[Mun saw 'Beauty and the Beast' in 3D last night and this guy is now in her head]

[trappedwithin]

[a low, threatening growl]

Why have you brought me here?

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[gamey]

[Have someone who's far from threatened, Prince.]

I think that's the question we all would like to know, sir.

[trappedwithin]

[scowl and then a snarl]

Who are you?

[gamey]

[Beast knows what birds are, surely!]

Me? I'm Zazu, Majordomo to the kings of the Pride Lands.

[trappedwithin]

[Oh, he knows what birds are - he's just not used to them talking to him.]

Major-what?

[He never was very cultured, this one - or literate.]

[gamey]

[Zazu would be confused and yet honored to be the first!]

Majordomo. The royal adviser, if you will.

And you are, sir?

[trappedwithin]

You? An adviser? To what?

[Beast glares at Zazu, wondering if he might make a better snack than company.]

I am the Beast.

[gamey]

[So huffy!]

To the kings of the Pride Lands. Lions, that is.

[He ruffles his feathers slightly.]

That's a bit unfortunate.

[not_the_philistine]

[that is not a bad growl but Goliath is well accustomed to growling as a means of communication.]

Most likely to be a participant in someone else's entertainment.

If that entertainment is not in your best interests, I wish you luck.

[trappedwithin]

[Beast studies Goliath a moment before answering. He looked like one of the stone gargoyles that stood watch over the Beast's castle. But - he is talking to Beast and he probably knows how it feels to be judged by his appearance.]

I don't know what she intends to do with me - she doesn't seem to know, either.

[not_the_philistine]

[And so he does. He just doesn't know what it's like to agree with that judgement.]

Have you a clan to miss?

[He has to study the Beast for a moment to be certain he's not a gargoyle too. But, no, there do not appear to be wings beneath that cloak.]

[trappedwithin]

[There is a very good reason why the young prince was turned into a beast - judging others by appearance.]

A clan? No. I mean, my parents died a long time ago. I suppose I miss my servants.

[The Beast catches that studying and mistakes it for something insulting.]

What are you staring at?

[not_the_philistine]

You're not a gargoyle.

[Especially not, if they're talking about servants. Gargoyles tend not to have those.]

Are you one of the New Olympians? I had the -

[Well, it wasn't really a pleasure to have visited New Olympus, considering the time he'd spent there involved in thwarting a villain and shielding Elisa from the sort of persecution she usually shielded him from.]

- opportunity to visit that land once.

[trappedwithin]

No, I am not. I am the Beast.

[Beast listens to what the gargoyle says, obviously puzzled.]

I haven't even heard of them. [He pauses]

Are you a gargoyle?

[there_must_be_more]

Is it really so bad, being here? It's like an adventure.

[trappedwithin]

[....Belle!]

I just... don't like being dragged out for no reason.

[there_must_be_more]

[Always here for you.]

Adventures don't always need a reason. Looks like you've met a few new people already, too!

[trappedwithin]

[Have a grumpy 'huff', Belle]

I don't like leaving the castle.

[You, Belle, of all people, should understand his feelings of being out where people can see him.]

[there_must_be_more]

[Oh, don't be such a grump. Have an arm hug.]

If you hadn't left though, I wouldn't be here with you.

[Totally grasping for reasons.]

[trappedwithin]

[Eep! He's still not used to someone not being afraid to touch him.]

But if I weren't here then you might not be stuck here either.

[bete]

To screw with you.

[trappedwithin]

To what?

[Excuse his ignorance - he's not exactly from around these parts or this time period.]

[bete]

Make your life hell and get off on it.

[trappedwithin]

Oh.

[Beat]

WHAT?!

[bete]

( that bellow blows her hair right back. and she is digging it. )

Don't you get it? You're a pet.

[trappedwithin]

[SNARL]

I am NO ONE'S pet.