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[naw]

This may seem like an odd request, but are there any nearby forests I can burn? If not, a large field would suffice. A very... very large field. Preferably one with no people around for reasons that I hope should be obvious enough.

It's something I have to do. Really.

[a small cough. silence. the people here seem open-minded enough, so explaining her circumstances shouldn't be an issue. but still... uhhhhh what else-]

... So, I've been reading a lot of books at the library and couldn't find anything on Manakete. Ma-na-kete. Is anyone even familiar with the word? There was plenty of information on dragons in general, of course, but not a single mention of Manakete specifically.

[another pause. if her kind doesn't exist in this world, doesn't this make her an endangered species or something? suddenly Nah has a vague idea of how Yarne felt. huh.]

Er, thank you for your time.

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[naw]

What do you mean by that? Forests can take care of themselves.

[what is wrong with this world!! a world where a dragon can't rampage and burn forests in peace, how awful.]

... I don't know if a building would be enough.

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[yatagarasu]

Even forests have limits. People can destroy them faster than they can grow.

[audio]

[naw]

So that's what it's like, here...

[a small sigh.] That's a shame.

[audio]

[yatagarasu]

Yeah...it is. But if you're an imPort, I'm sure you'll find something, somehow.

[audio]

[naw]

Probably. The people here certainly seem eager to accommodate imPorts. It's as if we're celebrities, or even royalty. [mayyybe a bit of a stretch.]

[audio]

[yatagarasu]

Still, we have to be careful 'cause there are other people who aren't as crazy about us.

[audio]

[naw]

[a small sigh] I figured as much. There's never any escaping discrimination for being different, is there?

[audio]

[yatagarasu]

Sadly, no. Were you around when the train exploded?

[audio]

[naw]

Yeah, I was. But I didn't know it was relevant to... us.

[audio]

[yatagarasu]

There was writing on the crime scene - "We did it better." Some people probably wanted to make a statement...and struck while us new imPorts were in Nonah.