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[markofthebrave]

[These decorations have been up for a few days now, and while at first Katara thought they were pretty they have now succeeded in making her grumpy. Yes. Very grumpy. Grumpy enough to make a post about it, in fact.]

How do they expect us to sleep with all these lights in our window? I've put a double curtain over it, and the light is still keeping me awake. Does anyone have any ideas?

[You might catch some muttering about: "Moving to sleep down in the basement" or "It's not too cold to camp out in the forest" before the journal shuts. She'll get back to it in a little bit, she just needs to finish making the grocery list.

Once she finishes with any replies that she may receive, Katara heads into town. The lights really are pretty. And so are the wreaths and the snowmen and the... unfamiliar sprigs of green over the doorway to the grocery store really kind of... isn't. Why is that even there? Katara pauses underneath it to examine it more closely...]

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[markofthebrave]

[In the process of bending to pick up a basket, Katara stops to look at him.]

Really? What happened, was there some kind of a leek?

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[moezama]

Sort of...a lot of it comes from a creature we call the Black Beast. I think it's made of that substance and it's been spreading seithr throughout our world.

[A pause as Kazuma will get himself a basket as well.]

We don't know where the Black Beast came from, but it destroyed an entire nation before it went quiet. None of our current technology were effective against it, so that's another reason why we're researching other methods...

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[markofthebrave]

Oh. That sounds... terrible. I hope that things work out.

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[moezama]

I...I think it does. There are people here from the future and they're not dealing with the Black Beast anymore.

It's...good to know things will be ok.

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[markofthebrave]

[She makes a small satisfied sound and then smiles at him warmly.] I'm glad to hear that.

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[moezama]

[He had a faint smile on his face. He's feeling less nervous than he was previously.]

So, what exactly is bending in your world then?

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[markofthebrave]

Bending is... an art form that some people can use to manipulate one of the four elements, Earth, Water, Air, or Fire. You have to be born with the ability and then train in order to learn how to use it.