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! ]

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[sanguine]

[Ah, yes. What a fine day! A young girl with a red hood and cape is walking about, muttering something under her breath. She seems preoccupied by a few thoughts!]

Air temple, air temple... [A random pastry is stuffed in her mouth, brows furrowing as she looks around for... something.]

Okay, it should be pretty obvious where it is, but...

[Now she's chewing loudly, not minding any "table manners" as she pushes forward past the crowds, resisting the urge to use that staff of her just yet. She was eating a snack, after all. Taking in all the sights, she can't help but not exactly watch where she's going.]

Oh, boy. How stupid could I be?

[Feel free to bump into her. Literally. Or just catch the fact that she may or may not be turned around in this big city.]

[sifukatara]

She'd always imagined that being drawn into the spirit world would somehow seem less... abrupt, somehow. Not that Katara spent a great deal of time imagining what it would be like to go there, but the few times she'd entertained the notion she'd never pictured giant vines. Somewhere in the very back of her mind a tiny voice insisted she apologize to her brother the next time she saw him ("Vegetables, ate, PEOPLE!").

Well, no matter. Suddenly displaced and with only a very vague idea of how, Katara (still in her green dress from her visit with the others to Iroh's tea shop) was among the first to find themselves standing in a strange new place, very confused and very alarmed.

... Did that really just happen?

"Where is this...?" It's muttered under her breath with some concern, and Katara takes another full look around trying to spot even just one familiar face in the crowd of confused ones. "Aang? Sokka? Toph??"

Well, just to name a few that is. And if she didn't spot anyone soon she'd eventually start wandering on her own. It wouldn't take too long for her to be drawn to the city's edge where Aang's statue watched over the city harbor, at which point she'll be turning to the nearest person who looks like a resident to ask with some urgency-

"Excuse me, can you tell me whose statue that is?"

[airyopalescent]

[It's one of the rare off days when it comes to training and Opal is more than happy to claim the needed respite. Training was fun in it's own way but Opal certainly wouldn't claim it to be the only thing worth living for.

So with that she had departed Air Temple Island early in the morning with the intention of spending a full day in the city itself. And on the way back she would bring back supplies. It was only fair, right? So here she is, wandering the streets and doing a bit of window shopping here and there, all while clad in that distinctive air acolyte uniform.

After a while though she has to pause and wonder aloud to herself.]

It seems... busy.

[Not that the city was ever quiet but didn't it seem like it was more packed than usual? ... Then again she was more used to Zaofu levels of packed so...]

[airyopalescent]

[Bumping into her literally? Yep, that's a go. Opal's just window browsing when Ruby tries to snake her way through the crowd. The dark-haired teen naturally puts out her hand to steady whoever bumped into her if need be, a bright speck in the crowd with the yellow and orange of her air acolyte uniform.]

Woah, careful there!

It's only the intro log and they're already trying to ruin her image! This is a PR nightmare!

[paishodown]

[a]
Asami needed an excuse to stretch her legs. She could be found anywhere around the town, hanging posters that advertised the upcoming first annual Future Industries Motor Showcase, to be held at Future Industries track next weekend. Fun for the whole family! Professional and amateur racing, tech demos, refreshments, and more! You might have heard an ad over the radio, too.

Asami tacked yet another flier to a telephone pole, contemplating stopping somewhere for lunch before making her way back to the office.

[b]
In light of the sudden surge of refugees showing up throughout the city, (Leave it to the Spirit World, UGH.) Asami had a small team of workers assembling care packages. Blankets, canteens, dry snacks, maps, and a few yuans to be handed out to those who had been displaced. She set up shop with the help of a few cops out in front of the Future Industries factory.

If you were polite enough, she may even offer you a job.

[prettyinhandcuffs]

Oookay, that was one hell of a trip. And he'd thought that letting Zero bounce around in your head was bad enough. This was something new and he sure as hell didn't want to do that again.

