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[ the feed starts with an angry chitter of fairies, the locket dropping down to its usual-not-usual spot for practice, strung through one of mako’s belt loops, hanging at his side like a set of keys. mako doesn't trust most of the world not to walk off with his possessions most of the time, and the convenience of the lockets is not lost on him. so y'all are lucky most of his height’s in his legs, or this whole video would be a whole lot of footage of knees. ]

—aybe if you didn't get in the way that wouldn't be a problem. We’re doing this out here for a reason.

[ mako be nice to the fairies. they'll spit in your food.

THE CAMERA PANS, swaying haphazardly as mako turns, showing off a great view of a meadow edged in a thin line of trees, some ways north of caer glaem near the station, a gigantic, six legged bison resting underneath a tree a short ways away. more panning, and then! hey there, everybody, it’s korra, standing a few dozen feet away on the rise of a hill in the meadow, so she’s little more than doll-sized on screen. and yet, her voice still carries... ]

Come on, Mako! We're gonna lose the sunlight if we don't hurry up.

[ korra you need to learn to be more patient. ]

I'm coming, I'm coming.

[ you can almost hear the eye rolling in his voice — and you can definitely hear the sigh, as the locket bounces while he jogs up the rest of the hill to korra's side. it’s a beautiful summer day, not a cloud in sight, and the wind ripples through the high grasses. ]

Has anyone tried to teach you lightningbending before?

[ he'd like to know how much theory he's gonna need to explain... since... he doesn’t really know the theory that well himself. ]

No. The firebenders that taught me said that it was the purest expression of firebending and... not everyone could do it. Even if I mastered the element, I'd probably never get a handle on it.

[ a shrug, like she's not that bothered by it. because… she’s not. at the time she was too jazzed to learn how to airbend to let it get to her, so! that’s good.

mako hums thoughtfully for a moment, then starts speaking, his tone somewhere between serious and bemused. ]

That’s a load of komodo rhino shit — Zolt sure wasn't a master firebender when I learned... but I guess they're kinda right about the pure part. You can't be wrapped up in why you're doing it, like you can with fire. Lightning just... is, you know? You have to just focus on the bending, and only the bending.

[ another little pause, and the sound of mako scuffing one toe against the ground, trying to find the right words, the locket swaying gently in time with his movement. ]

The way I think of it when I do it is... Imagine your chi is a spring, okay? And you grab each end and pull it apart, but it doesn’t wanna stay that way, so when you let go, it smacks back together. That's what makes the lightning. So...

[ his pointed fingers pass in front of the locket, trailing white blue sparks, painfully bright as he traces arcs through the air, maintaining a careful balance in his rhythm, each hand countering the movement of the other. at the last second, his left hand whips out to the side, and the sound of the lightning roars as he lets it rip into the sky.

lightningbending is awesome. ]

Pull it apart on the circles, and keep it even, then let it slam back together as you aim. Try it.

[ lightningbending is indeed awesome, and korra follows mako's movements without letting her energy flow, wanting to make sure she's got the actions and forms down before releasing herself to the turn of the world. taking in a slow, deep breath that fills her lungs, korra puts a large few steps in between herself and mako and pulls at her energy and—

KORRASPLODE!

a bright flash of fire and the sound of combustion cut through the air, and when the smoke clears korra's laying on the ground a dozen yards away, a long drag trail at her feet, indicating she'd slid across the dirt. on her shoulders. spirits, she's going to feel that in the morning.

the feed ends as mako (apparently unsurprised) hurries over to her side. ]

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[ KJDSFJSD ANGRY MUTTERING!!! and korra gets to her feet, brushing the dirt off her shoulders and letting out a loud hard HUFF of indignation. ]

Let me try again!

[ hands in his pockets, mako watches her get to his feet. he knows she'll argue if he says no, so... ]

Use less chi on this one.

[ the explosion will be smaller. ]

[ excuse you, she can totally handle this, ok??? ]

Yeah, whatever, I got it.

[ drawing in a deeeeep breath, trying to calm herself down. that's the trick, right? it's just too bad all that determination not to muddle her mind is doing exactly the opposite, filling her head with thoughts and visions and remembrances of why she needs to do this in the first place. ]

[ she's not gonna get it and he knows it... but. sigh, okay. he won't interfere, yet. ]

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[ That was fire.

There is a split second where Alice momentarily disconnects from her mind recalling a memory of something similar. Of burnt wood and flesh, and cries for help. For that moment, Alice holds her face in fear.

Alice happens to be afraid of fire for this reason alone. As soon as Alice comes back, she lets out a muffled cry as her hands clasp over her mouth. Hopefully this doesn't mean someone was killed, right? Right? ]

[ it's the sound of a muffled cry that draws korra's attention to the locket, curiosity her bright eyes. what was that... for??

she's a little sooty, a little dusty( and there's a scrape on the side of her face that looks at least a week old ), but otherwise unharmed. ]

... Alice?

[ Her phobia of fire just so happens to be one of small embarrassment. The soot and ash almost have her pulling her hair. She has to rub her face for a moment before glancing back up through her fingers. ]

You're alive?

[ This may be a stupid question, but she was sure she could have been killed from that and that's the last thing Alice wants to see. Someone burn to death again. ]

[ kkkkkorra hasn't been asked that question since she was about four years old, teaching herself how to bend fire on her own, feeling the heat about her fingers and through her lips. she remembers how concerned her parents had been the first time she'd bent her fire, so korra knows better than to be condescending to alice's question. ]

Of course. [ she grins, trying to be reassuring but really just... probably not helping at all. ] Don't worry, I've been through worse.