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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-18 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
There was darkness at first. There was a dream he can't remember. Where he lay in slumber, there was a cramped space as he floats in the water in buoyancy. In his slumber, he bumped against the glass barrier several times. He has been heavily tranquilized several hours before to keep him subdued. His arms and feet have been chained with shackles to restrain and restrict him from moving.

Outside the tank, the celebrations went underway. There was an announcement. From inside the tank, the sound of their voices is warbled.

The sheet over the tank removed and the light of the room poured in. Rubbing his eyes, he sleepily swam and rose to the surface. He has a face of a man with pale jade-like skin with horned antlers on the side of his head, pointed ears like an elf. His long hair wet, sticking to his body with the hairpin and ornates that kept his hair in place, his robes soaked. What Leanne can't see is his tail, which is long and serpentine-like a snake, coiled at the bottom of the tank with a lion's fur at the tail's end.

His face looks at her sternly and solemn, a sleepy expression once the drugs wear off. He opens his eyes, looking at her cooly.

"Who are you and where am I?" Seeing the guns, knowing they are human weapons. Keeping a cool expression, seeing the weapons made him a little nervous as he remembered he gave her father a rough tussle back in the ocean for trespassing on his territory and Mu lost the battle, not knowing their tranquilizer guns have an effect on him. "Oh. There's no need for violence. Please, put those away." He's disinterested in taking more lives as he doesn't find that necessary.

Looking back at her again, he peers into her thoughts to read her mind and the minds of the other humans in this room. With a heavy sigh, he smells the food in the air, sniffing. Leaning on the edge of the tank, his wet bangs cover his face and his eyes, so he tucks his bangs behind his ears.

Tilted his head aside, "I'm hungry. What are we celebrating?"
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-19 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
"I am in your mansion? On land correct?" Mu takes a good look around at his surroundings. Definitely taken far away from home and it dawn upon him that he was taken captive by the humans. This happened to his marine friends in his home under the sea before. He saw them get taken away by humans from a boat and they rarely came back.

Seeing they don't put their guns away, Mu becomes aware and find the situation tense. He might as well obey their whims and do as they say, as he values his life much more than theirs. He can do away those men easily enough, but he sees there are women and children attended the party as well, and he's not interested in harming the innocent. He can settle the peace as this is a celebration.

He can be a chivalrous gentleman and be treated as one if he could remember his manners as he was a well-respected noble from the ocean depths where he ruled as his territory and over his marine subjects. Not like a savage animal. Perhaps he can win favor from these humans somehow. He could tell by how well they dressed and how elaborated this lady's father put together. The man who captured him is wealthy.

"They...should have told me. I must look unsightly to you. I am Mu, and I am a dragon from the seas. If you can unshackle me so I can climb out of this tank, I will come with you and eat with you. I promise I won't harm anyone in this room." He said earnestly. "I will forgive your father for his rough treatment if, in exchange for whatever you're serving from your dinner table, I can eat. I am famished."
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-20 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
He's in a mansion, a big human house. Mu can sense the wealth of this family. Seeing the banquet and the luxury and how much effort this family put together for this celebration, it would be a waste to slay these people and make them suffer his wrath and indignancy of his capture.

Mu is more of a benevolent being and he's more compassionate to the subjects he ruled over under the seas, having little to no contact of the humans who lives on the land above. He rather chooses to co-exist and live peacefully without interruptions. He must have made a simple mistake during one of his patrols and he was spotted by these humans.

A gift. He was captured to be a gift. Mu takes a deep, long drawn out breath at her praises, but it doesn't do much for his mood being a captive for these humans against his will.

Mu sniffed at the offered lamb and refused the meat that was offered, keeping his indignancy with self-restraint. But he can feel the sincerity of the celebrant in question. "Release me from the shackles first and let me out."

The chains and shackles were unlocked and that's a relief, gaining his ability to move. Very gingerly, he stepped out of the tank, picking up his wet robes. He was barefoot. The water drops to the floor. He steps down the steps and when he's on the floor, he leaves behind a trail of water. His long serpentine tail like a snake was dragged on the floor.

Mu ignores the father, glaring at him. Nobody told him what's expected of him. He didn't plan in being a pet anytime soon. For today, he'll have his first meal and then will discuss later afterward in the next course of their future. If he could make it out alive.

"Very well. But what is that meat? It is heavy. I will have seafood and vegetables, however. Fish, shrimp, whatever you have." There's an empty seat at one of the tables, and that's where he sat. He is cold and chilly, and dripping wet from the tank. If someone gets an idea to get him a towel to dry, he wouldn't make the banquet table and food wet.
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-21 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
For the most part, Mu ignored the rest of the people in the room and remains seemingly untouched by her words, being a strange creature from another world beyond human comprehension. He kept a calm front as they now reached an agreement for peace. It's only when he shows some emotion when Leanne attended to him, drying him up with the towels.

"No more lamb. It smells heavy." Still frowning and taciturn, he took his seat at the banquet table. He looks better now he's drier thanks to the towels.