Stumbling, he rubbed his eyes to scrub out the images before opening them up to see just where in the world he was now. "Okay... Tin Man's going to show up any time now, right?"

Duo turned around in a full circle, just staring as he took in all in. It certainly wasn't the space colony he'd just been on, and didn't really look like anyplace he'd been before. Catching sight of someone, he gave them a friendly wave. "Oi! Could you tell me which way to the nearest airport?"

[savedtheworld]

Aang had been air scooting around in random directions, panicked by suddenly being in this strange and unusual place. The buildings were so towering, and there were mobile machines the likes of which he hadn't seen before.

But eventually, there's own head of hair that sticks out to Aang. Still perched on his air scooter, in his formal airbending robes, he zips right over towards her, his heart rising as he calls out for her. "Katara?!"

[sanguine]

Aah! [Way to go, Ruby, she's thinking. Your first day in this city on your own, and you're already making a mess!

Ruby is immediately freezing up and straightening her posture, looking at the other young girl with the most apologetic expression she could possibly muster. She didn't mean it, she swears!]

I'm so sorry! I should be a little better with all these crowds, but it's just so... crowded, you know?

[Yes. Excellent descriptor.]

A - Apologies for spaceboy in advance.

[prettyinhandcuffs]

Duo leaned in to look at one of the posters that Asami had just hung up, rather seriously scanning the advertizement for all of ten seconds. That's when a snicker slipped out. Future? Yeah right. "More like an antique show," he muttered with a snort.

[diedthesage]

{A}
Despite all the commotion of spirits dragging people around and who knew what else, Nabooru seemed rather unbothered by all of it. So unperturbed, in fact, that she was lounging around in the park, arms behind her head, sunning herself. It was never going to get as hot in the city as it did in the desert, and part of her would never finish making that transition (her heart lived in her home place forever). But while it was still just above chilly, she wanted to be able to relax. Things got harder during those months.

So when someone wanders right into her light, casting a shadow, she can't help but react rather negatively. "Oy." Rudely calling. "Move it, will you?"

{B}
Still entirely uncaring about people running around, Nabooru has seen fit to go to one of her favorite cafes and continue her routine task of lazing around. After ordering several things off the menu, her outside table is stacked high with fattening junk food- all things glazed and sugared and frosting topped. And she has no self awareness (or perhaps manners) as she shoves them into her mouth one by one. Except that is, of course, if someone stops to stare.

"If you're going to ask for an autograph just do it already." Because who didn't know of the esteemed Nabooru of the sand bender tribe that's known for theft and murder. Fantastic. "I might not charge if you ask really nice."

[lordhotman]

Okay, something isn't right here. One moment he was walking and talking with his mother, and the next he's in the middle of the street.

No literally. RIGHT THERE.

There's the loud blaring of horns from Satomobiles as some random Fire Nation kid, who looks like he takes being a Lord Zuko fan a bit too seriously, dodges them. A bit of a panicked look on his face as he does so. Cause WHAT ARE THESE THINGS!

Eventually he manages to stumble his way onto a sidewalk, breathing a bit heavily and staring back out at the street. The sun glints off the golden flame-shaped hairpiece in his topknot, while there's also a very obvious scar on the left side of his face.

Where the heck is he?! He might be asking random people exactly that. And as he learns more, Zuko starts walking the streets in a dazed confusion.

omg

[paishodown]

Asami's instinct is to respond with something... a little less than polite when she hears the comment over her shoulder. Excuse you.

Instead, like the good little public figure she tried to be was, she raised her eyebrow in a confused frown.

"Sorry?" As if she didn't understand.

[braavado]

Part One: Library

[After hearing a few things around the city, Korra's feeling more confused than ever. Something just isn't adding up here, no matter how she thinks about this. The newspapers on the stands give her a date that's weeks ahead of what she remembers, and that means she's lost a lot of time somehow. She needs to know what's going on.

