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[deadclumsy]

[The shock of pink hair attached to a young woman occupies the left half of the screen. It's obvious that she's had the crash course in use of these interesting devices, but that her familiarity with them is non-existent.

When she realizes she's not centered on camera, she scoots over a bit, double-checks, and then off she goes.]

Can't say I'm tickled pink with the theme of this particular party, but what choice've I got? I'm here, right?

[Her hands go up in a mocking 'you caught me' gesture.

Hah. Yeah, right. No one's getting off that easy. This isn't exactly what Nymphadora Tonks was planning to do with her day. Maybe if she'd had a little forewarning about being technically abducted, sure, she could have planned out using weird tech and having her soul stuck in a little dark purple stone on a ring.

She didn't get that luxury, though, so no one here gets the luxury of avoiding her questionable (and oddly mirthful) wrath.]

You see, the thing here is - I mean, the reason I've got my knickers twisted - is I was minding my own business when I got snatched up. If I hadn't been minding my own business, it'd be a different story. If I'd been hexing your turtle from a broomstick thirty feet up, sure, I could completely understand you lot being a bit miffed. Hexing a turtle's not on.

But me, I was just going through my daily rota as one does, completely innocent and not at all aware of cities on the backs of turtles.

Nevermind I was about to tuck in to my supper. That's just rude.

[With a dramatic sigh, she continues sympathetically:]

Oh, but I suppose you all couldn't help yourselves. It's the hair, isn't it? People just love the hair.

[All right; she's not that upset. Yet. She loves a good adventure, and either the reality of her predicament hasn't quite hit home - or she's going to save her fretting for a more private moment.]

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[whitelotustile]

Me personally, or in general?

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[deadclumsy]

Is the answer different for each? Let's have both.

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[whitelotustile]

well, I can't say I would want to go thirty feet in the air. But, so far, I can think of airbending, balloons, sky bison, dragons... perhaps I should generally group those under 'riding animals'...

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[deadclumsy]

Let's assume I don't know what airbending or sky bison are, and that a balloon really isn't that portable. It would be brilliant to hex things from the back of a dragon, assuming it wasn't trying to eat me, but that seems like overkill where turtles are concerned.

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[whitelotustile]

Well, you were asking for ways to get thirty feet up. You didn't specify they had to be portable ways.

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[deadclumsy]

You're absolutely right. Let's start over: What other portable method would you be using to get from the ground floor to thirty feet above a turtle's head?

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[whitelotustile]

Well, I'd probably ask for a ride. I can't fly on my own.

[Firebending-fueled giant leaps and riding dragons were different.]

And that sort of thing is better left for younger people than me. There's no shortage of them.

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[deadclumsy]

I suppose it all depends on how old you are, and if you're decrepit.

You don't look decrepit. Seems to me you just don't want to give it a try.

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[whitelotustile]

Well, thank you. But I'm old enough to be in my retirement.

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[deadclumsy]

Retirement age varies from culture to culture. Albus Dumbledore must be in his centenarian years, but he's still headmaster of one of the top schools for - uh. In Britain.

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[whitelotustile]

I'm still running a tea shop. And my father and grandfather were both centenarians, so I have no reason to expect that I won't see my grand-nieces and nephews, if I have any.

The retirement is more because I can. Being an honest merchant is quite relaxing. I can drink tea and play pai sho and meet new people.

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[deadclumsy]

[There are so many questions she could ask, but the one she's going to focus on right now is:]

What's 'pai sho'?

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[whitelotustile]

A board game from my world. Would you like to learn to play?

[Because playing pai sho is one of Iroh's favorite things. Even teaching others: he doesn't mind playing at a handicap and he likes seeing people slowly learn what the game is about.]