001 // Video // Open to Both Courts

[disfavored]

[The video shows a tall, long-haired man in a slightly tattered but fancy robe who appears to be a bit confused by how this thing actually works.]

It's not the best time for introductions, is it? But, I have to do it sometime. It's only polite.

[He doesn't bother locking it from his rival court - he was never one to hide his face from potential enemies. In fact, the more everyone could see of him, the better. He liked attention like that.]

I am Councilman Tarrlok, Representative of the Northern Water Tribe in Republic City.

[...A title he's pretty sure has been revoked by now, but he likes using it and most of the people he's already met have never even heard of Republic City and won't dispute his claim to a seat on the council.]

While I can't say I appreciate being kidnapped, I understand that war is difficult and I'll do my best to aid in the situation. If you ever need any help, let me know.

[That was only partly out of genuine concern, it was also partly to make himself look good and partly because he didn't have anything better to go back home to so he may as well try to be useful here.]

Comments

[disfavored]

Why would he be on the other side?

[His first instinct was to guess that Korra got in some silly fight with him about pro-bending or polar bear dogs.]

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[sangilak]

[ deeeep.

breath.

but she's not fighting back anger or a snap argument. if anything else, it looks like she's trying to figure out how to explain something with as much... tact? as she possibly can. ]

[sangilak]

I'm from almost a year into your future — right after this phenomenon called "Harmonic Convergence". It's something that happens once every ten thousand years, and because of it, Unalaq was able to free the spirit of Chaos and Darkness.

[ her jaw tenses, remembering what it was like to face down vaatu as he left the tree of time. ]

He tried to destroy Republic City and cover the world in ten thousand years of darkness.

[disfavored]

Unalaq did that? He always seemed so peaceful.

[At least, more peaceful than ten thousand years of darkness.

...When did all of that happen, anyways?]

...How long have I been gone?

[sangilak]

...It doesn't matter.

[ LOOK HOW ARTFULLY SHE DODGES THIS ]

It hasn't happened for you yet. This place pulls people in from different points in time.

[disfavored]

That doesn't make any sense.

[Then again, neither does anything else here.]

...But I think that's one debate I'll leave well enough alone. Different points in time. Alright. [Headache incoming.]

[sangilak]

I didn't believe it either.

[ beat ]

Until I ran into Aang. ...as a twelve-year-old.

[disfavored]

Aang is here? How can you both...

[MASSIVE HEADACHE INCOMING]

[sangilak]

Was here. He left a while ago.

[ TAKES A MASSIVE SLEDGEHAMMER TO THAT HEADACHE, let's make it worse. ]

[disfavored]

How did he leave? Was it some sort of spirit thing?

['Some sort of spirit thing': Tarrlok's eloquent way of saying 'weird avatar business'.]

[sangilak]

... I haven't really figured that out yet. The monarchs are in charge of it, I know that much.

[disfavored]

And I assume they aren't keen on sharing their ways with the rest of us.

[sangilak]

Would you?

[disfavored]

Of course not, that's why I assumed they wouldn't.