After liberating a few items from the police department's lost and found room--it's not stealing if she's going to return them! (eventually)--Korra makes her way through the city again. This time, she's headed for the library's (ugh) newspaper archives.

Anyone in the area will see a girl in a longish coat and hat sitting alone at a table that's covered with about a few weeks' worth of newspapers. The coat covers up the very recognizable Water Tribe outfit, but her face may still be familiar to anyone who looks over at her--especially when she stands up suddenly, face pale, her chair scraping noisily across the floor.]

Part Two: The Barrier

[This time, Korra's shed the coat and hat, waving off the reporters who try to talk to her. She can be found tracing the perimeters of the barrier, expression grim as she places a hand on the smooth surface.

A few spirits have drifted closer, seemingly curious about her activities, though they don't try to get too close. Korra looks over at them when following the darn barrier doesn't do a thing, dropping to the ground in a cross-legged position with a sigh.]

I guess you wouldn't know what this is, would you?

[She's...totally talking to the spirits, but anyone passing by her just now would probably think she's talking to them.]

>D

[prettyinhandcuffs]

Straightening up with a grin, he jerked a thumb back at the poster he'd been looking at. "Looks like the kind of stuff I was puttering with when I was nine. And it was pretty damn old then."

[lavamylife]

A. Pro-bending Arena

[It seems that really Bolin has nothing but a lot of time on his hands. Quite literally, being back in Republic City is almost a foreign concept; he hasn't actually been back there since their huge fiasco. And so now Bolin, devoid of an immediate purpose, is in search of something to do.

[And so that means that he's going to be passing out fliers near the pro-bending arena. Pabu is going to be on his shoulder—or occasionally sitting prettily upon Bolin's head to get others' attention—as Bolin is passing out fliers advertising his team's upcoming tryouts. With as many people being pulled into the town from the Spirit Wilds, he's actually using this moment of opportunity to get some better recruits this year.]

The Fire Ferrets are going for the championship again this year, I promise! In search of a good firebender and waterbender! Tryouts later this week!

[And if he's pushed for details about the team's performance last year, he will mutter something about it being a fluke of bad luck.]

B. Signing Autographs

[Somewhere in the city, there's bound to be a huge crowd gathered outside of one of the mover theaters. That's because, even months later, The Adventures of Nuktuk stills seems to be one of the films that still plays in the theaters every now and again. And today is a special day because Bolin's agreed, after a long hiatus from being in Republic City with the Avatar, to finally get back on the PR train and do his due diligence to his fans.]

You're another Nuktuk fan? That's awesome! So... who should I make this out to?

[paishodown]

Asami's cocked eyebrow only inched farther up.

"I don't know what world you're from, but around here, this is cutting edge." No, she didn't even realize that people were being yanked from other places yet. It was just a logical, mildly annoyed answer to what was, as far as she knew, a stupid comment.

library!

[paishodown]

[Asami spends a decent amount of time in the library, if only to find someplace other than her office to work. Her ear is drawn to the scrape of Korra's chair, and she can't help but double take at that pile of old papers. It's only a moment later that she recognizes-]

Korra?

[Asami's on her way over now, hair pinned back and in her business clothes and looking shocked and more than a little concerned.]

[prettyinhandcuffs]

"You're kidding, right?" the colonist tilted his head to the side, hoping that that'd help the make some sense of the woman's claim. "Damn, you guys are way behind on the times then."

A.

[windfire_donuts]

[Though Nezha was familiar with the idea of pro-bending, his experiences with it were limited to catching the occasional snippet of a broadcast on the radio whenever his father wasn't around to change the station. It wasn't until he got to Republic City that he actually got to witness a match, but he was hooked immediately.]

I can firebend, hire me. [says the boy with the wrapped spear resting across his shoulder, his tone so casual despite the order that he may as well be ordering tea.]

[savedtheworld]

[A. Streets of Republic City]

[One minute, they were celebrating a hard-earned peace on a certain balcony in Ba Sing Se. Then everything changed when the Spirit nation attacked.

