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Peridot has a nose for gold. It's a trait common to all types of dragons, from big to small, no matter what their nature or their diet or their habitat. There's nothing special about her, in that regard. What every dragon doesn't have, is the small size and inherent nosiness that Peridot possesses, which has inexorably drawn her inside this strange little human structure.

Dragons love treasure. It's a well known fact, and it's the reason why she's been lingering in here for far too long. Crawling in through one of the battered windows had been easy enough, and from there she had just followed her nose deeper into the house, down into the basement where, lo and behold! Riches lay in wait.

That's how Lapis will likely find her: in the process of tearing apart her basement stash, pulling out jewels and gold and silver from very containers, in order snuffle at them and roll around in a massive pile of wealth.

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The idea of a part ownership gets her attention more than anything else has so far. "Hmmmmm," the dragon hums, cocking her head thoughtfully. "That is a much more acceptable offer. Fine. I agree."

"I'd still like for you to move your stuff here, though. I'll let you pick out the stuff you want, though there's still a few things in here that aren't negotiable." And that way Peridot doesn't run off with her more treasured treasures.

The dragon has a few things that she doesn't want the human to get her hands on either, but... they can deal with that as it comes. "Fine. More importantly... what of this "cow" flesh that you provided me with just now? Will there be more of that?"

She wants the beef.

"It's not the flesh, it's the muscle. Cow skins are used for tanning to make leather." She lifts her foot and taps her boot. "But yes, I can get more of it. How much do you eat anyway?"

She's heard that dragons can eat entire cows, but that doesn't seem like it's going to be a problem with this one. A cow is bigger than her.

"At least as much as you gave me just now. Once a day. That should be an acceptable amount," she says, like she's negotiating wages or something. Look, she's a dragon, it's not like she keeps track of how much she eats on the regular.

"Once a day?" That doesn't seem like a lot? Whatever, keeps her wallet filled. "Sure, I can do that no problem. Would you rather it in the morning or afternoon or night?" Dragons 101 was never her best class, honestly.

She crosses her paws, flicking her tail. "Hmm... I'm not sure. I'll probably just let you know on a daily basis as it becomes necessary."

Bossy.

"How about I just give you food when I eat?" Then she doesn't have to make food twice, and it leaves her a happier person. "Humans eat three times a day, most of the time." Which is honestly more realistic than once, but she's also forgotten to eat a few times.

The life of a thief, honestly.

She shrugs her wings. "That should be fine then."

"Great, it's a deal then." Lapis can live with what she's offered here. "The chains aren't coming off until your stuff is over here though. Sorry, just a precaution." She still doesn't trust Peridot to not run off.

"You got a name or what?"

She shakes her head 'no'.

"Well, I can't keep calling you 'Dragon', so." Lapis turns, rummaging about on one of the crates that her guest hadn't knocked over earlier, grabbing an armful of shiny jewels before walking over to said dragon and laying them at her feet.

"Pick one. Might as well have a theme going here."

She sits up a little to watch, ears pricked forward with keen interest, and noses a little closer when Lapis sets all those nice shiny gems down.

After a moment she bats a paw out and scoops a light green one closer. Maybe because it's big, maybe because it seems to be the same color that she is. Who can say, really.

"That your choice?" Just to be sure. The rest she'll scoop back up again to put away, if that's the case.

"That's why I pulled it away from the others, yes," she says a little impatiently.

"No need to be snappy, Peridot." She shuffles away to put the gems back where she'd kept them, turning to Peridot once she's done. "You can keep that, by the way. Consider it a housewarming gift."

"Oh," she says with surprise, glancing up at Lapis and then down at the gem with a sort of wonderment and newfound appreciation. "Wow... Thanks," she murmurs quietly. Peridot, huh? She can get used to that, she supposes...

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"So, question. Are you going to sleep down here with all my stuff or do you want a bed?" Inquiring minds want to know, though it's probably for the best if Peridot doesn't need a bed. Her only spare is moth eaten to keep up the appearances of being abandoned.

....what even is a "bed".

Peridot decides not to ask.

"Eh? Oh. Down here will be just fine," she says, tucking her new gem under both front paws.

Hope you're ready for all your stuff to get pulled out and thrown into one big sleepin' pile, Lapis. At least until Peridot gets her sleepin' shield back from her den.

It's something more comfy than having gold pieces stuck and jabbing into you in weird places that gold shouldn't be because that's not her profession.

Unfortunately for Lapis, some of her stuff already has been pulled out and strewn around, which is. Less than optimal, honestly.

"We'll grab your stuff tomorrow when it's light out." No point in running around in the woods at night. That's just asking for trouble.

YOU'RE NOT A DRAGON, LAPIS, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND B(

"What, you can't see in the dark?" Peridot teases, amused. She's already looking more and more comfortable down here, sprawling out across the floor with her rear legs stretched out behind her.

"Sure can't. Humans sleep at night." Which explains the piss poor night vision. Which is kind of upsetting. "I can make a potion to make it better though. Waste of resources though since I don't need them."

"Dragons sleep at night too, but we need to be able to see in caves and such," Peridot says, shrugging her wings. "Fine. We'll go in the morning then. I could probably do with some rest anyway, since my day was exhausting and involved some human throwing multiple knives at me and while threatening to powder my blood."

"It was only twice. Besides, I don't know how to powder dragon blood anyway." It was just a threat. "Wasn't lying about how much I could make off of you though." But Lapis is already heading towards the door anyway, grabbing the empty plate from the floor.

"Try it and I'll eat you," Peridot says, calling after her. She's only kind half? Joking? Whatever. She's gonna start snuffling around for some good loot to scrape into a pile and sack out on. There's a bag of something up on that one shelf that has a good smell about it...