[ action // accidental video ]

[bookbending]

[The video opens to a view of the fountain and a small pair of feet clad in unusual, tight-fitting red boots. The audio feed is little more than the buzz of many voices overlapping, words lost in the crowd.

The little feet shift, pace, and occasionally vanish out of sight. After a time, the owner of the feet sits on the fountain's edge, coming into view. She's young and petite; her billowing outfit, tied at the waist, is all subdued red-browns and yellows. Her dark brown hair is pulled into an off-center bun.

The girl looks around with wide brown eyes. It's clear that she's surprised and nervous and very possibly overwhelmed by the busy City Square, but there's no panic or jitteriness in her movements. With an air of calm grace, she draws her legs up and settles into a meditative position.]

I wish I had brought a book.

[Her eyes close. The feed times out long before she moves.]


[ooc: Er... this does not happen at the same time as the goat-slaughtering post.]

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action;

[anatural]

WOAH, NAGA! SLOW DOWN!

[Korra had been taking Naga out for a run outside the City when suddenly the polar bear had stopped, lifted her nose in the air, sniffed, and then took off running. Not to the forest, but inside the city.]

NAGA!

[Why are they going to the fountain?!]

action;

[bookbending]

[Jinora opens one eye when something pulls her away from her calming meditation. She hears the yell, leaps to her feet, and no sooner decides which direction the shout came from when Naga comes crashing into the Square.

And where goes Naga goes--]

Korra! Naga!

action; 1/idk

[anatural]

[Time stops.]

2/i'll let you know

[anatural]

[Jinora?

There's no way. It can't be.]

action; 3/4

[anatural]

[Then Jinora speaks, and it is real. She's real. She's really here.

Suddenly it's hard to breathe. She'd been so alone.]

4/4

[anatural]

[And then she's sliding off Naga and tackling Jinora in a giant bear hug. She clutches the little girl hard.]

I can't believe you're here.

[Naga comes up behind them and nuzzles Jinora affectionately.]

video;

[mortemscintilla]

...Is something the matter, Miss?

video;

[bookbending]

[She looks up hesitantly. Her dad would be so mad if he caught her talking to strangers, but...]

I'm lost.

video;

[mortemscintilla]

[ But he seems so concerned and well-meaning. Surely not dangerous at all. ]

Have you just arrived here?

video;

[bookbending]

[He's kind of cute, too. Cute guys can't be dangerous.]

Yes. Is this Republic City?

[tangledintower]

Hey, are you okay?

[She looks lost...she must be new.]

[bookbending]

[Her eyes go wide and the question goes unanswered.]

You have a lot of hair.

[tangledintower]

[Rapunzel laughs and smiles]

Yeah, I do.

[bookbending]

[Blink. Blink.]

Sorry. I'm fine, but I've never seen long, yellow hair like yours before.

[spiderkid]

[ Miles just happens to be out patrolling when he notices the girl by the fountain. He swoops in overhead and perches above her in time to hear her speak. ]

It's a pretty big City, I'm sure they've got a library.

[bookbending]

[The word 'library' erases any confusion that his weird outfit might encourage. She's clearly amazed.]

A library?

[spiderkid]

Yeah, probably. Dunno where exactly, but I could ask around for ya. Or you could ask. [ He points to the phone. ]

[bookbending]

[She looks from him to the device and back.] I don't know what that does.

video;

[blackshadow]

There's a library not too far from where you are...

[ Even if it doesn't seem like she'll notice she said that to the entire network for a while yet. ]

video;

[bookbending]

[She knows what the box does now, and she's too excited by the prospect of going to a library to worry about why he's pointing one out.]

There is? Is it a big library? Do you know how many books it has in it?

video;

[blackshadow]

[ As long as she's excited and not panicking or crying, Tyr has no problem ignoring the fact she's probably new. ]

It's bigger than most of the ones back home, but I don't know how many books it has... [ Mostly because he hasn't gone there much. ] It's the next block from the police station, though, so you can see for yourself.

video;

[bookbending]

[Panic will set in after the novelty of being somewhere new loses its charm.]

How far is a block? [As soon as the question's out, she looks nervous.] I don't know if I should go anywhere.

[ video ]

[pratful]

Uh, you... seriously are just going to sit there?

[ crazy kid is crazy and way to zen. She should be crying or... whatever it is kids do. Shouldn't she? ]

[ video ]

[bookbending]

[This is coping! She half-opens one eye.]

For now.

[ video ]

[pratful]

[ it's unnerving ]

... Shouldn't you be looking for your parents? I'm sure they're worried. [ if they're even here at all and Charlie's already picked up far too many kids lately. No more! He's not ready to be an uncle ]