Escalus (Syn)
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Post by Escalus (Syn) on Mar 10, 2007 20:39:27 GMT -5
Back at his place bettween the food sacks. He rumaged in his pack, and after a time brought out a pendant.
"Mother, you gave me this on my 10th birthday............."
A tear ran down his face.
"Let's hope it's not the last one you give me."
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Nokoro
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Post by Nokoro on Mar 10, 2007 22:22:13 GMT -5
Nokoro lazily woke up and got out of his bed. Suddenly, all the events from yesterday raced through his mind in a blinding flash of light. He remembered that he still had the actual war scrolls in his parka, which he was still wearing from yesterday. He realized that it was already noon. He took his daily mini-bath with his waterbending and walked toward Chief Konaro's office to give him the scrolls.
I wonder what happened to Riko? I hope they aren't torturing her or anything, no matter how badly Chief Konaro thinks she deserves it. I'll just ask him where she is and maybe I'll pay her a quick visit., Nokoro thought to himself on his way to the office. When he entered the room, he saw Chief Konaro filling out scrolls, as usual.
When Chief Konaro looked up from his work, Nokoro took out the war scrolls from his parka and said, Here are the genuine war scrolls, Chief Konaro., while handing the scrolls to him. Chief Konaro winced with embarrassing remembrance. He had forgotten all about the scrolls and forgot to get them yesterday.
He finally replied, Sorry, I forgot about the scrolls and didn't ask you to give them to me yesterday. Thank you for remembering and giving them to me. Chief Konaro hid the scrolls in a locked compartment, which was in the ground under his desk.
So, what did you guys decide to do with Riko?, Nokoro asked with a hint of fear and anticipation.
We put her in this temple's dungeon. Two waterbending guards are carefully watching her. They won't let her do anything out of the ordinary because she is very sly and clever, so she might try to escape., Chief Konaro said as he pointed to the dungeon. Nokoro decided that he would pay her a visit, since there was really nothing else to do.
Thank you, Chief Konaro. Goodbye., Nokoro said as he left the office and as Chief Konaro went back to work. Nokoro pondered how Riko was reacting to her captured state.
Is she trying to escape? Will she turn insane from living in a dungeon? Will she still practice firebending?, Nokoro asked himself as more and more questions kept drizzling in his head, like raindrops hitting the ground.
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Post by Victim ~*of *~Circumstances on Mar 10, 2007 22:55:20 GMT -5
It had already been two hours since she started playing with the flame in her palm.
"So bored...."
The guards weren't paying much attention to her but she sensed they were getting irritated with her constant ramblings of being bored. Another hour passed and they took her to where she would relieve herself.
"At least their being nice..." thought Riko, yawning once again out of boredom
Now, she was back in her cage. Starting up that flame once again and staring at it, Riko decided to hum a bit, maybe even sing. The silence was becoming unbearable.
"Fire Lord, my flame burns for thee...hmmm...and at your expense I'm locked in this circumstance! Was this all I had to look for to be....hmmm....reconnaissance??"
By this time the guards were giving her side long glances. She must've sounded crazy lamenting about her situation like that and trying to make it all rhyme. Well, she didn't care much because she at least had something new to do and if t was going to irritate them fine by her.
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Post by Nokoro on Mar 11, 2007 0:49:42 GMT -5
Nokoro was near the dungeon, when he heard Riko singing, Fire Lord, my flame burns for thee...hmmm...and at your expense I'm locked in this circumstance! Was this all I had to look for to be....hmmm....reconnaissance?? Nokoro wondered why Riko would be singing at a time like this. He entered the dungeon and saw the two guarding waterbenders with Riko in the cage.
Guards, may I visit Riko? I'm Nokoro Harima, the person who helped Chief Konaro capture her., Nokoro asked with caution and hidden shame. He didn't want the guards to know that he felt bad about capturing her, but he also didn't want Riko to think that he enjoyed imprisoning her in the awful dungeon, so he talked without shame or pride. They looked up at him with recognition.
Sure, Chief Konaro told us about you. You're allowed to visit her, but be careful! She's a sneaky one! We'll be right outside the dungeon., one of the guards said as they left.
She's also an annoying one!, the other guard loudly murmured on purpose. Their sick, crackling laughter slowly drifted off into the silence, with their annoying attitude.
That was just uncivilized and rude! But, what else could you expect from some sloppy dungeon guards who only get paid five bronze coins a day!? By the way, did you make up that song or is it real?, Nokoro said, trying to elevate her mood a little bit. He faintly smiled while waiting for Riko to reply to his small joke and question, hoping that she would become a bit joyful because of them. He knew that it must've been excruciatingly tedious for Riko to be trapped in this gloomy dungeon.
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Post by Victim ~*of *~Circumstances on Mar 11, 2007 1:40:58 GMT -5
Riko's eyes widened as she saw Nokoro.
".....but what do you expect with guys who are only paid five bronze coins a day..."
Riko smiled at that and let out a chuckle
"Yeah, I made it up. Do you know how boring it is here!? But it's better than what the Fire Lord would do I suppose. I mean, you guys haven't tortured me yet. But Nokoro, what are you doing here? I would've thought you'd have better things to do."
