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[The video feed clicks onto the lovely grinning visage of Ixis Naugus, staff in hand, a pile of writing books to one side.]

Fellow Foreigners of Keeliai, I ask that you indulge me in what could be a bit of census-taking!

In the interest of further defending this turtle and those who reside upon it, I wish to know and take note who among us are versed in magicks and similiar abilities. I feel it would suit our collective purpose better to have this information compiled, perhaps look into how our respective crafts interact or can be enhanced. Please, come forward, fellow casters; tell me your name and tell me your arts!

In the interest of fairness and demonstration of goodwill, I will state my own. I am Ixis Naugus and I specialize in, of course, Ixian magicks. The focus of such being the control and transformation of the four elements: air, water, fire and earth. I am a master of all four as well as a fifth of my own making, the transformation of matter into crystals nigh indestructible.

Come forth and make yourselves known, wizard heroes of Tu Vishan!

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[…she sure did just get called a child.]

You obviously weren’t here when some experimental magic [Or magic and kedanese, Korra didn’t ask for specifics.] kind of messed with everyone. Age, powers, and even gender.

[Fun times with her boyfriend turned girlfriend, let her tell you.]

You’re just asking for trouble. [Especially with the murders that happened then.]

I beg your pardon? Experimental power on who's part? You are correct, I was not here, nor aware of this event.

[Naugus pinches the bridge of his nose with his one good hand as if to ward off a headache, obviously a little weary and irritated.]

It seems the enemy has already done plenty to the lot of you, that you are now so afraid of one another, perhaps even worse than you are of the enemy himself. You lot seem to forget that fear and mistrust are a power unto itself.

[Her lips are sealed on who caused the magical misfire. Korra's keeping any all heat away from Zatanna on that subject.]

Can you really blame them?

I can, actually. I am aware that one of ours was the murderer who did in the late Emperor; I spoke to the current ruler when the verdict was publicized. But a house divided cannot stand, as they say. Everyone here is so untrusting of the rest, how do we ever hope to defeat the true enemy?

You do want to defeat him, I assume. Or is that starting to be a leapt conclusion as well now?

Some of us aren't really getting along with others, so I wouldn't keep my hopes up of the untrusting part going away any time soon.

Bah! Here I am trying to extend invitation for cooperation and collaboration and I get nothing but static. You lot are hopeless. I'm starting to rethink my original plan of just going about this alone and getting it over with.

Gee, glad you trust us too. I’m sure that will really help.

[If Korra’s ever been sorry for being sarcastic-

well, she’s never been…]

So you’ve got this, you can handle Mally. Want me to tell everyone to relax? I know a lot of people who’d love to hear it.

[Done. Korra’s just about done.]

[Naugus is starting to fume at this point.]

You insist my attempt to rally the like-minded is misguided and misplaced. Doomed to failure, even.

You insist going about this solo is foolish.

You insist that no one trusting one another is natural, but my loss of faith for it is unseemly.

You have spoken in nothing but contradictions this whole time while giving me noting worthwhile to work off of! WHAT GOOD ARE YOU?!

[Before Korra could even get her answer going, his last question strikes a nerve; one that's been raw for most of her life. Her upper lip curls and the last image of her is taking a very deep breath while disconnecting her feed.]