1st Cartwheel

[thepinkest]

[Action]

[So the clothing shop seems to have acquired a new mannequin -- a girl in her early teens, in a New Feather dress, with her cheerful pink wings neatly arranged as she slumps in an overstuffed, poorly upholstered armchair on a display in the shop. Yep, that sure is Ty Lee, with wings to match her aura!

All of a sudden, she comes awake with a start, giving a small gasp and shaking her head.]

No! I totally wasn't sleeping at my lesson, I swear! I know exactly what the capital of the-

Oh.

[No, that was just a bad dream about the Royal Fire Academy for Girls. She's definitely not there anymore!

But where is she is the question. She peers around with an air of befuddlement, then pushes herself out of the chair and turns to give it a look.]

Eww. What's that doing... here...?

What'm I doing here? Is this some kind of joke?

[Wait for it...]

...

Who took my clothes? This isn't my uniform! This isn't mine! It's like I'm dressed for a funeral...

[Which is kind of scary, actually.]


[Video, some time later]

[Well, she managed to find some clothes that aren't white, and that fit her -- it's not exactly a Kyoshi warrior uniform, but it's not a white dress or anything like what she wore in the Fire Nation, so good enough for now. And apparently someone's told her about the journals, because she's peering intently at it, the tip of her tongue sticking out as she messes with it.]

Weeeird. This isn't any kind of a normal journal! I thought journals were just for you to put your own stuff in, not... not do whatever this does!

Anyway, hi! Uh, if people actually do look at this thing, I dunno. Talking to a book is really strange. I mean, I know some people say books are their best friends, but this is just silly! (And so are they, if you ask me.) So if anyone's... listening to this book, whatever, nice to meet you!

Comments

[isgorgeous]

It's sort of the present for me so I'm not really sure... I mean we've got the United Alliance now, and Republic City was built... Oh! We have probending!

[twodragons]

I think that's only an Avatar thing.

Unless you know of anyone else who can speak to their past lives.

[Because he certainly doesn't.]

[thepinkest]

The what? And where? And what?

[That sure is one heck of a blank look you're getting there, man.]

[thepinkest]

[Oh man, people she hasn't even met know who she is? That is the coolest!]

Oh wow, really? I don't think I've met you before, are you from the future too? Do I get like super super famous?

[thepinkest]

Eww, an ugly face on the moon? That's creepy.

So just who are the guys in charge, anyway? What's their deal?

[thepinkest]

You do have one. And if that's what you call fine... man, I hate to see what kind of care you take of anything else! It's all raggedy around the edges and getting sorta brown. Or maybe grey. I can't really tell, it's all mushy-colored.

[markofthewise]

Ha ha. You're not as funny as you think you are, Ty Lee.

[thepinkest]

Yeah, you said...

[She's very willing to return the hug, but she's also giving Suki a look of concern.]

It's nothing serious, is it?

[thepinkest]

Hmmm....

Well, there was this old lady at the circus who said that everyone had past lives they could speak to if they tried hard enough...

[thepinkest]

Huh. Well, at least I won't miss out on anything back home! I'd be really mad if everything got settled only then poof! And no one could find me. Suki'd be especially mad if I just up and vanished like that.

[thepinkest]

Funny? Hey, I'm being serious! Trying to help and all that good stuff.

[markofthewise]

Well it's not helping!

[noitatnacni]

[Zatanna shrugs her shoulders, giving Ty Lee an apologetic look.] You got me, on both counts. Although the wings are supposedly keeping us alive here, so it’s probably not a good idea to try getting rid of them.

[And then she finds it. Picking up the journal, Zatanna inspects the cover.] So your name is Ty Lee? I’m Zatanna. Nice to meet you.

[fashionably_strong]

Well, it definitely helped her believe me instead of thinking I was just some girl who'd made a mistake and called the wrong person 'Mom'. The main point is that this is what everyone means when they talk about people coming from weird times.

[She got sort of lucky in that respect. She knew time travel was possible before coming here.]

[twodragons]

But have you ever heard of anyone actually doing it?

[precipitous]

[ Oh, good, she doesn't have to explain the future thing. ]

Pretty famous. I mean, we still hear the stories seventy years later. So - yeah, I'm from the future.

[savedtheworld]

You definitely don't have to worry about that! Suki's already here, after all.

[isgorgeous]

The United Alliance is a peacekeeping force that all the nations contribute to. Republic City's in Earth Nation territory but it belongs everyone. And probending is just the best sport ever.

[thepinkest]

Suit yourself then. But just remember what I said, okay? No one like a mushy aura.

[thepinkest]

Keeping us alive?

[And of course that means she has to twist around and poke one of the wings, with a very predictable result.]

Ow! What? Oh, hi, yes, I'm Ty Lee. Nice to meet you too! I just wish it weren't with these stupid wings!

[thepinkest]

[She needs to think seriously about that for a few minutes before she responds.]

Weird times, not remembering anything... is there any way to predict who shows up? Or know when they're coming? Because that's a lot of really crazy surprises if you can't!

[thepinkest]

[Hey, let her think about that a minute. Sometimes people lie about what they've done!]

Well, she said she did, but....

[thepinkest]

Ohmygosh really? Seventy years later and I'm still famous? This is the best! That's awesome!

[Okay, just for getting to hear that, waking up here with stupid wings is totally worth it.]

[thepinkest]

She is? But... I was just talking to her...

[Okay now this is confusing.]

[thepinkest]

But if it's in the Earth Country how can it belong to everyone? It isn't a colony, is it?