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While camping considerably close to City Hall to make sure they were around for all that gold snatching, Nabooru and her girls have started a contained campfire to ward off against the cold. They're mostly all sitting around chatting amongst themselves, laughing more often than not. One of them probably waves to you, beckoning you over with a sweet smile. Why not share the warmth? Nabooru herself seems to be dealing with another girl who is handing her a new winter cloak with their recognizable patterns down the back. For those that have ever traveled by desert or have come from the Earth Kingdom, they might be somewhat recognizable as the symbols of a well known band of thieves.

Getting close enough, Nabooru herself will take notice. "Go on and sit. The fire's free. The food isn't." They seemed to be cooking something that smelled decently pleasant.

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On one of the nights the gold starts appearing at City Hall, Nabooru is ready to fly into action. With the ease of her thieving skills, she will manage to gather quite more than her fair share. She doesn't fight fair, either, using her bending abilities like nobody's business. If shifting a bunch of earth underneath someone to get an advantage is necessary, she will do it. And when she's settled on that her pockets are just full enough, she'll be taking off! Watching her back to make sure no one is following her, however, doesn't leave her eyes set so forward. A rookie mistake. Honestly, she's better than that. But eventually that is bound to get her in trouble, running right into another body, sending the gold filling her pockets clattering with a jaunty jingle straight to the ground. "Hey!" Because clearly, that was your fault, wasn't it?

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The only thing Nabooru likes better than stealing is reading. She loves getting lost in fantasy worlds like no other. And so she's taken to visiting one of the ritzier book shops in the better part of town. Their books didn't have highlights and tons of earmarks or cracked spines. She wanted her books to be hers ... regardless of if they were cheesy romance novels or not. But as she's never gotten herself truly documented since skipping from the desert, on this particular trip she gets thrown out- but not before making a ton of noise. No one can deny her her books! ....but that's exactly what's happening.

((First and second are pretty self explanatory (though for the first if you want to recognize the Gerudo as the thieving band of possible murderers who once roamed the deserts outside the Earth Kingdom that's fine too!), the third you can catch her in the middle of fighting with the clerk about how ridiculous the ID thing is or right after she gets thrown out of the store and the doors shut in her face. Anything goes! All are welcome.))

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Jin was walking around just trying to find somewhere she could help out. She hadn't noticed Nabooru or really anyone around until she ran right into her. Jin let out a loud yelp as she fell to the ground from the impact.

" Ouch... s-sorry!"

[Nabooru was a little bit better at gaining her balance before falling. She'd been doing this for years, after all. And while she was oh-so very tempted to just go after the coins first, that voice stops her.

Running into a big burly guy with a temper would have been easier, she thinks. So she dusts herself off before coming closer to offer Jin a hand up.]

It was my fault- wasn't looking where I was going. [Because the last thing she needed was people following her back to her makeshift home.]

[ Jin laughed a bit and gladly took her hand with a big smile on her face. ]

In that case, I think we are both at fault, because I wasn't really paying attention myself. Thanks, miss.

[ When she was up on her feet again she started brushing off her outfit. ]

I hope I didn't stop you while you were in a hurry somewhere.

[Nabooru gave just enough of a tug to get the girl back on her feet. Nothing too hard.]

Just trying to blend in with the masses. [A small gesture to the shiny gold coins on the ground. Did this count as stealing? ...she wasn't quite sure. Either way, she didn't see ashamed of it.]

What... are you doing with those?

[ She didn't want to think that she just ran into a theif, though she knew that was certainly possible since she grew up in the lower ring of Ba Sing Se. She wanted to believe that she was turning this in maybe? Or even helping out others in need. ]

Trying to get them back to the girls that need them. [That amount of loot would put better winter clothes on everyone. Not to mention the food. ...but now since someone else saw it, she wonders.] It's from all the bustle that keeps happening around City Hall. [Gold that appeared out of nowhere was free... right?]

[ So she was giving it to other people? It didn't seem like she had ill intentions, and every little bit helps the citizens, right? Jin smiled a little and crouched down to pick up a few pieces near her feet. ]

I'm sure these girls will appreciate your help.

[She waits, trusting this girl for what it's worth, not to pocket whatever she grabs and then run off. Even if she did, so what? But once it's clear that's not happening, Nabooru crouches as well to collect the rest and stuff them back into her pockets.]

Most of them can fend for themselves, but some just remain helpless forever. [Most of them were adults, after all. This is said with a grin regardless.]

[ Jin holds out the pieces of gold to the other woman with a small smile. ]

It looks like they found themselves a good protector then.

[Nabooru only considers it for a small second, and she makes no move to take it from her.]

What's your name?

My name is Jin. It's nice to meet you, Um... miss!

Nabooru's fine. Miss is a bit too... [Strict.] Do you need that? [Asked sincerely with a more honest smile than she's given all night.] You can have it if you want.

