This is one of the very few times where I wonder if there was an agreement to return the dragon to the original owner, based on the scope of the panic. They still have to find a way to DM the original owner and take the L on the chin. It wouldn't be easy, but it would be the right thing to do.
I think what the other anon is trying to suggest is Saa was either borrowing the dragon from someone else or they were paid to nest/train the dragon and they managed to accidentally sell the dragon and it got exalted, so now they're trying to get the dragon back to pretend nothing happened rather than tell the truth to the owner
Correct, yes. I think it's simpler than that, and that they were holding onto a dragon for a friend. It's unfortunate they got said dragon sold and exalted, but what's done is done.
I don't think they were holding the dragon for anyone. To my understanding it was a gift from a friend they lost contact with, and I guess it held a lot of value due to that.
Unrelated, but I don't understand why people don't put familiars, scenes, and/or apparel on dragons they don't want exalted or sold. The first thing I do after getting a new dragon is give them a familiar if I'm not putting them in the den to prevent this exact thing from happening.
this is correct: it was a gift from a friend, hence the panic.
i do the same as you, too. the exact moment a dragon i never want to lose hits my lair, it gets a familiar as the absolute base security measure against me being an idiot.
"I accidentally sold a beloved dragon who was a gift from an old friend who disappeared from the internet." directly from Saa, so i doubt there's an agreement to return it. the scope of the panic also fits with someone losing something precious to them. of course, Saa could be lying, but i'd also be freaking out like this. granted i wouldn't go and harass people and take the loss eventually, but loss of any kind could send someone through the stages of grief.
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Re: I am a nosy bastard
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(Anonymous) 2024-07-18 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)I think what the other anon is trying to suggest is Saa was either borrowing the dragon from someone else or they were paid to nest/train the dragon and they managed to accidentally sell the dragon and it got exalted, so now they're trying to get the dragon back to pretend nothing happened rather than tell the truth to the owner
Re: I am a nosy bastard
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(Anonymous) 2024-07-18 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)Unrelated, but I don't understand why people don't put familiars, scenes, and/or apparel on dragons they don't want exalted or sold. The first thing I do after getting a new dragon is give them a familiar if I'm not putting them in the den to prevent this exact thing from happening.
Re: I am a nosy bastard
(Anonymous) 2024-07-18 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)i do the same as you, too. the exact moment a dragon i never want to lose hits my lair, it gets a familiar as the absolute base security measure against me being an idiot.
Re: I am a nosy bastard
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