Second Report - Necessity Is The...

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[ The communicator clicks on, revealing the sunlit decore of Twilight Town. Sunset Hill, specifically, for those familiar with the location.

What should also be familiar is the statue in view of the camera. Not so familiar? The portal set at the base, the glow pulsing brightly. Invitingly, even. A pricklemane bounces towards it, then stops, tilting its head from left to right and waggling its ears in a show of interest. ]


This wasn't here when I passed by this morning. But it looks like the wait for something new to happen is over.


[ After 10 seconds or so of focus, the camera swings around until the firm frown of Lin Beifong is visible. ]


We don't know what might be through here, and securing a safe point on the other side is a priority. I plan on crossing over shortly. Anyone in Twilight Town is welcome to join me, but I recommend being ready for combat.


[ooc: this post is action/prose friendly! feel free to reply to Lin, or go ahead and do your own thing in a seperate thread. :D ]

Comments

[allfunandgamesuntil]

Avatar? What's that?

[It sounds interesting. Not something he's familiar with, either.]

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[A sidelong glance. His world lacked magic, and 'bending' could arguably come under that umbrella - so not knowing the Avatar is not as surprising as it could have been.]

On my world, there are four primary elements. Fire, Water, Air and Earth. All beings have the latent potential to control one of them. Both myself and Bolin, for example, are earthbenders.

Only one person in the entire world is born with the ability to control all four elements; they are known as the Avatar, and it is their duty to ensure balance in the world.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

That's a heavy load to put on someone's shoulders.

Probably nice if you can rely on them, though.

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It can be. But the Avatar is..special. [How to explain it?] They are also able to connect with the spirit realm, and receive guidance from their past lives. Though our current one has been..having trouble with that.

[Korra is many things, and all can agree that 'spiritual' is not one of them.]

My mother was friends with her predecessor, who brought an end to the Hundred Year War.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

[York nods. Unforgiving job...had to be a smaller population, though, if one person had to handle all of them. He couldn't imagine knowing that someone was born with the ability and right to try to make things work between peoples. Some worlds really were that different.]

You'll have to tell me about that sometime. We can swap war stories.

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[A single world's population was still handful enough for any one person. Some things only the Avatar could handle. But they were certainly not alone.]

The Avatar isn't there to solve all the world's problems. Just the ones that disrupts the balance between all things. [And then, there was the problem of Amon. For a passing moment, Lin looks pained, before offering York a faint smirk.]

Sounds like a plan. But first, we should get on with this little excursion.

[allfunandgamesuntil]

Be there in a jif.

[York speeds up; it's about time to meet up after all.]