2877/Meeting the King

Meeting the King
Date of Scene:	22 August 2015
Location:	Papaya Island - Hospital
Synopsis:	Celestine meets Genghis Rex
Cast of Characters:	114, 816

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Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Papaya Island has a large gymnasium facilty to allow WMAT competitors to keep up with their training during the actual tournament. Due to the wide variety of species in the multiverse, the idea of gender kinda has to take a backseat to a more shared lockeroom area. There are designated areas for the more conservative races competing, but for the most part, it is a shared, co-ed lockeroom and gym area, with all sorts of strange creatures either cleaning off after a spar or workout, or getting ready to start their training.

Styraco, the Tyranno medical officer, stands near a large risen metal tub that hovers above him, reviewing a datapad.

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine has been around here, mostly because while she has lost both of her matches in Q1, she may still have a chance to redeem herself... Maybe. She doesn't actually know, but the gym makes a great way to release that pent up frustration and anger. Yet, her creator, Stryaco was here today and she got the word to come see him. This-- didn't make her overly thrilled.

Not because she wasn't glad to see him, he was the first she saw when she experienced the brand new world, but because she had been a failure thus far. Every Target Zone battle, even this tournament was a failure, after a failure. Even so, she walked in with a military stance and some pride in those red draconic eyes.

Her dark brown, almost black scales were slightly dull in color, with a gray underbelly, underarms and side of her thighs, along with around her hands. Her feathers were also black with blue-white tips. As she approached Styraco, she lowered her head to him with a lower rumbling sound. Prideful she was, but she knew she had not been a very successful experiment so far.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
For the most part, Styraco appeared lost in thought as data flashed across his screen, reflecting in his expressionless eyes. When Celestine rumbled, he did not start. Styraco was amongst the most observant beings in the multiverse and it was likely the scientist had caught her in his periphery the moment she walked in ... unless of course he had her bugged and knew where she was at all times ... something few would put past the orange skinned Ceratopsoid.

"Ahh, Celestine." Styraco looked up from his datapad, cocking his head, his beak curved into a permanent frown, "I see that despite your defeat, you are no worse for wear."

Styraco stepped over to her and began examining the Dragon/Raptor hybrid, as if a mechanic might review a piece of equipment for flaws, tapping at the bare scales on her arms with his giant conical black talons.

"You seem frustrated, my daughter." Styraco said in his ever present matter of fact tone, "You should not be. You are a marvel of modern science. Just look at those scales, hard as steel before your first molt! And that musculature! You'd put most Reptilonians to shame and you're not even a year old!"

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine kept her head down to her 'father' as he spoke to her, her eyes not meeting his. "No, I heal fast and recover as quick. Though I do not like the feeling of magical fire, the concept of being... Burned... Is a strange sensation." Her tail flicks gently as she says this, her red eyes at last glancing up to him as goes to walk around her. Tapping her scales and examining her form.

"I am frustrated because I keep losing." She rumbles out with a low throttling growl in her throat. "I try and try again, but I keep being bested." Her eyes then dart away, as she looks simply at the wall, her tail starts to thrash side to side for a bit as she speaks, "I was even beaten by some clone that smelt of rotten flesh and bones... And I still can't get that laugh out of my head." Celestine at last lets out a heavy sigh, "But, but I know I can't give up. I'll get stronger, won't I? I'll make our enemies pay one day and make you, along with the others, proud." She perks up a little, her eyes looking at him like a real child now looking to her father, "And then you can make others like me, right? Then I wont be alone anymore?"

Yet her attention shifts to the tub, before tilting her head gently, "...also what is in there and is that... A..." she tilts her head the other way, "... Oversized tub?" She seems very perplexed by what she is looking at and just as curious to see what is inside; If anything.

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Styraco leans back on his heels, his huge head travelling up and down Celestine's body before he crosses his arms and lets out an indignant hrumph, "I suppose I could not breed the need for companionship out of you. Unfortunate as companions will often let you down and cannot be trusted. Friends, companions, mates, they are folly and can all be replaced by a good challenge or mind bending project ... today, even something as trivial as reproduction does not require more than single determined mind. As you can see by your very own existence."

"The truth is, I have no friends, only associates. They do not like me, nor I them. I certainly cannot MAKE them like you. That is something you will need to do on your own ... if that is your desire." his tone is harsh and unforgiving, with a tinge of disappointment.

An alarm goes off on Styraco's datapad and he punches a few buttons on a nearby control panel. The tub lowers down and into the floor, revealing it is filled to the brim with ice water, with a pair of red nostrils and closed eyes poking above the surface, like a great red crocodile.

