"Kang! Hey, Kang!"

"Wait up, buddy!"

"Hi, guys!"

"Kang, you did it!"

"Oh, he's so cute!"

"Nahigicu, you said?"

"Aren't you just the cutest little thing! Aren't you!"

"Icelyn, God, lay off! *laugh* He's not a puppy!"

"Oops, sorry."

"Yeah, Sans, his name's Nahigicu."

::Niceta meetcha! You can just call me Nahi'!::

"Hey, he said something to me!"

"Me, too! I thought dragons couldn't do that!"

"Well, I guess mine can."

"Oh, don't look so smug, Kang."

"Then don't smile at me when you scold me."

"Well, I'm happy!"

"Then don't bother scolding me, it won't make any difference if you're not willing to-- ow ow ow, Icelyyyyyyyn!"

"Just because I'm happy doesn't mean I won't hurt you."

"Burn, Kang. Burn."

"Owwwww... I didn't even do anything that time."

"You didn't have to. So what made you pick Kang, Nahi'?"

"My quick wit? My sense of humor? My devilish good-looks?"

::Your modesty?::

"Ooooohohoho! Now that one hurt!"

"From your own dragon, too!"

"I thought you were on my side!"

"Hey, what's so funny over h-h-here?"

"Kang's dragon is just as nutty as he is."

::I am not nuttyyyyyy! --Though it might be fun to try sometime. But right now I'm hungry, actually. Reeeeeally hungry. Really reeeeeeeeeeeally hungry.::

"Okay, okay, I get the hint! *laugh* Sorry, Nahi'. Be right back, guys. There really isn't room for all of us at the meat tables, unless you wanna get jostled around by dragons."

"We'll wait, Kang. Come right back when you're done!"

"Wow, great look, Mouse. Guess you weren't ready for the telepathy, either, huh?"

"I d-d-d-didn't know dragons could do that."

"Maybe it's because his mother's an off-worlder."

"Maybe. --So what d-d-did you two do, swarm him as s-s-soon as he got over here?"

"Of course!"

"How could we not?"

"We never thought the day would come when Kang would get a dragon!"

"Well, I never thought I would g-g-get a dragon, either. I g-g-guess dragons just-- just--"

"Have weird taste?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I guess they must, to want Kang."

"I actually thing N-n-nahigicu is a lot like K-k-k-kang."

"Uh oh."

"We're in trouble now!"

"Two Kang's, run for your lives!"

"Oh, I hope it w-w-won't be like that."

"Oh, it probably won't. We're just being silly. Kang's really a sweetie, when he isn't being a total ass."

"And Nahi' seems nice."

"What was 'Bosch saying to him, by the way?"

"Huh?"

"Out on floor. He was talking to him, or something."

"Oh, that. He was saying to go t-t-to Kang, actually."

"Are they allowed to do that? Isn't that, like, cheating?"

"Oh, d-d-d-dear, I d-d-d-don't--"

"Oh, I don't see how it'd be too bad, Iceyn. It's not like 'Bosch made the choice for him, just gave him a suggestion that happened to work out nicely."

"Well, I suppose so."

"Hey guys!"

"That didn't take long!"

::I eat fast. That was really good!::

"You're going to stay roly-poly if you keep eating like that, you know, Nahi'."

::So what? I like food! I bet there's a whole lot of different kinds, too-- Kang knows all about them, in his head! And I'm going to try every single one.::

"B-b-b-better make sure he exercises, Kang. D-d-dragons don't do well with t-t-to much fat."

"Oh, you worry too much, Mouse! He'll be fine. Woncha, Nahi'?"

::Of course! Now come on, I feel all icky. Is there somewhere to get a bath? Oh, oh, or a swim? I bet I could swim better than-- better than-- anything!::

"If you stay small, sure, I bet ya could. Come on. Meet you guys later, for drinks?"

"Sure, Kang."

"See you later."

"C-c-congratulations."

"Thanks! Bye, guys!"

"Heh."

"What?"

"Bet you're happy."

"M-m-m-me? Why?"

"Now you've got one of 'Bosch's kids to play granny to."

"What-- I--"

"Kidding, kidding!"

"Mostly."

"Hmph."

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