二十

[anatural]

[action]
[Believe it or not, Naga has a life of her own. If you're out and about today, you might very well run into her somewhere.


♦ MORNING: It may be winter, but Naga's still used to the bitter chill of the South Pole. You'll find her splashing around in the ocean by the beach house. You might run into some of the residents too.

♦ AFTERNOON: Naga's itching for a snack, something meatier than the fish she finds in the ocean. Time for a little hunt in the forest.

♦ EARLY EVENING: She and Korra are on their way to the zoo for Naga's final check-up.

♦ NIGHTFALL: Korra has to go straight to work from the vet appointment, so Naga walks with her to work before heading home on her own.


She's a friendly beast for a half-wild animal...but never forget that she is indeed wild.]

Comments

afternoon?

[whitetwoguns]

[Stare. Stare.]

That's the biggest dog I've ever seen.

[Since she's escorted. And the ears aren't bear-like.]

afternoon!

[anatural]

Hm?

[It's been awhile since Korra's walked around with Naga and been questioned about her friend; it takes her a moment to realize she's even being talked to.]

Oh. She's a polar bear dog.

[A curious polar bear dog, who shoves her nose at Mr. White and sniffs.]

afternoon!

[whitetwoguns]

Yeah? Don't they call that a malamute?

[Woah. He leans back at all the sniffing, the nosing.]

I didn't know they came this big.

[Mr. White knows enough to not pet a strange dog, sniffing or not.]

afternoon!

[anatural]

Uh...no. They just call them polar bear dogs. And Naga's pretty average, size-wise.

[Dude, you haven't seen a polar bear dog before, have you?

Meanwhile, Naga is trying to figure out if Mr. White has any food. Priorities.]

Morning;

[beyourarmy]

[Setsuna flew overhead, a morning routine he's started to develope, when he saw a familiar and large white shape below. Curious, he flew down and started to grin when he recognized Naga.]

[But when he landed on the beach and saw what she was doing he soundlessly sputtered. What was she doing? That water is freezing! He won't go anywhere near it, in fact. But he does wave to Naga from the shore.]

Morning;

[anatural]

[Naga hears Setsuna approach and trots out of the water. It's been awhile since she's seen her friend. She's eager to see how he's doing (and to get some good behind-the-ear action).

Once on the shore, she shakes the water off her fur, not caring that she'll probably get Setsuna wet in the process.]

Morning;

[beyourarmy]

[Silently, he chuckles, and tries to turn away as cold droplets land on him. His wings fold behind him, and when Naga's done, he approaches to pet her, but far more soundlessly than he's ever done.]

Morning;

[anatural]

[Naga headbutts him affectionately, and with a little curiosity. Normally he makes noises. Where are his sounds?]

Nightfall

[moonlitrequiem]

[There might have been some inner debate on the matter, but Hei said only not to spy on Korra. He never said try to avoid her in public. Which would just be a little weird, anyway.]

[Their paths crossing while Yin was leaving work and Korra was headed to it was a complete coincidence. In fact, Yin barely registered her presence, at first. It was the giant - what is that? A dog? A bear? - white furred animal beside her that got Yin's attention, at first, then she realized Korra was with it.]

[Still, she didn't step aside or change direction. But nor did she offer a greeting. Yin just kept walking at her leisurely pace.]

Nightfall

[anatural]

[For all she's quiet, Yin is also hard to miss. Korra smiles and waves.]

Hey Yin!

[The girl is weird -- quiet, but not obnoxious (like Tahno), and it doesn't seem to be personal (like Chief Bei Fong's grudge when they first met), so Korra doesn't resent it. No reason not to be friendly.

Naga's ears perk up as Korra greets a person she hasn't met, and the polar bear dog comes closer, sniffing curiously.]

Nightfall

[moonlitrequiem]

[Spotted. Well, the least she can do is return the greeting, though not the wave. Korra still tries, after all. Wouldn't most people have just ceased speaking to her by this point?]

Hello, Korra.

[Then Yin stands perfectly still, not a sound or slight movement to be had while Naga sniffs at her, Yin just giving her ever blank stare.]

Nightfall

[anatural]

[With no hint from Yin that she's unwelcome, Naga pushes her nose invasively all over the girl, in the way that animals do.]

Naga!

[Korra gently shoves her friend's shoulder.]

You know better than to sniff other people like that. [to Yin] Sorry about that.

