2||0|1815|5| 0|0|0|||1||%28teaser%29 S5M5 Taken by Storm|Gryphon||23:40:13|08/02/2013|%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D While she sat watching and eating the peach-like item %28which%0D%0Atasted like one as well%29%2C a small%2C furry creature happened along. She%27d%0D%0Anoticed several of these roaming the grounds while she%27d been out%0D%0Aexploring%3B some sort of lemur%2C it appeared%2C mostly white with black%0D%0Apoints%2C a little like a Siamese cat. Unlike the others%2C which had paid%0D%0Aher little mind as they went about their business%2C this one came right%0D%0Aover and jumped up onto the bench next to her%2C regarding her%0D%0Athoughtfully with large golden eyes.%0D%0A %22Hello%2C%22 said Anthy%2C smiling.%0D%0A %22Rrktpk%3F%22 the lemur replied.%0D%0A %22Would you like a whatever-this-is%3F%22 Anthy asked%2C offering the%0D%0Acreature the mystery fruit. It appeared that he would%2C if the speed%0D%0Awith which he took and scarfed down the fruit was any indication. Then%2C%0D%0Aevidently satisfied with this gesture%2C he scrambled up her sleeve to%0D%0Aperch on her shoulder%2C in a position not unlike that often assumed by%0D%0ANall. She reached up and petted him absently%2C returning her attention%0D%0Ato the airbenders at work.%0D%0A A few minutes later%2C another young airbender arrived. This one%0D%0Awas a teenage girl%2C thin and unfinished-looking in that way that some%0D%0Ateenagers are. She was perched in a sort of baseball-catcher stance%0D%0Aatop a basketball-sized sphere of whirling air%2C off of which she sprang%0D%0Aas she arrived. The air scooter dissipated with a gentle %22pop%21%22 as its%0D%0Aerstwhile rider alighted next to the bench where Anthy sat%2C feet%0D%0Atogether%2C arms outstretched%2C like a gymnast dismounting from an%0D%0Aapparatus. Standing%2C she was quite tall for her apparent age%2C which%0D%0AAnthy would have put somewhere in her mid-teens.%0D%0A Apart from her unusual height and slenderness%2C which made her%0D%0Alimbs seem even more spindly than they really were%2C the most striking%0D%0Athing about her was her hair. She barely had any%2C as though she%27d%0D%0Ashaved her head a month or so before%2C then thought better of it. The%0D%0Afull length of the arrow tattoo on her head could still be seen through%0D%0Athe faint dark fuzz that was beginning to grow back%2C all the way to the%0D%0Anape of her neck%2C where it disappeared into the collar of her yellow%0D%0Ashirt. Her rolled-up sleeves revealed similar arrows on both arms%2C%0D%0Aending on the backs of her hands.%0D%0A %22Greetings%2C Lady Anthy%21%22 she said cheerfully%2C bowing with a%0D%0Agrace that%2C like the nimbleness of her dismount from the air scoter%2C was%0D%0Aa bit at odds with the gawkiness of her appearance. %22Master Jinora%0D%0Asends her compliments and asks that you lunch with her in her chambers%2C%0D%0Aif it%27s convenient.%22%0D%0A Anthy smiled slightly and got to her feet. Her newly acquired%0D%0Alemur friend remained at his post%2C taking a turn of his tail around her%0D%0Aneck for stability.%0D%0A %22It would be my pleasure. Please%2C lead on.%22%0D%0A %22Right this way%2C%22 said the girl%2C and they set off for the%0D%0Atemple. %22I%27m Nyima%2C by the way. It%27s an honor to meet you.%22%0D%0A %22I%27m pleased to meet you too%2C Nyima%2C%22 said Anthy. %22Are you one%0D%0Aof the students here%3F%22%0D%0A Nyima%27s cheeks went slightly red. %22Um... well%2C not any more%2C I%0D%0Aguess%2C%22 she said. Pointing to the tattoo on her head%2C she went on%2C %22I%0D%0Agot my arrow a few weeks ago. It%27s the last tattoo we Air Nomads get -%0D%0Ayou have to be a master airbender to earn it. So I guess I%27m not really%0D%0Aa student any more%2C but I haven%27t figured out what I%27m going to do next%0D%0Ayet... %22 She shrugged.%0D%0A %22You seem very young to have achieved so much%2C%22 Anthy mused.%0D%0AShe sounded not skeptical%2C which Nyima might have expected%2C but rather%0D%0Apleased on her behalf.%0D%0A %22I%27m sixteen%2C%22 Nyima said. %22And a half. Not the youngest%0D%0Amaster ever%2C by a long shot - Aang the Elder was -twelve-%2C but then%2C he%0D%0Awas the Avatar - but%2C yeah... they say I%27m kind of a prodigy.%22 She%0D%0Ashrugged again. %22I guess it%27s karma%27s way of paying me back for making%0D%0Ame ugly.%22%0D%0A %22You%27re not ugly%2C%22 Anthy objected.%0D%0A %22You%27re very kind%2C Lady Anthy%2C but please%2C%22 said Nyima wryly.%0D%0A%22I%27m a stick figure. All knees and elbows. Nothing going on -here%2C-%22%0D%0Ashe said%2C smoothing her airbender%27s tunic over what Anthy had to concede%0D%0Awas not much of a chest%2C %22nothing going on -here%2C-%22 and she did a%0D%0Asimilar thing with her trousers at her very slim hips%2C %22too much jaw%2C%0D%0Atoo much nose.%22 Another shrug. %22You don%27t have to pretend. I know I%27m%0D%0Anot much to look at. My sister%27s the pretty one in our generation.%22 A%0D%0Alittle smirk touched her face then. %22But I%27m better at airball%21%22%0D%0A %22You%27re very graceful%2C%22 Anthy persisted as they entered the%0D%0Afront hall of the Air Temple. %22You have a beautiful way of moving. And%0D%0Afor what little it%27s worth%2C I don%27t think you%27re right about your face%2C%0D%0Aeither.%22 She smiled. %22And you have an open%2C honest heart. I promise%0D%0Ayou%2C many people find that very attractive.%22%0D%0A %22I have -no inside voice- is what I have%2C%22 Nyima said%2C blushing%0D%0Aagain. %22I%27m sorry I just blurted all that out like that. And I really%0D%0Aappreciate you trying to make me feel better. But I know where I stand.%0D%0AWhen you meet Lhakpa%2C you%27ll understand.%22 They reached the door at the%0D%0Aend of the hall%2C and before Anthy could say anything further%2C Nyima%0D%0Arapped smartly on the jamb with the knuckles of her right hand and said%2C%0D%0A%22Master Jinora%3F Your guest is here.%22%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D 1|1|0|||||RE%3A %28teaser%29 S5M5 Taken by Storm|mdg1||04:45:47|08/03/2013|I find myself eager to see how you%27ll write Meelo...%0D%0A%0D%0A%28Or maybe Rohan%2C assuming he takes after his brother%29. 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A %28teaser%29 S5M5 Taken by Storm|Mercutio||07:26:29|08/03/2013|I like that Nyima is all %22you know what%2C I%27ll shave my head to get the ink done%2C but I%27m not keeping it that way. We don%27t live on top of mountains in the middle of nowhere anymore%2C I%27m not going to do the whole tonsure thing.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat