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Dakota sighed in relief as Iris picked up the (mostly) unharmed golem. [color=SkyBlue]"Oh, good. I was worried for a moment that I had-...I mean, that Astro had broken it."[/color] Dakota looked down at the squirming ferret sternly, before her eyes flitted back up to iris, a smile returning to her face. She nodded enthusiastically as Iris mentioned Astro, proudly lifting the struggling creature up again. [color=SkyBlue]"Astro's super playful. He just likes to mess around, grab small things, play with them, do all that."[/color] Dakota gestured over to Corvus the golem. [color=SkyBlue]"I guess he thought that your golem was a chew toy or something. He loves squeaky things. He's the best, though! You can pet him if you want! He doesn't bite!"[/color] Dakota paused for a moment, looking down at the ferret in her hands before biting her lip. [color=SkyBlue]"Alright, so he does bite, but normally only me. Still, he's a bit feisty today...maybe once he's more accustomed to the house and all that, you can play with him. He loves playing. I'm sure he'll get along fine with your golems once I train him not to eat them."[/color] Dakota smiled confidently at this idea, even though she knew full well that such a task would be nigh-impossible to complete. [color=SkyBlue]"He's really the best possible pet. He's great,"[/color] she proclaimed boldly as she finally released Astro from her grip, the ferret scuttling up her arm and perching on her shoulder, his head twisting as he looked around this strange new place 

[color=SkyBlue]"Anyway, nice seeing you again, Curly. The...denim look really suits you!"[/color] Dakota complimented, giving Iris a chipper smile before turning over her shoulder, her eyes locking with Summer's for a brief moment before wandering elsewhere. Pretending to instead focus on an owl in the distant treeline, Dakota's eyes occasionally flitted back over to Summer and company a few times, as inconspicuously as possible. She had swore that Summer had shot a [i]look[/i] (a look not in the positive sense) over at Dakota, and she did not like that one bit. So what if her clothes weren't super formal? It was summertime in Virginia; Dakota needed clothes with some breath-ability in them. A tank top and jean shorts were both perfectly acceptable options, thank you very much. As somebody who liked to both run and fly, Dakota saw several significant issues that would come about with wearing high heels and a dress respectively. She looked perfectly neat, anyway, and she was perfectly presentable! As Dakota mulled over these thoughts, she plucked a burr that was stuck to her shirt off and tossed it away.

Her mind snapping back to present swiftly, Dakota looked back to Iris, her thoughtful frown once again being turned upside-down. [color=SkyBlue]"Anyway, I can't wait to see the wellspring! It sounds super cool..."[/color] Dakota trailed off a bit, before energetically adding, [color=SkyBlue]"And staying here all the time is going to be great too! I miss all of you guys, anyway, so it's going to be a blast to get to hang out with you! Ooh, we can be [i]roomies[/i] and stuff! Wouldn't that be fun, me and you? Ooh, I gotta show you that hair brush that I charmed! I was gonna give it to Callie but it looks like your hair could use some straightening up too. Looks like you've been living with the wolves for a while."[/color] Dakota giggled. [color=SkyBlue]"Kidding! Your heart looks great. Really lovely. Seriously, though, I'm looking forward to hanging out with you! And everybody else!"[/color] She paused, sneaking a very noticeable glance at Summer before looking back at Iris. [color=SkyBlue]"[i]Almost[/i] everybody else."[/color]

 
[sub][color=SkyBlue]Speaks to:[/color] [color=9600ff]Iris Aderast[/color] [@Blizz]
[color=SkyBlue]Mentions:[/color] [color=f6989d]Summer Abernathy[/color] [@Danvers]
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