[ It takes her a moment before she realizes the woman meant the gold. She flushed and quickly shook her head. ]

I couldn't possibly! There are so many people around here without homes or anything. I have a roof over my head and a job too so I definitely dont want to take this from someone who needs it!

You're a good girl. Just thought I'd check to make sure. We all need to stick up for each other, after all. [Girls, that was. She was raised that way. Even if Jin wasn't one of her pack, Nabooru would probably look out for her from now on.]

I certainly agree with that! Theres so many sad things going on right now, if we don't help each other out it'll just make things sadder, don't you think.

[ jin smiles warmly. ]

I'm really happy to meet someone like you.

[Only then does she take the coins Jin was holding out for her, but she leaves a couple regardless.]

If you ever need my help you can always come get me.

Even if it's just to hang out?

[Nabooru wasn't exactly expecting that which puts a little pause in her before she chuckles.]

I don't see why not.

I'll definitely call on you then. You can count on it.

Good. [She reaches out to give her a small pat on the head.] Get home safe, Jin. I don't want to be worrying about you.

[ She can't help but smile more with the little head pat. ]

Alright. I think I'll do just that.

[She gives her a little wave.]

On your way. Spend that gold on something nice.

H-huh? No I can't take it! I wouldn't feel right!

Gumshoe has been walking a beat, trying to control some of the chaos that came with the appearing gold. When suddenly, he gets bumped into. Being a big guy, he doesn't get knocked back that much, but he quickly scratches at his head with an apologetic frown.

"Whoa! Sorry there, pal... I didn't watch where I was going!" He was walking at a normal speed at the very least. "Need a hand?" He glances down at the ground. Is that a lot of gold that spilled out of her pockets...?

Much bigger than Nabooru is used to bumping into- although his burly physique does remind her of a certain someone. Something that puts her in a bad mood. She manages to catch herself before she falls and makes the scene worse, but she has to catch her own fall with a few quite paces backwards to do so.

"It's fine." A little more curtly than she knew she should be speaking. Especially considering the circumstances. "It wasn't you it was me." She was, after all, running.

The scruffy detective gives a sheepish smile and scratches at his head as he listens to her. "Well, maybe... You're the one who was running, but I'm the one who could've moved out of the way more easily. How about we call it even, pal?"

He tried to remain good-natured, used to dealing with curt people. Although the more he looked at her, the more he could have sworn he heard something about women with hair like that.

Women like her. Dark skin, long noses, glorious and wild red manes, gold eyes- she fit the description to a T. So far her luck had been rather good, much better than back in the Earth Kingdom, anyway, when they decided to go test their luck. Hardly anyone recognized her lineage. But that didn't mean she'd be lucky forever, and she knew that.

"Even suits me just fine." She just had to be careful. To make it less like she was a criminal (though she'd fight on that, to her knowledge she wasn't stealing anyone's money specifically...). And to do that she had to appear... less dodgy. Which was hard. She smiled easily regardless. "You have a habit of walking the streets at night?" As if she were one to talk. But casual conversation could pull favor towards her.

It did all seem to check out, with what he had heard around the station about that tribe of women from the desert. Still, Gumshoe wanted to keep the benefit of the doubt. With all the gold that was appearing around town, it had become hard to tell who was stealing and who wasn't. The scruffy detective chuckled a little as he answered her.

"Actually, pal, it's kind of part of the job. I'm a police detective, and I guess you could say this is part of my beat tonight."

A cop. Of course. What else could he possibly be? Her luck never ran as far as she wanted it to. ...but then again, who knew. Maybe she could turn this in her favor. Somehow.

"You're not policing around City Hall, are you? Best to just let the mongrels sort it out amongst themselves." No, no. That was the absolute wrong thing to say. If he was a cop, he was likely out for the good of the people.

He frowned, with a tilt of his head. "Hey, that's not very nice... A lot of them are just innocent people caught up in the situation. And as police, our job's to protect and serve!" With a brief swell of confidence, he proudly salutes. "Some of my pals are covering the area right now, so things shouldn't be so bad." They have been spread thin lately, so things might not be perfectly under control regardless.

She already knew before he served back that what she'd said was wrong. Cops had the interest of the people at heart- surely. Maybe not her people... but this was a new city. New opportunities ... and yet the Gerudo were still all up to their old tricks. She didn't feel much remorse about it.

"I can agree with that." And she really could, too. "I think a lot of them are just family people trying to provide." Free gold was too hard to pass up for poor people. "Let's hope your boys can keep the peace."

Not all cops protected those interests. But Gumshoe's tried his best to live up to what cops should be, even if he's ended up blundering a lot of the time. He gave her a confident smile and saluted.

"Don't you were! Republic City's best of the best are on it! I mean, a lot of the best of the best of the best might be missing... but the people who are on it are pretty darn good, pal! We'll do our best to make sure the money goes to those who need it!"

Nabooru couldn't help a soft chuckle at that. Her hands went to her hips. She'd never made friends with the supposed law-upholders before, but what could it hurt? Like this there was no way she could crouch down to pick up the gold she'd dropped, but that was okay.