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Escalus (Syn)
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Post by Escalus (Syn) on Mar 11, 2007 13:30:26 GMT -5
Riyan was somewhat bored. It had been hours.
"I'm sick of waiting for this stupid boat to make port."
He pulled out a pi sho piece. He had picked it up from a river he had been crossing. "I should learn how to play this someday....." he said to himself.
"I've heard it exercises self control."
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Nokoro
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Post by Nokoro on Mar 11, 2007 22:21:00 GMT -5
Nokoro was pleased when Riko smiled and let out a chuckle because of his joke. He felt glad that she wasn't so bored anymore.
Yeah, I made it up. Do you know how boring it is here!? But it's better than what the Fire Lord would do I suppose. I mean, you guys haven't tortured me yet. But Nokoro, what are you doing here? I would've thought you'd have better things to do., Riko said as Nokoro thought about the real reason why he came here.
Wow! I never really thought about why I came here. Actually, there isn't much to do during this time. You know how it is, don't you? The unbearable silence during the brink of war is a very solemn and gloomy occasion. The training camp is closed because, well, there isn't much more for the trainers to teach us and it wouldn't matter anyway, because the Fire Nation is going to come here soon, from what I've heard. Anyway, I have a pretty tricky riddle for you. What is an ability that both waterbenders and firebenders have? It's a pretty hard one!, Nokoro replied, continuing to try to make Riko have a good time during his visit.
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Post by Victim ~*of *~Circumstances on Mar 12, 2007 5:01:10 GMT -5
Riko nodded her head. "You know about the invasion I see. Well, I'm not sure but...is it....the ability to be powered up by the heavenly bodies of the moon and sun?"
Riko hoped she was right. Solar and Lunar power was all she could think about though and so, crossing her arms to her chest she waited for the answer.
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Mike
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Post by Mike on Mar 12, 2007 18:41:28 GMT -5
After eating breakfast Maiku got up and stretched. Then he man a big belch. "Oh my, excuse me." He said timidly.
"Ummm, are you ready to train Lan Shen?" Maiku said, still shocked at what had just happened.
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Post by Snowbunny on Mar 12, 2007 19:03:18 GMT -5
Lan Shen giggled, it's been awhile since she heard a belch. The last time she heard one was from her father before he left.
"I'm ready anytime you are," she said with a grin.
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Post by Escalus (Syn) on Mar 12, 2007 19:16:00 GMT -5
Riyan was tired. Not tired, in need of sleep, but of waiting for the boat.
"I think we make port today......" "Thank you for that."
He decided to sneak up to the woman named "Lu Chen's" room and wait near it. With the greatest care, he moved swiftly and soundly through the corridoors till he came to the room.
"More waiting..... Great."
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Nokoro
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Post by Nokoro on Mar 12, 2007 22:23:09 GMT -5
You know about the invasion I see. Well, I'm not sure but...is it....the ability to be powered up by the heavenly bodies of the moon and sun?, Riko replied as Nokoro impatiently anticipated Riko's incorrect guess. He knew that she wouldn't know it, because it was probably a rarely used ability for firebenders.
Actually, waterbenders and firebenders both have the ability to heat up water! Even though waterbenders heat it up by actually controlling the water's temperature and firebenders heat it up by using their body heat to raise the water's temperature, both moves have the same result, therefore they are the same ability! What's your favorite firebending move? It could be anything from an ability to an attack, so don't limit yourself!, Nokoro told Riko with a cheerful expression on his face.
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Post by Victim ~*of *~Circumstances on Mar 13, 2007 5:46:08 GMT -5
Riko's eyes widened "Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot about that!" she exclaimed. Nokoro had asked her what her favorite Firebending move was and that was a hard question.
Riko closed her eyes in thought and finally, as if a bolt of lightening had struck her, her eyes opened and witha lit up expression she replied
"Well, I guess my favorite would have to be the dragon kick. This is done when the Firebender is in a close proximity to his or her opponent and when the time is right we let fire burst from our feet towards the opponent in quick jabs. This usually takes them off guard, and it's really useful but my Grandmother told me that advanced Firebenders can create lightning as well!"
Riko was glad Nokoro was asking such good questions, she was practically moving her arms in excitement talking about the art of Firebending.
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Post by Mashnii on Mar 13, 2007 8:39:34 GMT -5
Aoi stifled a laugh. "It's okay..." Setting her food aside, she crossed her legs, took out her haiku book, and inhaled deeply, breathing in the salty, cool air. "Okay, well, I'm just gonna be here, okay?"
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Post by Mike on Mar 13, 2007 17:12:34 GMT -5
Lan Shen gave Maiku a little grin after his rude belch. He smiled back. Then Aoi said "it's ok." Maiku took that as a, your excused and said, "Thank you Aoi." "Ok, let's begin, but before we start I need to warm up a bit." Maiku said.
He shot out bursts of fire towards the sky, then he sent fire balls hurling into the ocean.
"It's been a while." he said under his breath as he continued his warm up
After a few minutes of hurling fire all around, Maiku felt he was ready.
"Now I'm ready Lan Shen," Maiku said.
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