Conversation with the princess

Waking up was a tad slow and Lime stood over me drooling.

"Ugh stop, Lime don't drool on me."

"ghhhhhmmmm"

"What's with hat grumble, you need to stretch? or you hungry?"

Lime agreed to both, so i got up and stretched. "Let's go the long way to the kitchen."

Me and Lime took up the entire hallways. So we exited to the deck and made it around to the Cafeteria. Strange looks came from everyone, I even got one from Hio.

He stood up with his food and came over. "About time, The princess wants you to grab your food and head to her room."

"With my Bull-Sloth?"

"I don't think so."

"I didn't either. Sooo, can you escort him back after he gets his food?"

"You give him...People food?"

"Why not."

Lime wandered over to the line for food, Everyone was either weirded out or spooked. It felt right due to Lime being a 113ish kg nine-eyed bull sloth. I think most found the nine eyes disconcerting. Hio spoke again, "Yeah that thing scares me."

"What he is like a...spirit animal. Eh, he mostly self reliant anyway."

"That thing...Uhhh, he isn't even full grown yet though."

"Nope."

Hio was just left to stand there as Lime came over with two trays of food. One had a plate of mostly meat and the other with a mixture of meat and veggies. "Lime, you need more veggies in your diet."

"Hrrrrrmmm."

"Anyway Hio here will take you back to the room, you good with that?"

Lime nodded and I took the tray meant for me from him. "Good luck Hio, I'll be off to see Azula."

Hio just looked even more nervous when Lime grabbed his hand. Lime was fucking with him, how cute...

Knocking on the door of Azula's bedroom, she opened it a minute later. "It is time to discuss your punishment."

"Alrighty, why did you want me to bring my food?" I had already eaten about half of it.

"I wanted you to eat with me while we discuss it."

Her expression was being incredibly controlled right now. I would have to go off of the Psyche Bar.

Hmmmuh? It is impressive that you control your expression like that."

She sighed, "I already regret inviting you here. Look we are going to make a few stops for supplies. As your punishment you will be carrying the supplies into the ship."

"That just sounds like training with extra steps."

"Its--No-" Her eye twitched, "How much do you train?"

"Almost everyday, If I can't practice bending I do physical exercise."

She frowned slightly, then leading into a smile. "I guess training like that is how you lesser get stronger. I can't blame you then."

"Are you trying to undermine my confidence or is this your twisted way to say I'm hard working?"

Her eye twitched, From the Psyche bar it said she was amused, but she didn't seem amused.

"Would you like to spar with me?"

"No, I mean I'd rather not." If we fought and I won, that would be a whole problem on its own.

She intertwined her fingers for a second and then started eating her own food. It was a whole steak and several very green veggies. Honestly her food reminded me of a hamburger, but taken apart. Now I wanted hamburgers... Another invention to create for this world like normal underwear.

"Are we just gonna sit in silence? Can I like g do something else? No offense, but this is very awkward and I'd rather do something else."

Her eye twitched again, that was like the third time now. "Is there something wrong with spending time with the princess of the fire nation?"

"Can I answer that honestly?"

The psyche changed to interested rather than amused and I wondered what the difference was. "You may..."

"Time spent with you is like spending time in a Centipede hornet nest. Sitting still is unnerving and make the wrong move and you might end up in a very bad situation. Without the metaphor...You are seen as slightly crazy if not totally sadistic. It causes a very awkward atmosphere when you are...being nice? Honestly I can't even tell if this is you being nice."

<Reputation +3>

<Discontented:Psyche -2>

"I see... You know everyone is usually too afraid of me to say something like that."

I shrugged, "I'll be honest Azula, I'm not really afraid of you, but I am afraid of the repercussions of going against you. It causes problems for my overall...Goals."

She smiled somewhat sadistically, "Maybe you should be afraid of me."

She was trying to hard on this one. She was feeling awkward so she fell back on her tried and true method of manipulating people. So I said, "You are pretty when you smile. So I don't see why I should."

Her face grew red from embarrassment, but she reacted as if she was angry. Slamming a fist to the table slightly cracking it. I would've flinched if not for the fact I was watching the psyche bar. It registered her current most emotion as complete embarrassment. I guess that would ring true though.

"Why are you angry? Do you not get compliments about how you look?" I paused for a second looking back to her. "I guess you don't actually, all your compliments would be related to your skill."

Azula was good at manipulating people, but compared to my mix of disconnected and lost nature and the psyche bar showing her emotions. I was better at it. He psyche bar read shy. That wasn't really an emotion, but it also wasn't something Azula ever experienced so I guess it would be one for her?

She got up and looked out of a window. "That metaphor you used. I believe it goes both ways, you are truly frustrating. Go I will get you next time I wish to talk or it is time to dock to get supplies."

I looked at the Notifications...

<Reputation +2>

<Affection +5>

<Unknown:Psyche -20>

Fuck, I think I broke her... I got up and left quietly. Hopefully that wouldn't bite me later.