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∞ 96: Reminders [voice/action]

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As a follow-up reminder to Rydia's latest entry, this month is likely to be another New Feather cycle month if the new Organization management continues the trend. The Welcome Center is always looking for volunteers when New Feathers arrive.

While the weather may be warmer, there are still watch stations outside the village that should be maintained and well-stocked. Any volunteers are welcome. For now, I am organizing the effort, but I am looking for someone to take over that responsibility.

[There is a slight pause.] Is anyone working on the farmlands outside the village? I am curious to know what crops are being grown out there.

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[Albert isn't up to anything special today. He's finally getting around to taking care of and sharpening that sword he had asked Sokka for during that reality-shifting experiment. He can be found working on the steps of his house, looking the sword this way and that as he works on it; it's more work than he usually has to put into sharpening an axe.

Afterwards, he'll make his usual rounds of tending to his garden and checking on the stables. ...Which will lead to a trip to the grocery store, because the horses need more grains.]

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[...you are such a jerk.]

I have to take care of him, don't I? That's work, not fun.

My apologies. I suppose we should take that work off your hands so you can take on more responsibilities.

I can handle them both just fine, thank you very much.

[Not that he would like more responsibilities. But he does like Kogoro, so he'd learn to deal with it.]

Then I'm sure you can handle working in the stables alone just fine.

[See what he did there?]

[He does, and he isn't impressed!]

I'll be in there all day!

Did you have something else you had to get to?

Of course not. But I will be so exhausted when I finish, I may not be able to make it back to the house!

[And he'll have to nap on a bale of hay...!]

How lamentable. I'm sure Astrid will be more than happy to ensure you are not stranded in the stables.

How very kind of her. [It's not like being stranded in the stables would be the worst thing to happen to him. And he's done this work before, so...] Fine. But I'm not sure I can take on any more responsibilities if I'm in the stables all day.

Are you saying that I'm going to have to watch your dog for the rest of the day? Or can you not multitask? [It sounds like something of a challenge.]

Is that an offer? You're more than welcome to look after him, if you like.

[A little sarcastic. He was planning to look after Kogoro, too!]

And yet he is your responsibility. Perhaps we should let him decide who he wants to watch him.

[Where is that dog, anyway?]

[Caesar sounds amused at the suggestion.]

Are you sure that's a good idea? He may very well end up choosing you, you know.

[That dog happens to be inside the house at the moment. Or, well, he was, until he started pushing open the half-closed door to make his way outside and join the brothers on the porch.]

[Speak of the devil. ...Or dog.]

Then that will be quite the blow to your ego, won't it? That in itself would make the extra "chore" for the day worth it.

But of course! I simply do not think my ego could stand it if my dog ran over to you first! How ever would I recover? [But he drops that dramatic tone of voice pretty fast, because he's still pretty sure you're secretly feeding his dog.] Shut up.

Edited 2011-07-08 08:55 (UTC)

I said nothing offensive. [The words of an innocent man.

Kogoro has taken to watching the two brothers talk, content to sit there for the moment.]

You never do, do you? [Filthy lies. Caesar glances back at Kogoro, but he's content to let him sit there, too.] It's quite all right. I won't take it personally if he chooses you.

[...m-mostly because, like Albert said, he's Caesar's responsibility and he'll have to come back to him eventually.]

Are you sure? The last thing I would want to do is cause a rift between you and your dog. [This is, of course, said with underlying sarcasm.] Just think of the consequences.

What consequences? I would have one less responsibility to deal with, and you'd have yourself a new dog. Those sound more like rewards!

That's what you say now. You may think differently when you are trapped in debris or have fallen into-- what was once the well, I suppose.

Do you really think he'd know what to do...? [That's a genuine question. He's never seen the dogs in that kind of situation before.] What if he wanders off to collect more bones and leaves me there, trapped?

Then I suppose that would mean you never did make him loyal to you. Loyal dogs are supposedly quite effective in a crisis.

"Supposedly." I'll believe it when I see it. Anyway, I don't plan to be trapped in debris or fall into the, uh... old well anytime soon. I should be able to manage for now.

Edited 2011-07-08 20:06 (UTC)

...Shall we ask your dog what he wants to do, then? [He glances over at Kogoro, whose ears perk up when he notices he's being looked at.]

Absolutely. [He'll look over at Kogoro, too, and tilt his head.] Hey. Which one of us would you rather spend the rest of the day with?