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! ]

Comments

[gainedacoupon]

I know it's terrible! I don't I was ever even told how those Fire Nation people somehow snuck in!

[ Oh wait, you mean you weren't talking about when Azula and her gals took over Ba Sing Se, Bolin? ]

[lavamylife]

[Finally, Bolin is going to notice that something is amiss. And it's certainly not the first thing to be amiss today.]

Fire Nation? [Cue a very confused look from Bolin. What did the Fire Nation have to do with anything about the Earth Kingdom?] What about the Fire Nation? Are they actually trying to come in to help restore order to the Earth Kingdom after the Earth Queen was assassinated?

[gainedacoupon]

Earth Queen?

[ She gave him a weird look and then started to laugh. ]

That's hilarious, Bolin was it? Everyone knows Earth King Kuei is the one in charge.

[lavamylife]

[That's supposed to be a joke, isn't it? He can't help but laugh along with her.]

Oh that's a good one, really funny! But... no, King Kuei hasn't been ruling the country for some time now. It's now Queen Hou-Ting, and she is not a nice lady. [And then in something of a whisper, he adds:] But I kind of wish he was; he can't have been any worse!

[gainedacoupon]

[ She leaned in to whisper right back to him. ]

I have no idea what you're talking about. There has never been a Queen Hou-ting. It's Earth King Kuei, silly.

[lavamylife]

Nope, that's totally not true. Mako and I met the Earth Queen about, what, five weeks ago? And that was before she was assassinated, and the entire Earth Kingdom went spiraling into chaos!

So now there's no Earth King or Earth Queen.

[gainedacoupon]

You can keep saying that all you want but I know for a fact the ruler is King Kuei.

[lavamylife]

Is not. I mean, when was the last time you were even in the Earth Kingdom? Next thing you're going to tell me that the Avatar is Aang or something.

[gainedacoupon]

Um, before I came here I had never left Ba Sing Se, so I think I know a little bit about it, Mister smarty pants. And he is the Avatar though. I thought everyone knew that.

[lavamylife]

[Well, she seemed to know what she was talking about. But at the same time, it just flew in the face of all the facts.]

You... er, have seen the big statue of Aang out in Yue Bay, right? [His voice is a little quiet.] He's the one that founded the United Republic sixty years ago after the Harmony Restoration Movement was called off.

[gainedacoupon]

Sixty years ago...?

[ That can't really be... did she really appear in the future from her time? Not wanting to cause more concern for Bolin she gave him an awkward laugh and a smile. ]

You're right! I think I must be still half asleep or something. Seriously where did I get that stuff from.

[lavamylife]

[Well, at least she's not confused about things any more, though she really did have to be living under a rock or have been reading some of the stranger tabloids to have believed those things. Well, whatever; Bolin's not going to hold it over your head.]

It's okay, don't worry about it. Earth King, Earth Queen, they're not here, and we don't have to worry about that here in Republic City!

[Optimism, right?]