[OOC] A Symphony of Elements

[SoleAccord]

You know, I wonder if Sakura would want to learn his specialty: One Thousand Years of Death xD

[Genkai]

I don't think so lol

[SoleAccord]

LOL he's gotta pretend to do that on her in at least one training session, just to see her reaction xD then she stops short and lets her squeal.

[Genkai]

I don't think she'd find it funny, she'd attack quick hard.

No one wants a finger coming for their ass. I just gotta wonder how Kakashi learned that jutsu...

[SoleAccord]

Well it's another lesson in DECEPTION! Sakura can knock him on the head later for it xD

[Genkai]

I think she'd do something more panicked than that, like a kick to the head or the something. He best be watching out considering he'd be crouching and she wouldn't be, easy to kick or throw him.

[SoleAccord]

Well assuming he's kept her rooted in place somehow, I don't think she'd squirm free. It's just a gag in the future to think about.

[Genkai]

Alright.

Anyway, I can finally work on a post here.

Rejoice and brace yourself. Feelings are coming.

[SoleAccord]

Oh my god there are going to be so many feelings I'll need to cry writing my posts one of these days V.V

[Genkai]

I still will have Lin just admit to all to all the shit she's been feeling, not to mention Asami and Mako's eventual kiss in my post and Bolin and Korra being awesome again. *withers and dies*

*le dead*

[SoleAccord]

And then Pema ...passing away ...fuck, we were going to give it a week after this right? Or were we going to handle most of the next day in some form and THEN skip? Cause I can't write the pain, dude, I couldn't possibly get him to talk to anyone for a few days.

[Genkai]

I think we said we'd have her die (it's still weird to write that) and then we'd skip over the funeral and then a full month? If we wanted to skip a week or two weeks, then the final skip, that also works for me. I know Asami is gonna wanna go see them and bring them a ton of food and flowers because she and Tenzin were so nice to her and she'd wanna try and help somehow...Lin would busy herself in work but would try to visit every week but she'd feel really useless.

[SoleAccord]

I don't see Tenzin being completely down for more than a couple weeks because this dispute with benders killed his wife who had never done a criminal action in her life. He'll have moments of weakness remembering that he wasn't able to take care of her, but the longer he hides away the more painful it will become. If we skip an entire month, we'd need to fill in a ton of blanks as far as the relationship development of everyone else is concerned.

So: I vote one week, or at least no more than two. What about youuuu?

[Genkai]

I think skipping maybe a week would be alright. I assume we'd skip to the day Katara leaves, Lin will make an extra visit to see her go, as well as see how the others are doing.

I think we could assume by the next week, Asami and Mako are maybe on their first date? We could write that out while we write out Tenzin and Lin sharing some conversation about the leads and more cases popping up as well as now reports slowly coming in with people knowing bending (either paying for it if they're wealthy and know Xano/Xana OR being good people and being injected at night?). I'm not sure about Korra and Bolin though. Do you think we could say the city is pretty much rebuilt thanks to Asami's mechanical help, as well as the benders of the city? Do you think they'd be back to practicing pro bending? I also think it might be a point when Asami shows off her fire bending to them? I kind of picture Korra, Bolin, Mako, Asami, Tenzin and Lin all by the dock where the boat is leaving. Asami says she can bend now and she and Mako are on their first date, Lin and Tenzin are going to discuss how he's doing over tea or lunch, and maybe Bolin and Korra are going into the city to pro bend abit now that the arena is rebuilt?

I'm only supposing though, did you have any ideas?

[SoleAccord]

Yikes, things are starting to get trickier...

I think that after a week Lin could get Tenzin back up to speed and then the case of new benders is emerging, and she can reason with him about the case of benders being afflicted and normal people getting them, believing they're strongly related. We CAN say that Republic City is essentially rebuilt due to the efforts of Asami's company and the benders/nonbenders working together.

After a week of time I think Asami should reveal her ability before Borra and Masami go their separate ways. This gives Korra and Bolin something to think and talk about while they blow off some steam at the stadium, as well as Korra getting to the point where she wants in on the investigation with Lin and Tenzin since this is going to involve the Avatar eventually.

