Post-Event Reaction Log!

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone. EVERYONE.
What: The event is over.
When: From 12:01 AM on the 28th to all day after
Where: All over da place!
Summary: With the event over, people will be waking up in whatever homes they moved into, perhaps next to someone they normally wouldn't.
Rating: I dunno it could get kind of steamy :o

Comments

[sokkafangirl]

[Suki politely looks away as she changes - though they've been standing like that for a while, it's still the decent thing to do - and moves to sit down on the bed, hands clasped together in front of her.]

I lived in a village too- secluded, away from the war that had spread through most of the world for a hundred years. It's called Kyoshi Island. We kept ourselves safe by capturing any intruders and letting the Unagi, a sea snake that lived in our harbour, deal with them. That was my duty, as a Kyoshi Warrior. And then the Avatar came to Kyoshi... after that, everything changed.

[For better, for worse... she's not really sure. Kyoshi is still safe, and that's what matters, right? That's a much greater luxury than Fenimore has. She should be grateful.]

[xelhes]

[The method and length of isolation was different, but there were certainly some similarities. But what strikes her as most strange is the cause of the change, and she gives Suki a puzzled look at she fiddles with the finishing touches of getting the uniform on.]

Isn't the Avatar supposed to be some kind of hero, though? Shouldn't that be a good thing?

[Suki hadn't said whether it was good or bad, but if the story was going to be similar to Fenimore's own, the arrival of outsiders must have some kind of negative backlash.]

[sokkafangirl]

It was a good thing, of course. Everyone celebrated- the entire village came together to give him a festival. The island was created by his predecessor, after all... Avatar Kyoshi. So he was very important to the village. [She leans back, lips pursing.] But he was also being followed by the Fire Nation. They attacked, trying to capture him, and... a lot of people got hurt. Most of the village was damaged. If Aang hadn't put the fires out and left when he did, I'm sure that...

[Well, she probably doesn't need to say it. It was pretty close, though.]

[xelhes]

[Her feelings are a little mixed at the story. On one hand, she can sympathize. It sounds like her village was nearly destroyed. On the other hand, a less charitable part of her is thinking: lucky you -- there was someone to save you.

She keeps it to herself, though, beyond slight tension in her voice.] Then you couldn't stay secluded any more. [She's guessing -- "everything changed," after all.]

[sokkafangirl]

...Yeah. After that, we wanted to get involved, to help in the war against the Fire Nation. It wasn't right for us to stay safe and protected on our island when everyone else was suffering. After all, when the Fire Nation defeated all the others, they'd be sure to come for us. So I led the other Kyoshi Warriors away from the village and deeper into the Earth Kingdom.

[She can't help but make note of Fenimore's previous tone, though- it all must sound a little too pleasant to be compared to her story. And it still isn't, really. It's not fair, that this is all she can really offer. Even so...]

It didn't go so well. We met the Fire Lord's daughter, Princess Azula, and... we were all defeated. [Still a source of shame, that one. That she and her warriors had been defeated by three girls, only one of whom was a Bender. They'd all been prodigies, sure, but... even so.] I was sent to the Boiling Rock- a Fire Nation prison. Everyone said it was impossible to escape from a place like that.

[xelhes]

Is any prison made to be escapeable? [But the question was rhetorical and just slipped out -- she does understand the description. Even if the only prison she'd encountered was of the virtually unescapeable variety, she'd at least heard about less secure ones in stories. This one mustn't have been one of those.

She sits at the desk chair -- easier to talk if they're both sitting down -- and, with some effort, inwardly pushes aside the parts of her that don't want to be sympathetic. Whatever she thought about the comparative difficulties in their stories, she still owed it to Suki to listen without any judging. Suki had done the same for Fenimore, and hadn't she just said that being able to talk helps?

And, besides that, Suki had been willing to leave protected isolation to help other people who were in trouble. The thought hadn't even crossed Fenimore's mind, in her own situation. She might not know what to think of that, entirely, but some respect had to be given for bravery.]

...Were they right?

[sokkafangirl]

[Suki smiles very faintly, glancing over with a nod.] I was saved, too. Sokka got me out. It wasn't easy, and he took a lot of risks to do it- really, it was by accident. He didn't even know I was there; he'd been looking for his father.

[She takes a deep breath, her expression serious again. She feels as if she at least owes Fenimore this.] I'm sorry, I know it doesn't even come close to comparing with what you went through. I just... thought it was fair for me to share that. So you know that you're not alone.

1/2

[xelhes]

[A rescue? This gets added to Fenimore's collection of reasons for her "this relationship is so ~romantic~" impression that she got when she found out that Sokka waited for nine months and didn't find out that Sokka had ever crushed on anyone in that time

[xelhes]

[But she stops herself. Truth be told, she does feel better for the apology. So she instead folds her hands in her lap, gripping a little more tightly than usual, and lowers her gaze until she's not quite meeting Suki in the eye.]

...I appreciate it.

[sokkafangirl]

[Suki just nods, touching Fenimore's shoulder again, briefly - a small, added support, and an acknowledgement of her words - before she tries to shove aside the foreboding feel of the room, pushing herself to her feet and glancing back at the other girl.]

You look pretty good in that, now that I've gotten a better look. Though... [Her lips purse, brows lifting.] ...It's just not the same without the face paint.

[xelhes]

[The compliment only causes one corner of her mouth to twitch upward briefly, but the last comment clears her expression as her face shows that it was unexpected.] ...Face paint?

[sokkafangirl]

Yeah! That's the uniform of my Kyoshi Warriors. Part of the uniform is a mask of face paint. It's to show our warrior's spirit.

[xelhes]

[Oh. So when Suki had dressed like that last week...that was a real thing, huh?]

I...see? ...Or I guess I don't really. It seems a little too much like...putting on make-up for battle? [Which seems really weird. Though less weird than the fan thing -- that had to be just the experiment, right?]

[sokkafangirl]

No, no, it's battle paint! It's traditional, going back all the way to Avatar Kyoshi, the great hero our group is named after. It wouldn't be the same uniform without the paint.

[xelhes]

[I need to write down how much Fenimore knows about ATLA world There's a brief pause before Fenimore answers as she contemplates this new mention of "Avatar." She's heard about Aang, if not by name, and the alternate Avatar Sokka. So she guesses "Avatar" is some kind of heroic title that's been around for a long time? Hmm. That makes sense.

Okay back to paint.] Huh. I guess it is pretty striking. I've just never heard of anyone using it where I come from.

[sokkafangirl]

[that sounds like a nightmare to track]

I can't help but love it, to be honest. I grew up with it being a symbol of great honour and strength in my village, so I feel that much stronger when I'm wearing it into battle.