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Avatar Korra ([personal profile] avatar_state) wrote in [community profile] deercountry2021-09-06 10:32 pm

Avatar Arrival

Character Name: Korra log - OPEN

Who: Korra et al
What: What the characters are doing.
When: When the characters are interacting.
Where: Where the characters are interacting.

Content Warnings: None, will add if needed.



Washing Ashore - Closed to Team Avatar

She remembered floating in the water. Having been...herself, then something else, then herself again. But it all floated in front of her mind like leaves on the stream, there one moment and gone the next. Nothing she could focus on. She had, after a time, watched ashore. She had felt the water of a tide washing over her form, chill and...familiar. It felt like home, like the Pole; the cold water she had swam in when she was a child. It was not the sort of cold that bothered her, but it was strange. Where was the sun?

There had been greeters - or had supposed to be there - but their process was...interrupted. Because alongside Korra, the vast bulk of Naga had washed up. And while the mighty legs of the polar bear dog were still unsteady, her jaws were still powerful - and she drew herself with great effort over Korra, rearing back up as best she could, snarling at anybody who tried to approach. All the greeting committee were able to do was throw a cloak over her - and for a whole day, Naga kept up her watch.

And it was her face that Korra saw first as she smiled up into the strange sky. "Hey, girl," she said, reaching up to pet her face. "Thanks for taking care of me." She knew, instinctively, what had happened.

It took her some time to stand. More to get dressed. She looked through the pack, examined each object with a sigh. She'd been home. She'd been happy - she rolled the engagement rings she'd had made in her fingers, the key consideration of that - but something, and she had a sneaking idea what, had drawn her back in.

Finally, using a piece of driftwood until her legs were steady enough, she began to walk, her free hand holding onto Naga.

"Let's go find our family," she said.

Exploring - OPEN

In time, she rode Naga again. Once there had been food for both of them. She couldn't quite get her mind around this place - it was like Deerington but not...but she felt the same sense of the place. Like there was constantly something wrong. Something foreboding...

In the back of her mind, she felt it. The sense that she should...give up, accept the place. Face the future, turn from the past. It might even have worked, but she was still the Avatar - and the Avatar, even shorn from the direct memories of her predecessors, was a product of the past. To give it up would mean to...shed herself, in many ways.

And either out of stubbornness or will, Korra couldn't do that. Couldn't be that. She would not let this place lull her - she would find out what it was, what it was doing. If it was as malevolent as she had believed Deerington itself to be.

And thus, she explored. In the rest times, she worked on the driftwood she had found, out of some half-forgotten instinct. She could almost feel Aang smiling on her. She used fire, and water, and air to shape it, smooth it, add a shine. It was something to do while she thought, at first. But then it became something to finish.

She could be found many places, either on foot or riding astride Naga - the newly-made staff in her hand. She looked better than she had in Deerington - rested, fit, healed. In a word, ready.

imaglyphwitch: (Plenty excited)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2021-09-07 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Luz was outside of her home for once, with her wolf Tempest, just starting to get a feel for the city Cassandra. There was a lot to see, and she was anxious to see what she could. It was night, and though she had every reason to want to rest, she wasn't quite tired and wanted something to do.

When she spied Naga, however, she knew exactly what she'd be doing: greeting a good friend.

"Korra! KORRA! Hey! It's Luz! Wait for me!"

Luz hurried over to see her friend with Tempest in stride.
droptheious: (I'll probably be some kind of scientist)

exploring

[personal profile] droptheious 2021-09-07 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Varian had similar concern to Korra. He was naturally distrustful of the unknown, even more so when those unknown things pimped themselves as something safe. He did feel safe, and a new life is something he wanted- but he's still on his guard. It's only a matter of time before the other shoe drops, he reckons.

Still, they're here now, and despite the weird anxiety that's been pressing on him since he got here, Varian is trying to settle in as much as he can- or at least get a feel for the place before the inevitable disaster hits. Naga is a pretty obvious sight in the city, and he smiles, heading over towards the polar bear dog, raising a hand in greeting to Korra.

"Hey, you made it."
imaglyphwitch: (accidental cute)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2021-09-08 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Luz wasn't going to waste a moment and jumped into her friends' arms laughing.

"Ha ha, you're still so awesomely buff! I'm so glad to see you again Korra!! When'd you get here?!"

Her wolf let out a loud bark, and Luz turned to her.

