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towerofanimus2012-12-02 08:54 pm
Wave 1 (OPEN)
Setting: Dormitory Hallway, Floor 10
Format: Prose to start, but I'll match you!
Summary: This stupid collar is really stressing poor Tahno out. Luckily, all of the bendable water in the aquarium is pretty relaxing.
Warnings: None to start, but he might be a bit of a jerk to you (or hit on you), depending on who you are and what you do. Possible swearing, too.
This stupid collar on his neck was driving him crazy. He’d barely been awake for twenty minutes, and he already hated this place. What kind of place put collars on their residents? He had every intention of going to the bathroom to get a better look at it, but he only got halfway there before he felt the liquid flowing through the collar.
Well, he could walk all the way to the bathroom just to stare at it, or he could just stop here and bend the thing off.
At least, that was the plan. The liquid inside was bendable alright, but it didn’t help him. He’d spent the last few minutes trying to yank the liquid hard enough to burst through the collar, but it just wouldn’t.
Now, he was leaning back against the wall, both hands hovering inches in front of his neck as he tried desperately to damage the collar from within. His face was red, and his hands were practically white from the strain.
Man, he must’ve looked like an idiot to any passersby.
(Floor 10)
After all of that effort on a stupid collar got him absolutely nowhere, he was feeling a bit frustrated. Maybe even a bit inadequate, seeing as his bending couldn’t break such a simple little thing. He had set off exploring just to take his mind off it. He had taken the elevator down to the first floor, and then gone up. Most of the floors didn’t really appeal to him.
That was, until he found the tenth floor.
All that water was beautiful.
…The fish were nice too, but he really didn’t care about those.
It had only taken him ten seconds to discover that, despite being held in place by some weird mystical force, the water could still be bent. He’d just have to put it back in the weird no-glass tanks when he was done.
A few minutes later, and he was dancing with the water like he did at home. He could hear the roar of the crowd, feel the lights that covered the stadium, taste the enemy attacks flying by him, and oh it felt good.
The only problem was that he was showing a blatant disregard for the poor fish in the water. And maybe even himself, should anything dangerous find its way into his flying river or water balls.
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Of course. It made sense. But that... meant she had somehow failed, or did something. Did her father send her there? No... it had to be Iroh, or Zuko. Either one would have gladly done so, and she knew Zuko maintained she was crazy ever since they were kids.
A thoughtful cast tempered the look in her eyes, but it faded quickly. "Well, there's no use worrying about it now, regardless of how my brother and uncle feel about me. This place is enough to worry about." Her attention returned to him, and she tilted her head, getting some of the easy arrogance back from before. "I believe I asked you a question before. Who are you?"
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But he decided not to because he really didn't want to see her reaction.
He straightened up at her question, though.
"Tahno, captain of the Wolfbats. Pro-bending champs three years running."
He realized a moment later that she probably didn't give a shit about any of that, but figured it might be worth mentioning anyway.
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She wasn't quite sure what pro-bending was, but if it was like the Earth Rumbles her spies had told her about, it would explain his level of skill. He wasn't the best water bender she had met, not by a long shot. That title belonged to Katara. But she could use him.
"Well, Tahno, I can tell you and I are going to become very good friends."
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Oh god, no. That was literally the worst thing that could happen. He knew all about her so-called 'friends' and how that had gone down.
Everything in his body said to run. Or fight. Or do something other than just stand here, but he was a coward at heart, and so he just remained still and tried to worm his way out of it with his words.
"Why on earth would you wanna be friends with a guy like me?"
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Geez, Tahno, have you seen the monsters crawling around this place? That's why she's wearing her uniform today, too many bite marks on her leg.
"Of course, if you don't want to survive, enjoy waking up in your bed every morning worrying what nasty, mean, monster will get you." She widened her eyes a little in mock innocence. "I mean you've obviously just arrived." Smiling, she leaned in conspiratorially. "They smell fresh meat, you know."
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"M-monsters?"
That was another thing he was told about just recently. He hadn't been afraid of them until now. If the Fire Lord's daughter was concerned about the beasts, what chance did he have?
"Ah, w-what kind of monsters, exactly? Like the stories they told us as kids? Spirits? Something else?"
He liked to think himself fearless, coming from the swamps filled with catgators and such, but he assumed these monsters were much more dangerous than one of those things.
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She clasped her hands behind her back, as if she was going to give a speech to a squad of Fire Nation troopers. "There are many kinds of monsters in the Tower. They are unlike anything we have in the Four Kingdoms, so be on your guard at all times, and keep an eye on your surroundings. What you think may just be a statue could be a vicious creature. Even the shadows may try to attack you."
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...And yet she was scarier than any monster could ever be.
"Yeah, so you're offering protection. What's my end of the deal? What's in it for you? I doubt you'd waste your precious energy on me without putting me to use."
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"Having a waterbender on my side is a tactical advantage. I'll let you know if I need anything else."
Which might be sooner rather than later. She was getting rather tired of having her hair loose. He looked like he knew exactly what to do with hair.
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What was she going to do, take over the tower? He couldn't say he was against that, but she made it sound like he was being sent to fight in the war. Which he was certainly not cut out for.
"But, yeah, whatever else you want... just... yeah."
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"Good. First thing in the morning I want to go over your bending techniques." Her Uncle had always said the four were one and blah blah had much to learn. It was a good idea learning how waterbenders worked, just in case. "We'll go from there."
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Maybe she wanted to help him improve?
...
He wasn't sure if that was awesome or horrifying. Maybe both.
"Fine. Here, then?"
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Plenty of water, and she won't be burning down anything and getting the drones to attack her, either.
"Be here." The threat was only implied, but it was enough; or she will hunt him down. She could do it, too.
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He didn't dare make a move to leave until she did. Was that a sign of disrespect to leave first? He didn't even know.