thehometree | Amber + Action

Entry tags:

Amber + Action

| characters | Everyone!

| date/time | 3/26, afternoon

| location | second floor

| rating | PG?

| summary | mingling, solving the riddle, and possibly collecting the "artifacts"

[Some time around noon, Korra's nervous, orange-toned face appears in the amber slices.]

So, everyone's heard about the riddle by now, right? We've had some time to think about it now, and I just thought it might be easier if we all meet up in one place to toss around some possible answers.

[It's been a while since she's addressed a crowd like this. And even if she can't technically see them, she knows they can see her. Korra wets her lips nervously, then seems to fight back her uncertainty with determination.]

Most of us are strangers to each other, but we should try to work together, look out for each other, at least until we figure out how to get back home. It'll...make our stay here more bearable.

Oh, and if anyone got injuries from those ant soldiers or anything else, I can have a look at them.

(ooc: this is a discussion post, so feel free to jump in anywhere!)

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[ he perks up when korra arrives, but soon tilts his head when they begin. ] What's a diamond? They're in the sky?

[Korra smiles at him, dropping into the chair beside him.]

It's a kind of gem. You know, the stones people like to put in jewellery? I think it's the clear-looking one.

[but they definitely don't come from clouds. Riddles, man. Their captors couldn't have just given them more straightforward instructions?]

[ he knows what jewelry is, so an image quickly pops into his head and he smiles. ] Oh...it's really bright and shiny, right? You can even see them when you're really far away. [ well, maybe in a certain light or setting. ]

Something like that. [Korra taps at her chin.]

Bright and shiny...maybe we're not looking for something that's actually a gemstone. Riddles are supposed to be describing things, but not literally.

So what's something that's bright and shiny, and comes from clouds?

[ he watches her as she explains and then tilts his head sideways as he thinks on this as best he can. something bright and shiny, but isn't a diamond or a piece of jewelry? hmm...

he looks up, toward the sky that they can't quite see from here but he knows it's there. ] Stars are bright and shiny! You can only see them at night though.

That could be it. [Korra mentally makes a note of that option. She has heard the stars described as gems before, so it's not really a stretch.]

We're going to run into a lot of problems if that's the answer, though. This mist isn't letting anyone go very far.

Oh... [ yes, that's right. nai himself hasn't made it a habit to leave the warmth of the tree often, but he's heard that people can't stray too far even with their wings. some kind of wall or barrier keeping them in place. ] Maybe one of the stars will fall down from the sky? Then we can catch it.

Depends on how big it is. [Korra smiles at him.] It's not fun flying around when you're tiny and there's stuff falling around you.

The rain from before almost-- [She breaks off, eyes widening.] Rain and hail. Those come from clouds.

[ oh, that's true... he's seen people trying to fly outside when it was snowing, and it didn't look very fun at all. at least no one was hurt (to his knowledge).

he stares at her curiously when she cuts herself off. he's sure he's heard 'hail' from yogi once, but a visual isn't quite forming in his mind yet. as for rain— ] We can catch rain! Oh, but...it melts when it touches you. [ 'melt' isn't exactly the right term, but. ]

[Korra's quiet for a moment, aware of everyone else talking around them.]

If we need to keep the hail or snow from melting, I can probably do it.

Really? [ his eyes widen with curiosity. ] How do you do that? There's snow outside, we can go get some if you need it now. It's just a little bit though.

[She hesitates, then smiles.] It's called bending where I'm from. Water bending.

[She gets to her feet.]

I can show you, if you want.

Water bending. [ he repeats it to get it right, then watches as korra stand up. oh! now he's very excited, sitting forward in his seat. ] I want to see!

[Well, she can't stay hesitant when he's looking so excited. His reaction sparks the part of her that's always taken joy in her abilities, and her expression brightens.]

Okay. Watch this.

[Korra makes a smooth gesture with her hand, pulling a thin thread of water from the pools over to her. She sends the water looping around Nai once, twice, and then freezes it into a ball of ice when it pools in her hand.]

[ he keeps his eyes on her the whole time, watching water appear from nowhere and then gasping in delight when it starts encircling him without even touching him. he's clapping excitedly once the water is nestled in korra's hand as a ball of ice. ] Wow!! That's so cool, Korra! You made the water fly! I didn't know water could fly.

[Korra grins and holds out the ball of ice for him to take if he wants.]

You should see some of the other things people can do with bending. It's...amazing. One of the best things water bending can do it heal.

Anyway, that's how I could keep the hail and snow from melting.

[ he absolutely does take it, though in a few seconds he's bouncing it back between each hand because ow cold cold (you can always put it down, nai. put it down.) ]

Yeah! We can even make things that look like Yukkin and they won't melt this time. [ well, they won't talk, though. and give him a second he'll elaborate. ] Um, snowmen!

[ but now he's curious. ] Heal? What's that?

[Her smile turns a little nostalgic.]

Snowmen, huh. There's always snow around where I came from, and I used to make snowmen of my mom and dad all the time.

[She leans forward, propping her chin in her hand.]

And healing is...when you get injured, you have to wait a long time for it to completely get back to normal, right? Some water benders can use the water to speed up the process.

It's really cold in the snow, right? You have to wear a big coat so you don't get sick, that's what Tsukumo said. [ hopefully korra (and her parents) did the same!

now he listens and tilts his head as he thinks on it. indeed, he does have to wait a long time. yogi had to spend days in the research tower after his battle with kakfa members too. it was a difficult wait but worth it once yogi returned to them 100% healthy. no one at home must know about this 'healing.' ] So if you get hurt, you don't have to go to the hospital? You can use the water to make the pain go away?

Yup. [She drops her gaze down to the table, lifting her shoulders in a shrug.]

It's not perfect, though. We can't heal anything fatal, and the worse the wound is, the longer it will take us to heal.

[Her voice softens.] Some wounds are harder to recover from.

Fatal? [ it sounds bad, the way she puts it. he watches her closely, head tilting so that he may catch her gaze. ] So, um, if the pain is a lot, it's harder to heal? Then Korra needs to be careful so you don't get hurt really bad, okay? I'll be careful too.

[She winces.] Yeah...fatal. It means the person's hurt really badly, and there's nothing we can do to save them.

[Sensing his gaze on her, Korra looks up and smiles, mustering it up just for him.]

We should all be careful. [She agrees. No protest from her on that end.] But if you ever get hurt, you let me know, okay? I'll take care of you.

[ he thinks he knows what korra is talking about it. was that what happened to yutaka, causing him to die? he'd looked like he was in so much pain that even nai felt it in his heart. but it's alright those most affected by yutaka's death are doing better now, so nai will be okay too.

korra's smile is one he's seen a few times before, the not entirely sad, not entirely happy one. but at the very least she agrees with him. so he nods and smiles back. ] Okay, I will. Thank you, Korra. You're always so nice. [ to him, to others (that he's seen)—korra truly is a lovely person. ]

[Her smile turns softer. There's no denying that Nai is one of the bright spots in her life right now, though she's only known him for a little while. There's just something warm and gentle about him that makes it hard not to be incredibly fond of him.]

You're not so bad yourself, you know.

[Korra replies playfully, and pushes herself out of the chair.]

C'mon, let's go get some of that snow outside. I bet the others will have some idea about the rest of the riddle when we get back.

[ he grins and giggles a bit at the compliment, though more happy to hear the cheerier tone of her voice. he's quick to follow her, standing upright and eager in front of her. ] Okay! I want to do the riddle together with everyone. I hope we can solve it.

[ just like the math problems tsukumo gives him, there should be a solution here as well. in any case, off they go!]

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