"You got a name, detective?"

Gumshoe wasn't ready to judge her either, even if she did look like one of those thieves. Maybe they could be great friends! He scratched at his head a little sheepishly. "Gumshoe. Er... Dick Gumshoe, that is. That's what they call me!"

Since things have been tense in the city, especially between the shop keepers and the new folk, Korra and a few others have been keeping an eye out for trouble. And this definitely looks like trouble of some kind to her.

The commotion draws her to the shop, just in time to see Nabooru getting kicked out of the shop. Korra steps closer with a frown.

"What's going on here?"

"Oh!" A shout at the closed doors, rather than Korra. If it weren't daytime and absolutely in public she'd have the mind about her to do some damage. But seeing as it is- and seeing as she'd being spoken to, it was probably best to leave it. ...for later, maybe. No one got away with treating Nabooru like that, after all. She was going to pay and everything!

Her arms cross a little defiantly, but instead of looking completely angry, she's halfway between frustrated and disappointed. "Who knows now. I don't have whatever it is they want." Papers. Documentation. ID. All that good stuff. "So they won't sell to me." A rolling sigh comes out of her.

"You mean they're not selling to you because they think you're one of the 'outsiders'," Korra says bluntly. Her sharp gaze is directed at the closed door now, and she thinks about this for a moment.

"I'll have a word with them. If they still won't sell to you after that, I'll look around with you while you pick out what you want. I can hand the money over to them when you're done."

This probably won't be putting her in the shopkeeper's good books (ha) but what they're doing isn't right. Just because these newcomers weren't originally citizens, doesn't mean they should be treated like this.

Edited 2014-12-26 16:48 (UTC)

Nabooru crossed her arms a little defensively. It wasn't like she was going to die without a new book, but who knew how long this would last? ...either way, she wasn't sure getting someone else involved felt like her style.

"You're sure you want to go to all that trouble?" She was never any good at accepting help but if it was being offered for something so small, turning it down would look just as silly.

"I'm sure," Korra replies without hesitation. She has her reasons for insisting, even if it's over something like books.

"If they're refusing to let people buy books, that means other shop keepers might be refusing to let people buy food or water, or anything else they really need," she says flatly. "It's trouble, but it's better to say something now before it gets worse."

Mia hasn't managed to find another hotel willing to house her ever since the one she had been staying at refused to let her stay any longer, and so that means she's out onto the streets in search of a new place to stay. She can't ever say she's ever been homeless before, so this is quite the new experience for her, and she doesn't really like it all that much.

As she's wandering through the crisp night-time air, she sees one of the girls of Nabooru's crew waving at her with a beckoning gesture. Mia will come close but she'll still keep her distance; after all, the new circumstances in the city definitely makes her a little wary of strangers. "Thanks, but it's actually not too bad tonight. I've survived through much worse winters." And it's true, at least mostly; she's usually been inside to weather the storm however. And perhaps the slightly reddened cheeks will give away the fact that she is marginally cold a little bit.

Nabooru wasn't sure what kind of people her girls were picking up at any given point, but a girl is a good start. She tilts her head back from where she's sitting to give her a good look over.

"Oh, come on. It won't hurt anything to sit for a while." Smiling easily. If there was one thing she couldn't do, it was send a shivering girl away. Or let her go, for that matter. Nabooru had better ethics than that, at least she'd like to say so.

"You're sure it's not a problem?" she says politely. Her breath is visible in the frosty air, and before waiting for an answer, Mia definitely goes over to join Nabooru and the group of girls. "Thank you. Even if only for a little bit, being able to warm up a little bit would be nice." Though Mia certainly is dressed for the cold with layer upon layer over her, it's still entirely impossible to be truly warm as winter approaches.

"I take it you all have been evicted from whatever place you were living in too," she says, making a daring presumption.

A few of the girls moved over to allow her to sit closer to Nabooru. It wasn't like they couldn't handle themselves, but since Nabooru had invited her over, it was only fair she keep the watch. In any case, they were right, because as soon as the girl came close enough Nabooru's head was turned so she could get a good look at her.

Mostly harmless looking. But that never meant anything. "We're drifters. We don't really live in one place specifically. Less to tie you down that way." But it's no good that the people in this city would throw out a girl. "How long have you been without a place to sleep?"

"Drifters?" Mia says with a bit of sympathy. "I can't really imagine a life like that. This is perhaps the first time I've been away from home, and... it's not exactly the most ideal of circumstances." She gestures to the city around her and the crisp winter air; this isn't the first time she's not had a roof over her head, but it has been the first time that she's not had one without a good reason.

"I was tossed out yesterday, so just the one night," she tells Nabooru honestly. "To be entirely truthful, it's not the cold that bothers me but the lack of finding a place that I feel safe to shut my eyes. Especially with the sudden jump of everyone's nerves over all this gold. What's to stop some of them from thieving from the suddenly homeless foreigners in town?"

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