¤ 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

[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? ]

[honorinflames]

Polar bear dogs aren't pets!

[celestial_wizard]

How big of an animal are we talking here? Random wild animals don't just go into stables like that...

[honorinflames]

It's the size of a house!

[a giant, furry, sharp-toothed house]

[celestial_wizard]

EH?! Wwh- How does something that size fit in a stable!?

[honorinflames]

...It's a big stable.

[there's also a chocobo and a mongoose dragon in here!]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Oh don't tell her that, she'll get stuck on your world's weird two animal named habit. ]

It's really that big? I've ... not really been here long so I haven't gone to look around too much just yet.