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Who: korra and you!
Where: various locations
When: a short while after her arrival
Rating g.
What: just getting to meet and mingle.

fighting ring.

( despite being a pretty fighty person at heart, korra is using the ring for ... ulterior motives. light footed and cheerful, in her hand is a glowing orb of pure energy - it's a perfect sphere, and an ideal throwing ball size, korra tossing it back and forth between her hands while she hops, foot to foot, never too stationary. once she's pleased with the wind flow and her own capabilities, korra rears her arm back and hurls the ball forward and off the raised platform, shooting off somewhere near a group of trees. )

Go get it, girl!

( and, predictably, korra's dog takes off after it. less predictably, her dog is technically a polar bear dog, and reaches the orb with a few giant jumps of her large paws. in her mouth the orb crackles and then bursts, a tiny explosion of stardust and decorates the air in confetti. naga, pleased by this, rolls onto her back and burbles at the pretty sight.

if naga catches sight of you, she'll take off running for the tackle. she's not dangerous, but it won't be ... exceedingly obvious, provided that she looks like a bear. if you approach korra, however, she'll offer a smile and a wave, gesturing to naga. )

Wanna give her a treat? She's really good with strangers.

bathhouse.

( there's something extremely comforting, and yet entirely lonely about large bodies of water, now - since she can't bend it, it feels a little bittersweet. but. she was still born and raised in the water, and feels a familiarity in it now. that and. you know. a girl's gotta bathe sometime.

she goes in when she thinks it's empty, but of course it's not. once she sees another soul in the bath, she hops back, a little embarrassed, cheeks reddening. )

Sorry, I ... thought it was empty! Haha. ( rubbing the back of her neck, nervously. ) Mind if I join you?

anything else!

( feel free to hmu up fingerstripes if you'd like me to write you a starter! i'm open to everything. )

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[ zuko takes the slobber with as much as dignity as he has, which is to say very little. once she's off, though, he wipes off his face and takes the offered hand to pull himself up. he huffs a little sigh of annoyance but shrugs off the apology, the grumpy look dissipating a little at naga's whining. ]

I didn't expect to see a polar bear dog out here. [ all the animals he's seen here are weird, ("dog" "cat" "bear"??? it's so unnatural) so it's kind of comforting for him to see a normal animal, even if it involves slobber. he scrutinizes korra when he's back on his feet. ]

You're from one of the water tribes?

[ he's kind of blunt but he's assuming based on her clothing and also completely normal animal. ]

( neither of the boys mentioned zuko so - korra has to wonder if they know he's here. if she's the first one meeting him, where the burden of telling him about ... the future, rests on her shoulders. if that's the case, she has a few different weighty things to contemplate, beginning with ozai, middle ground in aang, ending with firelord izumi.

for now she just helps him, keeping naga at bay while he sorts himself out. this is not the elegant old man korra has come to know - really, she feels more inclined to bully him, than anything else. )

That's right. I'm from the south.

( it's. telling, she knows. but nothing about her is really northern anyway, so that lie wouldn't exactly work. she rolls her shoulders back. zuko can make his own conclusions, and if he doesn't ask anything, korra doesn't have to tell him anything. )

Name's Korra. And your buddy, here. That's Naga.

[ just wait until he realizes she's the new avatar, that's going to blow his mind. fortunately for korra, he is easily bullied by both animals and people alike, so she's got plenty of material. it's also kind of nice to have people from home, though he wouldn't expect someone from the water tribe to be happy to see him. understandably, now that he really comprehends what the fire nation has done to the world. ]

I'm Zuko. I'm from the Fire Nation... but I'm not with them anymore. I mean, I am, but....

[ might as well get that out there. even if he doesn't specifically recognize her from his times around the southern water tribe, there's no doubt she'll know who he is. ] ... I'm helping the Avatar restore balance to the world.

[ he glances over at naga at the introduction. ] Naga's.... big.

[ wow. what an incredible observation. ]

( you know, firelord zuko came and visited the south pole once, after korra was born and discovered to be the avatar. she doesn't really remember it, having been a child at the time, but it was a big event - a celebration and party, the firelord's return and this time to celebrate the avatar, not. kidnap him. the south is still in humble infancy, although its nothing compared to what katara lived in - smalls cloth huts and igloos to keep warmth. they're got buildings, one big city. korra's basically a country girl, by modern standards. )

Hm.

( a mock understanding hum. her eyes stay stuck on naga, who whines pleadingly. korra!!!! why can't i lick mister zuko??? he loves it?? )

Well. Thank you, for that. I appreciate it.

( she's absolutely hilarious. let. zuko come to his own conclusions. korra just arranges some of naga's fur, rubbing at those big goofy ears. )

[ this is going to such secondhand embarrassment for him when he gets through the time travel conversation with katara...... but for now, he's just mildly confused at the reaction. the only girl he knows from the water tribe still hates him, and.......... he can't fully blame her, though he wishes he knew how to make her forgive him without going on a life-changing murder fieldtrip. that's not an option here. ]

Uh. Sure.

[ awkward. he rubs the back of his head. ] I mean.... the war's gone on for too long, and too many people have suffered because of the Fire Nation. I want to make it right.

[ he's so awkward. even old man zuko is awkward. at least he's not telling korra about how he tried to assassinate aang. ]

You will.

( it's a little soft. zuko is so - earnest, so committed to an end goal of peace, which korra knows he'll achieve off the brow sweat and back pains of defeating ozai, inheriting the fire nation, bringing peace to the four corners of the world. really, fire-esque racism is not a thing for korra, even if the breadcrumb trail of reminders still exists in her time. she's always loved firebending the most out of all four elements, always admired and appreciated the firebenders she's met. hell, her best friend is the best firebender she's ever seen. so. zuko being apologetic over his heritage just. tickles an uncomfortable part of her. old memories from aang sprout up like spirit vines. he burnt katara. )

You want to know something? ( naga perks. her paw claws at the ground, a little antsy. you better pet this dog before she cries, zuko. ) I met your uncle, once.

( in the spirit world. but if she said that then she'd not only have to explain time travel but also bryan's inaccuracies between a:tla and lok SO, )

He told me something like, "Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems, is to help someone else." ( she offers him a grin. ) So, if you help the Avatar, I'm sure the end of the war and the revival of the Fire Nation's honorable name will follow after.

[ this conversation keeps throwing him for a loop. especially the mention of his uncle --- when did he have time to talk to someone in the southern water tribe? is that why she's at such ease with him despite him being the prince of the fire nation? why does she have such faith in him? ]

[ also, yeah, bryan, keep your story straight!! ]

You... met my uncle?

[ and more than anything, that dredges up his memories of iroh, bittersweet now because of his regrets. he'd always believed in zuko, and zuko betrayed him. it's his greatest regret. ] That does sound like him.

[ he has to take a moment to here just to process all of this. it's a little overwhelming -- in a good way. he doesn't know what to say. eventually: ]

Thank you. [ and a long beat. ] Who... are you?

[ like, obviously, he knows her name is korra. but she knows so much. ]

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