second stage :: video :: open to both courts

[truecaptain]

[ The feed of the locket turns on to a fairly empty part of what obviously must be the station.There's nothing descript about it-- yet. The lights are dimmed and beyond the shadows it's difficult to tell what's going on. Maybe it came on by mistake...? Before the viewer can consider that further, a girl steps back and raises a hand.]

Good evening, everyone! Mm, I know this might be a little strange, but please enjoy this song! Usually there's a lot more people on "stage" for this, but today I'll perform well enough to make up for that! [Everyone's still with them there, after all, that she can believe. But she smiles and nods, bowing lowly for a moment before turning around.]

Here we go, AKB0048! Always calmly, justly, and correctly!

[She turns the music on from a small handheld and the song begins. Almost immediately, a small orange creature appears shining brightly enough to light up the area.]

I wanted to meet you
I wanted to meet you
I wanted to meet you
Yes!
I wanted to meet you
I wanted to meet you
I wanted to meet you
Yes!
You…

On my bike with all my strength
I pedal
And climb this hill
Even with the blowing wind
Against my shirt, I'm still not fast enough

At last I noticed
My true feelings
I want to go on honestly
On this one and only road
I run!


[The song continues and the more she sings the brighter the creature begins to glow. Her smile doesn't waver even as she gets further into her song. It's just as energetic now as it was in the beginning. This much never falters and so she continues onwards literally glowing.]

( cut to save you from lots of lyrics )

[As the song ends she lowers her hands and lets out another breath. Bowing deeply again she pauses a moment to catch her breath before continuing on.]

Thank you everyone for listening! I know a lot's happened but I hope for even a moment our song brought you some happiness! Mm, I hope even more that I did all of my teammate's hardwork justice. One day, I want a chance to meet all of you properly, too.

[Another small bow.] Thank you again! [And with that she disconnects the feed.]

001 • [video]

[bolincredible]

[ GOOD…… late night or super early morning, network. Witness the amazing Fire Ferrets in their natural habitat, if a bit sleep-mussed and underdressed. (Understatement, tbh.) Come on, if your pajamas aren’t “be shirtless” or “in a sports bra”, you’re just not doing things Republic City style in this weather.

The scene set in the rather large room is unnerving at best. Splashed against the background are scorch marks from recent firebending, and shadows are cast from the ripped and torn flooring — it looks like there was one hell of a fight. Off to the left, there’s a soft glow as Korra tries to heal a deep wound on her arm with her waterbending and Mako, holding a small flame in his hand for light, crouches over a dark, suspiciously person shaped thing on the floor. Next to it are two other suspiciously person shaped things, also not moving in a very “dead” fashion.

As Mako makes notes in a small logbook, he and Korra seem to be having something of a disagreement, with Korra hissing angrily and Mako trying to calm her down with steady, hushed tones. While they talk, he meticulously searches through the clothes on the things — let’s be honest, they’re corpses, three of them, lying on the bedroom floor — gathering the evidence he finds and apparently writing it down in his little book. He adds whatever he finds to a growing pile of trinkets... which at this point consists largely of knives, garotting rope, and other sketchy murderous tools. With a soft trill, the two cats who adopted Mako jump up on the bed, looking shaken and huddling protectively around a small green and gold snakelike creature. Naga, on the other hand, seems to be licking something from her lips with her long tongue, looking quite proud of herself, tail absently tapping on the mattress behind the kittens.

Bolin, looking suitably confused and sporting an oddly smug Pabu-scarf, is taking up the foreground and accepting the responsibility of having his priorities in place. Unlike some people, wow. ]

Uhhhh. Hey. So my name’s Bolin. Nice to meet you if I haven’t already met you. Nice to see you again if I have? [ You know, whichever. ] Got a quick question for anyone who could answer, it’d be great to have it cleared up: is there like a... running history of people getting a pet back for a boon, only then a month later it turns out that their pet can also grow about eight feet and tackle an assassin? Just. Just wondering.

[ He stops. Glances back at Mako and Korra. Purses his lips, and turns back. ]

Okay, so, one more question. About the assassin thing. Like… are they also a thing with a running history here?

[ in the background, the dead body rummaging and healing krew has finished their argument, and in the ensuing silence, you can hear their last snippy comments before the feed ends. ]

At least no one was kidnapped.

[ Mako says, completely deadpan. Korra’s eyes narrow and she shoots back: ]

Or arrested, huh Officer?

[ WOW, RUDE, KORRA. ]