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[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

[backdated to earlier today before Hard Harry's broadcast]

Hey...has anyone happen to get their stuff stolen by a large purple lizard thing?

Comments

[waterbends]

I'm on the Peace Patrol, you know -- if you need someone to protect you from the big bad dragon...

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

Heh...I'm sure you're incredible, Ice Princess, but I can handle myself really.

[waterbends]

Apparently not!

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

I wasn't armed! You try to go up against a dragon without your waterbending!

[waterbends]

You fight?

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

What? Of course I do! I'm t- [-- quickly rewording how that sentence was gonna end] -- very well trained in it!

Anyway, isn't the important part is that there's a dragon taking things?

[waterbends]

Then we should spar sometime. Staying sharp's important.

[A pause.]

Today, there's a dragon taking things. Yesterday, I was so hungover after accidentally getting drunk the night before that because the castle spiked all our drinks. The week before that, we were in some weird city -- and the week before that, fairies made us go around kissing people.

A dragon's no big deal.

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

...Ice Princess, no offense but if you really think kissing people and getting drunk is as big a deal as a dragon, you might need to live a little.

[waterbends]

You said it was only seven feet tall?

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

Yes, only seven feet tall.

[waterbends]

I've seen polarbeardogs bigger.

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

[a sigh]

Fine, I get the picture. I can get my thing back myself.

[waterbends]

I'll go do it. What kinda stuff did he take?

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

No, really it's fine, Katara. I'm probably just being dramatic about the whole thing. I can do it.

[waterbends]

Well, if you need backup, don't hesitate to call, okay? I really wasn't trying to be rude..

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

Of course I will, Ice Princess! Though how hard could stealing one thing back from a dragon be?

[waterbends]

You sounded pretty worried about it....

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

Well, he did take something that if he figures out how to use it, his strength, speed and powers could possibly double in strength. [or worse since he didn't take the keycrest...]

But what's the chances of that happening, right?

[waterbends]

-- what did he take from you?!

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

You ever notice that red crystal on my chest?

That thing's called a Cruxis Crystal. It's a pretty powerful little item.

[waterbends]

Yeah, but I assumed it was just some sort of decoration.. it makes you stronger?

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

Among other things, yeah.

Right now I'm hoping on the fact he thinks it's just a shiny rock I like to wear, but if he tries to use it, it could cause all sorts of problems for everyone.

[waterbends]

We need to go get it from him. Before he does damage to people - or even just himself.

[A pause.]

Just - stay where you are, okay? I can go find it.

[chosengigolo.livejournal.com]

As much as I appreciate the help, Ice Princess, I'm hardly going to sit back and let you go it alone. It is my crystal after all, I know how to deal with it.

[waterbends]

But you're weaker without it, aren't you?