"This, Celestine, is our leader, Genghis Rex. He is taking an ice bath while he meditates to help recover from the rigorous training he's undergoing with Vegeta ... I am here to prevent him from getting hypothermia."

Styraco then plucks a cube of ice from the frigid water and tosses it, banking it off Rex's brow. The eyes snap open, revealing a deep jade color, as the brow wrinkles and a threatening gaze swings to Styraco.

"Time to get up, unless you want to become a Tyranno-cicle."

Rex lifted himself up out of the icy bath, revealing only his upper torso, while the rest of him remained submerged. He glared at Styraco for several moments, then his attention turned to Celestine.

His features softened ever so slightly, and his head titled slightly, "You seem very ... familiar to me ... do I know you?"

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine listens to what Stryaco has to say and her shoulder slump slightly, her head lowers and her tail becomes limp as it rests on the ground. "Yes, father. I understand. I am sorry to disappoint you with such emotional concerns." As she looks away her eyes get a bit of fire of determination in them from her own idle thoughts, but when the pad beeps her attention shifts and her head shifts back up.

There was a curious rumble from her throat, as she observed the pad, then the tub. Her red eyes stare at the nostril she could see emerged in the ice water. Her eye ridges furrowed, before her tail flicked gently. When the leader of the Tyrannos rose up, she took a minor step back. Her tail flicked and her eyes stared at him, when he spoke, the Draco-Raptor opened her maw to speak, but no words escaped-- at least not at first-- then with a gentle shake of her head she snapped he feet together and at last spoke up. "I am Celestine, I... do not think we have had the chance to speak, sir, but I have read reports on you and seen videos of you."

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex's eyes narrow at her introduction. It's difficult to tell if he's irritated or if his face is just always in a sorta permanent scowl. He rises out of the icy water, while Styraco immediately rushes to him and begins toweling the Tyranno commander off.

To say Rex is ripped would be an understatement. His physique almost looks like he's been carved out of stone, without so much as even a hint of fat. Gone is the sagging skin and withered look that plagued him after his battle with Kakarot, and he seems to have surpassed his physical condition prior to the war for Reptilon. Such are the results of training with Saiyans.

Rex's steely gaze never leaves Celestine, and once Styraco has draped him in a loose robe, he steps over to her, leaning in so his crimson nostrils come nearly close enough to touch her. He inhales deeply, then his eyes go wide and flash to Styraco.

"What in the name of the Great Egg have you done?! ARE YOU INSANE?!"

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine stares right back into those Jaded eyes with her red ones. They never leave his and the edge of her tail twitches from time to time. When his nose comes close to her own snout, that tail twitching stops and her own eyes just gaze. The spikes her backside flare up slightly, like a natural predatory response to something far larger staring her down, even her feathers on her head lift just slightly. She doesn't make an aggressive move, but when Genghis raises his voice to Styraco, she speaks up just as quickly. "He is not insane!"

Her own out burst quickly causes her to step back cuffing her own muzzle and looking off to the side, her feathers quickly lay down, along with her own spikes. Her eyes looking anywhere but now at Rex. She hisses softly, before she looks back at him. "I-- I am sorry, but he isn't insane sir--- and I--"

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Unwanted eyes begin turning at the raise voices, as all manner of creature start staring in the direction of the gathered Tyrannos. Most prominently are the eyes of the Dinosaucer Brontothunder, whose massive blue-grey body lying precariously on a massage table, while a small doglike creature struggles to figure out just how to massage a Brontosaurus.

"Everything, ok over there, Rexy?" the sauropod's scratchy baritone called out across the locker room.

Rex immediately put on a facade of awkward smiles and grins, "Uhh, fine! Just fine! Heh!" Before grabbing both Celestine and Styraco and pulling them both behind a row of lockers.

Rex sighed and sat down on a wooden bench, turning a drooped head to both of the Tyrannos, "You know what they will do to you ... to HER ... if they find out ... "

"Execution." Styraco interrupted, "I am prepared for that. Were I not, I'd not have created her."

"That doesn't answer why ... why am I asking you why?" Rex shook his head.

"The furthering of science dictates that we take risks, in spite of a backwards society's irrationalities." Styraco said concisely, "It was a risk my father took and it is one I am willing to take as well. It is merely the unfortunate chance one must take when of bringing light to the unenlightened."

Rex exhaled heavily, then turned his jade eyes to Celestine, holding a claw out to her, "Come to me, child."

