NINE ♋

[selfhatred]

WELL THAT WAS A FUCKING USELESS EXERCISE.
NEXT TIME MAYBE THEY SHOULD LEAVE RAISING DRAGON EGGS TO ACTUAL FUCKING DRAGONS.
JUST A THOUGHT.

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I'M KEEPING THE EGG FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.
MAYBE WE WERE JUST STUCK WITH AN OVERDUE.
DO YOU...STILL WANT TO BE PART OF IT?

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...HOW
HOW DO YOU RAISE SOMETHING?

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[glaringprotego]

With love of course.

Is there something in particular you are trying to raise?

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[selfhatred]

I GOT PERMISSION TO KEEP THE EGG A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

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[glaringprotego]

I see. Well it's not a real dragon egg so...

I would hold it. Keep it bed with you perhaps. Keep it warm. Talk to it if you don't f33l silly. I would talk to Nepeta while I was pregnant no matter the silly looks.

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[selfhatred]

KISHITANI SUGGESTED SETTING IT ON FIRE BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT UNLESS IT'S A LAST RESORT.

...WOULD SINGING TO IT HELP?

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[glaringprotego]

I probably would not. I doubt they thought to fireproof the poor dragon.

Singing would help dear. I'm positive it would help.

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[selfhatred]

I THOUGHT NOT, BUT HE'S A RAVENCLAW SO I FIGURED HE MIGHT HAVE A GOOD POINT.

ALRIGHT, SO...SINGING AND TALKING TO IT.

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[glaringprotego]

Well if it were real, he'd have a point. Singing, talking, touching. Anything you would do to a baby or a pet perhaps? You've seen Nepeta with our cats and all

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[selfhatred]

I NEVER THOUGHT ALL THAT BABY TALK WAS A GOOD THING.

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[glaringprotego]

Don't her cats love her? And isn't the point of the exercise to have your dragon grow because you were a good parent? Being a good parent is teaching, feeding, loving and taking care of. And loving and taking care of your dragon is all you can do. You don't have to baby talk but show it love in your way.

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[selfhatred]

I THINK I UNDERSTAND.

THANKS.

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[glaringprotego]

Any time Karkat.

<3

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[selfhatred]

[there's a small pause in replies before]

YOU'RE
YOU'RE NOT A BAD MOM EITHER.

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[glaringprotego]

[There's a bit of a pause on her end as she wipes her face]

Thank you Karkat.
I do the best I can.