Re:Most important part of a sci-fi story (Score 1)

>> I ... can't figure out what you are referencing on the "cavort with dragons" part.

Dr Isaac at the end of Number of the Beast is a venusian "dragon". The species also appear in one of the Heinlein junior novels (no surprise as Heinlein seemed to put every character he'd ever created in at the end of Number!). I can't remember which one, but it might be Space Cadet.