"Sorry! Naga, Tempest. Tempest, Naga!"
onerthes: (02)

Exploring

[personal profile] onerthes 2021-09-08 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
During her explorations, the region of 'Gaze' probably came up. Vira-Lorr was walking along, on her way towards the school of Mummer, when she saw the familiar form of Naga. Perking up, she made her way over and waved.

"Korra? Is that you?" Hopefully she remembered. Vira-Lorr sincerely hoped that she remembered. Enough that she would take the risk.
imaglyphwitch: (big pout)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2021-09-08 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Tempest circled around Naga and was already hurrying to catch up with the polar bear dog. Despite how Tempest tried to steer Luz more toward her true feelings, Luz was not transparent about how she felt about Korra.

"Was it really? What did you do?! Give me all the details!"

Luz wrinkled her nose. "Oh yeah, there was a boatload of trouble there."
imaglyphwitch: (we can do this)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2021-09-08 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
Tempest for her part had likely never seen a creature like Naga before, but Luz's familiarity with Naga and Korra put the wolf at ease. She was pretty calm besides the polar bear dog, waiting patiently as Korra and Luz caught up.

"Well if you were naked of course you were cold! Who wouldn't be? I was naked too, so I had to go rob some pirate. What was that about the cultists though? How were you sure?"

As for being back in Republic City, Luz gave a smile. "Right. That makes sense. You were home. Of course you were comfortable. I'm surprised you'd come back here, but I'm still really glad you did!"
onerthes: (11)

[personal profile] onerthes 2021-09-08 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hah, very funny you. I'm pretty sure I'm Vira-Lorr too. Last I checked," she said, winking at her and offering Naga a chance to sniff her hand before reaching to go for an ear scratch.

"It's good to see you too. Several of your friends are here, I believe. Mako's doing his fire suppression announcements even as we speak." She snickered. "He'd make a good babysitter, you know."
futureinventor: (pic#14881521)

Washing Ashore

[personal profile] futureinventor 2021-09-08 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Most afternoons since she's been here, Asami ends up down at the boardwalk. It's been the kind of week that feels like a month and flies by all at the same time — it's a new and exciting experience, but her heart's not fully in it. So she ends up here, telling herself she's just trying to get some fresh air, gazing in the direction of the Farther Shores and just waiting.

On this day, she sees Naga first. She gasps at the sight of the polar bear dog and stands up a little taller to see if she can see the Avatar through the crowd.

"Korra?" she calls as she darts closer. Beware, she's coming in almost full speed for a hug.
droptheious: (I will do my best to teach them)

[personal profile] droptheious 2021-09-08 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Trench, apparently," he moves over, reaching out to pat Naga with a soft good girl. "Or that's what the natives seem to be calling this place, anyway. It's definitely got a different feel to it than Deerington did."
onerthes: (Default)

[personal profile] onerthes 2021-09-09 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
She ran her hand up along the great creature's snout and gave them an affectionate scratch while she chatted, laughing openly. "Once he was done freaking out and squawking, I think he'd do just fine, but that first hour would be hilarious." Oh she could definitely see it. He could be so easily frazzled.

"But that's Mako, and you're you. How are you?"
imaglyphwitch: (Deer in headlights)

[personal profile] imaglyphwitch 2021-09-09 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Tempest curled up next to Naga, a way of showing the polar bear dog that she was at ease and there was no reason for hostility. After all, there was more that Luz would likely be encountering that was actually dangerous.

"Is it?" Luz thought about this and threw up her hands. "Actually, you're totally right. My life is mostly booby trapped all the time!"

That was what you got with Deerington stuff. At the mention of destiny, Luz frowned.

"I don't know about all of that. I do know we all got reborn here, and now there is magic in most of us instead of just some of us now. Have you detected it yet?"
droptheious: (And killed me)

[personal profile] droptheious 2021-09-09 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Realisation dawns on him pretty quickly- oh, of course.

"You're more connected to like...spirits and suchlike than the rest of us, right?" great way of putting it Varian, so eloquent. "I never even considered it before- but it makes sense it would play havoc with your Avatar abilities. What does it feel like?"
futureinventor: (pic#14881521)

[personal profile] futureinventor 2021-09-10 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey," she replies warmly, cheek pressed to Korra's hair. She indulges in that squeeze for a second longer before she pulls away, resting her hands on Korra's shoulders.

"I'm so glad you're here."

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