got me on my toes

[persequor]

[ Tony Stark ]
Can you show me to sharpen a sword? I—hey!


[ Nymeria snatches the journal out of her grasp. Arya runs after the direwolf across the lawn's green grass. Grabbing the journal, she tries to pull it away from Nymeria. The direwolf, standing on four legs almost as tall as Arya, jerks the journal free, making Arya fall. The air is forcibly expelled from her lungs. Nymeria looms over her, still clutching the journal as if it were a war prize. Her tail wags in the air.]



(( ooc: come meet Nymeria! :> ))

Comments

IT HAD TO HAPPEN

[polar]

[From across the front lawn, there's a loud 'AROO!' as another giant canine bounds over to see what's happening.]

[persequor]

Huh?

[ Arya does not have time to look around for the source of the sound. Nymeria crouches in front of her defensively, tail down and ears pointing forward. She snarls in warning. ]

[polar]

[TAIL WAGS ON THIS SIDE, YO!]

[persequor]

Nymeria, come. [ Journal forgotten, Arya sits up. ] Nymeria!

[ Nymeria glances back at her. She snorts. A last narrowed eye look at the encroacher and she draws back. After patting Nymeria's head comfortingly, Arya stands up and holds out a hand to Naga to sniff. ]

Hello. Whose are you?

[polar]

[Naga looks pretty unphased by Nymeria, and wags her tail once more when Arya holds out her hand. WHUFF!]

[persequor]

What are you?

[ Arya scratches behind an ear. Almost jealously, Nymeria nudges the girl's back. ]

[eatsfire]

[Natsu's currently lying on the grass when he sniffs the air, catching new scents. Curious, he sits up and peers around for the sources and spots the girl and the animal a few moments later. The scene from this distance looks a little worrying]

Oi! You alright?

[persequor]

[ Nymeria looks up to find who is talking. Arya seizes the chance to try to wrench the journal free. The direwolf is much too fast and runs away. She crouches playfully a short distance away. Arya huffs. ]

Yes. But someone [ she sits up with a pointed glare at the massive animal ] is being a bad direwolf.

[ If Nymeria cares, it doesn't show. ]

[eatsfire]

[He's already gotten to his feet and is walking closer, watching Nymeria wonderingly]

Uwoa, a direwolf? Never heard of one, but it looks cool!

Did it take your journal? [A grin lights up his face when he realizes they're just playing. Like the child he is not-so-deep down, he wants in]

I can help, if you want.

[persequor]

She did. And she bites. [ Arya looks from Natsu to Nymeria. ] I don't know if she'll let you...

[eatsfire]

[He just continues to grin] That's okay, I ain't delicate.

Hmm. I wonder. [Natsu crouches a few feet away, tilts his head, and then... barks. Er, right.

To Nymeria he's probably a little confusing, seeing as how he'd smell like a human but also a bit like a dragon]

[persequor]

[ Arya and Nymeria tilt their head to the side. Neither knows what to make of the bark. ]

She's a direwolf, not a dog.

[gevurah]

[ She was tuning her acoustic, but out of the corner of her peripheral vision she catches sight of a large wolf and Arya.

And she's not so sure what is happening anymore, but that's a wolf. She gets up quickly. ]

Arya?

[persequor]

Hello!

[ Nymeria's yellow eyes follow Kate's movement, but she does not respond threateningly. Arya tries to jerk her journal free again. She only succeeds at getting the direwolf to drag her a few feet before she lets go. Nymeria bounds off proudly, journal in her mouth. ]

[gevurah]

[ That's not the reaction of a terrified child, but it doesn't settle her down anyway. ]

Don't get too close to it.

1/4

[persequor]

Huh? No. Nymeria wouldn't hurt me. Look. Nymeria, come.

[persequor]

[ Nymeria doesn't move. ]

[persequor]

[ Not this again. Sharper now: ]

Nymeria, come.

[persequor]

[gevurah]

[ Okay, so that relaxes Kate a lot more. ]

Is that... the direwolf?

[quits]

[Pepper is headed into the city. She actually likes getting away from the castle, even if it's not a bustling metropolis it's not a castle. Of course, she doesn't expect to see a young girl chasing after a rather large dog.

She'll let her settle her affairs, but Pepper will approach her once things seem to have calmed down.]

That's a rather large animal.

[persequor]

[ Nymeria eyes the newcomer suspiciously. Arya keeps a hand on her head. ]

She's a direwolf. She's supposed to be big.

[quits]

She's beautiful. [Pepper is grateful that she was given a pronoun there.]

Have you had her a while?

[persequor]

I raised her since she was a cub.

[quits]

I can see she has a great fondness for you. Is she from here or is she from your home?