cyclicality | Welcome to Republic City!

It was a bright and sunny normal day in Republic City. Children were playing, spirits were chirping about, and everything was going along like normal. Well at least that's what everyone seemed to think. That is until so many people seemed to be appearing out of nowhere. For some reason Republic City seemed to be more lively and the crowds bigger.

The spirits have grown restless as if something important was about to change, and to try to fix that change, the spirits with their big long tree like limbs dragged people into the world left and right. Even the vines covering Republic City seemed to help. Although the spirits had the best intentions in mind, some people were more affected by the grab than others. There's talk that people in this city don't even know what this place is. People who have never heard of the words "bender" or "non-bender."

Welcome to Republic City! And to those who already live here: Happy Saturday. Please make yourselves at home and don't mind a little spirit gunk. It's mostly harmless. Go enjoy yourself a classic mover. Maybe you're the athletic type. If that's the case, come watch a few Pro-bending matches or form your own team. Just watch out for any Satomobiles. They can be deadly no matter how pretty the driver is.

Please remember to enjoy your stay and don't cause too much trouble. The Republic City Police don't need more riffraff to take care of. And don't stray too far. To make the the peace is kept, there's a huge spirit barrier around the perimeter of the city. It seems pretty strong, but it won't be able to last forever. Still, it's worrying. Radio signals and telegraphs don't seem to be getting past it.

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[Wan's smile broadened. He hadn't been sure when he approached Nabooru if she actually would need anything, but she was in the area and she was as much a vagabond as anyone else in the area, so he was willing. But it was gratifying to know she and her girls were fine.]

That's good to hear. I don't have a lot of money, just what I could pool from the packages Future Industries was giving out. But medicine is harder to seal than food.

More profitable, so it's closer guarded. [As if she didn't know how things worked in the big city by now. It was hardly the tight knit caring group she was used to.]

You're very nice, looking out for everyone. [Nabooru herself was less nice. Clearly.]

I'm just doing what I can.

[Wan said with a shrug, downplaying the kindness. He thought it was something everyone should try to do for others if they could.]

Do you have some time to help me? Or are you just passing through?

Help? [Nabooru didn't think of herself as the super helpful type. But then again. There were homeless women and children. And it's not like she had something else to do on her schedule. But it was better to check first.]

What kind of help?

[Wan gave a quick glance around before waving her away from the group so they could talk in relative privacy.]

Well, like I was saying, I can't really get the medicine these people need without buying it. But that means I also can't afford much food for them. And I know you don't care about the rules the city has about stealing... so I was just thinking that when I go to get the medicine, you could come with me and we could find a warehouse to liberate some basic foods from for them, too. Hard bread rolls, fruits, things that will keep for a few days.

[Stealing to help other people survive? It wasn't like she had to think too hard about something like that.]

Piece of cake. [Said with a very confident flare.] Sounds like fun. You can certainly count on me.

Great!

[Wan grinned brightly.]

Give me a minute to talk to Mula and let these people know I'll be back in an hour or two.

[He moved off to do just that, leaving Nabooru alone for the moment. Any preparations she needed to make would have to be done right there.]

[She just gave him a firm nod and let him walk away. After that she turned away from him and flexed her hands before dropping to do a few stretches. She was sure things would go off without a hitch but if she needed to find her way out a window or across a rooftop it was better to be safe than sorry. Especially since they were going out in daytime. All of her jobs had been pulled in daytime a while ago, so she was used to it. But there were more eyes in the city. She hadn't been in the middle of anything else, so leaving without notice wasn't going to be a huge problem for her.]

[Wan came back a few minutes later, a tattered red scarf that could double as a hood now wrapped around his neck. It was long and roomy and he planned on putting food into it, but for the moment it served to cover his face from easy view if he decided to pull it up.]

The nearest warehouse district is north of us, near the bridge. I think I've seen a Cabbage Corp building among them. They still do food, right?

[Wan was, of course, talking while he was walking.]

[She followed his lead, cracking the knuckles on both her hands as he spoke.]

With a name like "cabbage" in the title, I'd sure hope so.

Me, too. But I know they make some of those airships, too, so I really hope the warehouse has food and not ship parts.

[Because that would be really disappointing.

After a few more minutes of walking, once they were out of sight of the neighborhood and in an alley, Wan turned to Nabooru and held out his hand.]

So I'm thinking it'll be faster if we fly.

Welcome to Republic City!

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