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Aang (air_avatar) wrote in the_nexus_rpg,
@ 2012-05-27 18:55:00

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4th_apocalypse, air_avatar

Aang is bathing and grooming Appa in the Nexus, far enough from the Sign that no new arrivals will get wet from Sky Bison unless they are exceptionally unlucky. As you can imagine, it's a bit of a production, even if Aang has somehow borrowed buckets and a hose and a lot of pet shampoo. Seriously, a lot.

He's barefoot and half-dressed, and there's giant clumps of bison fur around from Appa. Momo is off to the side, using Appa's tack as a hiding place.

"Poor Appa. His summer coat is finally coming in, and that always makes a mess. You'll feel better once we get this off, boy."

"Does anyone want to help? We can go for a ride later, after Appa dries off."

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	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	Storme wandered over. "Hi, Aang. Need a hand I can wet him down more if you want." There was an evil look. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Hi! Sure. Grab some water." Aang fully expects that he's going to end up soaked, and wouldn't be surprised if this turns into a water fight. Hence doing it in the Nexus. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Storme gathered a figurative metric butt ton of water above Appa and let it splash down all over him, Aang and Momo nearby. She grinned. "Anything else I can do?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Poor Momo. The little lemur wasn't very happy with Storme and was letting her know it. Aang, though, was gong to grab some of the water and bend it back towards Storme. "Grab the shampoo. You can work low while I get Appa's back." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Getting a face full of water, she laughed and headed over. "He's quite big, isn't he?" she commented, grabbing the shampoo. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, he is fully grown," Aang said. "And he can carry almost ten people while flying." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	"How far have you gotten on this?" she asked. "And much more to go?" She started scrubbing Appa's lower side. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	"About a third of the way done," Aang said. "Appa can wash himself, but the shampoo makes him smell a lot better." Appa bellowed at that. "Hey, it's not your fault that not everyone appreciates the smell of Sky Bison, buddy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Storme laughed. "Settle down, Appa. Everyone likes smelling prettier than they usually do. I do. I wouldn't use flower-scented shampoo if I didn't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"And I can't do it that often, since it takes a lot of shampoo," Aang said. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-28 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"You could always use airbending to blow the stink off of him?" she suggested. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-28 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"It could work. Or I could teach him how to do it himself." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, speaking of air, I should get Ari down here to help you dry him off. That okay with you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"It's fine, but he'll probably dry himself off before she gets here. But if she wants to come for a ride, go get her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Naw, she gets to fly all the time, the lucky bitch," Storme said. "She's probably busy at the clinic anyway. I feel weird, being the only one without a real job." :\| (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"What are you good at?" Aang said. "I've never really had a choice about jobs. I was kind of born to be the Avatar, and that doesn't really give me much free time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I'm studying with Brian, the landlord's older brother, to fill in the psychiatry department at the hospital, and he's got a client already, but we're pretty quiet. So I mostly just study." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if I'm in the Nexus, you're welcome to come talk to me," Aang said. "I mean, if you don't mind hanging out with a kid." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Oh piffle," she said. "You're older than me, for one, for another, I never grew up, so all's well." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Aang laughs. "Yeah, but somehow 'a hundred years frozen in an iceberg' never seems to count." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"It does for some, not so much for others," she said vaguely. "It greatly depends." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"Guess so." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"I think it depends on how you come out. You came out pretty much the same, so no, it doesn't count, except in chronological years." Storme sent a blast of water at Appa's lower side to rinse off the shampoo she just scrubbed in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Appa helpfully lifted legs so that all the shampoo could come off. "The same, yeah. It was the world that changed, which was so weird." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 01:45 am UTC (link)
	I can imagine that was weird as hell," she said, starting to shampoo up another area. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-29 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"It was," Aang said. "Lucky I ran into Sokka and Katara, who were helpful." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 01:49 am UTC (link)
	Storme hadn't seen much of Avatar, just caught a couple eps here and there while studying, so she wasn't even sure who these people were. "What're they like?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

air_avatar
2012-05-29 01:53 am UTC (link)

"Well, when I first met him, Sokka was all tough and suspicious, but he warmed up quickly. He's a funny guy, and he's smart and pretty good when he was the only non-bender with us. He was the one who figured out a lot of our plans."

"Katara... she's just amazing, you know? Really nice, and an awesome waterbender, and pretty..."

Yes, someone is totally sweet on Katara.

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	4th_apocalypse 2012-05-29 01:55 am UTC (link)
	Storme smiled. "You like her a lot, don't you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	air_avatar 2012-05-30 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah..." Ang shook his head a bit, trying to clear the warm fuzzies. (Reply to this) (Parent)