We meet again, Monkey King!

[celestialmutt]

Who: Amaterasu and Sun Wukong
Where: The zoo
When: Now
What: Let me sniff you some more, says Ammy. Who the hell are you, says Sun Wukong.
Warnings: None yet.



Some part of Amaterasu felt that keeping tabs on Son Goku was only prudent. He was a powerful force, usually of chaos, and she was becoming a little fond of this brash young city. It would be very unfortunate if it fared the same as a certain infamous peach party.

While a loose white wolf would normally cause a great deal of concern and possibly calls to Animal Control, Amaterasu trots along to the monkey exhibit, tail waving, without any interference whatsoever.

Comments

oh wow sorry this is so late

[monkeyseemonkeysmash]

The zoo monkeys are not used to having a king. And, by all standards of divine right, providence and succession, Sun Wukong is not a king to them; they already have a functional pseudo-democratic meritocracy going on, as mortal monkeys do. Sun Wukong misses his old hoard of demon monkeys, more than he misses being their king.

He still enjoys the zoo monkeys' company, though. Even with their strange accents from around the world, at least there are creatures that still think and act like him, though they regard him as a fossil or an anomaly. Company is company, as the old saying goes.

So when a white wolf trots into the exhibit, Sun Wukong flies out the enclosure and brandishes his staff. Wolves can eat monkeys, and by this one's aura this one is a powerful one. Then, he remembers where he's seen this particular wolf before.

"Oh, it's you Sun-god." Great, just great. One of heaven's, though not someone he's personally offended. Sun Wukong does not look forward to dealing with Heaven ever, though, because most of them either hate him or have completely forgotten about his existence. He's not sure which bothers him more.

no worries! everything is good

[celestialmutt]

Ammy is undeterred by her cool reception; it isn't as though she'd been able to announce herself or her intent. She smiles brightly up at the Monkey King, wagging her tail. Yes, it's her again. No, she's not planning on harassing his companions.

[monkeyseemonkeysmash]

Sun Wukong lowers his staff. He hasn't dealt much with dogs, and the one he's fought with the most was a conniving rat in dogs' clothing. Still, a shaking tail is, in his rudimentary grasp of Canine, theoretically friendly. Though a smiling wolf has her teeth bared.

"What do you want then?"

[celestialmutt]

Her teeth may be showing, but the tongue lolling over them is hardly threatening. Ammy sits, tail still swishing gently over the concrete path. She doesn't want anything, really. She's just saying hello.

[monkeyseemonkeysmash]

Sun Wukong narrows his eyes. The god isn't moving in any significant manner, and considering how most of his interactions with gods involved fighting. Well, might as well try something.

"Hey," he says, bending his head down towards the wolf. "Can you help me remove this circlet for me? I accidentally got cursed with it."

(Because he "accidentally" accepted a hat from a little girl, who turned out to be Guanyin, and you can't be faulted by being tricked by higher powers! The hat was really comfortable for a while.)

it was a really good try, anyway!

[celestialmutt]

Ammy rises, sniffing intently at the circlet. It's no lesser enchantment, that's easy enough to see. With absolutely zero propriety, she licks over the metal as well as Sun Wukong's face, tasting the magic involved.

roll a 1 on bluff

[monkeyseemonkeysmash]

Monkeys groom each other, but there is little similarity to how canines groom themselves.

"Not really helping here, doggy," he mutters, gently punching the god's snout away.

[celestialmutt]

Ammy whuffs, deeply offended, and puts her nose right back where it was. Delicately, she closes her teeth on the circlet and bites down. Hmm. She can taste compassion and monkey hair. Also, more than enough power to bind Son Goku. Amaterasu herself would not enjoy trying to remove it, and Kwan Yin would not appreciate Amaterasu's interference.

Ammy the wolf releases the circlet with one last swipe of her tongue and sits back. She whines, cocking her head to one side.

[monkeyseemonkeysmash]

Well, it was worth a shot. Sun Wukong straightens himself up and crosses his legs, balancing only on his tale.

"Hey doggy, can you maybe put in a good word for me up there? Tell her I'm doing lots of good because," he glances back at the enclosure, "I definitely am doing lots of good down here."

[celestialmutt]

Ammy turns her head to the other side, skepticism radiating from her. She was sure that he was doing good for his small company, but that was not quite the same as 'lots of good' in general...