Day 219 [Open]

[daughterofursa]

Who: Zuko and anyone
Open: Open!
When: Day 219, morning
Where: By the lake
What: Being Paar's secretary
Format: I'll match
Warnings: Honor

Zuko can be found by the lake shore, on the Dragonfield side, with a few piles of stone slabs nearby. Many here should clearly recognize the marks carved into the stone as Dovahzul, and some of Paarthurnax's students might pick out the names and skills of those in the Bastion. Zuko has a stack of paper in her lap and is transcribing them with a writing brush. For the ones she understands, she's also adding a line in her own language (traditional Chinese to any Earth folk), and for the ones she doesn't, she's leaving space until she can ask Paarthurnax. Every now and again she makes a note aside on a separate sheet, more for herself.

Some of the turtle ducks are milling around in the water nearby. One particularly curious one is hanging around by her inkstone and probably in need of being shooed away before it gets ink on itself.

Comments

[magisperica]

[ she actually looks... surprised by that, as if it'd never even occurred to her before and she tilts her head. ]

Huh.

You really think so?

[daughterofursa]

Yeah. I've never known anyone to move that fast.

[magisperica]

[ she shifts from one foot to the other, looking almost... bashful. ]

Well, s'not really... moving exactly...? It's like... blinkin' I guess, one place to another.

[daughterofursa]

Still, no one's going to keep up with you.

...what was your name? [So she can write this down and all.]

[magisperica]

Huh. I guess. I can only do it a couple times before I get tired, though but I guess it's useful in an emergency.

[ she's clearly pleased though, even with how much she's trying to cover it up. ]

Uh -- Skyla. Skyla Arkin, if you need surnames, too.

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko doesn't notice. She's used to others being more openly expressive about their positive feelings, even if she's cautious with her own.

She writes Skyla's full name down in Dovahzul, because the phonetic alphabet makes that easier.]

Not everyone has a family name. [Which suits her just fine, she supposes.] My name is Zuko.

[magisperica]

No family name, then. Makes my job easier -- s'one less to remember.

[ she finally leaves the edge of the lake and walks over to peer down at the tablet properly. ]

So what's your thing? If mine's teleportation.

[daughterofursa]

Me? I'm a firebender.

Though, I use my swords here more, with the limitation.

[magisperica]

Firebender...?

What's that? Like, you control fire or something?

[ she actually looks duly impressed impressed by that. ]

Guess I wouldn't want to get into a fight with you if I could help it.

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko nods in confirmation, but she looks uncomfortable with Skyla's last remark.]

I'm not interested in firebending at anyone. That would be a poor show of restraint.

[magisperica]

[ she raises an eyebrow at that ]

Restraint's really what's on your mind when you're in a fight? Seriously?

You'd think you'd be more worried about winnin'.

[daughterofursa]

There's a difference between fighting to win and losing control.