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[markofthebrave]

Who: Korra, Asami, Jinora, Ikki, Aang, Roku, Sokka, Zuko, Toph, and Katara
What: There's a new Avatar in town!
When: July 9th
Where: House Avatar
Summary: Just your average worlds colliding.
Rating: G for "greet?"

So... meanwhile, back at the ranch, there were opportunities for those who have caught their journals to know who's coming, and those who have not caught their journals to be taken by surprise at the new Water Tribe member in the house.

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara's breathing is already beginning to even out, and she notes a similar resistance to the strain of the exercise in the other girl with approval.]

Yeah. [A deep breath - control - and she shrugs and smiles a little.]

I was just trying to escape before anyone caught us leaving and wanted to come along, but sometimes it feels good just to run.

[To be honest? It had done her good too.]

[spiritblocked]

Yeah, it's kind of nice to get lost and let the adrenaline pump.

[markofthebrave]

Yeah.

[Mmm. Katara tilts her head slightly to the side, assessing the other girl. Avatar.

...yeah.]

Let's keep moving.

[She starts up the river, towards the direction of the lake.]

[spiritblocked]

[Korra follows behind Katara. She's suddenly at a loss for what to say. During the run her world was only as big as the elements she connected with, but now she's back to the awkward reality. The reality that she's taking a walk with a women she knew to be over eighty years old.]

[markofthebrave]

[...y u p.]

So... "Sifu Katara," huh?

[spiritblocked]

Heh, yeah... You kind of helped me master waterbending in the future.

[markofthebrave]

I'd love to see some of what I... taught you... sometime.

[Oh hell.]

[spiritblocked]

Hey, I don't mind showing off.

[markofthebrave]

[This is the sound of Genuine Interest.]

Really? Great! Because I really would like to see.

[But Katara's becoming aware of another problem now and is searching for a tactful segue. However, since she occasionally has the tact of a Mack truck, she may soon give up and go for it.]

[spiritblocked]

I just hope you're not disappointed.

[markofthebrave]

[Katara looks at Korra and assesses her quickly. Then she smiles.]

I think I'll look forward to it. But maybe not today - unless you really want to.

[The girl does love her bending, after all.]

[spiritblocked]

[She would love to, but-]

Maybe when my bending stops feeling so weird.

[markofthebrave]

Yeah, it's terrible, isn't it? Like being half-deaf.

[She gives Korra a sympathetic look.]

But in some ways, it's an advantage. I've been pushing against the power cap for almost three years now, and I'm easily just as strong now inside the barrier as I was outside of it when I first got here. So you can look at it like resistance training.

[...belatedly, it crosses Katara's mind that someone might not have explained the barrier to Korra yet.]

[spiritblocked]

[She got the short version from Ikki.]

You know what? That makes it sound kind of fun.

[markofthebrave]

It's better than feeling half-deaf.

[A wry shrug.]

Just... try to avoid going down into the tunnels. Anyone with power is completely cut off there.

[spiritblocked]

Tunnels? Where are those?

[markofthebrave]

Under the town, mostly. But they run all the way to the mountains.

[spiritblocked]

They don't sound too user-friendly. What are they for?

[markofthebrave]

There's... a mad scientist who lives down there conducting experiments.

[...yup.]

[spiritblocked]

What? And no one has dragged him out of there?

[markofthebrave]

Trust me. If we could, we would have. He uses the same technology to guard himself as they do to keep us in here.

[spiritblocked]

Why that dirty little- If I could get my hand on-

[markofthebrave]

Yeah, it's pretty frustrating.

[spiritblocked]

This whole place is.

[markofthebrave]

[She stops walking and looks at Korra seriously.]

It doesn't get any easier.