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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[paishodown]

"It's definitely worrying people." A lot of people. But Asami isn't about to push Jinora's gentle understatement back in her face.

"I guess the first thing to do is pinpoint the source. I'm no spiritual leader, but do you think it has to do with the spirits?" It's the only thing that makes any kind of sense to Asami.

But why?

[bookbends]

"It feels like it, at least a little." Jinora affirms, nodding. "Lord Zuko thinks it is, too. It feels spiritual, and I can't get past it like I did to find Kai and Korra before..." Which is pretty frustrating, really. If she could just see outside it might at least make her feel a little better if everyone looked like they were okay out there.

"I'm not sure why any spirit would want to keep people inside the city like this." She's not really sure of much about the situation, actually.

[paishodown]

"That's what has me worried," Asami admits. The spirits aren't naturally malevolent creatures. In that case, why would they want to trap them all in here?

"Do you think something's happened to make them upset at Republic City?" That was something that happened in the past, right? Something was out of balance because of the acts of people?

[bookbends]

She shakes her head slowly, although she looks unsure.

"I don't know. I know there've been arguments between people and the spirits since they've... moved in." Which was one way of putting it. "But it wouldn't make sense to close everyone in like this because of it." Because really wouldn't it make more sense to get everyone out than to keep them in where they would keep trying to cut down their vines?

"There must be a reason they want us here."