His day is just dragon on...

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

That sure would be what looks like a huge dragon... trying to get it's horns out of the welcome sign... while trying not to do any more damage to the surrounding area. There are brochures flying everywhere too. Looks like someone's entrance to the Nexus was rather unexpected... and having a thirty-ish foot long dragon in the main area of the forum doesn't seem to be a very good idea either...

".... Help?"


((ooc: Or if you don't want to deal with him till he's done getting himself unstuck...))

"Ah... Do these come in a larger size?" Skyfire holds up a brochure between two claws... and it looks a bit worse for wear. "I'm having some trouble holding it well enough to read it..."

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[mybadhabit]

Seeing such a majestic and noble creature in such an undignified position is, quite frankly, embarrassing as hell, and that's the only reason Sonic is helping.

With an exasperated sigh, climbs up the side of the sign to where the horns are caught and takes hold of one. "Stop moving, and this will be easier on the both of us."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire freezes instantly the moment he realizes that there's someone right near one of his horns. He looks pretty sheepish as he tries to look up at whoever is trying to help him.

"Sorry?" Sonic might have some issues getting those horns loose, because they're wedged in there pretty good. The tips of multi pronged horns clearly snag very well when punched into something. "Thank you for attempting to get me loose..." Skyfire didn't know if the help would work, but even the offer of help was appreciated.

[mybadhabit]

With a shrug, Sonic glances down, a wry smirk on his face. "Don't mention it. I really just couldn't stand watching you flail around like that."

He's always been a fan of the saying 'Work smarter, not harder,' so he takes his time analyzing just how Skyfire's horns are stuck before pulling out a kunai. "Do you feel sensation through your horns? I'm going to try widening the holes, and while I don't intend for my blade to slip, you might feel it scraping against the sides a bit."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"Not one of my proudest moments, I'll admit..." He chuckles a little, clearly embarrassed.

If Sonic can widen the holes, great, if not... "Sensation yes, pain no..." A sigh "If you can't widen the holes, you might have to remove the ends of the horns..." and if it came down to that, a saw would have to be found somewhere.

[mybadhabit]

With a small smile, he pats Skyfire on the head, then wedges his kunai in-between the dragon's horns and the sign, putting pressure on the blade like a lever in order to make the hole bigger. "I'd rather not have to do that, if it can be avoided. I'm sure if this doesn't work, I'll be able to find a bottle of soap somewhere, and that may help."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Fortunately it seems that using the blade as a lever seems to be working, and slowly the metal gives way enough for Skyfire to pull his horns free... but he doesn't move.

"It's not too much of a hardship to loose a bit of them if it gets me loose, but thank you for trying to keep them attached."

Skyfire won't try to move until Sonic says he's clear, not wanting to knock him down or hurt him somehow.

[mybadhabit]

"They're very impressive looking, I would hate for them to lose their magnificence to something as silly as this."

He gives Skyfire one more pat on the head, then drops away from the sign, landing lightly in a crouch. He dusts himself off as he stands, looking up at the dragon. "Try to be more careful in the future, alright? This place can be a little unpredictable at times."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire backs away from the sign slowly, shaking his head and stretching once he was sure he was clear of both the sign and Sonic.

He huffs lightly and gives Sonic a light, slightly exasperated grin. "You make it sound as if I had a warning before that..." Looking at the sign, he can't help but wince. "...hideous looking sign smacked into me. I was landing in a field outside of my home not... Wherever this place is."

There's no aggression or irritation in his voice, just a slightly tired sense of amusement. Skyfire has been doing his best to stay positive about everything... and it's half working.

[mybadhabit]

"You had no more warning than any of us, I'm sure." Sonic smirks, putting his hand on his hip and tilting his head to the side. "I was running at full speed, and I still managed not to run into anything."

"This place, as the hideous looking sign says, is the Nexus." He waves at the sign, which doesn't look at all like a dragon just ran into it. "I've been here... three or four days? It's a little hard to keep track of the time. It doesn't like to be consistent, I've found."

[brave_heart_verity]

Dragon.

Okay.

She can handle this. She's seen dragons before. And this one doesn't seem to be rampaging so much as flailing. But what she really wants to know is... "How did you manage to hurt that thing? I've seen people shoot it and try to set it on fire with magic and nothing's ever hurt it."

She is super helpful.

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Flailing... was an accurate description of Skyfire's predicament. The ends of his horns had punctured the sign and gotten stuck... Hurt it? The sign isn't any worse for wear, other than having his horns stuck in the back... It hasn't budged an inch otherwise.

He stops moving the instant he realizes that there is somebody close, and huffs softly, trying to find the source of the voice without moving his head.

"I'd say it's the one doing the hurting..." He's not whining, but it really is rather uncomfortable having his head stuck at such an angle. "... I didn't mean to slam into it head first?"

