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Admittedly, this is...very unlike me, but I'm going along with this before the excitement wears off. It took far longer than I thought to put together my asterisk, but I finally have something both complete and a bit more towards my style. That much isn't so out of the ordinary, but...oh, I'll just get to it. Lucian?

(There's a brief moment of discussion with her moogle before Matilda finally goes and dabbles with her iMog. The flash of a job change is nothing unusual by any means, nor is the shift in attire, but a full on shift from her normal fox appearance to that of a dragon? Not a whole lot bigger than she normally is, at least, but that's definitely a dragon there. One with scales that look as if you're looking up at space itself, seeing the stars and swirls of a blue nebula. The dragon rubs her head, the voice coming from her very much Tilly's.)

Once I learned I could call upon my draconic power in times of emergency, I knew I wouldn't be able to keep this a secret for long. And...while this is liberating, I suppose it's also a heads up to not be alarmed if you see me like this elsewhere? It may not be the greatest to go about towns in, now that I think about it...

...A-anyway, yes. This much is part of the asterisk and I'm quite happy with it. I thought I'd share that with everyone else...

(A smile. See? Nothing to worry about at all, promise! God, she's being so awkward right now, she's just...gonna end this before it gets agonizing.)

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You really look like that but you spend most of your time walkin' around lookin' like... this?!

[He gestures to the screen.]

Why would you not wanna be a big, awesome, starry-winged dragon??

Try fitting into a grocery store or a theater seat.

Yeah, I have to hop off my mecha for those things too, but that doesn't mean I don't still ride it everywhere I can.

True. But let's really examine this.

There's a threat of a giant dragon that's going to kill us all in the next few days. The times that you would not be in your mecha would be the same times she wouldn't be in dragon form.

So, while in transit, it's a terrible idea because everyone's got guns or whatever trained and ready in case Bahamut comes early. While walking on the street, it just wouldn't be practical because she's kind of big like that and it would be rude to other pedestrians, and we're adding that they might freak out because dragon.

So, the two places that she could feasibly get away with it when not out and fighting is whenever it's dark, or whenever it's obvious that she's not a threat.

And she might not be able to fit in theater seats or grocery stores.

Okay, you've got a point with the whole Bahamut thing.

You'd think she'd leap on the chance to stretch those wings otherwise, though! I know I would.

There...wasn't a lot of room to stretch my wings back home.

(Prejudice is a bitch like that, but she'd rather not delve into the subject too deeply right now.)

Things are very different here, so I can be more public with it. I missed having the option...and...hopefully that's not a problem for you, Red.

(She asks in earnest, sheepishly scratching her cheek.)

[Here's just a couple seconds of rumination before a heavy sigh.]

Nah. We've all got secrets under our fur. I'd just think you'd wanna be out and about flyin' every chance you got.

I would, but the problem is twofold. First, I'm not sure it's best for a dragon to casually roam about the land with talk of Bahamut becoming so widespread. Second, my wings are...mostly for show, I've learned. An asterisk can only replicate so much of one's abilities...

Honestly, I would've made this sooner if I had an idea of what I wanted it to be. Getting access to my draconic form was a very recent decision, as was gearing it away from an explosive kind of mage like Kuja.

Yeah, the further you get from bein' Kuja, the better.

[He was alright, honestly, but not exactly what you'd call a life goal. Too much pomp and strut, not enough...

...pants.]

But why would'ja end up lookin' like you do right now? Wouldn't you wanna look human, especially in a place like this? I got enough stares in my first few months that it was startin' to get to me.

It's...after one of the people who raised me. I got plenty of looks myself, after she became so well known, but I refused to pick something else.

(She's underselling Samiah here, but her and the others being fabled heroes is another topic entirely.)

It's the principle, you understand.

...Yeah, I do. Last time I was in the Dream Width, I even saw the guy who I idolized.

[...And somehow, he forgot.]

So I guess that's a good reason.

(She nods.)

There's less necessity for it here, which helps. Maybe once all of this business with Bahamut is dealt with, I won't have to worry so much about worrying others.

Besides...I like your face. It's nothing you should need to hide.

Like I'd hide it now. I've got fans and a trading card!

Kinda makes me wish I wore a mask to games, though. That'd have looked cool!

Soon enough, you might even get your own Triple Triad card! Blitzball collectibles are great, too.

My personal opinion, however? The mask might make you a dork. A cute dork, but a dork.

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