Yaugur System Mingle

[padadin]

Who: EVERYONE
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: Of course
When: 6/23 to 8/5.

[Welcome to the Yaugur System, where everyone will want to join the most important activity here:



KITE FLYING!

...what do you mean, there's something more important to do? Oh yeah, the mist. Sure, have fun with your despair hallucinations, I guess.]

Comments

[watermarks]

[ She glances down at the communicator and... rolls her eyes. ]

It's not like anyone can see you wearing one anyway. Unless they'd just... see the mask, floating along. [ Which... creepy, but cool. ] And 'not breathing' sounds like the opposite of safe to me.

[tsunergy]

That's because you're human.

[No judgment, but your bodies work differently, buddy.]

[watermarks]

[ She glances at the communicator. ]

Yes, that's true.

[ She still thinks relying on just not breathing is as silly an option as relying on going on with just her bending, but since she doen't know anything about his physiology, it's not a hill she's prepared to die on. ]

How long can you hold your breath? Does it take constant concentration?

[tsunergy]

Seraphim don't actually need to breathe, so time isn't an issue. It does take some effort to stop from doing it automatically, though.

[In other words, yeah, concentration.]

[watermarks]

...right.

[ She wants to ask how that's physiologically possible, because if you don't need to breathe wouldn't you... not need to concentrate? How had they developed to breathe automatically if it served no purpose?

But then again, he's a spirit, so... what does she know about how his body works? ]

Well, we're almost there, so you should be able to breathe pretty soon.

[tsunergy]

[Sometimes it's just better not to question it, Katara. At least not while he can't explain himself properly.

Since they're getting close, he puts away his communicator and focuses on picking up the pace with their mutual waterbending, clearing a careful path through the mist. It isn't too long until the fog begins to clear, growing less thick as they reach the outskirts of town and thus a safer area. Slowing down again, Mikleo steps forward out of the lingering wisps of it and takes a tentative breath.]

...I think we're good, now.

[watermarks]

[ Katara removes her mask and rubs a hand over her face. ]

I'll say one thing about the masks - taking them off feels really good.

[tsunergy]

That it does.

[Though, again, he'd rather just not bother.]

Why were you out in the middle of the mist, anyway?

[watermarks]

I was just walking back from the hospital. It got thicker while I was in there. What about you? What are you doing out there?

[tsunergy]

I've been exploring ruins in the mist. There's a lot of fascinating artifacts out there, if you give yourself enough time to search.

[watermarks]

[ ...oh wow, he's a nerd. Adorable! ]

What kind of artifacts?

[ That... is talking to another nerd, yay? ]

[tsunergy]

[OH NO SHE ASKED

and he's very excited to answer.]

Many kinds! There's an entire ruin just north of here, with a whole series of stone pathways covered in undeciphered hieroglyphs. Many of the buildings carry the same markings, but only in specific, fragmented patterns... it's like a story pieced together from the ground up. Every time I visit there's a new set of text to uncover and transcribe!

[watermarks]

[ Her eyebrows rose, interested. ] Are you able to understand any of the markings, or read the stories?

[tsunergy]

Ahh, not quite! But Sorey and I have been working on it. We study ancient languages back home, so this is right up our alley. I'm sure we'll figure it out in no time!

[watermarks]

[ Okay, that's interesting, but more interesting -- ]

Oh, Sorey's from your world? But - I can see him.

[tsunergy]

[Don't laugh, don't laugh, she has no way of knowing they're besties.]

Of course you can- Sorey's a human.

[watermarks]

[ Her brow furrows as she tries to remember everything Mikleo told her about his world... ]

Right, yes, of course. That makes sense. And... he can hear you too, I guess?

[tsunergy]

He can, though sometimes he pretends not to. [the little shit.] We grew up together, so he has the strongest resonance out of anyone I know.

[watermarks]

[...seraphs grow up?

...wow.]

...So does that mean he can see you?

[tsunergy]

Of course, yeah. ...Are you sure you've met Sorey? I swear he never shuts up about us.

[watermarks]

Well... I guess there could be two Soreys? But I know we met a couple of times. We explored the energy system in that planet with all which converted light to energy. We got a tour of one of the factories.

[tsunergy]

Let's see- brown hair, green eyes, always has a goofy, happy look on his face? Puts feathers on everything?

[watermarks]

...I guess? [ She... doesn't remember any feathers. And the first time they spoke had been pretty serious... but after that, everything else matched up. ] I mean, I don't remember the feathers, but he did seem pretty happy on the planet. He was very friendly and kind.

[tsunergy]

Sounds about right. Next time you see him, ask him about the Celestial Record. Then you'll know.

[Which is normally a terrible idea, but Katara seems like the sort of person who would know how to steer a conversation. Otherwise Sorey would just gush for six hours at her.]

[watermarks]

What's the Celestial Record? [ She's not just going to go asking random people random things -- probably!!? ]