tushanshu_logs | Whoa, slow down.

"What, don't tell me you've never tried it before." As if there was some kind of point to make to this, Zatanna (awkwardly) leaned over and weaved a couple of fingers through one of Korra's tied locks. "I'll bet if we got a few yards of the stuff braided in here, you could start a whole new fashion trend."

The awkward leaning made her look over, but Korra's eyebrows raise unexpectedly when Zatanna finger went through her hair and but she didn't move until she stopped.

"I'll take real hair over whatever that was any day. That and, I don't think Water Tribe hairstyles are going to break out on the turtle." She had to give a smirk on that one considering just who the only other Water Triber members were in Keeliai.

"Suit yourself. Personally, I think you could rock that look better than the actress. But that's just me."

Sensing the joke was over, she pulled back and settled once more into her seat. Moving to take a sip of soda before remembering what movie they were watching and wisely putting it down.

Not a moment too soon; the two new leads were busy confessing their love for one another. But it came out so flat, and with so much fake blood and tears, the wince of pain wasn't because of her heart this time.

Giving a simple smile to let Zatanna know she did nothing wrong by joking, Korra shrugged her shoulders at the comment. Looks and fashion weren’t something she was interested in too much. Plain and simple was her go to comfort zone.

After finishing off her soda, she crunched the can and watched the rest of the movie. How there was even a love story tied into the whole plot wasn’t something Korra understood too well.

"Remind me to never go into a stranger’s house and suddenly take a shower."

The reply was almost too easy:

"If you're going into strangers houses just to take showers, I'd say we have a problem."

"I'll try not to make a habit out of it." Giving a snerk, Korra popped a chocolate in her mouth. "I'm ready for that dinner, how about you?" Gruesome Z movie deter the appetite of the Avatar? Nope.

Korra, truly, there is no will stronger than that of your stomach.

The credits began to roll on-screen just as Zatanna stretched her arms over her head.

"Sure. I'll go order. What did we decide on again?"

"I voted for everything, but we can just stick to pizza. Keeliai style's all we can get at this hour." She did tempt the thought of seeing if Mike would be up to make actual New York style pizza, the turtles were practically nocturnal.

"But those bread bowls sounded pretty good, too." All of it did really. Cookies and junk food just couldn't replace an actual hot meal.

"How about one large pie, and two breadbowls? Worst case scenario, there'll be leftovers for tomorrow."

She stood up, heading upstairs to the console to place the order. Leaving Korra alone for a few minutes with the junk food.

"You mean worse case scenario, we’ll end up being sick." As if Korra would let food sit over the next day. Taking advantage of having the couch, she brought her legs up and laid down on her side.

"What toppings?" Important question and she has to ask it through a mouthful of chips.

Eh, there was a strong chance they'd end up being sick anyway. Worth every trip to the bathroom.

"I usually go with either eggplant and ricotta, or mushroom. How's that sound to you?"

"Is Ricotta meat?" All the serious questions tonight.

"It's a kind of soft cheese. I don't eat meat."

"Yeah, good point. Can I order a pie for me with that stuff and meat? All of them I guess." She had no idea what they served here. All her pizzas have been made by turtles.

Zatanna chuckled a little. There was an old New York saying that you never truly got to know a person until you found out what pizza toping they liked. Or were willing to put up with.

(...okay, that wasn't true, but it should've been, given how serious some NYers took their pizza.)

"You can order whatever toppings you want. How's this: we'll split a pie. Half mushroom, half meat lovers' delight. That, plus the bowls, plus the candy, plus whatever else I've got in my kitchen should carry us through the night."

"Deal." The sound of an empty bag being crumpled was the last of that bag of chips. Good thing she brought more than one. "You don't have work in the morning or anything, right?" Getting Zatanna in trouble once had been an ordeal and not one Korra was ready to repeat so soon.

"Nope!" She called from the top of the stairs.

One of the perks of working in the field she did. Her boss was a bit of an eccentric. She didn't believe in 9 to 5, and flexibility was only a matter of guarantee. Plus, she was allowed to use magic around the shop to help with her tasks. Encouraged, even. Good for business.

A few minutes later, Zatanna headed back down with a satisfied grin.

"Twenty minutes. I guess tonight must be a slow night for them."

Deciding this was more important than her groggy state at the Welcome Center, Korra gave a thumbs up on the food’s ETA. She’d have to ask Jack about changing her hours sometime soon. "That’s good. Gives them time to make it right!"

Instead of sitting up, Korra folded her legs in so she could still lay down and Zatanna could sit. Taking off her shoes with just her feet, Korra casually asked "Is it okay if I sleep over?"

Well. Your boss is right next door, Korra. (Maybe. Unless he went out, or was crashing at Spock's again. It was hard to keep track of him sometimes.) You could always ask when he comes back.

"Of course it is. Does this mean you don't have work tomorrow morning, either?"

She’s avoiding any and all previous romantic interests for as long as possible.

After a split-second’s consideration, Korra shrugged her shoulders and pushed her boots off the couch and onto the floor. "Staying up this late? I wouldn’t think about it too hard."

Curling her toes, she reached over to grab the last cookie and open up the other bag she brought. "Cookie? These are the double crunch ones."

Her reaction was...slightly unexpected. A simple 'no' would have been enough to satiate her curiosity, but the fact that Korra very deliberately avoided the question altogether...

Zatanna's brows furrowed together for a fleeting moment. She glanced over at the wall, where Jack's suite resided on the other side. Jack was Korra's boss. That much was pretty obvious, given that Zatanna had been the one to help cover for the mass Time Off being taken at the fish shop.

She wanted to ask. She really wanted to ask.

"I guess working at a fish shop requires slightly less concentration than having to light a room full of candles with only your mind." She reached over to grab one of the aforementioned cookies from the offered bag. "Thanks."

"Welcome Center." Why she felt the compulsion to correct Zatanna, she didn’t know, but it was said it off-handedly. Korra avoided looking over at the wall and nestled her head onto one of the couch cushions.

"I could fish in my sleep." Partially true, she came close to doing it before; but all of it was in humor. "Just don’t tell any waterbenders. I don’t need any competition."

"Well, I don't really consider helping out over there work. Which...probably explains why I never seem to get much done."

Whoops.

(In her defense, she really did do her job at the other locations. It was just the Welcome Center where she ended up slacking off most.)

"I'm pretty sure you're the only other water bender I know, Korra, assuming magic users don't count. Secrets don't get much safer than that."

A few twitches of her fingers, and an extra blanket appeared, draped over the back of the couch. There were enough cushions that pillows wouldn't be necessary.

"Thanks." Letting Naga sleep outside was probably best, so Korra didn’t even ask to let her in, though she might spook the delivery guy. Something that made Korra smile when she reached for a cookie.

Her sleeping schedule had been sliding back to what it used to be: sleeping in, so she didn’t see her staying up late doing any more damage than she normally had. "But yeah, the work can be easy at times." She personally assumed Jack put most of the work on himself.

Zatanna didn't usually like to sleep in late; for Korra, she would be willing to make an exception.

"There's only so many new bits of information we can gather. Besides that, it's mostly just answering questions. Talking to people who need help. Playing Nice."

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