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[ It's Summer Court (~~do they even have a court for summer??~~ THEY NOW DO FOR TESTING PURPOSES...) and every city is decked out in a variety of bonfires of all sizes. Imperial City though? It seems there's a fire elemental imprisoned while the the civilians wait eagerly for the sun to set. She doesn't seem too happy with her confinement though. Tapping on the glass for her attention will fetch a bored expression if anything. ]

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[ Thankfully, some Big Hero Type has saved this little fire elemental from being used to fuel the Imperial City bonfires. A good thing too, because she might have thrown a temper tantrum involving lots of baby fires. As a sign of her good faith though, she'll help the fires ignite without it being a big show. One might be able to steal a peek from her around the corner of a building before she skips off. ]

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Let us dance! [ Once most of the others have gone to sleep, the celebration going long into the night, this little sprite of energy will pop up out of nowhere. ] Please? Pretty please? I've never been able to dance with anyone before.

[ She doesn't really appear to be the type to dance with easily. Sure hope there's plenty of fire resist gear involved... ]

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[...Must've been the ale.

/blinks.

Yeah, must've been the ale.]

...And you are?

Mm?

[Only when he hears her voice does Lancer realize that he had fallen asleep sitting up.]

Yeah, sure.

[He rubs his eye and stretches. Well, one last dance to get his blood flowing wouldn't hurt, right?]

[ Well, the passion in those flames around her must have died down at the wind of his remark. ]

You don't know? [ How can someone not know of her? ] I'm a princess!

You're not afraid to dance with me? [ This girl's probably been rejected all night... ] Why?

...Should I be?

[He raises an eyebrow. Lass looks normal enough.]

Everyone's told me I would hurt them.

[ Flipping her nose up in the air indignantly. ]

So I lit their pants aflame.

[He can see that she's definitely a royalty of some sort, except of what, he has no idea.]

You look the part, but I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with you, young lady.

I'm the Flame Princess of the Fire Kingdom that resides within the molten core of a mountain far, far, away. [ It sounds princess-like enough. ] I was captured and brought all the way to this strange land where nothing is on fire.

[That does it. He bends over laughing.]

T-that's awesome. I think I like you already, kid.

[With that, he slaps her on the shoulder.

[...He realizes that he made a mistake the second he hears the sizzling sound it. It was as if he had placed his hand on top of a furnace. The pain registers a second later, and he snatches his hand back.]

[When he looks at his palm, he sees that almost all of the skin has been burned off.]

[ What is that awful stench? ]

Oh. [ It's the hooman's flesh on her shoulder. ] Ew, did you have to leave that on me?

Ah, then pardon my lack of knowledge of you, Your Highness.

[Giving her a polite bow.]

[ Back away because the sudden bow caused a lot of wind. ]

Whoa--! A bit more slowly! It took me all day to get my hair to burn right, you know!

[He winces, and then makes his wounded hand into a fist.]

Well, I didn't leave it. It just...stuck.

[He can't really blame her, since she doesn't seem to understand that physical contact with her would burn most humans.]

Hold still...

[He tries to pull the skin off with the index finger and thumb of his healthy hand. However, he has to pull away again after a few seconds when it starts burning his fingers. After his fingers cool, he tries again. After several repeats, he is able to pry loose the skin to the point that it falls from her shoulder to the ground.]

[...Of course, it managed to take the skin on his two finger points with it. He quickly shoves the hurting index finger into his mouth to try to soothe the burning pain.]

I'm terribly sorry for that, after all, I am not used to meeting fair folks like you.

[ She certainly doesn't understand why he's going through all that effort when she could have just tilted her head and allow the flames of her hair to destroy it. Hm, but then her hair would stink some more. Quite the quandary. ]

Are you done? [ There's a small inkling of concern in her voice, but it's drowned out by the crackling of flame. ] You shouldn't do things that hurt.

[ Blink. Blink. ]

Oh, that's okay. [ The girl will sheepishly glance around as her fingers move through the living flame that's her hair. ] I can just braid it if it looks too bad.

[He pulls the finger out of his mouth.]

I'm done.

[He almost gapes at her.]

Well, you did say it was disgusting, so I tried to remove it. Cute little lassies like you shouldn't have to handle that stuff.

[He would have patted her on the head, but that would have damaged his hands even more.]

[...bwuh? What's that? An adorable fire elemental asking her to dance? SCORE! Usually it's only the wind and water elementals that are super-cute!]

Your wish is my command, my lady~!

[FP might be a bit hazardous to dance with for someone that's not prepared... but nobody's as accidentally-prepared as Pascal! Coincidentally, the long gloves she's wearing at the moment are the same ones she wears when welding, and would melt LONG before they caught fire ~~please don't melt please don't melt please don't melt~~.

She bows, winks, and holds out a hand to the molten maiden.]

Let's boogie!

