Welcome to Republic City!

[cyclicalitymods]

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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[windfire_donuts]

A: Gotta make a living somehow.

It's no mystery that Republic City has some less than savory areas hidden away. Here, crime and street fights are common, and so the sight of a crowd gathering around a pair of brawlers and placing their bets is not at all rare.

One of the fighters--a teenager carrying a long piece of piping--bobs and weaves as he dodges chunks of rock thrown by his earthbending opponent. The ones he can't dodge explode into dust and sparks as the makeshift weapon impacts with them. Finally, an opening is spotted, and the teenager swings the pipe overhead to send a wall of flame toward his opponent. The earthbender quickly raises a wall of rock to guard... only for the pipe to shatter it and halt mere inches from his face. The wall of flame had been a distraction; the firebender had followed it to break through his guard.

Defeated, the earthbender backs down and tosses the boy a small pouch full of coins before retreating into the crowd. Grinning, the teen turns toward the crowd and sets the pipe over his shoulders, clearly enjoying himself.

"Hey, who's next? I'm not tired yet."

B: Checking out the barrier

It's been a few days since Nezha's arrival in Republic City via the ferries. In that time, he'd managed to tangle with the police over the open carrying of a weapon (which he quickly learned that if he wrapped the blade in a sheet they mostly ignored it), scrape together a few yuans in street brawls, and find himself a place to crash with said yuans.

Today, with all the strange phenomena, the young firebender is out investigating the barrier. He's already tried smacking it with his spear and throwing fire at it, but nothing seems to gain any sort of reaction. Still, Nezha is far less concerned than others are likely to be. It's not like he has any reason to leave anyway.

a.)

[gainedacoupon]

Well she didn't want to fight the boy, but she did want to cheer him on. She walked in on the fight about half way through it, and well normally she didn't want to encourage such a thing, his moves were really impressive. So Jin was standing in front of the crowd that she managed to sneak in through and was cheering and clapping.

[windfire_donuts]

Nezha flashes her a smile and waves. No, he doesn't have any clue who she is, but his ego's always up for a little inflation.

"No one else?" He addresses the crowd again, but it seems there are no more takers today, and they start to disperse now that the action is over. "Eh? That's boring." He picks up his winnings and, no longer needing his weapon, the firebending boy tosses the pipe off into the corner.

As he turns to leave, Nezha notices the girl from the audience and pauses. She hasn't left yet? "It's over, you know."

[gainedacoupon]

Oh right. Instead of watching him, she probably should have left with the crowd, but it was her first time seeing someone that looked so cool while they fought. She laughed and gave him a big grin before moving her arms behind her head.

"Sorry, I just wanted to stay behind to tell you how cool you looked. It was quite a show."

[windfire_donuts]

"Mm." He makes a noncommittal noise. Now that the adrenaline's worn off, he's calmed down. "Thanks, I guess. Most benders don't usually think to combine weapons with their bending, so I guess it does look impressive to people just used to seeing one or the other." It would give anyone an immediate advantage even without being that great at bending.

"But these guys are pretty weak anyway." He didn't enjoy boring battles, but at least it was a reliable source of income. "I'll be here again tomorrow, probably." You know, if she wanted to watch him fight again or something.

[gainedacoupon]

She laughed a little. Well she didn't see why people wouldn't be impressed. If someone had the cool moves then they should show off a little, or that's how she felt. She smiled and nodded her head. Maybe she'd find this place again so she could watch what else he could do.

"That sounds like fun. I'll have to try and remember where this is."

[windfire_donuts]

He just enjoyed the simple thrill of the fight--being flashy had nothing to do with it. In fact, he'd beaten a fair number of opponents who put flashiness ahead of functionality and lost horribly as a result.

"If you want. I'm Nezha, by the way."

[gainedacoupon]

"Nezha, I'll definitely remember that name," she was about to wave him off when she realize she didn't introduce herself. That was rather silly of her. She laughed and gave him a small bow.

"I'm Jin. It's really nice to meet you, Nezha. Thanks for letting me watch your match."