[Voice]

[originaldragoon]

[It's the Full Moon, so naturally Rose does an audio post so as not to freak everyone out with her half dragon appearance over the network.]

Dear Soa... [You can almost hear the chattering from the cold in her voice.]

Normally I am used to temperatures much colder than this, but apparently my monster form does not like the cold. No amount of bundling up seems to be helping. Drinking something hot helps a little but it does not last long, and I doubt my roommate will like it if I turn the heat up any more.

[She shifts and you can hear the sound of fabric moving, no doubt from all the blankets she has wrapped around her.]

At this point, I am open to suggestions on how to keep warm when you are literally cold blooded.

[OOC: Suggestive warning with the first thread in the comments thanks to Ace.]

Comments

[ace_of_hearts]

I get warmer every full moon. Unbearably. And I can't sleep. Want soup, hot chocolate, and me?

You could also try hotsprings. Or whatever the equivalent is here.

[originaldragoon]

Does this place even have a hotspring?

[Because soaking in constantly hot water actually sounds nice.]

[ace_of_hearts]

Honestly if you just put me in the river at this point I could probably steam it.

[originaldragoon]

I thought you hated the river, or water in general.

[ace_of_hearts]

Yeah, but I like you.

[originaldragoon]

I know. You had made that quite clear.

[She got teased by the other waitresses because of it.]

[ace_of_hearts]

Point being I'll make the sacrifice in exchange for spending time with you, if it'd make you happier.

[originaldragoon]

You do not need to put yourself into the river. Besides, I do not think I can stand to go outside at the moment. [Now with frost on the ground.]

[ace_of_hearts]

Want a personal space heater?

Voice

[woo_oo]

[Ignore how tired and exhausted this young voice is. Everything is fine.]

How about strenuous exercises? Like sparring and weapon training?

Voice

[originaldragoon]

Normally that would work, but in this case I am currently cold blooded and thus unable to regulate my own body temperature.

[Though how tired that young voice sounds has her a bit concern.]

Are you alright?

Voice

[woo_oo]

But maybe it can serve as a distraction from the cold! Keeping your mind busy can do a lot!

... And I'm totally fine!

[she isn't.]

Voice

[originaldragoon]

If I could move properly that would be plausible solution, but the cold makes it hard for me to move.

Right... [Yep. Rose is not convinced.]

What have you been up to?

Voice

[woo_oo]

Oh, the usual! Helping others, keeping up with my training, avoiding sleep...

[wait what was that last thing]

Voice

[originaldragoon]

[Well that sounds like something she has done in the past.]

You do realize that avoiding sleep is counterproductive towards those first two things, right?

Re: Voice

[woo_oo]

It's... not been great... but it helps keep my warm!

[Nervous laugh!]

[originaldragoon]

There are other ways to keep warm that will work better for you than for me at the moment. Is there a reason you are avoiding sleep?

[trashylittlesecret]

Cold-blooded? Uhhhh. .... Maybe find a fireplace somewhere? Heat lamps? Do they sell those at the Emporium? That place is supposed to have everything.

[Voice]

[originaldragoon]

That would be good if I wanted to stay in one place, but I need to figure out a solution that will allow me to leave the apartment. I cannot stay inside every Full Moon throughout the whole winter.

[trashylittlesecret]

I mean, I guess you could go old-school and carry a torch. I suck at suggestions, I'm new at this whole magic thing.

[originaldragoon]

A person who is half dragon carrying a torch... Somehow I do not think the townspeople will not be very fond of that.

Perhaps I will have to look into some kind of magic solution.

[trashylittlesecret]

Half- [he cuts himself off. yeah. okay, that's another Thing here. good to know. he wonders how something like that even works, but figures he'll find out one way or another eventually, with the way things seem to be going]

Yeah, I can see how you'd think that. Maybe we need to get you a shirt made that says Not Actually A Fire Hazard? That might help.

[originaldragoon]

[Rose can hear the confusion in his voice and quickly figures out why.]

I am of the Monster class, and during the Full Moon my form changes and becomes very dragon like. That is why I am not letting the mirror show what I really look like at the moment. I know it can be disturbing to some people. But, I should be to being human once the Full Moon is over.

[trashylittlesecret]

Ohhh. Yeah, I'd heard about that. That's not supposed to normally happen to me? But one of those hags turned me into a sandwich. And someone else turned me into a mouse for a few hours. So. There's that for you. I guess I know what it feels like to not be yourself.

... It's really fuckin' weird. Like, you look at part of yourself, and it's like, "wait. That's not me. But it is. But it's totally not." .... Do you get bigger, too? Or are you still the same size, just ... dragon-y?

[originaldragoon]

I am probably just a couple of inches taller, but I also has horns, a tail, wings and claws. Before the cold came the transformation was not so bad.

Why did one of those witches turn you into a sandwich?