eleventh whirlwind. VIDEO/ACTION. BACKDATED TO THE 3RD.

[breezing]

[ Welcome to a clearing a little ways away from House 56. This is the Airbending Gates clearing, and they're sort of visible in the background. There's a few trees, too, and the one nearest Ikki has Soren in it. Ikki's sitting crosslegged, a box on the ground in front of her. Her journal's propped up against something - a rock? It's just not clear - to leave her hands free.

After she's sure the thing is on, she grins. ]

Hey! This is Ikki! I'd say you know that already but you might not because I don't know everyone and anyway it's New Feather season so there are probably lots of people I don't know. I guess those people don't have to listen to this because I dunno if they'd care although I'll answer questions if they want? Oh, not that ANYONE has to listen to this but I mean I know I listen to things that look most interesting to me and this might not look like that to some people. [ As always, this is all in one breath. Her mile-a-minute chatter has yet to change. ]

Anyway! Guess what?? Tomorrow? Is the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL ...Not that I mind school, Sifu Raine, Sifu Layton! But that means every day I'll be free! Well except in mornings with grandpa and then sometimes with Rapunzel and Lee and the art club and you know everything else I do but it's still pretty great! I think I'm allowed to be excited about it because that's what you DO when school gets out, right? I mean I never went to a proper one at home because I learned from Daddy at the Island but I talked to some of the kids from the City and I think that's what you do. Oh, and the day after tomorrow is Katara's birthday, which is also pretty exciting! Everyone should say hello to her then, okay?

[ Another pause for breath. Surprisingly, she does actually have to breathe. ...Today is a year since arrival, and apparently that means... ] Today I'm going to share something special with you all. [ That's said as though she's telling a secret, although this isn't at all filtered. ] The secret is inside this box! This box was something Katara and I got, last year. A long time ago! Inside it are very, very special things! Normally I don't show ANYONE it, because that's how you keep secrets, but I'll show you all today. These are my treasures!

...That is, I'll show you if you ask! And then, if you ask, I'll tell you about one of my treasures that you get to see. You have to pick one! And if you pick the RIGHT one, I'll give you a present. [ Because apparently this is a game? Yes, that seems to be the case. ] If you don't get it right, then you don't get a prize!

Oh, and if you're new and listened to all that, you should drop by the school on the fourteenth, 'cause that's the next Art Club meeting and we're always recruiting!

[ Ikki can be contacted about her treasures either in person near the gates or via video. GOOD LUCK, anyone who wants to play guessing games with seven year old children. ]

Comments

[ video]

[breezing]

AND Perona!

...Well, I guess if YOU did it, it would be less bad. Those people, I met them all as kids and then it was a lie.

[ video]

[generalflirt]

What, you won't even be a little fooled by me?! I'll have yo uknow I was a charming grade schooler!

[ video]

[breezing]

You'd say your name was Masaomi, though, wouldn't you? So I'd know who you were.

[ video]

[generalflirt]

I could go by the awesome nickname I had in middle school.

[ video]

[breezing]

...Did you really have one of those?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

Come on, should you be doubting me?!

[ video]

[breezing]

Was it Masa?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

How did you ever guess?!

[ video]

[breezing]

'Cause "Omi" sounds silly?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

You could go with "Tomi" - that's not a totally invalid way to read it.

[ video]

[breezing]

...Way to read it?

[ what ]

[ video]

[generalflirt]

Oh, do you guys not have that? Japanese names are usually made up of kanji, which individually you can read a few different ways - or have meanings in there.

[ video]

[breezing]

Ummm, I don't know. But I only write my name one way.

What meanings does your name have?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

[And he writes in the journal, with some effort, "紀田正臣" - though in her case it's probably just translated into Masaomi Kida in the Chinese-y characters that Avatar uses, but it makes him feel better]

Kida's boring and sort of cultural, so no point there but Masaomi Kida gives us the characters to mean "righteous" and "vassal."

[ video]

[breezing]

A vassal's a person who works for someone, right?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

Ye-ap. Got it in one, Ikki.

[ video]

[breezing]

So you're a justice warrior who works for someone?

[ video] solely because you same iconed me

[generalflirt]

Some... thing like that, or as it was intended

[ video] BECAUSE THOSE ARE THINGS

[breezing]

Does that mean your parents wanted you to be a superhero?

[ video]

[generalflirt]

[... Haaaaah. He starts to snicker at that, but then he just ends up laughing. It's a slightly self depreciating laugh, really ]

[ video]

[breezing]

Masaoooooooooomi. Why was that funny? Do you not like superheroes?

Re: [ video]

[generalflirt]

I wouldn't say if I do or don't-! I did more when I was younger, at least. [And he keeps laiughing. Hahaha. Ha]

[ video]

[breezing]

So you don't like them as much any more? I guess if that's the case, they don't have to come to any tea parties that you come to, if you want.

[ video]

[generalflirt]

--Coooome again, now?

[And he arches his eyebrows, now. Wondering about what she means. What superheroes she knows. If she'll assault him with questions later on possibly in a situation where he does a radio show]

[ video]

[breezing]

If you don't like them, I won't invite Tony or Mr. Steve to tea parties that you get to come to!!

[ possibly when she has less than 50 active threads she will assault him with questions on a radio show ]