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[lightonhisfeet]

--llo? Someone? Any--

[ The feed starts, showing someone's shoes, and a small, bright red ferret blinking up. The view quickly changes as Bolin ditches the communicator in favor of his friend, finally coming into view, addressing--yes, that's right, the ferret. He's talking to the ferret. ]

Pabu! Oh, you have no idea how good it is to see you, buddy. Do you know if Mako's around? I can't find--

[ He's interrupted by the sound of trash cans falling over. He turns quickly, coming face-to-face with one of the larger local monsters. And boy does it look happy to see him, jaws wide and claws ready. Bolin doesn't seem concerned as he shifts into a stance, raising an arm up to punch at the air, towards the monster.

Nothing happens.

Bolin stands there shocked, no--horrified, as the monster's teeth sink into his arm.

What happened to his bending?


The pain seems to snap him back to reality, and he shoves the monster off, turning to run. Pabu, bless his soul, nabs the communicator and scampers after Bolin--climbing onto his shoulder once he catches up.  The feed is bumpy for a while, little paws on the screen with a lovely picture of the sky.

Once he's lost the monster he stops, crouching low behind some rubble to catch his breath. ]

Just what is this place?

Comments

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[lightonhisfeet]

Yeah I guess...

[ He turns his face away when Brooke cleans and bandages the wound. ]

Noooot really, no. I don't think I've ever seen monsters before now, actually.

[scimitar]

I mean, Discedo not even bein' in the same universe as where I'm from, so 'course I'd never heard 'a it.

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[tapdancinskelly]

Hmm... seems a little risky to try to take one on then, don't you think? You must normally be quite something with this earth bending thing of yours.

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[lightonhisfeet]

It's pretty amazing, yeah. But...I mean, you don't have to be a bender to be awesome!

[Audio]

[lightonhisfeet]

Probably? That's, uh...not very reassuring.







Sakura. Got it.

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[lightonhisfeet]

Well...yeah, I mean. I can do a lot with earthbending! I may be new to these monsters, but...fighting is the same everywhere, isn't it? So if I had had my bending, I should have been able to defend myself even if I'd never fought them before.



I...think, anyway.

[lightonhisfeet]

Oh really? Well, then, challenge accepted.

[lightonhisfeet]

I...have no idea.

1/2

[lightonhisfeet]

Martial arts? No, it's...bending the Earth. Like, you know, moving it with your will. I guess there's some martial arts involved, but it's really different, too.

It's probably better you haven't. He's kind of a jerk.

[lightonhisfeet]

Oh, but he's not a Panda. He's a fire ferret!

[lightonhisfeet]

Oh! Yeah, right. That makes sense, I guess. Different....universes, and stuff. Yeah.

[scimitar]

[laughter.]

Anyway~ I'm Sadiq. You are?

[lightonhisfeet]

Bolin. It's, you know, nice to meet you.

[scimitar]

Nice to meet'cha too, Bolin. Need anythin', don' hesitate to ask!!

[lightonhisfeet]

Really? Great! I'll keep you in mind if I ever need help or something.

[gochuugoku]

No, such a thing does not exist in my world. [A small smile.] I was going to say, the way you moved made it look as though it was.

How so?

Fire ferret? Well, 火狐 translates into "fire fox" in English. [Still, it looks exactly like a red panda to him.]

[lightonhisfeet]

A world without bending? That's kind of weird to think about, but...Oh, well, he really, really doesn't like benders. So he's trying to get rid of us, by taking away our ability to bend. [ Like he said, Amon's a big jerk.

Like a mini!panda! ]

Yeah! Fire Ferrets are...well, just look at him! [ Holds him up. He's the cutest. ] His name's Pabu.

[gochuugoku]

So He's prejudiced against people who have abilities like you?

[So cute and fluffy~!]

Seeing him makes me think of home. Creatures similar to him reside in the southwest of my country.

[lightonhisfeet]

Yeah, that's right. He thinks we're oppressing non-benders. I mean, yeah, there are a few bad eggs out there, but most of us are pretty cool.


Those panda's you mentioned?

[gochuugoku]

Exactly, it's always the same no matter what group it is.

The red pandas, yes. Then there are also the giant pandas, which resemble black and white bears.

[lightonhisfeet]

Yeah, but...hey! The good guys always win, so...it's just a matter of time before balance gets restored.

Black and White bears? They sound like they would be cute.

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[tapdancinskelly]

Rule number 1, never judge an opponent by your skills alone.

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[shortestfuse]

Good luck, kid.

[baka_jyanai]

Good! I like a challenge!

[sthenic]

Do you know their name?