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[A broad smile is on Korra’s face when she turns on the video feed. She’s leaning to one side of the chair and looking pleased as punch.]

I’ll be reopening the dojo in the Wood Sector and I need some teachers, mentors, instructors- whatever you want to call yourselves, to teach people that want to learn. Any fighting style will do, but if it’s martial arts; then all the better.

If you’re interested in lessons, get in touch with me here or privately. I don't know how much lessons are going to be yet, but I'll try to keep it low.

[There's a pause where Korra considers her next words and her smile fades a little.]

If you're half as good as Dinah Lance is [Not was.] then I need to talk you.

[Four months of training with Dinah isn't enough for Korra. She wants to dig in further into the various styles she was mastering, and this is the only way she knows of to find someone that can help her do just that.]

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Not quite. [More like an office worker who's also appointed protector of the city, celebrity model, and entertainer rolled into one convenient package. That's too much of a mouthful, though.]

I'm a professional hero, but anything beyond Stern Bild city technically falls outside of my jurisdiction. [Tasking someone with protecting the whole world doesn't sound all that efficient, in his opinion.]

[That’s a very popular opinion.]

What’s the difference between professional and super?

[Despite how many she’s talked to, Korra doesn’t know all that much about heroes in general.]

[Technically they're one in the same, but these days simply saying he's a hero doesn't really convey the same meaning that it did back home.]

From what I understand, most people here who call themselves heroes decided to put their abilities and powers to use on a voluntary basis. They usually do this under an alias while keeping their day jobs and family lives completely removed from their crime fighting activities. In my case, working as a super hero is what I do for a living.

Yeah, secret identities. [Said mostly with indifference. Korra didn’t see why those mattered here, but some of the superheroes insisted on using them. That sharply reminds her about Mark.]

So you get tangled up in aliens and other weird stuff?

To be fair, my colleagues back home have secret identities, too.

[He's just as indifferent about it as Korra sounds, to be honest. But that's easy for him to say because he never had an alias to start with.]

That depends on your definition of 'weird stuff'. Our job is to keep the peace, apprehend criminals, and assist with emergencies like terrorist attacks, bomb threats, and natural disasters. [As well as to star in commercials, release music albums, and do model shoots, but that would take awhile to explain.] We often face off against people with dangerous or unusual powers, so each incident comes with its own set of challenges.

Sounds pretty familiar to me. [Right down to the people with dangerous and or unusual powers. Amon’s psychic blood bending; Unalaq’s merging with Vaatu; dark spirits; equalists…

After saying it, Korra takes a moment to really let that all sink in and when it does, she just shakes her head. Now isn’t the time for her to ponder the similarities between heroes and the Avatar.]

I’ll put you on the list of instructors taking students if you want. You’ll get paid by lesson. As long as there’s students, you can do as many as you want. Sound good to you?

[Considering they were all brought here to fight in some kind of war, it doesn't surprise Barnaby that there are other people with similar backgrounds.]

Yes, that would be fine. I look forward to it.

[He's needed another job for awhile, and this will be a good way to make money while making sure his skills don't rust from disuse.]

Great! I’ll put up a notice when I got all the other teachers rounded up so we can drum up some more interest in possible students. Then we can do schedules and stuff.

[So far it looks to her as if this whole dojo thing is going to work out, and that makes her so happy.]

I'll keep an eye out for it, then. Thank you for your time.

Sure thing. And hey, thanks for helping me when I needed it.

[Although Barnaby doesn't think of himself as altruistic, on occasion he still finds himself looking out for people he can actually empathize with.

The thanks isn't necessary, but he still offers a small, pleasant smile.]

Not at all. Your friends must be relieved to see you in top form again.

The ones who can see, yeah. [She had to get that joke in and she know both Toph and Julie would appreciate the humor. Well, Toph for sure.]

[He's initially a little unsure of how to interpret that.]

Some of your friends are visually impaired, you mean?

Yeah, two of them. But only one them's been blind their whole life, that's Toph. Julie lost her sight over a couple of months ago when I lost my memories.

[She smirks.]

They can handle themselves all right though.

[So some people haven't recovered from that incident during 'Halloween'. Barnaby had suspected as much, but this is the first time someone has directly told him.

Of course, if Korra doesn't feel sorry for anyone, then Barnaby certainly isn't going to.]

That's good to know. [They were expected to fight some kind of war.] Are they skilled in combat?

Strongest earthbender in history. [Folding her arms, Korra says it with a smirk.] So yeah, I’d say so.

You’ll know her when you see her.

[He's never met someone called an earthbender before, but the name seems pretty self-explanatory.]

Sounds impressive. And your other friend?

Julie. She works with me at the fishing shop Jack runs. I‘ve been trying to help her adjust to being blind, but I think she’s getting the hang of it.

[Lending her a giant polar bear dog to guide her around doesn’t hurt either.]

Were you affected by the magic at all?

She seems like an adaptable person, then.

[One would think the Emperor would try a little harder to take better care of the soldiers recruited for this "war" -- but, then, if they can bring replacements at will, maybe no one really cares whether they sustain permanent damage outside of combat.

Something to keep in mind, at least.]

No, luckily. My partner wasn't affected, either, although the sudden disappearances put a damper on an ill-timed party he'd been planning. Most people had more important things to worry about, after all.

[Barnaby had told him not to bother.]

[That quirks her interest. Before she ghosted and lost her memories, Korra was actually having fun around that time.]

Oh, hey. That was around the time I went trick-or-treating; was it a Halloween party?

Something like that. It was a birthday party, actually. Never mind that the calendar here probably doesn't match with the calendar back home, but since everyone here suddenly decided to have Halloween, my partner was really stubborn about buying a birthday cake.

[His expression is mildly put-out as he speaks, but it doesn't quite reach his voice.]

[Rearing her head back ever so slowly, as if someone was trying to shove a rotting sock in her face, Korra’s eyebrows even though her eyes stay flat.]

Oh. Did he ask if you wanted one?

No. I suppose he mostly wanted to organize something a little more removed from all of this so people could enjoy themselves.

[And probably so Kotetsu himself could feel like he had a little bit of control over something, but Barnaby wisely kept that thought to himself.]

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