TIME: during the protests
STATUS: open to anyone !
the clothes on her skin made her feel uneasy, like she was a stranger even to herself. but kai had chosen this path. there was no second guessing herself without her only option ending up to be to flee. she was fine. she was emi. more often than she’d prefer, she ended up wondering what the fire nation girl was doing and where she was. it didn’t matter. she was probably fine, living a lush life without any worry. the idea of such a life was unfathomable. still, she envied it — she wanted it.
it was hard to pass through the streets. people had flooded them, most heading in the direction of the palace. kai, on the other hand, was taking the time to stroll through the fire nation city, trying to familiarize herself with the streets and shops. it would take some time to know it well, but she had never struggled with such a thing.
she passed a little stand filled with fruits, plums and peaches brightly stacked. when she noticed the clerk had his back turned, she reached a hand out without turning her gaze. she picked an apple off of the stand, slipped it into her pocket, and kept walking.
what could she say ? old habits died hard.
the streets were louder than she thought she had ever heard them before. people clamored about change and about justice. she had little knowledge of the former fire lord first hand, but she had heard enough from rumors and tales. this new one ? his banished son ? — “ who would have thought an exiled boy would have taken the throne ? ” a quick look at her would give the impression of a disgruntled fire nation noble “ i suppose he can’t do worse than his father. ”
she spoke to no one in particular, but she had never been quiet. her voice carried.
