270 Vol. 4 pt. 73 Patch 13.0: Operation: Operation (1/2)
Tabitha is sitting on a crate as Nell stands behind her. This whole night was sparked by Nell wanting to try and give Tabitha some cute new looks, and that is exactly what Nell plans on doing! Only, she continues to get distracted by looking out toward the open waters now that The Shoebill has stopped.
”Somethin' wrong?” Tabitha asks. ”Ya keep lookin' out there.”
”Nothing is wrong. It is just that… the serpent's presence feels stronger than usual,” Nell explains.
”Ya could always invite her over. She's a girl, so there's no harm in her joinin' us.”
”I am not sure that she would be interested.”
”Eh. Anyways, there's one girl here that we know even less about than that serpent!”
”And who would that be?” Nell asks as she tries pulling Tabitha's hair into a short ponytail.
”You,” Tabitha says, pointing at Azalabulia.
”M-me?” Azalabulia asks.
Tabitha nods her head. ”That's right. Tell us about yourself! Somethin' new, that is. We already know you're a teacher and that you're into the dog boy.”
”Well,” Azalabulia pauses, tapping one of her fingers against her chin as she tries to think of something interesting that won't make her sound pathetic. She fails to, of course, so she goes with something awesome instead. ”I learned my magic from a dragon! A fearsome dragon of darkness spared my life and taught me everything that I know, and now it is my duty to take over the world in his honor! A wave of horrible and cruel darkness shall wash over this wor—”
”Anyways,” Tabitha says, ”how's the new house?” she asks Serra and Cassiel as Azalabulia slumps her shoulders. ”I'm just kiddin',” she tells Azalabulia. ”Ya seriously learned magic from a dragon, or is that just you playin' around some more?”
”We-well, it's kind of true…”
”Go on! Come on, we want to hear about this.”
”Yeah, I'm interested,” Cassiel says.
”Dragons are cool,” Serra says.
Meanwhile, Nell is content with trying to braid Tabitha's hair now.
”So… there was this dragon I went with a raid group to go hunt near the mountains. He was stronger than any of us thought he would be, so he killed most of the group, and… I kind of got distracted watching all of his really awesome attacks. They were cool! Dark flames, explosions, and fire everywhere! It was then that I, Azalabulia, decided to watch and learn from him so that I could become his disciple!”
”So, what I just gathered from that, is that ya let the rest of the raid get wiped while you watching the dragon since ya thought it was cool?” Tabitha asks.
Azalabulia excitedly nods her head with her hands held up in front of her.
”And what's goin' to happen if we ever get into a fight with another monster that you think is cool?” Tabitha asks.
”Then I shall use the Cursed Flame of Bahamut to annihilate our enemy, regardless of who or what it is! There is only one ultimate magic in this world, and it is mine and I shall never bow before another's might!” Azalabulia declares.
”I'm guessin' that you not helpin' out at all while everybody else died is part of why ya weren't havin' any luck with groups anymore.”
”I – I… maybe. But they should be honored that they perished by the dragon's dark flames!”
”Yeah? Then why didn't ya sacrifice yourself to the flames?”