Spirit Wilds Vagabond Catch-All

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Who: Anyone that's taken up residence near Wan's abandoned apartment in the Spirit Wilds + their friends
What: Catch-all for threads happening in that general living area
When: Oct 4th-Oct31
Where: The Spirit Wilds Vagabond Hippie Commune (not actual name of neighborhood)
Warnings: None!

Post a Top Level for people who are living or temporarily crashing here to tag your character for any reason. It's open to all, not just people wanting to punch/arrest/visit Wan.

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That answer was only more puzzling, but Zuko merely nodded and followed after. "I'm sure you won't. Druk helped you for a reason, and he wouldn't have if he felt you had hostile intentions."

He paused, then, looking around at the vines and nearby spirits. "Do you live here, or elsewhere in the city?" Most people tended to avoid these areas unless they were living there, after all.

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He waved one hand off in the direction he wasn't leading Zuko, "I live here. One of the apartment buildings abandoned by the city when the Wilds appeared. It's a few city blocks away. The spirits live everywhere in the Wilds, but there's more of them this way. That's probably the best place for you to investigate if you hope to find anything. Not that I think you will, but where the spirits gather the most is usually where you'll find the most spiritual energy of any one place."

[restoredhonour]

"You've seen nothing here or at the barrier so far that would provide any clues? I suppose if my own search turns up nothing new, the only other alternative is to ask the Avatar to explore the spirit world itself."

If the spirit wilds here have no clues, which Wan seems to be convinced of, it's the only place left he can think to look. And both Korra and Aang have experience enough to be able to find their way through it, he's sure.

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"I'm not sure that will help either," Wan sighed. "It's worth asking Korra to try, but... This is definitely something connected to the spirit world. That much is obvious. But I haven't been able to follow any of it into the Spirit World when I've been meditating. I don't know if that's because I was pulled forward through time or if it's something actively obscuring my senses. But if Korra does enter the Spirit World to explore it, it's going to take some time to explore it all unless she can find a connection I haven't been able to."

[restoredhonour]

So he was pulled forward through time... That explains why he knows about dragons in so much detail. Dragons began being hunted for sport around two centuries ago, now: for all he knows, Wan could be from hundreds of years in the past. But that was a discussion for another time.

"If you're able to enter the spirit world, why not combine your efforts with Korra and have a joint search? There's a young airbender named Jinora who is also very proficient in spiritual matters. She could be able to help, as well."

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"Maybe. I'll ask her if she'd like to try something like that the next time I see her," Wan said thoughtfully. He wasn't sure he'd be of much help in that kind of search if his own had already proven fruitless, but much of how the the Spirit World worked was based on perspective, emotion, and intent. Maybe their insights could spark a new idea, a fresh perspective. "I've met Jinora. Mula liked her. Mula liked Druk, too."


He stopped again and took a step to the side, reaching out to pull some hanging vines out of Zuko's way. Beyond that point was a small clearing in an old fountain square that dozens of spirits had begun gathering in.

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"Mula? The friend you were looking for from before?"

He didn't have time to get an answer, stepping through the vines that Wan had pushed aside and looking around. This was definitely more spirits than he'd seen in most other places in the city, and it seemed the fountain in particular was what attracted their attention.

"Ah, of course -- spirits always seem to be drawn to water," he said thoughtfully. It wasn't unlike what he saw at the Misty Palms Oasis a few weeks ago, where all the spirits had congregated to the never-melting ice formation there. "I wonder if these spirits would be willing to answer any questions?"

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"I hope a Spirit Oasis will eventually form here," Wan admitted quietly before waving at the group that had just noticed them and started over to greet them eagerly. Well, to greet Wan. "You'll have to ask them yourself. Hi guys!"

A chorus of hello's and curious 'who is this?' and 'you brought a new friend?' followed as the few that could speak chimed up for those that couldn't but were still just as interested in Zuko.