The next thing he knows, Aang is in a traffic-filled area near the harbor. He could be found zipping around on his air scooter, narrowly avoiding car after car as he tries to make sense of this situation.

He finally comes to a stop near the harbor, where after meeting with Katara, he finds himself staring at a very familiar-looking statue in the harbor...]

[B. Avatar Aang Memorial Island]

[Later that morning, he travels to that memorial island. It's initially like a ghost town, and it is then when he first meets the new Avatar, but it fills out during his stay there. One can find him looking through a number of curios on display in the museum, most of which are trinkets from his adventures. He can be smiling and nodding as he recognizes something, or laughing, or looking confused or sad. He may even find a certain family portrait...

He'll stay there until later, when he departs with Wan.]

[C. Republic City Park and Other Miscellanea]

[After parting ways with Wan, Aang explores the city. He's now careful to keep his identity as the Avatar a secret. It might be better that way. So he'll only be using airbending as he explores. He can be found around the park or mindlessly roaming the streets of Republic City. He'll even poke his head in at the Probending Arena at some point.]

[D. Air Temple Island]

[Aang comes here in the evening, learning that he'll be able to have a place to stay here - and on top of that, so will Katara and Sokka.

He spends a lot of time exploring both the island and the temple, taking in every nook and cranny. It's all so fascinating to him and nostalgic and bittersweet - new and old at the same time.

Eventually, he finds the area where the animals are gathered. It's not long before he's dogpiled by a group of friendly sky bison and flying lemurs. As he plays around with them, Aang laughs. A laugh that rings with more innocence than it has in a long time.]

For Wan

[savedtheworld]

[ooc: Continued from here!]

[It was a wonderful ride, and Aang kept on cheering and laughing all along the way. Once they come to a stop, Aang gracefully hops off of Wan's back and sits near him, accepting his lettuce wrap with a mild laugh.]

It sure was a long way to go for a little bit of lettuce! [He says jokingly. He's not about to feel very guilty about it - it was a very small thievery after all and hopefully a one time thing. Plus it came with a really fun ride.]

[paishodown]

"Compared to what?" She couldn't help it if a bit of exasperated humor sneaked into her tone. Varrick's company and occasionally Cabbage Corp were their only real competition, these days. Nobody had the ideas and machine power Republic City had.

[prettyinhandcuffs]

"Just about every piece of tech I've seen since I was born," Duo said as he stuck his hands in his pockets. "Though from the looks about town, I'm not saying your stuff isn't the best around here. Would have to get my hands on one of your engines to tell."

B - No tire tracks on the uniform pls, thnx.

[streetferret]

Getting back on task after finding himself back in Republic City suddenly wasn't easy, but Mako respected his job. That and it enabled him to look into seeing what was going on a lot more so than most get the chance to. After getting a lowdown on weeks having passed since Zaheer was apparently defeated and incarcerated, he went to find some friends.

One of them just so happened to need help from a few police, and he was in the middle of helping finishing up just outside the factory when he saw her.

"Asami!" He gave a small motion to the other cops to let them know he was taking a quick break and walked over to her. "Got a minute?"

[glyphe]

It had been about a week since Weiss Schnee had stepped off the boat and into her new life. She still had not found a job, and had only met a few people. Republic City both intrigued and terrified her. What would she do now that she was on her own? Even during the absence of her father, Weiss had been near neighbors, or servants, or some type of safety net to help her if she needed it. Now, she was going to have to support herself.

That would be a challenge, but Weiss wanted to do it. She wanted to break away from her father, from her home life. Weiss wanted to be something great without relying on her status. So, with determination, she forged on, trying not to panic.

Now that she was settled in her own place, Weiss planned on spending the whole day exploring, and looking for places that might be hiring. She got up early that morning, tied her hair up, and ventured outside when vendors and stores were starting to open.

[ooc: feel free to choose a place/time for wherever you want to meet up!]