dear_mun | (no subject)

Militant activists, miss. They believe that for all to be equal, benders must be eliminated. I don't think they realize that the talent is natural. Non-benders carry the ability to have bending children, even if they marry another non-bender.

[Hello.]

So many people are so concerned with elimination in the future.

It's almost zen, except that it disrupts the order already present in the people that exist.

[She doesn't really want to aggravate an attractive Fire Nation man by pointing out the obvious parallel between extremists who wish to remove benders, and extremists who nearly destroyed the Air Nomads, but really, future people have such a hard-on for forced unspiritual simplification.]

[Oh, they are way before his time. It's history to him...that he will strive to make sure never happens again.]

Most assuredly, dear lady.

[He bows, hand over his heart.]

General Iroh II of the United Forces Navy. A pleasure to meet you.

The pleasure's all mine, General, but I'm no lady. "Sister" is fine. Sister Nima of the Eastern Air Temple.

[Her bow is perfectly polite. The sisters are a fun-loving bunch, but that doesn't mean they can't manage a bit of etiquette.] Namaste. The spirit within me greets the spirit within you.

So! How's the future, General? I like the sound of a united forces. [And a future of Fire Nation men who call an obvious Air Nomad nun "dear lady."]

You as well, Lady...Sister Nima.

[Polite to the core, this one. Though he may be throwing in a little bit of charm. He's a sailor, after all.]

Not without it's own troubles, I'm afraid. We are one, but it does not stop those who would abuse power. As you may have gathered, balance is difficult to achieve and maintain.

[With a face like that a little charm goes a long way, and so far, General Iroh is not short on charm. Nima is consistently drifting closer and closer, testing just how much of his personal space he'll let her occupy.]

Mm, yes, I've heard as much.

The sisters teach us that we never truly achieve balance within ourselves until the day we cast off all earthly ties and are enlightened. If the struggle for balance in one person takes so many lifetimes, it's no surprise that achieving balance between all people is so lengthy, and so difficult.

I for one am glad to know that people in the future still care about balance. And that they're so handsome while they're pursuing it!

[He doesn't seem to really mind right now. Life on a ship has made it sort of silly to have a big space bubble, though his grandfather seemed to maintain a large one.

Either that, or Iroh is just really sedate about that kind of thing.]

Listening and learning was instilled in me. It's important as one of the heirs to the duty of Fire Lord.

Heh. Thank you, Sister.

Oh wow, I am overstepping my class, aren't I?

[Not that air nomads have much in the way of a class structure, but she travels enough to know how seriously some of the other nations take these things. And anyway, it's usually not very likely at all that a humble nun of no importance would ever have the opportunity to speak to one of the heirs of the other nations thrones, much less flirt with them outrageously. This future stuff is all so exciting. She smiles as she bows again.]

Please forgive my impudence, your Highness. I have to say, meeting you gives me a lot of hope for the future.

[And hope may be a distraction, but when it's distracting her from an untimely end to all her people, a little distraction can be forgiven.]

[He laughs and lifts up her hand to place a chaste kiss on it.]

Honor and duty are not exclusive to the nobility, dear Sister.

[Oh this is just too much fun. And this whole "chaste" business needs to get done with as soon as possible!]

Oh my, General, are you this sweet to all the nuns you meet out of the distant past, or am I a special case?

[It may happen soon, considering how obvious she's being. He's still probably going to stop being so courtly.]

Hmm, depends, are they all as charming and lovely as you? And I as equally special?

Oh they're wonderful. Every one of them. They're glorious special women with talent and grace to spare.

But most of them are celibate.

[MOST OF THEM. NOT HER. GET IT, GENERAL?

You know, speaking of obvious.]

But not you, Sister Nima?

[Now he's the one stepping into her space, bending slightly so that his forehead almost bumps into hers.]

Why no, General. In fact, I am not.

[She leans forward so that she curves neatly into the contour of his body, as he bends to speak to her.]

Would you like to find out what a sister's noncelibate path involves?

[He might be the only one of his generation - or any after, depending on how effectively the Fire Nation destroyed all remnents of the female airbenders' culture - who gets the privelege.]

[And now he's actually turning a little red in the face, but he's giving her a lazy grin as well.]

If you will allow me to, as well a the privilege of taking you to dinner.

It would be my pleasure.

[She slips her hand into his. They can find a nice vegetarian place, right?]

[He lifts her hand up to rest it in the crook of his arm, allowing for their bodies to press a little closer together.

If not totally vegetarian, at least offering a lot of legitimate options for her.]

[Yaaaaay!

Best outcome of bothering her mun ever!]