Four new dragons

Sirius grins back, then looks over at Hikaru. "You're very good!" he says. "I take it you've done this to your sister before, but have you and Torri ever gotten into a tickle match?"

At the same time, he listens intently for any sound from Torri.

Hikaru: *brushes higher up*

*I release a small sound out of determination and start squirming around more.*

Sirius watches and waits. He wishes he was the one tickling, but knows his fun would come with Round Two.

Hikaru: *traces under my toes with the tip of his claw*

Hey! *I jump up in surprise.*

Sirius chuckles. "You can't use your claws this round," he tells Hikaru. "Hm, I guess we need to give her a 2-second bonus. That means she's got...six seconds to go to match Hikari's time!"

Hikaru: OK. *does it again, only this time with the feather*

*I squirm around madly*

Sirius waits, counting off the seconds as he watches Torri thrash around, waiting for the inevitable giggle.

Hikaru: *brushes faster*

GAH! *squirms around even more*

Sirius cocks his head. "I don't think 'GAH' is a giggle or a laugh," he says. Three seconds to go.

Hikaru: *keeps it up* How much longer, Sirius?

*smiles and tries to hide it*

"Two seconds to tie Hikari," Sirius replies.

Hikaru: *keeps hispace* Got it.

*I keep squirming and grinning widely*

Sirius looks at Hikaru. One second to go, he mouths silently.

Hikaru: Got it. *brushes faster*

ACK!!*grunts in effort*

Sirius holds his breath - she's nearly done it!

Hikaru: *goes even faster*

*I have tears in my eyes from suppressed laughter.*

Sirius watches Torri - one more second and she ties Hikari, two and she wins.

Hikaru: *seems unsure of whether he should move up to the toes or stay in the same spot*

"Tie," he whispers to Hikaru. One more second and Torri wins round 1.

Hikaru: OK. *suddenly moves up to the toes*

EEP!!!!

Sirius looks wide-eyed at Hikaru - this sounds like a giggle to Sirius, but he'll let Hikaru judge this round.

Hikaru: I don't know about that one, Sirius. Who do you think should win this round?

"I think it was a draw," Sirius decides. "Which means we get to go to Round Two. I think to be fair we need to start with Torri on this one, so that this time her time will be the one that Hikari has to beat." He looks at the other three dragons. "Sound fair?"

Hikaru: Sure.

I guess so.

Hiakari: This should e good.

"Okay," says Sirius. "Torri, you'll have a couple of moments to rest up while I'm explaining this to everyone. Hikaru, you can put down the feather. I'll be doing the tickling this time, but this round is going to be a lot more...heh-heh, intense...so you should go over and hold Torri down." He takes the dragoness' bound legs from Hikaru, and lies down on the ground so he's got a good, firm hold on them. He also checks the ropes to make sure they're still firmly tied.