Skyfire had wound up in the Nexus quite suddenly, as he was landing to be precise. So speed, plus landing at an angle, combined with a surprise entrance to the Nexus, apparently equaled a confused dragon with it's horns stuck in a nearly invulnerable sign.

[brave_heart_verity]

"Huh. Remind me to never get on your bad side..."

Ver moves slowly around the dragon, careful to stay out of range of the flailing while she tries to get a better look at what happened to him. "Try to hold still, okay? We'll figure this out. Just. Hold still while we do that."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Once he realizes she's gotten closer, he stops even trying to look. He didn't want to cause any injuries to anyone after all.

"You don't have to worry about that... It's pretty hard to get on my bad side..." Mostly true, unless someone is purposely trying to hurt someone or abusing them, Skyfire is pretty forgiving...

He huffs softly, then sighs, while holding as still as he can. "Warn me if you need to climb on me to get a better look? I don't want to end up harming you accidentally..." Totally true, he hates the thought of hurting anyone. On the bright side, with those big feather wings and red 'mane' down the middle of his back, it would be fairly easy for someone to climb on him.

[brave_heart_verity]

For the best that he hold still and not get himself tangled up even worse.

"Good to know. I don't make a habit of climbing on people without asking permission. But it's hard to see what happened from down here. I don't want to hurt you, but if you think you could stand it, I'd like to try getting closer to where you're stuck. If there's something caught on your horns, I might be able to help you get it off."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"Go ahead and climb up if you think it'll help you get a better look. I really don't mind." He pauses a moment. "Just be careful... I don't want you to fall off and get hurt. Really grab onto my hair and feathers if you need to..."

All he said so far has been totally true. He actually missed playing with children and other people... He'd been alone far too long after getting used to spending so much time having friends.

[brave_heart_verity]

"Okay. I'll be careful." For both of them.

That said, climbing up a dragon is not something she's really prepared for Samus why didn't you teach her rock climbing sooner such a failure as a trainer geez. There may be a few amusing false moves--amusing for other people to watch, less so for her and possibly Skyfire to live through.

"Sorry, sorry..."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Fortunately Skyfire is steady and doesn't flinch as she tries to climb him... but he does quickly use his tail to somewhat come to her rescue. Having a mostly prehensile tail comes in handy, and he uses it to act as a stabilizer for her to lean on while she's trying to get up to his horns... Even if that red, tail tuft of hair is likely a bit of an annoyance.

"It's alright. Just go slow... Having you climbing on me is fine, so try not to worry..."

[william_kent]

William looks up in alarm at the sound of something vigorously crashing into the sign. Well... that's not something that you see every day.

He puts down the book he was reading and cautiously approaches. "What happened?"

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

Skyfire pauses in his attempts to dislodge his horns from the sign and sighs.

"I seem to have crashed into something..." He hasn't figured out just what he's gotten his horns tangled in, or where he is "...and I think I'm stuck..." but he knows it's not where he was not long ago.

Skyfire is clearly fighting with the sign, and he's not winning. There might be a few holes in the back of the sign later... or pieces of his horns if it comes to cutting them off to get himself free. Though he stops struggling when he realizes whoever it is that is approaching is fairly close, not wanting to hurt anyone.

[william_kent]

"You're definitely stuck," Wil agrees, trying to get a better look at how exactly the dragon's horns are tangled in the debris. "There's a sign on your head."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"...A sign?" Said sign still looks almost pristine and sitting where it was originally, just with a dragon stuck to one side by his horns. "... What is the thing even made of?"

The ends of Skyfire's horns have punctured the back of the sign, with the angle of his head causing him no end of trouble in trying to move his head in the right directions so that he can pull them out. Mostly because he can't see which way to turn and the prongs keep catching back in the holes if he does manage to get a few free.

[william_kent]

"I have no idea." Wil studies the horrible mess that the dragon's created, and reaches a hand out hesitantly. "If it's okay with you, I can try to help guide you out of it."

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

"If you don't mind, I would really appreciate it. I'm starting to get a little stiff..." Ok, more like he was starting to get a real bad crick in his neck, but he's the type to downplay his aches.

[william_kent]

"Okay, try not to move too much. And don't freak out..." Wil concentrates, enclosing the dragon's head in the gentlest telekinetic field he can manage. He carefully turns and tugs, trying to lead the horns back through the sign without getting snagged even worse.

[caelum_ignis_draconigena]

That... has to be one of the oddest sensations that he's ever felt, but he's not trying to fight it. It's not electromagnetic manipulation, but something else. He shifts his body a few times, careful not to hit the person trying to help him get free.

"This has to be one of the strangest situations that I've encountered in a long time..." It'll likely take a bit of work, but his horns will eventually pop free from the sign.