pullmeoutalive | RO > call me out; a forever open RP post

[ Pfft, he saw that, and has to cover a chuckle ]

Do not press your luck, my friend.

[ And away they go into a courtyard! Night has fallen, but the moon is large and bright, giving them more then enough light to see by. There's a stone bench in one corner, which is where he leads her. ]

That is a lie. Thor Odinson committed the act himself.

If you are not he, then go back to where you came from before I further lose my patience.

Then the person who wronged you has lied, for it was not I.

If someone is using my name to cover his misdeeds, then I would very much like to meet this person and have words with him. When and where did this take place?

I can't promise I'll try not to.

[Korra sits down with a sigh while Naga wanders around, sniffing the ground before returning to her side]

So, where do you want to start?

You're going to be a handful already, I can tell.

[ Orsino takes a seat as well, setting his staff somewhere within easy reach ]

How you came to be here seems like as good a place as any.

[She shrugs]

Well, I can't really remember how. Honestly, it's beyond me because I remember it was snowing in the mountains and Naga just found me. I passed out while riding her.

I was in some trouble before that actually. Long story short, I was kidnapped, put into a metal box, and I barely escaped.

[ Leif can't help the switch to Old Norse. Staring down the supposed God of Thunder has made him reminiscent in all the bad ways. ] A thousand years ago, in my own home. The God of Thunder struck down my wife and children for the sole purpose stroking his own ego, at the drunken boasting of one poor man.

From one cell straight to another, it seems.

... I'm hard-pressed to figure out where you could have come from that it was snowing, even in the mountains. [ This isn't cold-ass Ferelden- and it's summer time to boot. ] You must be quite a long way from home.

It's unintentional, I swear.

Well, I was somewhere outside of Republic City. I doubt you've heard of that place too. [She asked around and of course no one knew 8(

She pauses before speaking up again]

Are they really going to make me stay here? I have important business to take care of back there and my friends and Tenzin will be worried about me. I won't cause anymore trouble, I just need to find a way back.

[Asgardians speak the Alltongue, so Thor barely notices the language switch (and his replies will probably be heard as Old Norse as well). He does, however, look horrified at what he hears. And then he looks angry.]

Arrogant I may have been once, but I would never commit such a barbaric act! This imposter will pay dearly for daring to use my name in such a way.

[The anger dies down a bit as he start to think about it more.]

A thousand years ago I was not even on Midgard. After the last great war with the Frost Giants, we rarely visited this realm.

... If you truly are a mage, then I'm afraid you have little choice in the matter. Meredith very rarely tolerates apostates in her city. [ coughANDERScough- he and Merrill's ties to the Champion are the only things keeping Meredith from swooping in. ~~Swooping is bad.~~

He's quiet for a beat, and when he does speak again, he's lowered his voice. ]

But, if what you say is true and you're not a mage, you are out of both of our jurisdictions. So perhaps you should explain this "bending" of yours.

Meredith looks and sounds like a person who would like to shut down someone for being able to spray mist. I don't think she likes me either way.

Okay, so how to explain bending, how to explain bending... well first off, it's controlling or manipulating the elements around you. For instance, I can't make water appear out of nowhere. There has to be a source of liquid for me to control. Firebending looks like magic, but it can come from internal heat and external flames. Earth... [She grins and taps her foot on the clearly earthen/stone ground making one of the Templars twitch nearby]

It's almost all around us with some exceptions. That's the gist of it. Oh, and almost forgot air. Well, that's just something available 24/7.

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I doubt she does- you bested her Templars, after all- but I hope she wouldn't blame me for not trying to force a non-mage into the Circle.

[ A hollow hope, because letting Korra go is sure to earn him Meredith's wrath no matter what. He's still not totally convinced she's not a mage himself, but he's at least willing to hear her out. ]

How is it that one becomes a... bender? Is it a learned or inherited ability? Where do you draw your power from? The Fade, or something different?

They were struck by lightning, you fool. If that is not your doing, then who's?

[ Leif looks angry as well, and if his heart could still beat, he's be red with anger. The glare doesn't lessen, regardless of what Thor says. Even when he stops to think about it himself.

... could this be a Thor, and simply not the Thor? ]

Then why are you here now?

She's that hard on you guys huh? [Somewhere in the back of her head, Korra wonders if this is what it would be like if the Equalists were to get their way if they couldn't take away bending. She only thinks about it briefly though.]

You have to be born with it and that's if you have family with bending somewhere in the lineage. And like I mentioned before, most people are born with the ability to control only one element. I'll just leave myself out of this because I'm different for certain reasons.

[She tries to think hard about how to explain where bending came from] Each bending culture learned how to bend from different sources of nature associated with each element. That... is also a long story. But it's physical as well as spiritual.

I could show you some of the martial arts associated with each element if you'd like; without all the jazz though just in case.

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She is... very dedicated. [ That's code for "yes". It's been getting harder and harder lately for him and his people. ]

Actually, I think you should probably not leave yourself out. It's your freedom on the line, after all. If I'm to prove you are not a mage, I will need every piece of information I can get.

A demonstration can come later, but right now, try to explain everything to me as best you can.

For reasons far too complicated to explain at this time.

[He speaks almost absently, because he's remembering a conversation he once had with Dr. Banner. They had been discussing the many human myths about the Norse gods that had been told long ago, most of which were little more than made up stories as far as Thor was concerned. (The one about Loki and Sleipnir had been especially disturbing.) Much of the discussion had been in the words of mortal science, and went beyond his understanding.

But beneath the science, the basic concept was that a story told often enough, and believed enough, could take on a life of its own. And perhaps while they had remained in Asgard, others had taken their places, and their names, in the mortal realm.

When he speaks again his voice is slightly calmer.]

It may indeed have been Thor the Thunderer who wronged you so cruelly, son of Helgar, but it was not me. The stories that you mortals tell of the gods of Asgard are events that never happened to me or mine.

[SIGH.] You're going to think I'm crazy and so is Meredith. But... here it goes.

[And thus she explains that she's the Avatar. What's the Avatar? The only person who can bend all four elements in the world. Korra explains how as the Avatar, it's her duty to keep the peace among benders and non-benders alike.

She explains how she has had past lives, previous Avatars before her who also made it their duty to save the world and end conflicts where they were needed.

And as for how she can't be a mage...]

You mentioned The Fade before right? I have no idea what it is. I think we have an equivalent, but we simply call it The Spirit World. And for the record, I'm good at the physical side of bending, but spiritually... I'm still improving on it.

[She barely managed to see the flashbacks Aang provided her after all.]

Surely you cannot have one without the other. If we're cut off from the Fade, then we're as good a Tranquil.

Tranquil? What's that?

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Tranquil mages have been... cut off from the Fade. They do not dream, nor do they feel anything, really. They are content with their lot in life, and obey logic above all else.

Largely, the Rite of Tranquility is a last resort- but some have been known to ask for it.

But why would anyone do that? Doesn't that mean you're not yourself anymore?

Because some of us.... can't, or won't, control their gifts.

So you are Thor, but you are not.

I am loath to spend any amount of time in the presence of the Aesir, no matter where you are from.

[Man, she is almost not wrapping her head around this.]

So they keep you trapped, here? Does that really help anyone?

[She for one hates being trapped in one place for too long]

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