[He's going to offer his hand for her to take.

Don't worry, its covered with a plate armor that could stand heat.]

Does your offer to dance still stand, my lady?

[With word that his daughter's been kidnapped, Ragnaros was about ready to purge some insects. There's probably screaming and burning and people shouting "HELP I'M BURNING" as Ragnaros walks (!) through the town, but he gives no fucks.]

THERE YOU ARE! I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN FREED HOW LONG AND NOT A SINGLE PIECE OF MORTAL FLESH HAS NOT BEEN CHARRED?

[Is Peacock lighting her cigar with your hair? Yes. Yes she is.]

Talk about bein' a hothead...

[ O-oh he has fire resist...

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Y-Yes it is! [ Cautiously holding out her hand. ] If it hurts though, it's alright to stop.

[ Difficult women is a byproduct of E-Rank Luck, Lancer. Maybe he ought to AU as a Lancer with Ex++ Luck alright. ]

I don't think I'd mind it a lot. [ Other than when it's on her. ] So is everyone here that easy to melt?

[Contract with Misaya gives him D rank luck...but since it's Misaya, his luck might as well as be E.]

Pretty much. We humans...can't really stick our bodies into flames without using some sort of protection.

[He opens his fist and looks down at his hand. Still red and raw, but gradually healing. At times like these, he's glad that he's not completely human.]

[ Fire can be cute too. It's mostly beautiful, flames sparking with the wild ferocity that only passion can fuel, but in Flame Princess' case, it's cute shit. ]

Really? [ Blink. Blink. ] We're going to boogie?

[ Whatever a boogie was, it sounded like a fun word. Boogie. Boogeeee. Did the temperature of the area increase just a bit? It might be a good idea to calm this flame before allowing her to take the hand. ]

[ Hey now, she took Lancer's hit points down a notch in a couple threads above, daaaaaad. ]

Hey dad. [ HDU let her get kidnapped. ] You don't have to yell. Their ears are pretty sensitive.

[ And susceptible to fire she's found. ]

And you're walking? [ Seriously, what expansion gave him legs.... ] What gives?

[ Glad to be of convenience. Except not. ]

Hey! [ That flame is starting to turn a bit blue now. ] That's rude!

Don't worry, these gloves will not burn that easily.

[And with that, he's going to take her hand!

...Well, it is kinda hot, but with the help of the gloves, the only thing Bedivere felt was...]

You're warm.

[Umm.
>good idea
>Pascal

no no no, that's not how it happened]

Mmhm! Ya wanted to, right?

[She gives the princess a winning smile, and keeps on holding out her hand. After all, what's the worst that could happen? A burned hand or two? So what? She's burned herself plenty of times, with all the stupid shit she's done involving fire cryas. Worst-case scenario, she has to call in a favour from Cyandine, or spend a few days in Cheria's care. If that's the price for cutting a rug with a coronal cutie... well, she'd pay it in a heartbeat.]

[ That must have been a typo. How could a Lancer not have E-Rank luck?? ]

Your hand--!! Why is it doing that now? [ She sounds as though she were a little girl with her questioning. ] Is it getting better?

No, I'm hot. [ She doesn't quite get what it is he means since she's never felt the touch of another before. ] Not warm. Warm would be an insult.

[ If Pascal wants to continue to fuel the fire to the point she burns blue, then by all means, please continue in this manner. First though, she's got to figure out what this 'boogie' was and what the act consisted of. It'd be an embarrassment to agree to it and then fail in the attempt of boogie.

Strange hooman terms. Why can't everything just be on fire and full of elemental puns?? ]

Right! [ She thinks at least. ] Are you sure you want to do this though? I don't like the smell of burning flesh.

Mm, I suppose it would be, given your nature.

[Going to twirl her around lightly, wouldn't want her going out after all!]

[Looks like she saw his skin growing back.]

Yeah, it's getting better. But I heal faster than everyone else here. Usually, if you burn a person's hand like that, it would take week to heal over.

[He stands up dusts himself off with his relatively uninjured hand.]

...So, you still up for that dance?

I'VE ALWAYS HAD THESE LEGS. I JUST PREFER TO SIT DOWN. I'VE BEEN TOLD I NEED MORE EXERCISE.

SORRY, MY VOICE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LOUD AND BOOMING.

[He looks around and sees some people on fire, at least a little.]

WELL, I AM SLIGHTLY LESS DISAPPOINTED. BUT IF YOU DO NOT BATHE THESE INSECTS IN FIRE! BY FIRE, YOU WILL BE GROUNDED!

[Peacock kind of jumps back when she sees the flames turn]..I woulda' asked for a light, but I didn't want to offend.

Chill out, whydon'tcha?

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III what am I doing.

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increasing your tag count against me so that you never hit nirvana~

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3..

also potential for when i figure out how to put her in the game

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