║ seventy-ninth stanza ║ video

[mumbled_truth]

[The video comes on abruptly, as the device hits the wall. There's a blur of motion as it falls to the ground, along with some papers that scatter around it. When it settles and manages to focus, one might spot Todd standing in the middle of the living room of his apartment, staring in complete bewilderment at the device.]

W--what just...

[He's holding his hands in front of him, palms up as he glances down at them. One, then the other. Then he looks back to the device.]

Did I... make that happen?

[And he walks over to take the device. When he stoops to pick it up and reaches, another gust of air rustles the papers around it and blows the device against the wall.

And the video cuts off.]


[ooc: OKAY so this post is SUPER ULTRA MEGA BACKDATED I am so so sorry for Grab Bag. Power-swapped with Korra. He hates it.]

Comments

1/not quite sure!

[anatural]

[WHAT THE.]

[anatural]

[Did he just...did he just airbend?]

video;

[anatural]

How did you do that?!

video;

[mumbled_truth]

[Still quite visibly baffled...]

I... I don't know. It just happened.

video;

[anatural]

[It's a curse. Bolin told her it's a curse. It won't last. Korra has been telling herself this all day, but it's hard to remember while watching the person who has her power.]

That's my airbending!!!

video;

[mumbled_truth]

[Oh shit. Well. He's... visibly startled.]

Then-- it's a curse, then. And when-- when it's over, we'll both be back to normal.

[So it's okay and you don't have to hurt him or yell at him.]

[othersdie]

What did you do to make that happen?

[mumbled_truth]

I was just... reaching for something. I don't know.

[othersdie]

[After thinking about this for a moment...]

Be careful.

[mumbled_truth]

Um-- yeah.

I will be.

[had_not_lived]

[Sitting on the couch, staring.]

[mumbled_truth]

[And he looks up to return that stare.]

I... it has to be a curse.

[had_not_lived]

I hope so.

[Otherwise things have gotten weird, even for the City.]

[mumbled_truth]

Well, I mean-- it has to be, right?

[Because what else would it be, Neil, really.]

And it is the weekend.

[had_not_lived]

You're going to blow all our books away.

[That Neil, he has the gall to sound faintly amused.]

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[sickbeat]

that was pretty sweet
this is a curse
right

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[mumbled_truth]

It must be... I'm not supposed to be able to do anything like that.

text;

[sickbeat]

pretty sick curse if you ask me
better than some of the others ive seen so far

text;

[mumbled_truth]

Most of them are more inconvenient. Or intrusive.

Though I don't think the girl who's supposed to have this power agrees.

text;

[sickbeat]

wait
thats supposed to mean something and im not really sure what
like
she was supposed to be cursed but you are instead
that kinda thing???

[pratful]

[ Huh? ]

Did you leave a window open? [ logical was the best kind of explanation. At least for Arthur. ]

[mumbled_truth]

[ Todd wouldn't really mind logical either, but... ]

No... Not in here.

[pratful]

Then a fan.

[ he's not above desperate ]

[mumbled_truth]

No...

[ Though he's glancing around hopefully, because this curse does not seem to be going well for him. ]

I mean, I definitely can't usually do this, so it's not normal, but-- I think it's a curse.

[pratful]

... So you have gas? [ what an unpleasant curse indeed. Arthur will be happy indeed to skip that one. ]