I think this should be Mako and Asami's second or third date, there's no chance they haven't gone out again after the amazing evening they just had. Korra will have positive feelings about it because she likes Asami, but with Bolin will likely wonder why they wanted to keep it from them that entire week.

So I'm thinking Lin and Tenzin/Grandchildren said goodbye to Katara, and then the children head back inside while Lin talks to Tenzin about the case since he's ready to continue. The Borra Masami group we can say either already revealed Asami's gift and are talking about it, or already did and are now at the stadium/date.

[Genkai]

Yes they are but then again we just had to have three awesome pairs. Oh, the sacrifices we make~

I just want to say the city is back as it should be because it's stupid for us to worry and be realistic about it. XD

So you're saying that new benders popping up should maybe happen two weeks into the "skip month"? If so, it won't be a point of discussion until we next skip. So if you'd rather them happen later, that's fine by me but since I have Lin, I'll need to know when reports will start to come in (I don't think it'll be a lot to start, like 3-4 who clearly should have showed signs earlier, I think when Asami exhibits her second element, they should look to her but right now I don't see Lin or Korra connecting the dots so quickly).

I was thinking she would reveal it or mention it before they all part ways for their outings. Or it's something Asami already mentioned but I also think Asami wouldn't blurt it out at a funeral which is probably the last place all of them had been together at the same time.

If it's Mako and Asami's maybe second date...I can see why it wouldn't come up, considering the tone and mood everyone's probably be in. Asami will be tentative around Korra only because she doesn't want to just rub it in Korra's face, regardless if Korra has lingering feelings or not. Asami wants things to be as un-awkward as possible between all of them.

I could kinda see Lin bringing over some kind of food for the kids and let them go eat inside while she and Tenzin eat outside and talk about more serious matters. At first I thought of them going to the mainland to talk but staying on the island suits me just as well. I think Asami's gifts/gestures would be revealed already and just mentioned in our post since they're getting ready to go themselves. I think they could be just arriving at the dock and parting ways, Asami and Mako to a nice picnic in the park (or something like a mover) and Korra and Bolin off to the arena and to think about the good old days.

[SoleAccord]

I'm not even writing it yet and I'm already overworked in my mind. Not great.

Okay, the city is restored, that's out of the way.

I'm saying after the skip the cases pop up, that's additional information Lin can give Tenzin since she was the one who was burying herself in work since Tenzin was busy suffering. Let's not talk about the next skip until we settle what's coming after the first one.

Asami revealing her bending ability doesn't feel, to me, like something that's good to just say in passing. "Oh by the way I'm a firebender guys, talk to you later!" is not really a great thing for me personally.

Okay, let's do that then. It's just going to be Tenzin and Lin at the house with the kids and if they're elsewhere they can talk freely about the new matters.

[Genkai]

It only looks messy when we're plotting, I'm sure once we work things out it'll be better.

So the first skip, Lin will just say she's found nothing except more cases of people losing bending. The final/second/whatever skip will be 3 weeks later and will have had public panic as people start getting bending too. Is that what you mean?

Hmmm well then Asami probably shouldn't reveal her bending then yet since I kind of see them all together briefly. If Mako and Asami wanna meet up with Korra and Bolin after their date and she do some fire bending with Mako against them, while Korra and Bolin do earth bending, that may work easier...?

[SoleAccord]

I hope =/

I meant that after we skip to a week after Pema's passing, Lin can come to Tenzin and reveal that someone's emerged who did not have bending and suddenly does. This could be the start of it, but Lin's trying to keep it a secret as much as possible. Then in the following weeks others are getting it and it's becoming impossible to contain and a public statement may need to be made about what's happening.

That can work fine. Since Lin is keeping this investigation under wraps, Mako and Bolin wouldn't feel any pressure in letting her know Asami is bending.

[Genkai]

Be positive, look forward to the amazing stuff we're planning~! Everything is awesome~!

Alright I think we're on the same page now.

For now though, I don't see us needing skip for at least...2-3 more posts. What do you think?