Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra AU meme

[lifescratched]

Earth, Fire, Air, Water.

Welcome to the World of Avatar, which your characters is now in — whether AU, or dragged through the magic of time and space. Is your character from any of the four nations? Are they a bender, or not? Are they an able chi-blocking artist, or do they sell cabbages out in the streets of the Fire Nation, Ba Sing Se, or even in the South Pole? Do they have to ride the large naval ships of the Fire Nation to get across, or do they have access via beautiful steampunk-inspired ships...?

It's your story.

▶ ERA
1. BSC — Anytime before Avatar Aang was born. Have you met Chin the Conqueror, or Fire Lord Sozin?
2. ASC — Avatar Aang's era. There's no such thing as Air Nomads anymore.
3. ASC, 70 years later — Avatar Korra's era. We're on the road to Republic City!
4. ASC, After Korra's era — Welcome to the future!

▶ SCENARIO SUGGESTIONS
1. Welcome, Avatar — You are the Avatar. Enjoy learning all four kinds of bending! And, perhaps, the secret fifth one.
2. Cactus Juice — Thirsty in the Si Wong Desert, or wherever you happen to be? Not a problem, open up a cactus and enjoy the juice, or buy it from the establishment nearby. It's trippy.
3. Fight Fight Fight! — You're challenged to a duel, or an Agni Kai — save your honor! Or disrupt it, whatever sets you on fire.
4. Pro-bending — We hope you know the rules. If you're the Avatar, please stick to one element or you're disqualified. Don't you want to win?
5. Chi-blocked — Suddenly, your bending abilities were taken away! Or were you the one that blocked their skills?
6. There is no war in Ba Sing Se — Get ready to escape Lake Laogai, if you can, or are you there to save someone?
7. Underground Library — The Knowledge Spirit has allowed you to read.
8. I'm ready, Sifu — Are you a bender, a humble fighter, or a beginner? Either way, your training starts now! Impress your masters, have fun with your classmates.
9. Is that a Polar bear-dog? — One animal plus one animal makes a crazy combination! Ready to ride a sky bison, or are you ready to run from a pack of armadillo lions?
10. The Cave of Two Lovers — Were you bothered by a band of hippies, and ended up here? Good luck finding your way out. Maybe the riddle they told you would be useful right now. ("Love is brightest in the dark.")
11. Cart riding in Omashu — Using the delivery system as your personal slide. Don't crash into too many houses, now.
12. Kyoshi Island — Want to ride the large Elephant Koi, or the Unagi? Or are you exploring, or a protector of the Island?
13. Wildcard — Lost in a swamp, losing yourself in the Avatar state, or did you drink the wrong tea? The choice is yours!

(Original meme lifted from bakerstreet.)

Comments

[invigorates]

[ he will have to forcibly turn her head and pry her eyes open for her to look at him now. her shoulders shake in his grip, and she is doing everything she can not to burst into tears. ] I know... [ god, she knows. ] But I am not prepared - I have only mastered two of the four bending arts, and I am only halfway through my training for the third. I do not know where I will even find an airbending teacher, and I--

[ so much for not crying. tears streak down her cheeks, eyes clenched shut as if that will stop them. she reaches up to grab connor's hands on her shoulders, holding them tight, ] I cannot do it alone. I do not wish to fail everyone - more than I already have. And if they know I am alive now, they will expect so much that I cannot give them...

[lifescratched]

Lioriley... [Connor relents a little when he sees he's upset her, and he feels a twinge of guilt. Was he asking too much of her, being too harsh, Avatar or otherwise? Even with their time apart, she's still around the same age as him. She has things left to learn. And Avatar or not, she'd still been his friend -- still is.]

I cannot teach you bending. But I do wish to help stop the Fire Nation in what ways I am able. If finding an airbending teacher for you will aid in ending this war, I will do it.

[invigorates]

[ almost on cue; the teapot whistles loudly behind them, and lioriley takes the chance to tear herself away from him so she can tend to it. 'tending to it' consisting primarily of moving it to another eye, and taking those few seconds to try and compose herself. this isn't what was supposed to happen.

when she turns back around, she finds that connor is still standing close to her, offering her assistance. it's nice - and so like him to do so, but he's so upset with her, and now she can't stop thinking about it. ]

I-I would greatly appreciate your assistance, Connor. But are you certain you wish to come with me? It can be quite dangerous at times, and I do not wish for you to be hurt...

[lifescratched]

I have been in far more dangerous situations than seeking out peaceful nomads, Lioriley.

[Said with one of his rare displays of dry humour. He goes to sit cross legged at the low table, thinking it best to back off and give Lioriley some breathing space. Realising he said some harsh things, the guilt is already setting in. Quietly, he adds:]

I do not wish for you to be hurt, either. I will go with you.

[invigorates]

I do not suppose I have any room to argue with you, hm? [ she says it quietly, turning back toward the stove to pretend she's hard at work making tea. it doesn't take that long to do it, and soon enough her brief reprieve is over and she's setting a cup down in front of him. ]

I am sorry, Connor... I did not wish for our meeting to be like this.