Gazing upon the dish of shrimp and jasmine rice, that was actually a much better choice. He picked up the spoon and eats a little bit, each bite careful and diligent. The dish gains his approval. "Mm. This is okay."

At her question, he contemplated and points to the table that serve mostly Asian-type dishes all line-up and catered on the same table. "Hm. Those types." Where there's a lot of seafood, sushi, fish, noodles, rice, spices of that assortment all arranged neatly by type.
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-29 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Being in a room filled with strange people, of humans instead of being in his court where he should be at this morning hour, he should be doing his duty of governing his own state and his people under the sea. Now that he's expected to be a pet of a girl and family he just met with their strange accents and customs, he might as well play along and win the girl's favor if he ever plans to regain his freedom back.

"Not your family." He stated coldly as matter-of-factly because he knew that to be a truth. Contemplating further because the guards are armed with guns and he's wary of them, he quickly corrects. "Benefactor. We will discuss terms of service later."

When Leanne pointed that out, that the service is available to him. He initially ignored her, only responsed with, "Mm."

Mu lifted a chopstick and begins to eat slowly. It was good, the food was hot and well-made, that he eat everything off his plate with no complaints and washed it down with the drinks offered and worked on the sweets. Eventually, he did ring the bell, but to only call the servants and gives them orders. Politely, saying please and thank you when served. The dragon's appetite can be a wonder to behold as everything was eaten off his plates single-handedly.

With a long drawn out sigh, he's out of the tank at least, and he was granted his freedom. The tranquilizers started to wear off and he becomes more alert and aware. "All done. You may take me to my chambers."
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-02-11 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Their food is strange, their culture is strange, and he is unfamiliar with their custom, the scent of the food and from their bodies, and their heavy accents in their voices and the music are loud. Mu simply bear it, being a sulky, sullen guest as he endures their festivities, remaining tight-lipped and wearing a stern, stoic expression to keep his feelings hidden.

The tension eased when the girl, the celebrant started laughing, and he sighs heavily, waiting patiently for the celebrations to end. He sat at the table, drumming his fingers on the table when she went dancing. Part of him wonders if he ever going to go back home within a week or two once he's done fulfilling whatever is it they need of him that lead to his capture in the first place. In the meanwhile, if he succeeds, he has to put up tougher barriers around his palace.

"..." Mu looks away when he smiles at him and was following her lead. He was reluctant. There are men with their guns, but perhaps once she leads the way and he gets some rest, things will get better.

"This room is fine." He said with approval as he looks inside and observed the bedroom fit for a noble like him. "Does it have a bathroom so I could bathe?"

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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-19 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
In particular, Mu's clan is a palace of dragons. They are one of the many clans who ruled the Eastern sea territory for centuries. Within the palace, there's a lot of business going on, as Mu is coming of age as a prince. With his birthday celebration held within the same week of the lunar New Year, by the prince royal decree, the palace and kingdom is decorated with bright lights and lanterns. Food in this province is cooked and in abundance. The royal family tends to be generous and kind, even to their servants and subjects, as they celebrate in a lavish way.

Despite his father insistence, it falls upon Mu to foresee the decorations and the daily nightly banquets. Their banquets are a sight of the Heavens itself, for their appetites are enormous, and the nightly entertainment of dance, music, and games in the court to match the mood and cheerfulness of the festivities. Every night, food and dishes appear on the royal banquet for the royal family and their servants to feasts.

Mu was seen patrolling through the palace halls, wearing his imperial robes with a fan in one hand and a ledger book in the other. His robe is blue and majestic, a symbol of their family who rules the sea long at the sleeves and hem, his blue serpentine tail with a mane of a lion coil on the floor. His hair pin and ornate is jeweled and with his hair tied neatly back.

Mu was getting ready for the night of the party when he heard the familiar knock of his door. He rushed to open the door. He's a bit disheveled if anything rushed. On one hand, it's a notebook where he furiously writes notes.

"Oh, Leanne. It's you." He smiles brightly. "Thank goodness. If you're here for that, come inside." Leanne is welcomed into the prince's room to attend to her duties as expected, where there are a wardrobe and a vanity mirror fit for a prince. "I can't look unsightly tonight. Whatever I should do without you?"

For Mu's family and clan, it's quite large with the families of his father and mother combine living in one place. There are nieces, nephews, cousins of prince and princesses, all dragons, aristocrats, and nobles with their own maids and servants assigned to them to serve.
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-20 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
For Mu, her presence is a simple joy everyday. It's uncommon for mermaids to accompany and bond with sea dragons for protection. They're the most powerful creatures and they're seen as royalty, almost celestial.

Cheerfully, smiling brightly he sat in front of the vanity mirror as he talks about his plan for the evening. "It's a big celebration. Inside the palace, it's only the family and the servants. Outside on the front courtyard, there are food vendors and street markets for the common people to enjoy." While there's a difference in rank, it does bring both the royal family and their subjects together and this is how they keep their subjects happy and loyal, showing their magnanimity and generous for even the commoners were treated as equals.

