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! ]

Comments

[yangarang]

Yeah, it was a pretty big shock. We tried to help her, but both me and dad are firebenders. We don't know the first thing there is to know about airbending.

[ Yang doesn't show it on her face, but she's impressed. ] Wow, really? So you're a bender, a big shot mover star and you know Tenzin and you're dating an airbender. You sound like a busy guy!

[ She laughs. ] My sister is actually out looking for the other airbenders now, but... She's not the best with directions. Or people.

[lavamylife]

Well, you know... I've just happened to fall in with the right people and find my niche in the world. It's about having 20% great luck... and about 80% natural talent. Ayup. I'm still kind of surprised I've managed all that in the past few years!

But yeah, airbending, my gosh, it is... quite unlike anything I know about bending. All of those circles and being light on your feet? It's practically the opposite of everything I know about earthbending. I wouldn't know where to start either. That's why it's so good Tenzin's able to teach all of them.

But if she's looking for the airbenders, they're all going to be out at Air Temple Island. I would hope she can find Yue Bay; it's kind of hard to miss, really!

[yangarang]

[ Yang chuckles. ] I would hope she can too, but we'll see how she does. I'm sure she's bound to find someone that can push her in the right direction.

[ While Yang knew her sister wasn't the best on her feet or with people, she had a lot of faith in her even if she did worry from time to time. It was her duty as big sister to watch out for her, but she also felt it was equally necessary to let her strike out on her own. ]

It's cool, but hardly my style. I prefer to punch my way through things. [ She might have been a firebender, but she was a huge fan of earthbending stances and liked to adapt them into her fighting style. ] At least she's not the only one-- Starting fresh, I mean. I can't imagine what it's actually like to be a non-bender your whole love and just like that it's all changed.

[lavamylife]

[All things considered, Bolin certainly is becoming a fan of Yang. Granted, while he's dating Opal and not looking for a relationship, he can't help but admit that they have a connection.]

You and I have so much in common! Important airbenders in our lives, we like to punch things, we both want to be pro-benders. It's really awesome.

[If Bolin is truly honest with himself, which he's not exactly, he would be admonishing himself for thinking the thought of signing her up for the time not even knowing how good of a bender she was. But he successfully resists the temptation and swallows the thought.]

But yeah, I know what you mean. Actually I kind of know what you mean personally; I recently discovered that I had a rare type of bending myself just a little while ago. It's weird to consider to think that that's been inside myself the whole time.

[yangarang]

[ Yang feels the same way, she's not really the kind to be interested in romance and she was already a fan of Bolin in the Probending sense. And while she had seen him in the movers, it clearly didn't compare to the real guy. He was cool and though she had just met him she truly did hope that even if she didn't get the spot on the team that she could at least consider him a friend. ]

I know, right? I mean, how often do you just kind of bump into someone like that. [ She laughs. ]

Woah, really? I've heard stories about rare types of bending, but I always thought they were just that-- stories. [ She gives him a look, sizing him up. ] You know you're going to have to show me now, right?

[lavamylife]

In Republic City? With all the people here? Believe me, I've tried to meet people here with the same interests, and there are just too many different ones.

[Though technically, Bolin's positivity certainly would "find" more similarities than meets the eye, really.

[However, her enthusiasm to see his lavabending does give him a bit of a pause.]

Weeeeeeell, it's a bending type that... I don't think would be all that easy to show in the city. Where there are people... and buildings... that would probably get damaged in the process. I mean, lavabending isn't exactly something you just want to throw around without being careful about it.......

[yangarang]

At least that's a benefit of the city too, but it is nice to find someone that knows where you're coming from.

[ ... ]

Okay, I see your point. But I would like to see it sometime, y'know, just in a place where others wouldn't have to get hurt. [ It's not that she doesn't believe him, because if Yang was right about him he was an honest guy. Just how many times in her lifetime would she even get a chance to see a rare bending type like his? ]

[lavamylife]

Well, yeah. I guess I could show it off one of these days. Maybe outside the city. When we've got a little time. There's some spots on the outskirts that I don't think are covered by all the spirit vines. It is kind of cool, even if I've only really used it when my life has been on the line.

[Bolin feels a little more comfortable now that they're talking about it more in the abstract.]

But anyway, I'm going to see you at the tryouts, right?

[yangarang]

Great, I'll be looking forward to it then! It's okay, I won't mind if you can't actually do it-- Or, if you prefer I could help out a bit. You know, with the whole "life in the line thing".

[ She smirks, not hundred percent serious. Unless he actually asked her to, she would never put someone as friendly as Bolin in danger. ]

Yeah, you bet! There's no way I'm passing up an opportunity like this.

[lavamylife]

Well, it's not like I need my life threatened to lavabend! It's just... I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt. It's not exactly your normal earthbending moves.

[Seriously, would you want to be standing next to a volcano? That's even weird for Bolin.]

Sounds fantastic then. I guess I'll see you in a few days?

[yangarang]

[ Don't ask her that, the answer may surprise you. Yang is... somewhat of a dare devil, reckless situations excite her. She's the kind of gal that would jump out of an airship without a parachute and think it was fun. ]

You really are a nice guy, huh? At least such responsibility it put in the hands of a responsible kinda guy! [ She really did like Bolin more and more every second. ]

Yeah, I'll be looking forward to showing you what I'm mad of. [ She winks, half turning to walk away. ] Even if I do get the spot, I still need a job and standing around here isn't going to do me a lot of good. It great meeting you, Bolin.

[lavamylife]

[Tell Bolin that leaping out of an aircraft without a parachute is fun after she pancakes into the ground, and then Bolin might believe it.

[Though calling Bolin "responsible"? Well, at least his heart is in the right place, even if he is very pliable.] Well, yeah, that's me, Mr. Responsibility. I see things through all the way, all the time. [Even the bad things. Until he realizes they're bad.]

It's good meeting you too, Yang. Good luck on that; I can't wait to see what you're made of!