cyclicality | Welcome to Republic City!

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.

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Lloyd gives Bolin a startled look. Of all the things he'd worried about with the Desians and their surveillance systems, that's something that never even crossed his mind. "Ew, you think someone would really watch that closely?"

He spends a moment trying to envision what Bolin is describing to him. A play on one of those screens... "What makes it better than just watching a play in person?" Just simple curiosity now. "Don't the screens make it look... I dunno... Kind of flat?" He scratches the back of his head, not sure if he's got the right words, but as amazing and lifelike as video technology is, there's still something about it that just... isn't quite the same.

He lets out a breath, appreciating Bolin's gesture of comfort, even if it can't quite ease all the line of worry that's creeping around in the back of his head. Not that he's willing to acknowledge that worry just yet. He only just got here. He hasn't even begun to look for a way to get back, so of course he hasn't found one yet. Smiling, he gives Bolin a shoulder nudge in return. "I haven't seen much of it yet, but it seems pretty cool. Think anyone will mind if I stay for a bit?" You know, just until he figures out how to get back to his world.

"Well why would they need to watch you all the time anyway?" Bolin counters, shrugging his shoulders. "It's not like the cells had separate bathrooms!" Prison life is certainly the uncomfortable life. But that's neither here nor there. The Desians, whoever they were, didn't sound like nice people, and Bolin was happy to not be in the Earth Queen's jail, even if it was Zaheer that freed him.

However, as the conversation shifts towards movers, Lloyd does make a good point about it. But thankfully there are good answers. "Well, for one thing, if you screw up a line for whatever reason, you can always just do another take. I can't tell you how many lines both Ginger and I flubbed over the filming." Mostly Bolin though; he wasn't an actor before that. "And that way you can get the exact perfect film and just present that, not having to worry about memorizing the entire script at once!" Besides, the technology is completely brand new, and that makes it exciting for everyone to see.

"But yeah, sure, I don't think anyone will mind. I mean, there's a lot of refugees coming in from the Earth Kingdom too, so... I don't think legally they can send you home, since you don't really have a home here yet." There's also the Spirit Barrier that'd make that kind of tough too. And President Raiko is missing, so that's also tough. "Just stay away from the triads; they're not really nice people."

Lloyd blinks, puzzling through that thought. "Well, to make sure you don't escape?" At least, that's what he'd assume. Although... "Not that that stopped me from busting out anyway, so maybe they didn't watch that closely after all."

As the conversation moves on, Lloyd's expression clears up. He hasn't been in a play since he was much younger, and it had just been one of those things they'd done in school, but he remembers all too well the worst part about being involved. "You can go back and fix things you screwed up? Oh man, that'd make plays so much easier! I hated memorizing all those lines in school plays." Especially the really boring ones about poets and long dead countries that no one had ever heard of. "And no one would laugh at you for messing up either because no one would ever know!"

He hadn't really thought that anyone would object when he'd asked Bolin that question. It had been more rhetorical, his mind already thinking about what he'll need to do to get a place for his temporary stay. After all, why would anyone mind a couple extra people in a city this huge? So Bolin's warning makes him blink again, caught a little off guard. "The triads?" he echoes. "What's that?"

Welcome to Republic City!

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