"It's exciting to be a host." He blinks when his notebook was taken away, his grip on it relaxed when the kiss is given. "Fine, fine. I'll sit still."

The prince's vanity mirror has cupboards with every array of jewels, combs, and even make-up. Even the princes of the palace make-up to look and dress well as much as the princesses. Of course, Mu doesn't share whatever is in the drawers of his vanity, as he lets Leanne keep a few of his prized combs.

The hairpin removed and his hair unraveled. "No, not yet. For now, I only wish for everyone to be happy and pray for the happiness of everyone in the kingdom and for peace across all the seas and for the people above."

There histories of wars written in the family archives. But for now, there is peace won by Mu's father, so for Mu's long life as a dragon, he never experiences wars and there was a century of happiness.

He continues to smile at Leanne, as his hair is being fixed and was given a massage. "Will you be attending the celebrations tonight? You must have a formal dress to wear."
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-29 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
"Leanne, you may deliver the notebook to the head planner. It notes about dinner and dishes to be served."

With a good-humored laugh, he tucks his hair back into place. "Indeed, I will be sitting at the top seat, but I'll be also performing on this instrument called a piano, which I obtained through trade with the humans. Now the piano is different than a harp from what I used to, but it's keys and strings are very divine." Mu finds the instruments of humans fascinating that he encouraged trade with the sailors in exchange for their instruments. "There will be other musicians joining me as well for the concert to play for my relatives that shall be coming to my celebration. There will be a lion show and a dragon show. I got quite a lot planned out for the event." As Mu enjoys so much organizing the event every year.

"Leanne, it's a birthday bash, not a match-making ceremony. So I don't expect to pick anyone really. So let me find something for you to wear on that day. I'm sure to ask one of my aunties, sisters, or nieces to give you one. It shouldn't be a problem."

Then he caught her hand to make her stop the massage, he turns around, holding her hands in his, his hands are big and warm as he grasps her fingers interlocking, and gaze into her eyes. "You should wear something nice. I want you to wear it while I play in my concert. A dress befitting a princess. Do you want one? A dress to wear? I'll badger one of my sisters to find you one. No one will ever know you're my maid." He said with a wink.
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-01-31 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
With a nod, "My family's true power is channeling qi through music. Hopefully, tonight's concert, the music will inspire harmony, hope, and peace to herald the new year and a new chapter to the entire kingdom. With music, it also helps reinforce the barrier to protect the kingdom." By barrier, it's a force field dome that surrounded the kingdom to protect from invaders.

One moment, he's relaxed with her tending to him, and the next moment, he starts to giggle. "Leanne…hey! Not fair! Who is cheating now with the tickle attack?" To tickle attack a dragon, his tail swish side to side from being sensitive from the tickle attack.

"I don't see why not. They have plenty of dresses from the previous seasons and fashion shows from last year. I'm sure one of them is willing to part with it and donate if I asked nicely."

With a chuckle, seeing her pouts, he reaches out to stroke the long, wavy blonde locks of her hair. He briefly caressed the side of her heart-shaped face and look into her emerald eyes. "I will get you many dresses so you can pick and choose. Just promise you to wear something nice and attend tonight."

At that he rose, giving her a teasing tickle attack on her waists before he goes. "We have a few hours until the celebration commences. So please stay here and let me go to them and asks. It won't take long. I'll come back with dresses for tonight's party for you."
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-02-11 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mm, the barrier is important to protect the kingdom. Every month, someone in our family must contribute by organizing a concert. This month it's simply my turn to play and orchestrate a song."

After the tickle play, he relaxes. Her presence and assistance always bring him ease he can't explain. His feelings for her grows deeper from the bond they share beyond that of a master and maid, despite the difference in their social station. She may be of lowly birth and he is of royalty. "You're the cheater." But it's clear she's the winner too for her hard work, that he always notice first and foremost.

"All right, please wait for me here while I go ask and find a dress your size."

He slowly rose, not wanting to part from her, but with so many tasks he has on hand, tonight will be a busy night and out the door to go ask his cousins or nieces or sisters he goes in search of a spare dress for his maid to wear.
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[personal profile] aries_saint 2020-06-12 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Mu takes his leave from the bedroom. On his mind, it's full of plans for tonight's events. What's really important to him is the music pieces for tonight's concert which he hums to himself and strings together in his mind. However, he very much wanted his personal maid and close friend to attend with the rest of his kin, to hear his music since it's very important to him that his close family and friends gathers to listen as he makes his contribution to the event.

He went through halls, passing by the busy servants who are at their lord's and lady's beck and call, going door to door as he searched for his available sisters and aunts, asking for dresses that is Leanne's size. In half an hour, he returned to his room with a handful of colorful, vibrant dresses, a fashion befitting a lady of Leanne's size.

Once Leanne's returns from her task back to his room, "Leanne, I brought many robes for you." The robes he brought looks divine and ranging from many colors. He laid it out for her on the table.

"My aunts and sisters said you can borrow them, and then I have to return the dresses tomorrow. Pick one dress you like to wear for tonight."

[ooc: For reference the dresses: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or make up your own!]
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