All Hail the Maginificent Time Dragons

[cityship]

The effects of the Melting Clock had been of great concern to the crew for some time now - but thanks to the efforts of those who had negotiated with the Time Dragons, a solution was now in sight.

That solution took the form of four Time Dragons, who had just been brought on board. They were here to destroy the clock - and to collect their booty, of course.

[[ooc: Okay guys! Billy's play will be played out here, as well as the destruction of the Clock (The other exchanges will be handwaved). This is also where the whole crew will be able to approach the Time Dragons. Virgin Princesses should approach with caution!]]

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[livestoannoy]

Marco spun around, his jaw dropping when he came face to face with Analog. While he'd met a dragon before - hell, he'd followed her around (though now he seriously wished he hadn't. He'd done that for Kang, the scaly bastard) - Marco definitely wasn't prepared to find one suddenly staring down at him.

Especially not after Sakura had just been stalking about how they probably wouldn't get eaten.

And then Marco's mind stopped paying attention to the giant metal teeth for long enough to register what they'd actually been saying. "What, what?!" he said, turning now very wide eyes to Sakura for a moment, before darting back to stare at Analog again.

He had to be imagining things, right? Cause no way did that giant tin can actually say that.

[cityship]

"So this is the sorry excuse for a shapeship you fleshlings live on." She was ignoring Sakura and Marco as RANTING came in first before everything. "It's terrible. There's not even decent food and that play was the biggest, sorriest excuse I ever saw as interpretive literature."

Pause.

"However, this show of yours in that terrible, terrible library...the competition where all the fleshlings got hurt in very hilarious ways? I'm going to bring a few of them with me."

[encourage]

Sakura moved to subtly place herself between Analog and Marco, ignoring his blurted question in favor of Analog's ranting. At least he sounded as disbelieving as she'd been when talking to Analog back on Era.

"I'm sorry to hear we were so disappointing in our performance." She didn't sound the least bit apologetic. The performance had been meant for a different dragon as it was, and he'd apparently done his part in destroying the clock. "I'm glad to hear the collection of Earth shows I put together for you was to your tastes."

Sadist.

Why did it have to be Analog?

[livestoannoy]

"What the fuck is going on here?" Marco hissed to Sakura, not taking his eyes off Analog for one second. And okay, he did notice that Sakura had moved in front of him. And if he was the kind of guy to do the 'gentlemanly' thing, he might have tried to stand in front of her instead. Except that was a freaking dragon, and it apparently liked seeing people hurt in funny ways, and she was the one who could smash walls with her fists. Marco was perfectly happy to keep on hiding behind Sakura, thank you very much.

[cityship]

"It was acceptable as a tribute," the dragon answered, rolling the clogs in its eyes. "And nothing more. Now what do you two want, the stench of virginity surrounds you both so much I think I might have to go vomit somewhere."

[encourage]

"Marco, meet Analog. Analog, meet Marco." She looked at Marco from the corner of her eyes. "She's one of your saviors. Pretty amazing, huh?"

Sakura looked back up at Analog, her temper already wearing thin again. Last time had been bad enough, but now she was being vulgar with an audience! Feeling a little heat rise in her face, she cut to her burning question. "Several of the people who were affected by the clock you've destroyed haven't regained all of the time they've lost. Oh Great, Wise, Beautiful Analog," who should return to her cave and find a few mirrors broken in her absence, "Is there anything you will tell us that might explain why this time may not have been returned in full, or maybe returned in excess?"

[livestoannoy]

You wouldn't think Marco's eyes could have widened anymore, but he managed it somehow. "Excuse me?!" he said, staring. Okay, so maybe he...hadn't actually had a girlfriend. Or even a date. But that was besides the point! And still, it wasn't like some stupid old dragon made out of junk should go pointing that out!

...especially in front of Sakura.

"You know you don't smell so good yourself, C-3PO," he said hotly. "What did you do, take a bath in sulfur to try and wash out all that sand?"

[cityship]

She looked down at Marco before raising her claw, ignoring everything else. Do not make the grump grumpier.

"You have three seconds to excuse yourself before I smack you on the side of your head, fleshling. One..."

[encourage]

Sakura was significantly irritated with the person behind her and the dragon in front of her. She shifted to the side, reaching back and pulling Marco forward into a headlock without further ado. If he couldn't shut up, well, she could help him.

Slamming a hand over his mouth, she smiled grimly up at Analog. "You really have to forgive Marco! All this aging and reaging business has addled his brains." She shot him a glare. "He has no idea what he's saying!"

Consequently, if Analog did still feel like giving Marco a love tap, Sakura could get the both of them out of there quickly.

... Pending there weren't any unexpected time shenanigans.

[livestoannoy]

On the one hand, Analog was really irritating and Marco was seriously wanting nothing more than to give her an incredibly cutting remark right now. But on the other hand, she was a giant dragon and could probably eat him.

Not that Marco had any opportunity to decide for himself, considering that Sakura ended up deciding for him. "Mmmf!" he said, instinctively trying to pull out of the headlock.