Unpopcorning--Sarcasm, meat, and skepticism returns to Hogwarts!

[boomerwangfire]

((Sokka is from just after the end of the TV show, and since I actually didn't remember we had one years and years ago will not remember his previous time at Hogwarts.))There was a pop, and an embarrassing and slightly painful sprawl of limbs, and Sokka of the Southern Water tribe found himself in a greasy puddle on the floor. "Eeeugh," he said,

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[amandagraystone]

Amanda had actually gone looking for the popcorn room.

She just hadn't expected to see a buttered person slinking through the hallway that led to (and from) that room. Presumably he'd just come from there.

Huh.

She kind of thought that an unpopcorned person had to be an avatar driven by an actual person somewhere, rather than a part of the program. So maybe this would be a good person to talk to. If they were popcorned, that meant their avatar was in storage, right? They'd been here before?

She waved at the buttery person, somewhat hesitantly.

[boomerwangfire]

Sokka froze. A strange person was waving at him.

Usually people who were going to try to kill you or take you captive didn't wave, did they? With the hand not holding his space sword, he gave an equally hesitant wave back.

She didn't look like... anyone he'd seen before, and he'd been all over the world. Certainly nobody he'd seen in the Earth Kingdom, which was another strike against still being in Ba Sing Se. "Uh, excuse me," he called in as loud a whisper as he dared get away with, "Do you have any idea where this is? I'm kind of lost. And... greasy."

[amandagraystone]

A double misfortune had occurred. Firstly, Amanda was not a good person to ask that question. Secondly, Amanda didn't realize that.

"Simulation of a fantasy castle," she told him pragmatically, and added, "You can speak in a normal tone of voice if you like. It's not New Cap City -- you can't die."

[boomerwangfire]

He frowned. First he tapped the wall with one free knuckle, noting the feel of the stone and the thin thud of the impact. (Not too loud, because he was no earthbender, to be punching rocks and having it listen to him and not bruise him. Punching rock hurt.) Then he tapped his still injured leg lightly against the floor, nodding at the answering sound and sensation and wincing slightly. Katara could heal with her waterbending, but even she could only do so much in a couple of days. "So I'm not going to sniff or lick the wall or anything, but I'm pretty sure this isn't a fantasy," he said. He dropped the whisper, though.

"And if it's not a fantasy, you can too die. So. If this isn't Ba Sing Se, and if it's not New Cap City, what is it? Also, who are you?"

[woocha]

I SMELL BUTTER!

Yes, it's probably bad for him, but...it tastes so good.

So Wishbone followed the trail of butter, lapping it up until he got to Sokka's feet, licking at the butter there.

[boomerwangfire]

"Augh! A talking--" Talking what? Dog-opossum? Dog-rat? Dog-rabbit?

"A ...talking dog-weasel?" he ventured, stepping back and holding his sword out protectively, point-out.

[woocha]

I'm a dog, not a dog-weasel! Wishbone said, slightly offended, but then wagged his tail. I'm Wishbone!

[boomerwangfire]

"Just a dog?" Sokka shook his head. "Weird." He hesitated for just a second before lowering the sword a fraction. "I'm Sokka, of the Southern Water Tribe."

[serrulata]

"It's probably more dangerous to stick to the walls than to just walk down the hallway," Kurama said helpfully. While his normal paths didn't take him anywhere near the Popcorn Room (he worried who he'd see on that plaque) he was taking pains to avoid places Apos and Karasu frequented. He was already half covered in bandages; he didn't need to add 'Mummy' to his resume.

He looked down (and down) at the new kid with a half smile. "Every so often a door or a hallway will just... show up. And then you'll be wandering around in the undercroft for a week." Not like he had any experience with that.

[boomerwangfire]

So far, this place was doing absolutely nothing for Sokka's nerves. He did not relax, but he scoffed all the same. "Doors and hallways don't just show up. Unless there's an earthbender with a bad sense of humor around." And if that were the case, that would mean that he was somewhere familiar-ish, if not still Ba Sing Se.

He nodded at the man's bandages. "What happened?"

[serrulata]

"You haven't seen the staircases then," he said, bypassing the second question, and beckoning for the kid to follow. "Here, I'll show you." He started off towards the staircases, not waiting to see if he was followed.

[boomerwangfire]

Sokka flappped his mouth some, though no sound came out. He dithered, pride warring with curiosity until the latter finally got the better of him. "Hey, slow down," he called, favoring his left leg a little as he ran after.