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--this? I just--

Oh, um--I think it's working.

[Korra really has no idea what she's supposed to be doing with this thing. Sure, Republic City was a pretty up-to-date place but this was a new little device. Really new.

Have an awkward smile though and a slight wave as she tries to keep herself composed.]

My name's Korra and I'm not..really sure where I am or how I got here. I'm looking for my friends though--Bolin, Mako, and Asami. I...if you guys are here too, let me know? Or come find me.

[The weak attempt at a smile doesn't work anymore and she looks around, peering at something out of sight of the camera, an odd look on her face after a second. She then turns some and a Hebby Repp can be seen.]

And could anyone tell me what this weird...thing is that's following me? I don't think it's a spirit but I'm not really sure at this point.

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[It takes her a minute--a long minute--to realize just what she's looking at and it's probably a good thing that Celestia had mentioned the whole 'changing into apony' thing.]

Chief Beifong?

[ The long minute is understandable, though Lin's face looks disgruntled at Korra's confusion. And then her own expression clears - ah, yes. Right. ]

Yes, believe it or not. [There's a faint snort.] This is a side effect of one of the worlds here.

Stay where you are. I'll be there shortly.

[because giving orders to the Avatar has always worked in the past right]

Yeah that's..what I've heard.

[It's so hard to take you seriously like that, Lin.]

Considering I really don't have any idea where to go or what to do, I'll be here.

[ Just you wait until you go head over tail through, the portal, Korra. Just you wait ]

[ Fortunately, it isn't that long a wait - the four legged form moves quickly, and she's gotten used to navigating the weird portals that link up the worlds here. So it is a much more familiar human form that strides through the double doors leading from the Second District into the first; hopping behind her is a purple spikey cat-creature, while overhead flits a navy-blue owl. Though green eyes are sharp, she doesn't spot the Avatar right away. ]

Korra?

[She'd found a place to wait, tucked out of sight slightly just..to be on the safe side given what everyone had been telling her about these evil spirit things. Her own spirit seemed content to slink about, exploring things before turning on Korra to crawl all over her a bit.

Such a weird thing..but it was kind of cute.

Hearing her name makes her perk up and she slides off her perch with her hebby repp in tow, peeking around a corner before stepping completely.]

Chief Beifong!

[ Her head snaps about, and if a hint of relief flickers across her expression, the Chief hides it well as she changes course to head towards Korra. You'd have to twist her arm to get her to admit it, but she's missed the others from their world - Korra might not been her favourite-most person (and the reverse is no doubt true as well), but this was better than being alone. ]

[ Although there was still time to change that assessment. ]

You're looking well. Better than I last saw you.

[ ..Now there's a thought. She'll have to come back to it later, but not too much later. Instead, she looks to the spirit behind the Avatar instead. ]

I see you have one of the lizards.

Well, considering what had just happened? I'm not surprised.

[Yeah Korra doesn't really know about the whole potentially different points in the timeline bit yet.

Have fun with that, Lin.

Glancing back at her lizard, Korra smiles a bit lopsidedly, shrugging as she returns her attention to the police chief.]

Talk about weird place. It almost reminds me of the spirits back home though.

Spirits-- What?

[ There's a blankness that crosses Lin's expression, a lack of comprehension that's easy to see and impossible to misinterpret, before grey head shakes and she lifts a hand to stall further conversation.

At least, until they're on the same page.

Her pricklemane settles at her heels, looking between Lin and Korra anxiously, while the owl settles over head, hooting faint disapproval. Of what? ..Well, hard to say. ]

I think you better tell me what your last memory is from before you got here.

[Korra immediately wants to launch into an explanation but she stops when Lin holds a hand up, cheeks puffing up a bit before she lets out a breath and crosses her arms.]

We had finally defeated my uncle and Vaatu and freed the spirits from the corruption that had been created. I decided to leave the spirit portals open instead of closing them, so that spirits and humans could learn to live in harmony again.

[ Well, the level of self control appeared about the same, but Korra's exceptionally truncated recap earns no hint of recognition from Lin. It's as if she hadn't even been around to witness the event in question... ]

[ More things that hadn't happened yet. Great. Just great. ]

Those who say this place is native to their universe call it the 'Realm of Sleep'. It seems to pull in people from different places. Different realities and worlds. Different times.

[Green eyes narrow slightly.] I got here a few months ago. And I think it's safe to say you and I aren't from the same time.

Realm of Sleep...how does it just pull them in though? Is there a portal--like to the spirit world or something like that?

[Korra can't help but frown a bit, looking around some before her gaze snaps back to Lin when the other speaks again.

Wait...what?]

What do you mean not from the same time?

From what I've been able to ascertain, the name was coined by residents of another realm who recognised this location, and had been affected by similar incidents in the past. The only means of getting here is through sleep - supposedly. By a number of accounts, several people simply found themselves here, and don't recall losing consciousness.

