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!

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[ex_tessen852]

Ty Lee?

[Suki just stares for a moment, trying to decide if she believes this or not.]

Is it... really you?

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[thepinkest]

Suki? You're here too?

[Okay, maybe it's a little weird to be happy that other people are stuck, but it's really nice to see her!]

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[ex_tessen852]

Yeah, I've been here for nearly six months. Where are you? Has someone gone to get you?

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[thepinkest]

Six months?! That's like, forever!

But I'm here, I'm okay! Um. In this... clothing store? Thing. It's okay, the Avatar's here! He's telling me all about this Luceti place.

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[ex_tessen852]

Oh good! You have Aang. I can meet up with you guys though. [Mainly because she wants to see Ty Lee.]

[thepinkest]

That'd be great! [Aang's nice and all, but Suki's more familiar, all in all.]

[ex_tessen852]

Okay, I'm heading into town now.

OH! Before I go, you should know that I've been a little sick. I'm fine and much better, but don't mind me.

[thepinkest]

Oh no! I'm glad you're much better, but you should take care of yourself.

I'll be looking for you!

[ex_tessen852]

Yeah. This place can do some really weird things to you. I'll tell you more about it when I see you.

[And she'll head out, hanging out around the fountain, seeing how it was so easy to find people there.]

[thepinkest]

Weird things? Okay, I definitely want to hear about this before anything happens!

[She'll find Ty Lee poking her head out of the clothing shop after a little bit, now in green and pink instead of the New Feather dress.]

Suki! There you are! [And of course her first instinct is to run over to give Suki a hug.]

[ex_tessen852]

[Suki happily hugged her friend. It was so good seeing Ty Lee again.]

Ty Lee! [She pulled away to sneeze, turning away, of course.] Sorry. I'm just a bit... sick.

[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?

[ex_tessen852]

No. No. Um... it's because of this place.

It's, um, a bit serious, but I'm okay. But in this place, every now and then, we're kidnapped by the people in charge and experimented on. When we come back, we have these weird side effects. That's what's going on with me. I was kidnapped, and these are the side effects.

[thepinkest]

Kidnapped?! You were kidnapped?! That's not okay at all! Where are those guys, I wanna go give them a piece of my mind!

[ex_tessen852]

Ty Lee! There's nothing... we can do about it. It happens. What's important is that I'm back... and I'm alright. [Pause = sleep]

[thepinkest]

Hmph. [She's going to fold her arms sulkily about that, but she won't keep arguing.] If you say so...

But you're all right, that's the important part. So what are we supposed to be doing here?

[ex_tessen852]

I am.

Well, we kinda just... live. There isn't much to do until the experiments happen.

[thepinkest]

Well, then I guess we'll have to come up with something fun, huh? Just living is boring!

[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.

[thepinkest]

Whaaaat? You mean dead people just... come back all over? That's creepy!

[ex_tessen852]

They come back normal.. for the most part. It's... complicated.

[thepinkest]

For the most part? But what about for the other part? The... not-most? Is that all messed up?

[ex_tessen852]

Um, I don't know if this is my story to tell, but ask Sokka. Let's just catch you up on some other things.

[thepinkest]

Sokka...?

[She frowns, thinking about that.]

Huh. Well, his aura did look a little weird when I talked to him on this journal thing. Is he okay?

[She pauses there, studying Suki's expression.]

Are you okay? If stuff is weird with him...

[ex_tessen852]

I'm fine. I promise, but there are some things that I guess I should tell you.

First though, what's the last thing you remember from our world?