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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[fallensun]

[He laughs out loud at that, then points at her with a huge smile on his face.]

I like you! You're really funny! What's your name?

[gainedacoupon]

[ Throwing another bucket of water at the fire.

Funny? But she was being serious ):]

If you keep helping me I'll tell you.

[fallensun]

Whaaat? No fair! I'd tell you mine.

[He'd tell anyone his. If Lau found out about that, he'd probably give him the angry squinty face (which wasn't different enough from his usual squinty face for most people to tell it was the angry one) and make some smart remark about...well, who ever knew with him? He wouldn't come out and say "Don't tell everyone who you are, Judar. Do you tell them you're with the Red Lotus, too? I should throw you off the airship!" but if you could do Lau-to-normal-person translation, you'd get the point.]

[gainedacoupon]

Sorry it's not negotiable!

[ She tries to keep her stern face but she ends up grinning a tiny bit. ]

[fallensun]

I could guess it!

[It sounds like the fire department is on their way, anyway. Spoilsports. Oh well, he has something else to do.]

Or I guess I could give you a nickname.

[Don't let him give you a nickname, Jin.]

[gainedacoupon]

[ Jin looked a little more relieved when she saw more people coming to help the burning building. At least now professionals were here to tame it. ]

Huh? A nickname? But you hardly even know me.

[fallensun]

I do, though! You're bossy and stubborn, you've got a guide in your head, and you're dumb enough to talk to dangerous strangers!

[He crosses his arms and tips his head from side to side trying to think of what he could boil that down to.]

Maybe just "Bossy" would work. Don't people call cows that?

[gainedacoupon]

I couldn't have bossed you around enough that you'd think of me as a cow, could I?

[ Instead of being annoyed she sounded more amused by his train of thought. ]

[fallensun]

Why not? Maybe if I make you mad enough, you'll charge at me!

[He holds his fingers up to make horns and dips his head, pretending to make a charge towards her.]

[gainedacoupon]

Calling me a cow isn't going to make me mad at you, silly.

[fallensun]

Huh? Why not?

[He wiggles his "horns" a little to show his confusion. Girls usually get really mad when you call them names like that. He's certainly done it enough times to know.]

[gainedacoupon]

Because cows are pretty cute. And I see nothing wrong with being cute.

[fallensun]

To other cows, maybe! Okay, "Bossy" it is!

[It may not make her mad, but it amuses him and that's good enough for now. If something more appropriate occurs to him, he'll just switch.]

Good luck with your fire, Bossy!

[He's going to try to escape before she finds more work for him to do.]

[gainedacoupon]

Hey now! Who said you could just escape like that mister!

[fallensun]

I don't need your permission, Bossy!

[He waves and walks backwards away from her, though he's taking his time about it. The look on her face is too funny to just turn his back on.]

[gainedacoupon]

H-hey wait a second where are you going?!

[ She frowned and tried following him ]

[fallensun]

[He shrugs.]

Somewhere else. I think I've done everything I wanted to do here.

[Watched some things burn down, found someone new to bother. Sounds good to him.]

Oh, and my name's Judar, since you never asked! That's pretty rude, you know.

[gainedacoupon]

[ Hopefully he didn't mind a little turtleduckling following him, because she wasn't done talking to him yet. ]

What's rude is you walked away before I could even ask.

[fallensun]

Hey, I offered and you didn't take me up on it!

[He has no problem at all with her following him. He's bored with the fire, really, not their conversation. That part is still pretty amusing.]

Dangerous strangers don't have to have manners anyway.

[gainedacoupon]

Psh, dangerous? You're more goofy than you are dangerous.

[fallensun]

[Well, he isn't really on the job at the moment. He briefly considers doing something to show off, but he doesn't need Lau on his case for the rest of his life and he needs somewhere to stay and food to eat for at least the time being.]

You think so? You really are dumb, you know. I told you I could have started that fire, but the truth is there wouldn't have been enough building left to save if I did. You'll hear my name again, Bossy.

[It's probably still enough to get in trouble for, but what Lau doesn't know can't hurt him.]

[gainedacoupon]

Whatever you say, Mr. Gloomy butt.

[ He if he's allowed to give her a nickname, she's allowed to give him one right back. ]

[fallensun]

[That cracks him up. He laughs until he has to gasp for air. Oh wow, that's great! This girl is a keeper. He's going to have to find her again sometime when things get too boring to bear.]

I'm keeping that one! I'll make a name tag!

[gainedacoupon]

[ She laughs at that herself. this guy sure was weird, but he was fun. ]

Then you better make me one too.

[fallensun]

Make your own, Bossy. I don't make name tags for cows.

[One day he'll figure out how to make her mad. The cow thing doesn't seem to be working, but he'll roll with it now until he can find a better angle.]