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

[twodragons]

A lot of other people who might know about reincarnation? Like who?

[thepinkest]

Oh, you never know who knows what! After all, no one expects a circus girl to read auras, right?

[thepinkest]

Ooh, good! Maybe we can have a whole new set while we're here!

[rashness]

No, it's a country. The town's the campus town!

[markofthewise]

Fine. If no one else has told you, I've been here for three and a half years. So it kind of makes me the expert on Luceti in the group. So... what have you already been told?

[wannabolt]

Dunno all the details, but I think it's got something to do with some wacky rituals that're supposed to "save" us... by killing us.

[She brings a hoof to her face. Pony equivalent of a facepalm.]

Which is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

[noitatnacni]

Because it's yours, I guess. Everyone gets one. [And to prove it, Zatanna will hold up her own.] Standard issue along with the wings and the dress--or the pants, if it's a guy.

[savedtheworld]

Maybe! I'm sure you'll have lots of fun! Most of the people here are nice.

[ex_tessen852]

Trust me. It won't be after the things we're put through here. Being taken is only the tip of the iceberg. We're experimented on. There are missions we can go on. Not to mention things like death? They're not permanent and can lead to some awful things.

[precipitous]

Yeah, fun, right. I mean, it's not so bad most of the time.

[ 'Most' being the keyword. ]

[fashionably_strong]

It really varies. There's some people who have been here for years. My dad's been here for about half a year...

[Bulla sighs.]

Basically, this place is chaotic and unpredictable, but at least day to day life here is fairly peaceful.

[twodragons]

Think you got me there.

...I wonder if anyone's ever started a circus here.

[breezing]

...Um, in the Earth Kingdom! I guess you're from before that.

[thepinkest]

Really? Like, you don't call it... I dunno, a land or a nation or something?

[thepinkest]

Oh~ Big expert man, okay. Well, something about people stick us in this place and there can be people here from the future, and we can't really go home? That's about all I got out of it.

[thepinkest]

That's not saving! That's like... that's the opposite! We've gotta save ourselves from them! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

[thepinkest]

So what's it for? I don't really keep a diary...

[thepinkest]

I guess so, cause I've never heard of such a place! And it doesn't sound much like an Earth Kingtom name anyway.

[thepinkest]

Well if there's a need of one... you know, that sounds like a lot of fun! From what I'm hearing, there isn't much to do here...

How about it, Pri- er, Fire Lord Zuko? You want to be my talent scout?

[thepinkest]

Well, it'll be something, all right! And things are definitely more fun when I'm around~

[Humility: not Ty Lee's strength.]

[thepinkest]

Your dad, huh? Does he remember who you are?

[precipitous]

[ Korra gets the feeling. ]

Oh, yeah? What are you going to do for fun around here?

[noitatnacni]

Oh, you definitely don’t want to use this like a diary. It’s for communication, so what you write or say gets sent to the other people in the village.

[fashionably_strong]

He does. But he's from about the same timeline as me, give or take a few months. It's way more mind-blowing for my mom than it is for either Dad or I. It's like...so, hey, you know that guy you're kind of interested in? Surprise, this is your future with him!

[Although if either of her parents had to be from the past, it's far better that it's her mom. Her dad from around that time was...a piece of work.]

[markofthewise]

There's more, then. Me and Katara have been here for over three years. Outside of this place, our captors are fighting a war against a bunch of cultists that want to kill everyone in the world.