RO > call me out; a forever open RP post

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CALL ME OUT a forever open rp post full muselist here. comment with the name of the character you want in the subject line. create a scenario or not. whatevs. let the tagging commence!

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[hopesillusion]

You should know better than to flaunt your magic in a public place. There are very, very few who can get away with that. [ Namely the Champion and friends, but there are... circumstances. ]

... I confess, I've never seen an animal like that before. Where are you from?

[aerify]

[And automatically since she said this multiple times to Meredith and the other templars] It's not magic, it's bending. I'm a bender.

As for where we're from, definitely from nowhere near here. Naga and I are technically from the South Pole and I'm from the Water Tribe.

Look, I'll answer your questions, but can you take a look at Naga first? I heard that you know some healing "magic." I know how to heal using water, but the templars aren't getting me any. They think I'm going to use it against them and I already had a hard time convincing them that I won't be a hostile while I'm here. [Because she can't really use earth and firebending without seemingly being hostile]

[hopesillusion]

Bending? I-- Meredith claims it was magic, and as much as I hate to agree with her, I've yet to hear of someone who isn't a mage throwing fire. If what you say is true, it's going to be very hard for a lot of people to grasp.

... Which is, I suppose, why I'm here.

[ He glances at her Templar guards, and barks an order to let her out of the cell. After a bit of hesitation, they comply. ]

You have me at a disadvantage, child. I've yet to learn your name.

[aerify]

Oh, sorry! I'm Korra. [And I'm the Avatar! No, wait that's... another cat that she'll have to keep in the bag for now because she's already enough of an anomaly as it is already.]

And, well I guess you can call it magic... sort of, but it's known as bending where I'm from. And benders don't use staffs. [Gestures to the one on his back] Usually a bender controls just one element.

... So in that regard, I definitely have a lot to explain don't I?

[hopesillusion]

Yes, I would say you do. I was hoping we could talk somewhere that feels... less like a prison, if only slightly. Naga is welcome to join us, of course.

[aerify]

I think we'd both like that. I'd like to keep her close by anyways, at least put her somewhere where she's comfortable.

[hopesillusion]

Some fresh air will do you both some good. There is a courtyard where we may speak privately.

[ He motions her up the stairs- after you. Though her small contingent of Templars follow, Orsino glares at them enough that they keep their distance. ]

1/2

[aerify]

[She follows after the First Enchanter and glances at the Templars, recognizing one or two of them that pointed swords at her. Korra's pretty sure they tried to thrust one at her gut. At least before she anticipated the attack and tripped them when she made some earth jut up from beneath their feet.]

[aerify]

[YEAH THAT'S RIGHT SHE REMEMBERS YOU GUYS, YES SHE HAS THE GALL TO MAKE A FACE AND GESTURE before quickly turning back to face Orsino with Naga staying by her side.

The circle is now complete 8|a]

[hopesillusion]

[ 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. ]

[aerify]

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?

[hopesillusion]

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.

[aerify]

[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.

[hopesillusion]

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.

[aerify]

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.

[hopesillusion]

... 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.

[aerify]

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.

[hopesillusion]

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?

[aerify]

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.

[hopesillusion]

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.

[aerify]

[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.]

[hopesillusion]

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

[aerify]

Tranquil? What's that?

[hopesillusion]

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.

[aerify]

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