#the-sleuthy-one

[fearbend]

❝  i  thought  you  said  you’ve  been  practicing  ❞  disdain  paints  the  tone,  as  lithe  arms  lift  up  to  block  sokka’s  poor  attempt  at  an  attack  ;  movement  made  effortless  through  years  of  repetition.  

A  TRUE  PRODIGY,  is  what  her  father  had  called  her  during  her  early  tutelage,  his  voice  reverberating  with  something  akin  to  pride.  but  now,  the  words  just  sound  like  the  echo  of  a  lost  life,  a  life  never  truly  her  own.  

❝  subpar  footwork,  flimsy  posture              it  seems  to  me,  you’re  as  unskilled  as  ever  ❞  the critique  is  followed  by  a  slight  shift  in  her  form,  and  soon  enough,  her  outstretched  leg  sweeps  an  arc  that  breaks  her  opponent's  root,  knocking  him  off  his  feet.  somewhat  amused,  she  offers  an  uncharacteristically  benign  smile.

❝  now  get  up  and  PROVE  that  you’re  worth  my  time  ❞

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[namedbear-a]

This is far from the first time that Bear has been up this late at night. His sleep schedule was a mess, and had been for a long time, now. He’d learned how to run on very little, and he had kind of accepted that this was just a part of who he was. So some nights he would pretend that he was sleeping until he actually did, other nights he was observe whatever little area they were traveling through, and sometimes, he learned things. He had learned, for example, that Sokka wasn’t really doing much sleeping either. 

It wasn’t exactly new knowledge by the time that Bear decided to say something about it. He never knew how to go about these things, always better with actions than with his words. And so one night he stays up himself, waits until the other takes their usual spot where they sit on guard, and he quietly comes over to join him. 

“Uhm, I know I’m stating the obvious, but it’s kind of late.” It’s said in a casual way, a friendly way. A way of saying you should be asleep right now, without really having to say it. Bear wasn’t always the greatest with words, but he understood people, and he knew what hew as seeing. He had enough anxiety to be able to recognize that kind of thing in someone else. He and Sokka were similar in plenty of ways, after all.

“I can take watch for a while.” He even offers, brown eyes attempting to meet blue. “You should rest. At least a little.”

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[herflame-a]

@the-sleuthy-one said: “am i more than you bargained for yet?”

The question is asked while Rain is doing what she can to bandage herself up. It’s far from the first time that she’s gotten herself hurt, but this is one of the few times she’s done it for someone else. She helps people, always has, but tends to avoid doing so in high risk situations. She could’ve died, this time around, and she was lucky she wouldn’t. There was something out there that wouldn’t let her die.

“Uh…” Give her just a moment to properly digest the words. At first, she almost laughs, assuming that it’s some kind of joke. Sarcasm is common with Sokka, and she’d learned that quickly. But when it does sink in, she pauses what she’s doing for just a second, so blue eyes will flicker over to him.

“What kind of question is that?” And she goes back to what she was doing. As if she couldn’t understand the idea of the guilt that he’s feeling. She does, but it doesn’t mean she knows how to respond to it. “I’d probably be getting myself killed whether you were here or not. I might as well do it for a friend, instead of like, I dunno. Something stupid.” There’s a small ouch that comes after this statement. She’s not as great at this ‘patching herself up’ thing as she thought.

[herflame-a]

Being on the run from the law was all fun and games, until the law actually caught up to her. It happened to Rain on a fairly regular basis these days, considering there were posters now thrown up, and soldiers waiting around every corner. It was really only a matter of time before she got in a fight with one of them. Realistically, she could have found another way around, or maybe made a run for it, but sometimes, she kind of liked the fight.

And she’s good at it, too. They always underestimate her, always assume she’ll be an easy one to catch and take care of, but there’s a reason the posters with her face mention how dangerous she is. While the solider gets in a couple of hits, it’s not long before he’s on the ground, probably wishing that he had just ignored her. Too late!

She pulls herself up, brushes her hair from her face, and puts her hand to her nose. It’s bleeding just a bit, because of a good hit to the face she’d gotten, but it certainly wasn’t broken. It’s only when she finally turns around that she freezes. Eyes lock with another person. He looks about her age, dressed in the same way as everyone else that lives here. Which, is a bad thing, considering everyone here thinks she’s some kind of crazed maniac that beats up everyone in her path.

(Okay, maybe they weren’t entirely wrong).

And so she leads with, “Hi.” Her hand even wipes at her nose one more time. But she’s also staring, trying to figure out if she could kick his ass, if necessary. 

@the-sleuthy-one gets a starter!

[fiercxlyhopxful]

“What were you thinking?!” - @the-sleuthy-one

“I was thinking that you were about to get yourself killed!!” Katara yells, throwing her hands up at her brother. “What were you thinking?!”

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[recordsstraight]

@the-sleuthy-one || Zuko

“Aaaaagh! Why is it so fucking hard to be good!?” throwing up his hands in pure frustration, Zuko spun on his heal, stuttering to a quick stop when he saw Sokka there ... “Uuuuh...” yeah he didn’t have shit to say now, falling into an awkward silence.

[prismatictale]

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(This is a closed starter for @the-sleuthy-one​​ )

“So why did you bring us to this frozen wasteland again?” asked a shivering ember, with about 5 layers of sweaters.

“well, because the timeline gets pretty thin at this time of the year, allowing for us to see other nearby timelines! It’s super cool”

“i remember coming here with asriel back in the day, it was so fun see all the weird fishes that would show up under the lake”

And as they arrived at the nearby frozen lake, time and space started to shift around them, seems like this time they were the fishes showing up at someone else’s lake.

“what’s happening?!” squaked the robot girl.

“i...i don’t know! This wasn’t supposed to happen!” he asked walking backwards closer to the others.

“what do you mean you *don’t know*?! Don’t you study this stuff for a living?!”

And suddenly the world around them became completely dark...just before the color slowly returned, the world slowly morphing back into shape. They were, however in a completely different place.

“what the hell? Where are we?”

“beats me mister “this will be alright”, why don’t you use that big brain of yours to find out where we are?”

“...”

“can you two stop arguing for half a second? Look! We aren’t underground anymore!” she pointed to the clear sky that engulfed the polar visage.

[moonnamed]

“Forget the world now, we won’t let them see.” - @the-sleuthy-one​

Yue smiled a small tentative smile, Sokka was so sweet, and so full of hope. Could they really forget about the world and just be themselves?

“The world has had it’s eyes on me since I was a child,” she reminded him softly.

“I don’t think that will change just because we will it so.”