re: new fire powers

[sinews]

 Stop acting as if I'm stupid enough to burn all my fur off. I can deal with this, it's hardly the worst thing to have ever stepped up to hurt me. Just another skill-set to earn the command of.

Practice makes perfect, relax.

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[catlordbeyond]

Hey, Tygra; I'm sure the mun knows you don't act before you've given every thought to your strategy. [He was downright slow to act in some matters. coughCheetara.]

[sinews]

[ He's a pensive kind of badass, trudat. ]

You say that, but you're not the one listening to her wonder whether she should give me singed paws for a while.

[seesbeyond]

Burn your fur off? Is there something I'm missing?

[catlordbeyond]

Yeah, I don't think your pride could take that. [Grin. He means this affectionately, really.] How hard can this fire thing be? It can't take longer than it did to learn to use The Force, when my mun threw me in a game.

[sinews]

[ CHECK IT, LIL' BRO. Opening a palm, a flame appears and hovers in the middle. ]

I can manipulate fire, everyone commands an element where I just found myself waking up.

[sinews]

"The Force"? Which one would that be, the ability to apply forethought to any given situation?

[ All fun and games, yep. ]

[seesbeyond]

[OH SHIT WHAT. He just stares.]

Whiskers. Everybody?

[sinews]

Everybody.

[ 'Cept. Crap, he hasn't figured out how to banish the fire yet without burning himself, cue a lot of frantic flicking to send it into smoke. SMOOTH. ]

It made me wonder which you'd get landed with if you turned up. [ Hrm, to tell or not to tell? ] Which element would you prefer, Lion-O?

[seesbeyond]

[If everybody can do it, you're not a special snowflake, bro.

And that is kinda... hilarious to watch. Hey, at least he isn't busting out laughing. At the question, he lifts a hand and scratches the back of his head.]

Good question. All of them?

[sinews]

[ STFU HE TRIED TO FIND YOU and you suck because you weren't around, he offended all the humans apes. It was beautiful. ]

Why did I even bother asking? [ You're so predictable, rofl. Small smile to ... punctuate his disdain, yeah. That. ] As usual, you try and deal with everything at once.

[seesbeyond]

[Woulda paid to see that.

A shrug.]

I'd rather be prepared for any situation. That's all.

[catlordbeyond]

Actually, it is, from a certain point of view. It's like magic in some ways, because it can be used to enhance or perform certain feats. And through it, I could see things before they happened. [He's managing to be serious about this, almost spiritual.]

Where does the 'fire power' come from? Is it magic?

[sinews]

So you'd run around wielding all the elements just like that, would you?

[ Times like these, he gets a twitch in his eye. ]

[sinews]

[ Lion-O, stop ruining his super awesome special fire powers by being even more magical. ]

It's granted by the Twelve Gods.

[ - most flat, technical answer ever. ]

[seesbeyond]

[Watch your blood pressure.]

Well, one isn't any better than the others, right?

[He's pretty sure that if Jaga were around there would be some wise saying about balance or something and some test he should pass to show how each element is good in its own way.

Because that's how wise shit works.]

[catlordbeyond]

And they're all right? Not evil spirits?

[sinews]

Lion-O -

[ No, he's chill, he can just sigh his ass off at Mr. Avatar here and be patient. That's what a good brother does.

He tells you you're an idiot. ]

You can't have all four, that's the rule. Stop arguing and accept that, for starters.

[sinews]

... It's fine, I'm handling it.

[seesbeyond]

The rule? Did you ask?

[sinews]

I don't need to ask, it's how things are! [ Was too busy being a frantic older bro. ] There are four sectors to the world, I'm in the Fire District. Why would you want to harass a bunch of all-powerful deities who already brand you when you arrive?

It's called observation of your surroundings, not charging at people head-long for answers.

[seesbeyond]

How does anyone know if they don't ask?

There's a time for observation and a time to get answers, Tygra -- like how to get home for starters.

[sinews]

That's all I've been trying to do.

[ Well, no, that's a half-lie. But he'd rather find out where his little brother is first, the rest is surplus. ]

[seesbeyond]

You sure you haven't been playing with your fire?

[Totally not judging here with a raised eyebrow.]

[catlordbeyond]

I know you wouldn't have anything to do with evil spirits, Tygra. [Even if other tigers did.] Just...watch your back. We've seen before that it's possible to lose sight of the big picture.

[sinews]

It's not playing - [ such a douche, man ] - if it's going to help me fight the other elementals should they decide to try and kill me with their own magic.

[ CONSTANT VIGILANCE. ]