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[sup]Interaction: Anki [@Medili], Srikandi [@Kumbaris], Zavim [@Sanity43217], Fei Bai Ho [@Shirly Swad],
Almira and Galmira [@Kumbaris], Sumiye [@King Cosmos], Garret [@ShiningSector], Q-T [@DracoLunaris][/sup][/center]
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Catherine kept watching the dragon as she transformed into a human form. Even though the situation was incredibly dangerous, Catherine simply wasn't able to hide her amazement and curiosity. Her eyes glinting with an almost mad curiosity and inquisitiveness, even in the face of something which could easily kill her and seemed like definitely was holding itself not to do so. Truth be told, even though the dragon was clearly displaying it's hostility towards Catherine, she couldn't help but feel her skin shiver in amazement and excitement. Who knows how long did that dragon live? How did it's 'shapeshifting' worked? Was it a special organ? Magic?

Truly a reaction fitting of a mad genius like herself.

[color=ed1c24]"Fascinating..."[/color] Catherine said to herself as the dragon approached her in human for, completely unfazed by it's hostility. It was the first time Catherine had even seen a dragon like that, capable even of transforming itself into a human form.

While she was undeniably entranced by having a dragon like that one, which was [i]much[/i] older than one they killed, near her, she still kept paying close attention to both the dragon and her surroundings. The strange automatons and the woman that accompanied them didn't seem to agree with the dragon's sudden display of hostility. Some which were slowly getting into a fighting stance. While that was definitely a good thing, it wasn't like it would make much difference with the dragon standing so close to Catherine like she was right now.

Then it came the question. A question which honestly made Catherine confused and disappointed. The way she looked at the dragon was almost as if the reply to her question was simply obvious.

[color=ed1c24]"Wait... That's it? That's the reason for your hostility? I am sure that you wouldn't care if the carcass laying right there wasn't a dragon's but our mangled, broken, burnt and possibly half eaten corpses..."[/color] Catherine asked, looking deep inside the dragon's eyes, almost as if she was hoping if she could see inside her head and how her body 'worked'.

[color=ed1c24]"With that said, we did not come here specifically to hunt your kind nor we had any intention of starting a conflict... At least most of the group didn't want to, that is... We simply came to investigate the meteor. That dragon, that I presume it was much younger than yourself, after sending his kobold minions to harass us, came himself, mentioning that we were 'trespassing' on his territory demanding for the gold and treasures we do not carry, as we are an exploratory team..."[/color] Catherine began explaining as she shrugged.

[color=ed1c24]"The only outcome for that situation was violence, as we couldn't really escape from him and our words and attempt to defuse the situation with diplomacy and words were fruitless. We fought and he lost. That's all that there is to it."[/color] Catherine said, shrugging.

[color=ed1c24]"Besides... You can't possibly blame us for fighting to protect our lives and our things. The way I see it, it would be an insult if we simply left his body there to rot or to be eaten by wild animals. He would have simply died in vain... As his reason to fight us was honestly... well... Pathetic. Why would a dragon act like a petty robber? The least we can do is give him a purpose for his death. If we were the ones that died, he would probably feed on our corpses anyways... Such is the natural order."[/color] Catherine said, finishing her explanation as she looked to the dragon, who was still in her human form.

Catherine was a genius, yes. But she was also infamous for her terrible interpersonal skills.