Afternoon

[valentineluke]

[Luke's coming in from the beach to his home concealed within the forest line. Vampiric heightened hearing picks up the minute sounds of something large upwind near his property. Sounds are not of deer or their bigger relatives. No wolves or mountain lions living in and around the immediate area right now. Bears are still hibernating. Yeti and other winter loving creatures keep to the Underground.

Curious Valentine is curious. Silently moves towards the something's direction, careful to keep both his scent and overall presence from surprising whatever it is.]

Afternoon

[anatural]

[There is one deer here -- dead. An old creature, too weak to run even from a predator out of her comfort zone. Naga is curled up on the ground, munching happily.]

Re: Afternoon

[valentineluke]

[Close enough now to scent the kill and the still unidentified 'something'. There's enough safety distance between him and it to try peering thru the wintered forest growth...Ah!

Only seen the dog-bear via the Network. In the flesh, she's around the same size as Captain's wolf form. Based on his Network knowledge, this isn't an aggressive animal and one who hunts for supplement rather than need.

However, she is in a stretch of forest that he calls home. Predator decorum dictates they should meet, albeit politely since neither is a serious threat or competition to the other.

He backtracks a ways and reproaches. Makes his presence known in a confidant but causal manner ("Hello").]

Afternoon

[anatural]

[Naga catches Luke's scent and looks up warily. She doesn't sense any particular threat from him. Still, she bares her teeth as a cordial warning.]

afternoon

[lupusalpha]

[He's heading into town when he catches Naga's scent and turns and heads her way.]

Hey!

[He's already in a better mood.]

afternoon

[anatural]

[Naga's ears perk up, and she immediately forgets about the rabbit she had been sniffing out. She pads over towards Derek, chuffing a friendly greeting.]

[lupusalpha]

[The moment they're in distance he has his hands in her ears, rubbing away]

Hey. Come out to do some hunting?

evening;

[candothat]

[Fancy seeing Naga and Korra out and about! Chekov has been meaning to talk to Korra, as things have seemed somewhat off between them since... well, everything, but he didn't help matters when he went and traded for his memories. He hasn't been avoiding her on purpose; it's just so easy to be conveniently busy.

He runs over to them, waving.]

Korra, Naga! Hello!

evening;

[anatural]

[Korra hasn't been doing much to seek Chekov out either. Work, curses, riots, all kept her plenty occupied.]

Hey Chekov!

[Her smile is a little bashful and awkward, but Naga feels no awkwardness or embarrassment. The polar bear dog headbutts the young Russian and licks his face.]

evening;

[candothat]

[He hugs Naga--her head, anyway--and mumbles something to her in Russian (not that Naga cares, but he's promising to bring her pickled herring the next time he has it for lunch). Korra gets a friendly arm-squeeze.]

Where are the two of you going? I thought that your work started later.

nightfall?

[therightchoice]

[ Jesse doesn't go outside after dark that often. It's just something he doesn't do in his normal (or normal as he can go with this place and his overall freakiness) schedule. Wake up and go out to do chores and whatever he needs to do to get through the day. When night falls he goes inside his apartment and never comes out until the next daybreak. Boring, probably, but Jesse is not someone who takes unnecessary chances all the time.

But he got distracted to the evening until he realizes that he needs to come home soon enough. Just as he is thinking of teleporting back to his room, he spots something large and white lumbering its way toward his direction. He pauses and looks at the animal, not sure what it is - he's pretty sure it's a dog, but he blinks and thinks, no, it's a bear, dogs don't have such large paws. And then again he decides it is simply a large dog until he ultimately confused himself. It's then he acknowledges he really has no idea what it is.

Jesse slowly approaches the animal, not sure what to do. He dealt with loose dogs back home, but never something that is wild. He catches himself raising his hand in greeting, caught in an internal battle as to what to do exactly.

This is the sort of thing is why he stays on schedule. ]

nightfall?

[anatural]

[After leaving Korra at work, Naga ambles towards home. She's a wild animal; she sees no reason to rush.

She catches sight of the small boy and stops. She likes human children well enough, as long as they learn quickly to be respectful. (Meelo had, admittedly, been a tough sell to her, but she and Jinora have always gotten along splendidly.)

Like most warm-blooded animals, human children are rarely without their mother. Naga sniffs the air and looks around curiously. Where is this one's parent?]

[therightchoice]

[ His adopted parents are safe in Jesse's world, unaware what he is or the danger he presents. He doesn't know his real mother at all, and the demon parent . . .

well, Jesse rather not know where the demon is.

As the bear-dog looks around, so does Jesse, thinking it smelled something, but the shadows of the night pretty much hides everything. Being half-demon doesn't come with a heightened sense of smell, unfortunately. ]