The spirits here aren't much like the spirits of our world - for one thing, they're intelligent, but only to a point. And some more than others.

[there's a hoot of affirmation from the owl perched above; Lin's pricklemane merely does his best to look Responsible and Brave like his Person, but he doesn't really understand.]

[ There's a pause at Korra's question. ]

When Bolin and Asami were both here, they were further ahead of me in terms of events that were occurring in Republic City. Their past was, or is, my present when not here in this dream realm.

When did you last see me?

[Korra can't help but frown a bit, trying to make sense of all of this, staring down at the ground for a second.]

So there's no explanation for it..and no real connection to home?

[Her gaze lifts to Lin again and there's a worried sort of fear in her eyes though she's trying her best not to let it be too obvious.]

What about the bad spirits though? Are they comparable to the ones back home?

[Her hebby repp hides behind her legs a bit, peering up at Korra then Lin, tail flicking slightly.

The idea of them being from different times has confusion winning out over her fear again and she scrunches her nose a bit in thought, glancing up now.]

After I defeated Unalaq and Vaatu. Once everything had calmed down and the spirits were all alright again.

If there's an explaination for it, beyond 'This is a dream and you're sharing it with people from other worlds', the person responsible hasn't been sharing. Or persons.

[ More than one party seemed aware of their situation.. And Lin greatly dislikes being out of the loop. It isn't her intent to frighten the young Avatar, though, and there's the faintest flicker of surprise in green eyes before a hand lifts to rest on the girl's shoulder reassuringly. ]

Those traped here with us seem the decent sort, though most have nothing like bending in their world. So far, most have proven trustworthy allies here. As for the spirits..

[ There's a pause. A rather long one as the Metalbender tries to settle on what to say.

She knew of Unalaq, obviously, knowing who the leader the Northern Water Tribe was part and parcel of her (former) role. Always in her interests to keep an eye on the politics of other nations, especially given how they could affect Republic City..

But what Korra described sounded like something out of legend. Which wasn't all that far from truth, really. ]

I haven't lived through any of that yet.

[Korra nodded a bit, relaxing under Lin's touch. It was good to know that there were trustworthy individuals here, considering Korra didn't really have the best track record for trusting the right people as of late. But if Lin was sure they could be allies, then that was enough for the avatar.

Though...the bit about spirits has her frowning some, fidgeting a bit.]

Guess there's no way to know until I run into some, right?

[She manages a lopsided smile, shifting her weight back and forth from one foot to the other.]

As long as they can be stopped, that's what matters. It..ended up getting pretty bad back home and I really don't want to repeat that.

[ It was hard to lie to earth benders, never mind the daughter of one of the most powerful born in their era back home. The hand pats Korra's shoulder once the girl relaxes, Lin glad to see that shuffle of confidence back to the fore while mentally noting the changes.

The girl has grown, but.. ]

Well, you've run into the regular dream eaters. [There's almost a fond glance for Lin's pricklemane, who makes friendly noises at Korra now that his Person has vetted her.] The nightmares vary in size, but after dealing with the Equalists, I doubt you'll have problems. They aren't particularly smart, tend to prefer to attack in numbers. It's the largest ones that seem intelligent that you need to be wary of.

None of my bending abilities have been affected by being here so I have no doubt you'll have no trouble. Save in Equestria, but that's due to the change of shape.

[ Concern furrows her brows slightly. ]

Worse than Amon? [She's finding that hard to fathom, even if her doubts are few.]

Our bending still works?

[She hadn't even thought to try that yet and the fact that she could still use her powers? Yeah that made her feel ten times better.

She grinned, relaxing even more as she glanced at Lin's pricklemane, resisting the urge to touch the thing as she waved a bit instead.

And then good feelings gone as she looked back at Lin, grin fading.]

Yeah..a lot worse.

It still works. [And Lin is certainly pleased about that.] Although it's not advised to use on some worlds, and seems to work entirely differently when in Equestria.

[ She turned into a unicorn but Bolin had been an Earth pony. What logic was involved with the breed selection there hadn't been revealed to Lin. ]

[ And then the cheerfulness fades from Korra's face, and Lin feels her own smile slip, though she keeps uncertainty from becoming visible. Instead, she regards Korra with a long, measured look. To be worse than the loss of your bending.. That had to be serious indeed. ]

..Come with me. We'll get you settled at the hotel. You can tell me the details later.

[Nodding, Korra made a mental note of that. Celestia had mentioned that things were different in Equestria so she didn't want to push her luck.

Whatever she ended up being able to do in Ponyville would be better than nothing.]

Okay.

[The response is quick and to the point, Korra really not sure how she's going to go about explaining all of this without...

Well, without feeling horrible.]

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