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

[video]

[isgorgeous]

I'm Bolin!

[ A pause as the other part of her comment sinks in. ]

You know Aang? Then are you from the same world?

[thepinkest]

Yeah! Though... Haha. I'm kind of from the Fire Nation, or I was. Not anymore, though!

[isgorgeous]

So? I'm half fire nation and half earth kingdom. It doesn't matter that much where I come from.

[thepinkest]

[Doesn't matter? She can't really wrap her head around that one! Comes from growing up in a world at war, and all that.]

Where do you come from? I can't imagine much of anywhere that just... wouldn't mind you're from two different sides!

[isgorgeous]

Uh, about 70 years in the future? Give or take a year here or there.

[thepinkest]

Ohhh. Yeah, people have been telling me about that! That's so weird. What's the future like?

[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!

[thepinkest]

The what? And where? And what?

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

[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]

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

[isgorgeous]

Because it's ruled by a council from all four countries. Even the air nomads have a guy on the council.

[thepinkest]

Air nomads? So they're back in the future, huh? I bet Aang's happy about that!

[isgorgeous]

Yeah! They airkids are actually really cute. You'll meet of of 'em eventually while you're here. Ikki is Aang's granddaughter.

[thepinkest]

Granddaughter, huh? Wow... haha, that's really weird to think of! He's so young himself...

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[isgorgeous]

Kind of, but Ikki adores him so I can't really see any downsides to it. Plus it's really cool meeting famous people from the past.

[ There's a bit of animal chatter off screen and then Bolin grins. ]

But you haven't even met the most important thing from the future!

[isgorgeous]

[ Here Ty Lee, have a screen full of fire ferret. ]

This is Pabu.

[thepinkest]

Oh my goodness he's so cute! Hi Pabu!

[isgorgeous]

[ Everyone loves Pabu. ]

He's my best buddy from home. Well, besides Korra and Asami. But Pabu was here first.