Welcome to Republic City!

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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.

[ OOC: The game is officially open! From this point on, feel free to make any posts you want or tag into this. Please remember to tag your posts with Canon: Character. Finally, although the game has no real network, you're free to respond with prose or brackets, whatever you're comfortable with. With that said, have fun! ]

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[wolfstrike]

While in the middle of drinking his own beer, Yuri sideglances as he catches something out of the corner of his eye. A man moving past his table and then sitting down at one nearby. A very familiar looking man. It looks like he's seen better days too.

"Man, this place brings in all types."

Yuri is now waltzing over to Albert's table, and plops himself down in the chair across from him. Taking another swig from his beer mug while he's at it.

[lufthansa]

The voice is familiar and though Albert's first instinct with the mood he's in is to tell whoever it belongs to to shove off, instead he looks to see who it is first. And blinks.

"Yuri?"

That is not who he expected to see at all.

"What are you doing here?!"

[wolfstrike]

That's a really good question actually. He should be back in Ba Sing Se, where he's been his entire life. But things kinda happened there.

"Havin' a beer."

He says this while holding up the mug and then placing it down on the table.

"It's good to see you too, Al. So you managed to get out, huh?"

He had heard rumors, but nobody could ever really confirm if Albert really made it out in one piece or not.

[lufthansa]

Same laconic Yuri. It used to irritate him a bit way back when but right now it's more like a balm to soothe his frayed nerves.

Until he brings up the escape.

Albert looks down into his own beer without expression.

"Yeah."

Not all in one piece, and fully alone. He doesn't like thinking about it but he knows it's inevitable he's going to have to explain to Yuri. He'll want to know. But he can't bring himself to do it voluntarily.

[wolfstrike]

Yeah... Al here isn't exactly like Yuri remembered him, and he watches the guy for a moment with a quizzical expression.

"Sooo... where's that pretty girl of yours?"

[lufthansa]

Albert's silent for a long time, seeming intent on finishing his beer before answering Yuri's question, if he ever heard the question. He doesn't give any indication either way, not until the mug is set down and he stares into its mostly empty contents as if he could divine some sort of meaning from the amber liquid.

It hurt to think about, and he always thought about it on some level, her ghost lurking quietly in the back of his mind where he holds her memory safe, the only part of her he could keep safe and sound.

"She didn't make it."

He finishes the rest of the beer in one pull and orders another.

[wolfstrike]

There was a slow blink as Yuri took in those words. And suddenly his expression turned more serious and solemn. Lifting a hand, he rubbed at the back of his head. That hadn't really been what he'd been expecting.

"Damn."

There's a bit of an unspoken apology there. He didn't know. But Yuri also knows that words like 'I'm sorry' and such didn't really help, so he didn't say them. But there's a definite sadness there. He had liked Al's fiance. She was a nice lady, and they'd always gotten along.