his wings a bit and moved onto all fours. The little male on his back managed to keep hold, grabbing onto his horns, and immediately, the others tried to clamber up as well. Fonrar grinned, "I remember doing that. It's still strange seeing them do it, too."

[hasnoteefs.livejournal.com]

The notice the city took of him was far from lost on Toothless. He saw the stares, and they only barely confused him. He was hardly used to being able to move through a populated area at all without getting attacked, to where simply getting stared or get pointed at was a vast improvement. Still mildly unsettling, but a vast improvement.

He may have thought he was intruding on the scene, Kang so clearly immersed in spending time with his mate and his hatchlings, but the view of him getting down on all fours and letting the young ones climb all over him was rather hilarious, to the degree that the dragon snorted in amusement, blowing his cover.

[carrieswar.livejournal.com]

With all the Draconians walking around, an actual dragon stood out quite a bit. Jr. wondered if he was part of the Sensoriums because of that, and cautiously approached, his voice low and interestedly kind.

"Hey."

[carrieswar.livejournal.com]

The Sensoriums sure were popular. Jr. looked around at the environment curiously when he entered and saw that it was in use already. "Kang...?" he muttered under his breath when he saw one of the Draconians passing by. There was no question about that.

When he spotted the house, however, his eyes lit up and he smiled. "Woah ... awesome!"

[governorkang]

The door was open, and inside could be heard growls, squeals, and laughter. Kang was on all fours, chasing the hatchlings around with a grin, "Careful, or the bear's gonna get you!" Fonrar watched with her own grin, her tail curled around her feet.

[greennotgold]

After spending so much time with GLaDOS, Fletcher wanted nothing more than to just relax in the Sensoriums. He planned to dream up Mr. Belshio's house in Xenotime again, without any other people of course -- or so he told himself -- just someplace familiar.

When he looked into one of the rooms and saw that it was in use, he should have ducked out and gone to find another one. But this setting looked interesting. It must have been someone else's world. But he didn't see anyone inside who he recognized. Just... a bunch of giant dragon people who looked a lot like Kang. Was he in here somewhere?

Might as well look around. By now he knew that appearances weren't everything, and even terrifying dragon people weren't necessarily going to hurt him.

[governorkang]

Most of the draconians didn't pay much attention to Fletcher, though he got the occasional curious look. Human children were never allowed by their parents to walk around unsupervised, and this one wore strange clothing. One, a rare aurak, approached him and knelt down, obviously trying not to frighten him, "Hello. Are you lost?"

[fieldpromoted]

In the course of finding an empty Sensorium for the pilots' regular training exercises, Trudy had to poke her head in several of the rooms, finding them already in use. She left as soon as she came - from every room except this one.

The number of draconians wandering around this simulation prodded her to step through the door, looking around in interest. Kang had seen Pandora, and had promised to 'take' her to Teyr at least once. Now, it seemed, was the time.

"'Scuse me," she said, waving down one of the passing draconians. "Can you tell me where I can find Kang?"

[governorkang]

As luck would have it, the draconian that Trudy happened to wave down knew Kang personally. After giving the woman a quick once-over (very attractive, for a human), he grinned, "I can, but what business do you have with the Governor, ma'am?"

[lives2annoy.livejournal.com]

Kang didn't know it, but the Animorphs had been keeping an eye on him for a little while. Ever since Marco had talked to the others about how Kang wanted a few of them to work as spies, they'd decided to keep an eye on it.

This deal might be in their own interests, but Marco certainly wasn't going to stick his neck on the line without checking Kang out first.

And right now, Marco was on surveillance duty. He was currently in fly morph, and he followed Kang into the house, buzzing around the ceiling.

Silently, he watched the simulation Kang had called up.

[governorkang]

There hadn't been much to see; most of his time was spent doing things around the tavern, teaching Warfare Training with Ronon, reading science and history books from Earth, and the occasional bit of Council work. He'd managed to drag Luis out of the lab for a few hours, too, the two of them sharing a few drinks and talking about ship gossip.

It was easy for Kang to let himself get lost in the moment, enjoying the company of his family. The little female in his lap curled up against him, clutching at one of his fingers with her hand; he looked down at her and smiled, chucking her under the chin. "You know, you used to do this all the time when you were little, Fon. Sometimes you'd get mad when I didn't let you."

Snorting, Fonrar punched him in the shoulder, making him laugh, "Different reasons, then."

The two hatchlings that had begun to brawl earlier continued to glare at each other even as they managed to squeeze into his lap as well, on opposite sides. They'd spent the entire day so far with their mother; now it was time for dad. They didn't get to see him often while it was still so bright outside.

[cow-abunga.livejournal.com]

Cowabunga, with Humar following, was headed to work on the design for his Tactical Arms. The Tauren entered the Sensoriums, a little bewildered to find a city inside.

"Huh. I guess thus is Kang's home." he said, noting the draconians.

"Let' see, if we assume this is the same part of the town he came in at..." the rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and peered at the ground. Using the tracking skills intrinsic to the skills of a hunter, he and his lion followed the path that presented itself straight to Kang's door, and knocked.

[governorkang]

The faint sounds of happy squeals and low, playful growling stopped, and a moment later, a draconian a bit shorter and shinier than Kang opened the door. Eyeing him warily, she turned her head to the side slightly, "...Kang, there is a minotaur here. And a large cat."

"...what - Cowabunga?" Kang appeared behind the female with a very young child in his arms, surprised (and a little embarrassed) to see the tauren there.

[morphitudinous]

Something about this Sensorium was cozier than the rest Billy had seen. Nostalgic, detailed, and very likely to be someone's home. If he'd seen an interior he might have recognized the place more quickly, but the resident species gave him enough of a clue.

Billy indulged his curiosity, knowing that the program couldn't hurt him---it had been a long time since he'd seen Kang, and checking in might be worth it. First, though, he had to make sure he wouldn't interrupt anything too personal or important.

Sweeping the streets with a careful eye and open ears, he watched for anything familiar. The second he suspected something private, he would leave quietly.

But not quietly enough, because Billy wasn't a ninja yet.

[governorkang]

The majority of the draconians, those that weren't a brassy color, were taller than the average human. The average height seemed to be somewhere around seven feet. Most also didn't give Billy any notice beyond a curious glance at his clothing.

One, however, did. And this one was huge; he was easily over nine feet tall, and built very large. If his silvery wings were fully extended, they would likely have a span of over thirty feet.

Luckily for Billy, he was also polite. "Do you need assistance finding a location?"