Introducing Tangerine~!

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POV: You're a Rainwing running away from a training course. You're meeting Tangerine for the first time.

Escape... Escape... Escape... Through this tree, around that branch, fly above those leaves. You twisted and twirled in the air, desperatly trying to escape the inevitable training you have been put through. You know how to use your venom without killing anyone, if at all it would be an accident, so there is NO need to be put through EXTRA courses to only improve a tad bit more! Distant laughter caught your attention and you landed on a steady branch to catch your breath, hearing the voice of a single dragon and the sounds of something being hit.

You crane your neck in that direction, peeking through a branch covered in leaves and spotting flashes of tangerine-orange and lime-green scales slithering past your sight. The laughter grew louder as your ears began picking up words the dragon was saying.
"HA!"
"Gotcha now!"
"Three moons that was terrible-"
"Hey, get back here, you lousy coconut! I wasnt finished with you yet!"
His voice was overly hyper and low-pitched, with hissing and distressed noises mixed in with his curses of frustration. You noticed that he was alone in a grove of purple and blue flowers, using his arms to bump a coconut into the air several times. Each time it fell, he would curse to himself and try again, going from one end of his little area to the next. When he hit it high into the air, his scales would flash a delighted yellow before settling back to his concentrated orange.
You blinked, ruffling your wings against the branches for extra support as you lean forward to watch closely. The dragon grinned wider than any other dragon you've seen, and he hit the coconut with a hand and sent it plummeting down the canopy.
Bump. Crash. Crack. Bump. Bump. Fwoomp.
You heard the shell hit the jungle floo. Then came the cheers. The orange dragon was practically shaking out of his scales, every positive color brindling his back like a tiger's stripes as he whooped and hollared to himself at his... Achievement? You couldnt really tell what his plan was, but you couldn't help but smile and feel enthusiastic along with him. His laugh was contagious.
"Hey, did you see that?! Tell me you saw that!"
You blinked long and hard at the piercing baby-blue eyes that stared right at you. Your ears flattened nervously.
"Um- I mean, I did- But I wasnt stalking you! You see I was-"
"YOU SAW IT?! SWEEEEET! How did I look? Was it powerful?!" The orange dragon bounced up and down on the branch in front of you, shaking the whole tree you two shared. You fumbled with your words before spurting out, "It was really cool, but I dont understand what you're trying to do.."
His eyes lit up, as if he's been awaiting that question for centuries. Before you could say anything else, he was already rambling on about this game he created and was very proud of and stuff. Something called "Bump" or whatever he decided to name it.
"Usually you play with more than one dragon, but there's no one else arouuuunnnnnHEY! Youre another dragon! Wanna play?! Of course we need another coconut and maybe a bigger area and all and hey why do you look so scared?" He cocked his head at you, pouting his lips in curiosity. You flip through different scenarios in your head. If I leave now, he'll be sad... I dont even know his name, though! Wow hes tall... I dont even know his name- He seems super nice- IM STILL RUNNING AWAY.

"Helloooooo~! Earth to fellow Rainwing?" The orange dragon called, waving a hand over your eyes. You rapidly blink and say, "Whats your name?" What a way to introduce yourself...
"Oh! Im Tangerine! If you can't tell," He said with an elegent bow (which seemed impossible due to his energy, but he managed to pull one off).
You seemed to have laughed since Tangerine began to follow suit, his lanky body shaking with every breath. He grabs a nearby coconut, tosses it in the air, then catches it and winks at you.
"Now that we have my name down, wanna play?"

~~END SCENE~~

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