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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Zuko looks rather put off as he's suddenly bombarded with a bunch of questions. Especially since its in the past tense. It's kind of annoying and his nerves are starting to fray a little.

"A year and a half, and I don't know! I mean we did see some spirits there but nothing that would make this happen!"

That he knows of anyway. He really doubts the Mother of Faces and her wolf spirit could do something like this, but then he's not exactly the spirit expert.

Slade steps in close, and irritation creeps into his voice.

"They wouldn't? Are you certain?"

Slade suspected that this involved spirits from the beginning, and he didn't like it. Spirits, and even those humans that seemed to understand them, were incredibly difficult to extort or manipulate.

Zuko continued to hold his ground.

"No. I'm not an Avatar! I'm not exactly connected to the spirits! But unless people are getting new faces too, I really doubt it!"

If this does involve the spirits, Zuko is not the person he should be asking about it. His Uncle is the one that's in tune with the spiritual world, not him.

Slade takes a deep breath and backs off slightly. Zuko doesn't know anything of use to him right now.

"Was anyone else with you by any chance? Perhaps they are here, too."

...and, perhaps, they might know something useful.

Zuko huffs a little as Slade finally backs down a bit. He then shakes his head.

"No, I was alone at the time."

Not really true, he had been walking and talking with his mother, but the last thing he wants is for this guy to find and harass her too. Sure his friends had been with him in the town, but they hadn't been near each other at he time. But he doesn't need to know that either.

So, the Fire Lord, who self-admittedly doesn't know much about spirits, was in some backwater village dealing with a spirit by himself? Slade's not buying it.

"I trust you remember from your experiences with Toph that metalbenders trained by the Beifong Academy can also detect when someone is being less than honest, so... why don't try again. Who else was there?"

The lie-detection claim is, ironically, a lie, but Slade thinks it is one Zuko is likely to believe under the circumstances.

Zuko scowls, his arms folding across his chest. He knows about Toph and her students, but as far as he knows, Toph herself is the only one that could tell if someone was lying. And that was before she ever started metalbending, and even Aang couldn't do that.

So. He is going to call Slade's bluff.

"No one."

Slade still doesn't buy it, but doesn't think it worth it to extract the information the 'old-fashioned way'. This time.

"Fine. Keep your secrets, but we will speak again."

Slade uses his metalbending to propel his metal armor as he leaps into the air. He easily makes it to the roof of the tall building overlooking the alley, and disappears.

Even if the guy was able to sense if he was lying, Zuko wouldn't have told him anyway. So whether he believes him or not doesn't matter. The fact that this guy saved him meant that he wasn't out to kill him. At least not right now. When Slade gives his parting words, Zuko watches him go.

He continues to stand there for a moment, looks down at the mask, and puts it over his face. It's there. Might as well use it. Once he's put that on, and undone his top knot, Zuko slipped his crown into his clothing and went on his way. Hopefully he can figure out what's going on.

Welcome to Republic City!

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