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine at this point is highly confused, a little nervous, and scared as she is tugged along in all this-- unknown mess. She isn't that old after all and social environments are not her strongest of knowledge. This whole thing just has her all sorts of perplexed as it unfolds. She can't even speak as the two talk back and forth to one another. Her feathers are fully back and her eyes do hide any of her emotional feelings on the matter. She can only lip the word 'execution' and she knows what it means, it causes her to shake her head a bit.

Why? Why would he-- they-- be....

However, those thoughts are pushed aside when Rex asks for her to come over. Her eye ridges furrow with some concern before her nostrils flare a little. Then with careful, but seemingly calm steps she walks over to him. Unsure of what to expect from the far taller male and one that looks like could ever be her equal in strength. "You-- You are Genghis Rex, leader of the Tyrannos, ruler of our people. I want to help and I'll be a great soldier," She says without even waiting to see what he has to say. Perhaps because of her nerves or perhaps trying to sway off any doubt quickly. "I was designed to be a great soldier. To go head to head with great vigor against our enemies, to survive in environments that none others can!" Her tail lays low and her large toe claw clicks on the ground just slightly from her nerves. "I will do whatever you command, like any loyal soldier would!"

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex takes Celestine's claw and sets her down next to him on the bench. His own tail twitches nervously to the point where it brushes up against her own. He pulls her claw to his nostrils again and inhales, then places his other claw on top of hers and rests them on their thighs.

He is quiet for a long moment, as if trying to find the correct words, before saying lowly, "What's done is done. I am the only one who has communed with the Dragon, so I should be the only one who can recognize its scent. Styraco, I want that egg destroyed and all record of it expunged. Do not fight me on this. I will string you up by your horns if you do."

Genghis Rex turns to Celestine with a gentleness in his eyes that wasn't previously there, "Yes, Celestine. You are a Tyranno and a soldier, but most importantly, you are a living being. You were not created ... you were born, and you family, ALL of them, died in the war against the Saiyans. I wish your introduction to our world were more welcoming, but ... if anyone finds out where you REALLY came from, they will destroy both you and Styraco and there is NOTHING I could do to save either one of you."

Rex points to Styraco, "He accepts this fate willingly, and that's all well and good, but you ... you had no choice in this matter and I'm not about to let an innocent suffer because of someone else's irresponsibility."

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine sits down as he motions her too and her eyes never leave his again, even as his tail brushes against her's in nervousness, those red eyes never leave those jades. She watches what he does though, taking in her scent, before resting her hands and his on her thighs. It is here that her gaze lowers and she closes her eyes. Listening now more closely to his words and just taking in the air around her.

When he finishes speaking, her eyes reopen again, keeping her own thoughts to herself. The thoughts that she may in fact now be the only one of her kind. That she will be 'alone', even as he speaks that they are family, but she gives an idle nod and looks at his eyes. "Then, what am I to tell people if they ask what I honestly am? Am I to lie or simply say I am an engineered super soldier?" She almost cuffs a laugh at her own words, cause that is truth; She is one. "... But you answered that already, right? I am a Tyranno, a soldier." There is some pride in her voice, "A Reptilonian." Even more pride is in those words as she raises her head up a bit more.

"And I will make you proud, very proud. I will make those pay for what they done. I have already faced two of them... which they smell funny." She says with a scuff of huff from her nostrils. "I-- I am to call you... Bossasaur right? Not just sir?" She looks away about then, over to Styraco. This is-- probably not how this was suppose to go down, was it? This awkward uncertainty and possible grim circumstance over the horizon. Her eyes dart back over to Rex, "Do you want to test my strength? Or-- any test?"

Genghis Rex (114) has posed:
Rex grins a little at Celestine's fire. "Yes, you are a Tyranno and that is enough. Should anyone question that, they can come to me directly. As far as how you should address me, that's really up to you. Rex, Genghis Rex, Bossasaur, sir, whichever suits you. Just never call me Chiefasaurus, and know that first names among my house are reserved for mates only."

The Red T-rex releases Celestine's claw and deposits it in her own lap, "That tone does NOT sound like the tone of a quivering hatchling asking what a superior wants of her, it's a challenge!"

Genghis Rex stands, placing his claws on his hips, a look of bemusement on his face, his green eyes playful and hungry, "And it is ACCEPTED."

Celestine (816) has posed:
Celestine gives a nod as Rex explains the proper means addressing and when he realizes it is a challenge, there is a glint of eagerness in her eyes and then when he accepts, a smile appears on her muzzle, melting away any concerns she has quickly, those feathers on her head rise up just slightly. "Good! I'll show you what your new Tyranno can do and who knows, maybe you will teach /me/ something."