Longest after Kyle horribleness

[alphatar]

[When the feed starts, Korra is sitting back against her spinny-chair with her hands dangling from the arm rests. Whether she's bored, tired, lost in thought, or all three is anyone's guess. Her armband is cut, exposing her skin underneath, and it's splattered with a dull red. She's chewing on a really small, but very thick strip of jerky.]

A lot's going on right now, it's kind of hard to keep up. There's a lot of new faces. Well, new to me anyway. [A simple hand wave.] Hi, I'm Korra; but I'm sure someone's probably told you that.

Anyway, I just wanted to say if anyone's freezer is too full or just having too hard of a time handling those tribble things I can help out. Or if you just need some ice, I’m selling bags of them, cheap.

[The living area behind her is surprisingly tribble free and there is a brown and white furry covering on the chair she's in. Taking another bite, she points at the screen and her lips turn into a thin line, eyes narrowing.]

And whoever keeps beating me at mahjong, THIS ISN'T OVER. [Seriously.]


[Video 30% Encryption; Mako]

I'm going up to the turtle's head soon, do you want to go?

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[dustonmyfeet]

Don't you usually know who's beating you at mahjong?

[Also, a grin:] No tribbles here.

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[alphatar]

Nope, I have no idea who guest1337 is.

[Blink, blink-blink.]

How are you handling them?

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[dustonmyfeet]

. . . What kind of name is that? Some kind of weird gang name?

[Toph does still not understand this technology thing completely. She's thinking Korra played a weird stranger face-to-face.]

[Leaning back, her grin broadens.]

I've learned they fly pretty well.

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[browbeater]

[a bit later-- most likely from one of the cafes. He'll get the hang of checking these things, eventually]

How do you not know who's beating you at mahjong? [he sounds a bit incredulous at that statement. Seriously, anonymous mahjong games? How does that work?

but. he was willing to suspend disbelief that maybe these things had a game function built in somewhere. maybe.]

Have you already left?

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[alphatar]

Well you can put up any name you want, helps if you know English. But they just have guest1337 as their name. So I don't know.

[His interest at the statement made her wonder if he knew how to play. They didn't really have time to cover the little things like games.]

No, I haven't yet. I promised Tu Vishan I would though, and I think you might like it up there. It's supposed to be really- peaceful. Should I put down a reservation for two?

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[disfavored]

What happened at the clinic?

[He could have opened with 'are you alright' or something, but...nah, let's just get straight to business.]

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[alphatar]

[Korra had been expecting the business part.]

I kind of set fire to the first floor after finding out the Green Lanterns allowed Amon to teach chi blocking in the clinic. While a friend of mine was sick and staying there. Kyle Rayner and I had a severe disagreement that turned into a scuffle. He suffocated me and the next thing I knew I was at Jack Frost's suite.

[Leaning forward in chair a bit, Korra turned her head to the side slightly.]

Why, what did you hear? [She had been avoiding checking the older network posts.]

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[gathersnomoss]

Maybe it if was chess, but I'm still learning the rules of mahjong.

I know the metal-faced guy was trying to find people to help gather ice.

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[alphatar]

Never played chess before, but mahjong's pretty easy to pick up.

Okay, did you say metal-faced guy? Like a mask?

[apologiesmyking]

I was not aware that such games could be played anonymously. [At least not games that do not involve keeping your eyes closed.]

[alphatar]

Sure, you can use whatever name you want when you play. So whoever keeps using "guest1337" as their name keeps winning against me. I always end up on the short end of the stick.

[And that's not what she's used to, so it's important.]

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[redjay]

Putting the tribbles on ice is our best solution?

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[alphatar]

That seems to work best. Keeps them fresh and still so they don't just mulltee-ply. My freezur has a ton of them.

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[saved7]

I have been burning the bodies but it takes much more time than killing them in the first place.

[Killing them is easy. Not filling the city with the smell of rotting meat is harder]

Yes, I would like your help.

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[alphatar]

You're just burning them?? [Mouth slightly slack.]

Yeah, I'll help. Just, don't set them on fire. [That was far too much of a waste for Korra to let go by.]

You're not burning them in your suite, are you? [Because no.]

[chiot]

Who's beatin' you at what? Huh?

[alphatar]

[There aren't many foreigner children Korra had come across, so seeing this boy got a surprised look, both eyebrows raised.]

Oh, the game on the console. Mahjong. Someone using the same name keeps winning against me. I'm starting to think they're cheating.

[Leaning forward in her chair, Korra took a large bite out of her jerky.]

What's your name kid?

[andaway]

Isn't it more fun when you have someone who's actually hard to win? That makes the game more exciting, at least in my opinion.

I dealt with the tribbles already, but you shouldn't think much about what that anon said. You're honestly getting better.

[alphatar]

Yeah, it's a challenge sure. But over that many games, you'd think at least one time they would lose.

[Giving the most disbelieving eyebrow that has ever been raised manages to find the middle of Korra's forehead.]

You dealt with all the tribbles?

[She does smile at the compliment. Her English is one of the things she's starting to pride herself on.]

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[urbanmagic]

[Korra! Thank goodness, she looks okay. Traci had been worried, though with tribbles and work and not having time to ask her if she can come over, she hasn't been able to contact her.]

Hey there. You're looking good.

--- Is that tribble pelt you have there?

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[alphatar]

[Korra raises her eyebrows in surprise and glances at her cut armband. Then she kind nods a bit, of course it looked fine after healing.]

Thanks, I try to stay in shape. [A playful snark before:]

Yeah. Turns out they’re really soft and comfortable. I’ve been putting them to good use. Took me a while to finish getting all the ones in my suite. What about you, does your magic work on getting rid of them somehow?

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[purpledaggers]

These... "Tribbles" as they are called are indeed annoying. I actually wonder if there is a way to somehow spay them or halt their reproductive cycles.

[Without like. Freezing them. He could just kill them, but no one needs giant piles of Tribble corpses lying about.]

... You may just have bad luck. As I have not lost a game of Mahjong since arriving.

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[alphatar]

[Korra pointed the half-eaten tribble jerky at the monitor and spoke clearly, even with her mouth full. Table manners from mom and dad.]

Only thing I know that works is ice. They make great upholstery and a tasty snack with the right seasonings.

[Korra raised her eyebrow and eyeballed him for a long moment.]

Are you guest1337? [Scratching her chin a moment, Korra shook her head after she repeated his statement in her head.] When did you arrive? I don’t remember seeing you on the network.

[Korra had been staying at Jack’s and ignoring the network when there was a new wave of arrivals.]

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[tearsdownthesky]

[Well, consider her interest piqued.]

Seems to me like we both got the same way of dealing with this infestation.

[She leans back on a throw made of sewn together tribble pelts and smiles.] Shame they don't put up much of a fight.

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[alphatar]

[Seeing someone who understand how this whole survival/predator/prey thing worked was a total relief to Korra and he smile showed it.]

If they did I’m sure everyone wouldn’t be so eager to have one as a pet or think they’re worth preserving. Especially if it takes just one to fill up the back of a giant turtle. What’s your name?

[Wearing blue tribal clothing, some animal fur, and completely at ease with using tribbles as a resource; Korra was already liking this person. A lot.]