On reserve at onepassingnight and mun being really tentative about it all.

[howdoiairbend]

"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.

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[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[She knows, yes, but she doesn't particularly care. It's fun, and she hasn't had that much fun in...well, forever.

But there aren't many rules in D_M, and Korra is taking full advantage of that.

She gets knocked back by the stream of water, but quickly recovers and stomps hard, sending a block of rock up before launching it towards the other girl's legs. Tripping her up is still the intent here.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[She twists and dodges, kicks out with a trail of fire following her foot, though one shard gets past and draws a thin line of blood near her elbow.

She'll heal that up later. Her hands move, calling the melted ice, and launches it forward as a water bullet.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[Oh, come on, that's kind of unfair. And anyway, she'll just keep up the fire attacks, dodge the icicles, and launch another attack of her own. Easy.

...okay, no it isn't. She does manage to stomp hard, and if Mercury doesn't move fast she's going to get launched into the air by a pillar of rock rising up from the ground below her, fast.]

[waterfell]

[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!

[howdoiairbend]

[...point.]

Neither's the ice!

[Is she cocky? Yes. Don't blame her, she hasn't been able to let loose like this in a long time.

This time, though, she goes on the offensive. She charges at her, jumping and twisting, swinging her foot out with a burst of fire.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[Lucky enough for Mercury, Korra is too swept up in the fight to really figure out her strategy. She stomps again, a rock wall shooting up to defend, then runs out and launches another water bullet.

She doesn't notice that she's backing up against a wall.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[While she's scrambling, Korra's managed to call up more water, form it into multiple whips, and lash out, aiming to trip her up again.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[It's actually a surprise to her when Mercury tries to wrest control of the water, enough that her focus slips and the other girl is successful. Lucky for Mercury, although Korra also, technically, has endless experience, she hasn't been able to access it yet.

But screw that. She punches the ground as soon as the water slips from her, and the earth, quite literally, cracks, heading towards her opponent to knock her off balance.]

[waterfell]

[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.]

[howdoiairbend]

[And that's Korra's turn, to charge right at her with a spinning kick to create an arc of flame, then jabbing forward, a blast of fire bursting out.]