Hiresh laughed and shook his head, looking to Asha, "No, Asha, they mean I'm a cop."  He rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged, adding, "[i]And they'd be right.[/i]"  Of course, Katsu had to belittle him... otherwise what kind of Avatar would he be?  The metal bender shrugged and rolled his eyes, deciding it best to keep his proud mouth shut for now.

Siku shook her head, putting up her hands, "Oh, no no, it's... Uh, it's great! Really, I just...  Didn't expect it is all.  I'm not one to judge people for where they call home - you like it after all," She said hastily, worried that she actually sounded condescending.  "Plus I'm not really used to a place that's anything like it."  She flushed, clenching her fists, "I'm not a princess, ugh...!  Papa's far from next in line for chief anyway...  I hate the North Pole's hierarchy sometimes."  The girl crossed her arms and found focus on the ground in front of her as they entered the building.  How much would Katsu really need to grab, anyway?

Hiresh instantly entered a battle-ready stance as a yelping sounded from nearby.  Siku, on the other hand, grinned and started to look around.  It didn't take long to find the source, making Hiresh sigh in slight annoyance.  Meanwhile, the water bender jumped excitedly, "Oh. My. Gosh.  Is that a [i]Sabre Fox?[/i]  How did you even find one?  Let alone with such a nice white coat...  You can't find these little guys anywhere!"  She didn't even care that Katsu was showing a little vulnerability because she was absolutely gushing at the adorable animal.  "Papa never let me get a pet...  The North Pole doesn't have many friendly animals and once we got here he wanted me to focus on other things; if I had time for a pet, I had time to do something better with my time.  But look at this little guy!  I would spend hours staring into windows of shelters and stores when I was little...  I never ever [i]ever[/i] saw anything like him!"

She ogled the small fox brightly, reaching out to pet its head.  Katsu's comment about getting out quickly for her was completely ignored as she finally pulled back and calmed down for a moment.  Hiresh stared at her, dumbfounded.  "Seriously?  All this time and I get 'Hiresh is just a private, completely forget about him and his cop-ness' but the moment this kid pulls out a fluffy animal, you go all sweet and excitable?  What's that about?!"  He wasn't really offended, just a little jealous.

Siku blushed slightly, clearly debating her next question.  It was the most important question she'd ever had or ever would have for Katsu: "C-can I... Uh... Hold him?"  She tried not to make eye contact, feeling humiliated that she had to ask him for something that she wanted.  Suddenly, he actually had something that gave him a position of control with her.  Something he'd not had since the beginning of the night.