¤ 40 - A Monster

[honorinflames]

[caught between the gnawing stagnation that living in his place brings, and the weird tension of a murder having occurred recently, Zuko seriously needs something to take his mind off of things.

He needs a hobby.

So, he's heading out to the stables, hoping that the mongoose dragon is still there... and that it won't maul him once he finds it]

[filtered to Xena]

Hey. Uh... I was wondering if you were still offering lessons, now that we're back.

I wanted to--

[/filter]

[but then, as he enters the stables and his eyes adjust to the light... he's met with something even more intimidating than a mongoose dragon. There's a small crash as he staggers back a few paces]

--Why is there a polar bear dog in the stables??

Comments

[akito]

The polar bear dog is Naga-san!

[ BIG FLUFFY DOG THAT LIKES GETTING PATS. *u* ]

[honorinflames]

...Naga-san?

It has a name?

[akito]

Why wouldn't she have a name?

[celestial_wizard]

A... polar bear dog...?

[ She knows a cat with wings. The idea of a polar bear dog shouldn't be that much of a stretch, gosh. ]

[honorinflames]

Yes! A polar bear dog! In the stable!

[this is no time to be confused, lady! there's a giant monster on the loose!]

[celestial_wizard]

[ OH SWEET SPIRITS SOMEONE KILL IT BEFORE IT EATS THE CHILDREN! ]

M.. Maybe it belongs to someone? [ She'd say 'what's a polar bear dog' but ... well it's kinda self explanatory isn't it? ]

[sexyhitchhiker]

Somebody from your world showed up with it. [good job, zuko]

[honorinflames]

...What?? Who?

[no one tells him anything anymore]

[sexyhitchhiker]

Korra, I think. [that might be the extent of her knowledge. Oh well.]

Zuko

[forgedinbattle]

I'm really not the teaching type, but if you're interested....

[You can practically hear her shrug.] It'd be something to do. Sure, why not?

Xena

[honorinflames]

[hey, having an apathetic teacher will be a nice change of pace]

...Does it have to be with horses?

Zuko

[forgedinbattle]

...What else do you have in mind?

[imalwaysright]

Polar bear dog? [He'll pause for a moment before remember that]

Oh, that's Naga.

[honorinflames]

...You know its name too??

[seriously, how much had he missed??]

[imalwaysright]

Uh, yeah. It's kind of hard to miss it when it was right in the middle of the lobby.

[polar]

[And behind him, someone enters the stables carrying a big sack of feed in one arm, and a bucket of water in the other. She watches him crash backwards as she laughs loudly.]

Relax! She won't bite unless I tell her to.

[honorinflames]

[he whirls a little when he hears the laugh, but still mostly stays defensively facing the giant animal]

What? But that's...

[whoa, wait. She looks like someone from the Water Tribe]

[polar]

[Korra sets the bucket of water down before calling to her friend.]

Hey, Naga! C'mere.

[Zuko gets a quick glance.] Hold this for a sec. [The bag of feed is deftly tossed his way as the giant animal makes a beeline for Korra, her tail wagging.]

Good girl!! [Hugs and kisses, yes.]

Zuko

[waterbends]

[ The answer doesn't come until the next day or so. ]

Oh. You found Naga.

Katara

[honorinflames]

[way to be on the ball there, Katara]

I know.

Zuko

[waterbends]

Did you meet Korra?

[billiardsplz]

...Sheesh and I thought some of the Unova Pokemon were weird.

[honorinflames]

[he takes a break in freaking out over the creature to make a very important point over the journal--]

Pokemon are way more weird than our animals.

[optimystic]

I think a better question to ask is why there wasn't a polar bear dog before?

[does she know who owns the polar bear dog? no! does she know what a polar bear dog is? nope! but this seems like a fun thing to say]

[honorinflames]

[...]


...What?


[he is obviously missing the entire point.]