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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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He hadn't meant to let himself get all sappy like that (especially to someone he'd never met), comparing her to Yue, but he still smiled to himself at her blush.
"Well, ain't that a shocker. Five minutes with me and you're still on the 'compliments' phase. Most people by now have ripped my clothes off. Or tried to punch me. One of the two." he shrugged. "But yeah, I think a three-year pro-bending champion like myself can handle a few stiff whitecoats."
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"I can't say da thought of undress didn't cross my mind though." she teased with a chuckle.
However, the last comment made her nod, "Dat be good mon, but I be tellin' ya da whitecoats might be in charge, but it's da Tower itself ya gotta be worryin' 'bout. I'd say, get a good look around ta know what ya be up against, map out exits an' escape routes. Tis' da best advice I can be givin' ya."
Xue shrugged, "As much as I hate ta be admittin' it, sumtimes a swift retreat is da only option when ya come up ta some of da creatures an' beings in dis place."
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"If you ever feel the need to act on that, feel free. I won't stop you," he promised. "In fact, I might even help you out."
He frowned a bit at her last words of advice. He wasn't a stranger to running away, but he liked to deny that most of the time. He liked to think himself brave, as if he'd stay and fight if things got hairy. But he wouldn't.
"Retreating is a lot less fun than winning. But, if that's my only option, I guess I could deal with it," he sighed.
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"Aye, and dealin' with it be bettah than dyin'. Even if it isn't permanent in dis place, after a while ya start feeling da effects pretty bad." She hadn't personally died just yet, but she's had too many close calls for her to be happy. She knew her time would come sooner or later but she has seen what multiple deaths could do to someone.
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He was almost surprised at how much he liked this woman. She wasn't flinging herself at him (which he didn't usually mind, but this was refreshing), nor was she absolutely disgusted by him.
...She reminded him a bit of a certain Uh-vatar he'd met a little while back. Maybe just less abrasive.
"Haven't died yet, either. Plan on staying that way. Death probably feels bad enough just once. Multiple times, well, I'd rather not have to know."
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"I'll be keepin' dat in mind den an' hope ya don't be disappointin'" Xue replied with a bit of a teasing wink. Maybe a promise of what could come?
"Good den, don't wana be losin' da good ones to stupid moves. Ya don't seem da kind ta be makin' dem so dat should be good eh?" she smiled.
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...That could have been a lie. He wasn't sure. If he had disappointed a woman, he sure wasn't sober enough at the time to remember it now.
He nodded at her second comment, keeping quiet so he wouldn't accidentally say something dumb. He was the type to make stupid moves, and he knew it. His pride would be the death of him here. Multiple times.
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She moved over to a carefully hidden pile and bent down to retrieve her belongings. Grabbing a towel out of her backpack, she began to dry off what hadn't yet and pulled out a set of comfortable clothes.
It seemed that whatever the temperature drop in the tower was doing to some wasn't affecting the tall, troll female.
"So, what be yer plans den? For right now I mean." she asked curiously as she began to dress up.
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He watched her retrieve her clothes, a little surprised that she had hidden stuff like that. It wasn't until she began to dry off that he wondered if she was cold. He was a bit chilly himself, and he hadn't even been half-naked in the water.
He paused at her question. Plans? What plans? He had come here on a whim and had absolutely no idea what he was going to do.
"Ah... Nothing. Free from now until forever. And you?"
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"Well, if ya be wantin' ta do anyting, let me know. If yer gonna go yer own way, I'll be headin' up to da dorms."
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"I should probably actually look around the place before I say I've got no plans."
This had brightened his mood enough. He didn't need to stand here and waterbend just for his own sanity at this point. This place wasn't all bad. There was at least one friendly person in existence.
"See you around, Xue. Don't hesitate to come find me if you just can't stay away."
And with that he sauntered back out to the stairs.
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