tushanshu | i. | [video]

[the video comes on in his own suite, very evidently in the fire sector by the blue glows flickering in through the open windows. dressed in simple and casual - if nice - city clothing, chase is watching the video feed with a bored expression, one gloved hand supporting his chin, the other wrapped idly around a cup of tea on the desk.]

Aren't there just so many ... interesting people here, now. [the significant pause indicating that 'interesting' was a few dictionaries away from the word he probably intended to use.] And so many so young, too.

[there's a flicker of a sneer there.]

I'm sure everyone's had their fair share of time trying to figure out precisely what this place is and how you got here, but undoubtedly we've all heard the suggestion that this is, in one way or another, the afterlife. Not an idea I'm entirely fond of, but without any evidence otherwise, I'm forced to consider it a possibility. [very grudgingly, if his tone is anything to go by.]

So - a question. How many of you actually remember dying before your arrival here? A simple yes or no is enough, unless you had a particularly interesting death, in which case feel free to elaborate.

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Well, the kedan said we're sort of... dead, but not really? Something must have happened for any of us to even be here in the first place. And I wasn't saying I got killed, that...! [ ... is a scary thought, indeed. ]

[he smirks, evidently a little amused by her reaction to his suggestion.]

Dead or dreaming. In-between, I believe their words were. There's a lot of alternatives for how we got here without being actually dead, but the idea that we might be is still ever-present. I've already heard from a few people who remember their own deaths.

You have? [ Genuinely seems a little shocked, but... that means anyone could come at any point of time. Really. Her shock wears off to sympathy, even if she's never met these people, but: ]

... So anything's possible, then. I'd take dreaming any day, though.

It's a much more bearable suggestion. I refuse to think that anyone might have killed me without a proper fight beforehand.

I can definitely agree with that. I'm not so easy to take down, either.

[ Korra, Korra. Lay off the arrogance for once-- nope. ]

[an arrogant teenager? this means takedowns.]

Aren't you, now. What exactly makes you so sure?

What, you don't believe me? [ KANYESHRUG. ] I'm just saying it like it is: I can handle myself pretty well.

In my experience, people your age are prone to overestimating themselves.

[a smirk. a taunting sort of smirk, too.]

Care to prove it?

[ Oh, she did not like those words. ]

I'm more than willing to prove it.

Then do so. Let's see if you can defeat me in a fight.

[because this is a perfectly normal way to meet new people.]

[ you really sure about this, chase. she's got, like... ~*special things*~ going on with her. YOU SURE ]

Fine! Give me the time and place. I'll wipe that stupid grin off your face.

[ ... oh, Korra. You're so easy to rile up. Nice way to meet people, indeed. ]

[he smirks, arrogance practically palpable despite the fact that this is only a video connection.]

Don't worry - I'm sure an opportunity will present itself.

[having made a habit of challenging random cocky teenagers with special powers to fights over the course of his life, one more is just another day in the life for him. usually.

he is so sure.]