week two - thursday - catra

[arockstar]

[Newt is on his way over to the west wing. He has dibs on one of the houses over there, and he's had enough of socializing for the day. It's getting late, anyway.

He hasn't even stepped into the snow when he spots a tiny pair of... cat ears? They're poking out of the snow and what the shit is that a frog??? Uh.

He crouches down to scoop the little thing up. Once it's out of the snow, he gets a better look at the ears...]

Catra? Holy shit.

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[catraclysm]

[ the weak croak of a catfrog who has made many mistakes ]

[arockstar]

Oh boy. Okay, uh, can you understand me?

[Forget the west wing, he's heading back to... shit where would—THE POOL it's warm in there. Frogra's not allowed in the water because chlorine, but the heat and humidity will be nice. Probably.]

...Croak once for no and twice for yes, I guess.

[...]

Just, like, in general, since you can't really say you don't understand me. Whatever. Come on.

[catraclysm]

[ you ever see a frog attempt to hiss. Anyway she croaks twice in a very angry fashion ]

[arockstar]

[yes.]

Oh, what, you want me to put you back in the snow? You're an amphibian now. You can't thermoregulate.

[But he's hurrying off to the pool, so your opinion doesn't matter, catfrog.]

Any idea who did this to you?

[catraclysm]

[ I'm so glad you knew exactly the video I was thinking of. Anyway she croaks once for no and then makes the noise again, which may be frog for how dead they are if she finds them. Otherwise she is being very still and generally a good, if very noisy, frog. ]

[arockstar]

[Good, because Newt's gonna cup her in his hands for the ride in an attempt to warm her up. He leaves a little hole for her to peek out of, though.]

It's probably just that one power that lets people turn others into animals. You should change back, uh... In a day, tops.

[catraclysm]

[ she can't actually bite newt to express her displeasure but she will latch her froggy mouth onto the space between his fingers to try to Help Him Understand in Not Froggy Screams ]

[arockstar]

[...He's just gonna peek into his hands.]

You know that doesn't hurt, right? I'm taking you up to the pool. It'll be warmer in there.

[...]

No swimming, though. You'll absorb the water through your skin, and the water has chlorine. Not good for frogs. Or cats, for that matter.

[catraclysm]

[ ... there is a single croak from the hand, but otherwise frogtra seems to decide to chill (ha ha) and stop biting. This is the closest to saying thanks as she gets.

newt... Being a frog.... Is terrible ]

[arockstar]

[Well, given that the biting has stopped and she's not wriggling, she seems to be on board with that idea. Cool. He hurries up to the pool, an area he hasn't really spent much time in.

He's like lowkey tempted to send her down the waterslide, but. He'll be nice. Instead, he sets her down among the vegetation lining the water. It seems like a neat place for a frog to spend the night?]

There. Feeling better?

[catraclysm]

[ catra doesn't answer, simply enjoying regaining strength in her limbs for a second ...


and once that done, she gestures at all of herself with a froggy hand (??) like "do i LOOK better" ]

[arockstar]

...Outside of still being a frog, I mean. That's just gonna be your reality for the next little while, I think.

[...]

Then again, your world's got princesses and stuff, right? Go find one of 'em to kiss you.

[catraclysm]

[ angry frog screeching

croaking

croaching? ]