The Park, Most of Sunday

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Had the carnival changed? Retreated? No, but perhaps it had filled up even worse over the past twenty-four hours or so

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Barkers

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Won't you come in and see the sights?

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Cecil was here, ready to lure you in tell you all about the wonders of the carnival!

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[failsatspirit]

As it so happened, Korra and Naga were very interested in the wonders of the carnival, yes, totally. That's exactly why Korra was eyeing Cecil.

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"Welcome!" Cecil beamed at them. "Come right in - what can we interest in you today? Have you seen our haunted house?" He waved toward it. "It'll give you the chills!"

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[failsatspirit]

Even if Korra was inclined to fall for that, she had Naga, bristling silently by her side to keep her focused.

"Hey, it's Cecil, from the radio, right?" she said. "Wouldn't you rather head down to the station with me, talk to the squirrels some?"

It was worth a shot, right?

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Cecil smiled at her almost apologetically. "I have a job to do; I couldn't possibly leave. Why not stick around? Enjoy some cotton candy. I think that booth over there even has dog biscuits. Our food is so good, you'll keep wanting more!"

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[failsatspirit]

Let the record show that Korra had tried talking it out.

"No, I really think you should come with me," she said, moving closer to Cecil. "You'll get a hug out of it?"

Korra, do you even have a plan?

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"If that's what you enjoy, why not try our Temple of Temptation?" Cecil tried once more. Honestly, some people were so hard to please! "Our dancers are superb, and our contortionist can give you a hug you'll never forget!" He tried to steer her that way so he could get on with helping less tiresome customers.

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[failsatspirit]

Figuring she'd done enough talking, Korra tried lunging for Cecil. "I'd rather hug you."

Avatar Korra, master of diplomacy and persuasion, everyone.

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"I'm not - oof!" Not a trained fighter, among other things. Korra might not have managed a hug first try, but he wasn't going to get away, either.

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[failsatspirit]

The carnival had her back up enough that Korra wasn't going to risk hurting someone with her bending, but she had something almost as good. "Naga!"

Sorry, Cecil, you had a polar bear dog trying to pick you up by the back of your shirt like an errant cub.

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"What - put me down!" Cecil squirmed and tried to tug himself free without ripping anything. He flailed about, and unless she dodged, Korra was probably going to get kicked. "I'm a barker, not a sack of potatoes! If you want to do a test of strength, it's that way!"

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[failsatspirit]

"Oof." Yeah, that was gonna bruise if she didn't take some time to heal it later.

But hey, if he was close enough to kick, she was close enough to hug. So Korra went for the hug.

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"What the -" Cecil wasn't finishing a lot of sentences today. "What are you doing? Let go of me!" He squirmed and tried to push her off, but something about the large...whatever-it-was...that had him by the neck made that a little hard. "Stop it!"

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"Nope," Korra replied, hugging tighter. "I think you really need this hug."

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"I do not!" Cecil protested. He squirmed and thrashed. "I'm fine!" He kicked desperately a few times, then stilled.