008 § Video/Offline § A House For Appa

[aangin_loose]

[The feed comes on and there's a rather good sized pile of junk around Aang. Some rocks and stones and bricks from broken walls, some bits of wood and metal, and a bucket from the mom and pop shop Reno talked about that has some nails and hammers and things.]

Now that the water's gone, I'm gonna make a house for Appa! It's gonna be sorta made of everything, but it'll work!

If anyone wants to help me, they can! Or they can just come by and hang out!

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[angle_on_it]

Right! I've met a lot of really great people, too. Like Usagi and Bubbles and Bon and a whooooole bunch of others. Sure, it's not easy to live here, but it's definitely always interesting! [♫ Always look on the briiiight side of life... ♫]

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

Life wasn't exactly easy back home, Sokka. [You know, pesky war and trying to fix everything after.]

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[angle_on_it]

Well, yeah, but... [Now that he's thinking about it, Sokka's gotta hand it to Aang, the kid had a point. He shook his head and went to stack another brick or two, incidentally finding a good reason to change the subject to something more rhetorical:] So, why isn't the big ball o' fur helping us build his house? I'm gonna make him move our furniture one of these days!

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

Well, Appa isn't too good at making houses. [He grinned sheepishly.] I had him help me before and it went pretty well... until he knocked it over.

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[angle_on_it]

[Sokka laughs, mopping a little sweat from his forehead. It's so hot here compared to the temperatures he's used to. Still, it can't last forever, right? Right?!] Guess we'd better really Appa-proof this place, then!

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

I was going to make sure to!

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[angle_on_it]

I'll bet he'll appreciate it. What were you planning on putting down for bedding?

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

I don't know yet. I thought about hay, but that gets in his fur like nothing else. I want to look around and find some blankets that no one needs and use those.

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[angle_on_it]

Might be a little harder to come by around here. But, that doesn't rule it out. [Sokka's thinking, thinking...] There's wool. It's rainbow, sure, but it's warm and soft if you can collect enough.

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

Yeah! And I'm sure the people who have wool that's colors they don't like would trade with me!

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[angle_on_it]

Maybe you could trade more than just the colors you don't like.

Appa sheds, right? It's not good for bedding or clothes because it gets everywhere, but it could go into a pillowcase and that's a pretty cozy place to lay your head. His fur would make some great stuffing and it's summer, so a good brushing would help all around.

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

[WHY HAS HE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.] Sokka, that's the best idea! I'm going to do that!

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[angle_on_it]

I'll trade you for one right now! Call it a pre-order. I could really use a new pillow. [And that's the whole point, right?]

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

You can have one for giving me the idea!

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[angle_on_it]

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Aang, you're a good guy, but that totally defeats the purpose. At least let me help you collect some of the fur so I don't feel like I'm doing nothing for something.

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[aangin-loose.livejournal.com]

[He laughs.] Sure, Sokka. You can help me with that.

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[angle_on_it]

Great! We're in business, then!