howdoiairbend: ([ exasperated ])
Korra ([personal profile] howdoiairbend) wrote in [community profile] dear_mun2012-06-07 03:54 pm

On reserve at [community profile] onepassingnight and mun being really tentative about it all.

"I still need to catch up", huh? Yeah, you're way behind, even with all the spoilers you've been reading. Stop getting distracted by that super-whatever thing! [Supernatural.] Yeah, yeah. Plus, that extension isn't going to last forever, and I can't stay up here forever either.

And yeah, I know. You've been freaking out about having to watch that episode since spoilers first showed up on your dash. Have a little faith, mun, I'll kick his butt all the way to next year and get everyone out! Just get going on the app, okay? I'll take care of Tarrlok.

[You mean bastard scumbag?]

I like the way you think, sometimes.
waterfell: (ami ♍ strategy)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
With a little discipline, she'll be able to manage it all comfortably.
waterfell: (ami ♍ let me finish reading this book)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:38 am (UTC)(link)
[In that case, important things first.]

You're from the Water Tribe, isn't that right? [She recalls meeting Katara in Econtra. Korra dresses similarly.]
waterfell: (ami ♍ strategy)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'll be interested to meet you. [Water calls to water; or perhaps it's just competitiveness. She does, after all, respect the power behind the being of the avtar.

There won't be any sniping that as a teenage girl, Korra isn't ready; not from the 'little girl' who'd had to prove herself to the Dark Kingdom.]
waterfell: (ami ♍ strategy)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
[You might be able to dream up some help with that, Korra.]

And when you come here? What do you plan to do?
waterfell: (ami ♍ strategy)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Well it probably won't be her. She's aligned with water, after all. Still, she appreciates firm goals. She has many herself.]

You're smart after all. Use the resources this place gives you for the sake of your own world and your own self.
waterfell: (ami ♍ i'm used to this)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
Like any dreams, sometimes you'll remember, sometimes you won't.

[And sometimes you're left with that hazy feeling the dream was important - if only you could recall it.]
waterfell: (ami ♍ overworking herself again)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
You'll also dream normally. [This is scant comfort, once 'also' comes into it, because there will still be plenty of dreams laid bare.]
waterfell: (ami ♍ let me finish reading this book)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
[She can relate, a little; at least, she can relate to wanting privacy. Not to share herself with others except by her own decision.]

Maybe we're alike in that.
waterfell: (ami ♍ let me finish reading this book)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
We've only just met. It's too early to decide if we'll come to know each other.
waterfell: (ami ♍ i don't believe in you anymore)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:38 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not Korra's fault. Ami gives a slight nod; it's agreement to that much, at least.]

Then we'll start from once you come.
waterfell: (darkury ☿ won't you be my opponent?)

weee''ll just go with mercury now XD /didn't know where this would lead but hey

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Property damage?

comes with the territory; and Mercury certainly isn't backing away from a challenge. She grins in answer to Korra's own.]


Have the money ready?
waterfell: (darkury ☿ up to something)

no! i like it . XD

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
[It's arrogance, mostly. Mercury takes a ready stance.]

Shall we count? 3... 2...

[She keeps the numbers evenly spaced, ready to spring the moment the countdown ends.]
waterfell: (mercury ☿ dark and narrow focus)

Re: oh, thank you!

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
[She's not slow to notice it. The whip turns to ice with a glance from Mercury, from the tip near her rushing down towards Korra, and breaks. The light sound of its shattering leaves behind shards she's quick to use as cover: a heavy hail to cut her opponent's visibility.

It'll serve as a blind for her next move.]
Edited 2012-06-07 10:14 (UTC)
waterfell: (darkury ☿ dark water)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 10:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Some people, including the pro bending circuit, might call it unfair to have so many forms of bending against one.

Mercury calls it absolutely fair. Use everything you have at your disposal, avatar, every advantage. It's best to be strong. They don't need rules here anyway.

Much of the hail turns to water before it can hurt Korra; and the screen it provides is burned away in the same moment. Well, water still does well against fire, and Mercury conjures a stream of it from her hands, palms crossed in front of her.]
waterfell: (darkury ☿ rain of hail and ice)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-07 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[She can't dissipate the rock like she can change or stop ice. Mercury makes a vaulting somersault into the air to avoid it, leaving herself slightly vulnerable as she won't be able to change position in midair.

She covers herself by sharp shards of ice sent straight for Korra; at the least, they'll hopefully take her attention while Mercury regains better footing.]
waterfell: (mercury ☿ dark and narrow focus)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-08 09:52 am (UTC)(link)
[The water hits Mercury mid-air, and she lets out a noise at the impact. Barely, she manages to land in a crouch, rather than completely bowled over, but her balance is slightly off now.

In a somewhat desperate move, she launches another set of icicles - this time coming from
behind Korra.]
waterfell: (mercury ☿ over here!)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-08 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Wasn't it already decided that everything is fair?

Mercury rides the makeshift pillar into the air, keeping somewhat shaky balance until she's confident enough to leap down to the ground level again.]


That type of trick won't do you any good!
waterfell: (mercury ☿ flowing movements)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-08 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mercury steps back to avoid the flame, mind working quickly. Even if she douses it, Korra will probably keep coming. It's a good thing Mercury doesn't know any chi-blocking techniques, because she'd use them.

Dodge. Sweep. Pivot. Sidestep.

Then it's her turn. Each step of her defense, each blow of her offense, is calculated to work Korra towards a narrow space where Mercury will cut down her opponent's mobility and have the advantage.]
waterfell: (darkury ☿ catch her breath)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-09 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Mercury barely telegraphs her moves at all; the water and snow and ice are all conjured with no more than a glance, rather than typical bending moves. It smashes helplessly against the rock, and she scrambles for a better vantage point and position.]
waterfell: (misc ✫ heart of the water)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-09 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a good way to force Mercury to focus on those attacks; she loses ground, though she concedes it very unwillingly and makes Korra fight for every inch and every step.

After all, she has endless experience. She reaches out with her senses, a bid to wrest control of the water from Korra.]
waterfell: (darkury ☿ catch her breath)

[personal profile] waterfell 2012-06-09 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Just when she thinks the advantage is firmly her own, it works. Something stirs in her the moment the ground shakes and the earth opens as if to swallow her whole, burying her inside it and submerging her forever.

No. But the momentary lapse of focus is enough to drive her down to a crouch, shaken off her balance.]