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[bolincredible]

[ Sup pirates. Bolin's coming in with a purpose and some genuine enthusiasm for you. ]

Soooo, hey everyone! There are a lot of people with these journals, so I'm guessing... probably a great chance that you have no idea who I am. That's cool. Yeah, no, hey. Again. I'm Bolin.

Just got a couple of things I've been meaning to ask about, since, you know, before whenever it was that things... started getting crazy. Still, uh. Still not exactly sure when that started, but it's been surprisingly easy to forget about stuff since then. Anyway, this is all pretty sports-related? I mean, if you wanna talk about the weather or something, I'm up for it! Kind of not what's on my mind today is all.

Alright, first things first, who here can tell me more about boxing, and is anyone up for showing a guy the ropes sometime? The guy is me, for the record. Don't worry about messing up my good looks, either. They'll be fine.

And way more importantly [ !!! ], do we have like a headcount on people who can manipulate water, earth, or fire? Oh, or airbenders! I mean, there aren't exactly rules standing for air yet, but we could figure that out, I guess. The idea is to get together a few folks to train for a little sport called pro-bending. No big deal, no big deal, just a super-great, fast-paced, really amazing sport from home that would be a lot of fun, is all. Think about it! Let me know.

[ Have a four-second pause while he thinks and makes absolutely sure he didn't forget anything.

Yeah looks like he's good. ]

Great, thanks!

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[om_nom_namur]

I'll box y', Smolt! Jus' gotta find the shitty gloves somewhere or have someone make somethin' similar. 'S a lotta punchin', ain't no kickin' an' no headbuttin' 'lowed. All gotta come from yer fists, catch me?

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[bolincredible]

[ The prospect of training with Namur feels like something that would be a lot like training with Toza again. Bolin is pretty down for that. Athletic activities, they're so legit. ]

I think so! I got to watch some at that big fair a while back, and it seemed right up my alley. Light on your feet, hands up sort of stuff, right? It actually reminded me of pro-bending. Just without elements flying all over the place and with more personal bruising.

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[anelegantmyth]

You can manipulate the elements too? How interesting...

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[bolincredible]

Well, not all of them. Just, uh. Just an earth guy, personally. I know we've got a couple of people around who can manage all four, though! [ "manage...." he guesses it's more of a "they were actually born to master manipulating all four" situation, technically, but eh. details. ]

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[thethundersaid]

Are you trying to find training for a practical purpose, or for entertainment?

There are many of us who can manipulate the elements, but I only know of one other person who talks about 'bending'.

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[bolincredible]

Oh, well, I'm from the world where bending is kind of a regular thing, so I know like... five people here who know what it's all about. Which is pretty helpful. [ He probably would have taken forever to find a crew otherwise, knowing his luck. ] And I guess I'm trying to find training for both reasons? No reason not to aim for the best of both worlds, am I right?

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[ridingtheclouds]

(￣■￣;)? Airbending?

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[bolincredible]

[ Give him like ten seconds to stare at that and think to himself things like "what is that, why's that square there, is this dark sorcery," etc. Okay, Bolin, first things first, you can do this. ]

Uh.

Yyyyes?

You know, controlling air and stuff. I don't know a lot about the specifics since I'm an earthbender, but that's sort of the... general idea. Make wind. Meditate a lot.

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[haruhi_fujioka]

People can manipulate the elements? How? [Is that magic?]

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[bolincredible]

Great question! I mean, the answer's apparently giant lion-turtles, so I don't know how much that helps explain it. And it's probably something different for other worlds? I don't know. Bending's been around in mine for a long time.

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[mephistophilus]

Fire is an element I have long been able to manipulate. Earth too. {Hell, he can probably do something with water and air as well.} I am not of your world, but I would not mind being counted.

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[bolincredible]

Hey, that's great! Versatility always helps. Think you're up for a little team sporting?

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[fierybluebird]

Do I count as fire or air?

[Voice]

[bolincredible]

Hmm. What's your preference? It probably helps to remember that pro-bending means a lot of short blasts across the ring! [ What do you mean not everything is guaranteed to be about pro-bending, don't be silly. ] I'm pretty inclined to think you're more of a fire guy. Since you turn into a huge fiery bird and all.

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[windofthephoenixtemple]

I can control wind, or air as you put it. But I'm most curious about hat this pro-bending thing is about.

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[bolincredible]

Well, no problem there! I'm one of the best guys to ask. So with pro-bending, you have a ring with three zones on each side, and a three-bender team on each side. It's usually just earth, fire, and water, but it looks like we could get up to four-person teams with all these air-users around? Anyway, everyone starts in the first zone and the basic idea is to knock the other team back during the round! [ He figures more complicated parts of the rules could stand to wait for more official circumstances. Plus it's a pirate world, things probably have to change up a bit. ]

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[sun_goddess_sacrifice]

I have skill in all five elements, which includes the ones you mentioned. I would not be adverse to learning more of your endeavor and potentially participating.

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[bolincredible]

Awesome! Hey, what's your fifth element, though? We're just working with four where I come from.

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[seakingbait]

I know lots of people who can manipulate water!

...None of them are here, though.

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[bolincredible]

Hmm. That doesn't really help with getting teams together here, but the thought still counts! And to think I was worried bending wouldn't be enough of a thing on other worlds. Crazy talk.

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[youshouldberunning]

[This ALL caught her interest here. Even if she doesn't talk to you pirates much at all. Still... Carefully she questioned]

There are other fire users out there? [Well, shouldn't surprise her. She's on a crew with a ice and a smoke guy... but still. She's never met anyone like herself.]

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[bolincredible]

Oh, yeah, for sure! I must know, like, four by now. I mean, one of them is actually made of fire, so I don't know how much you'd count that? But there are plenty to go around.

[haruta_xii]

Bolin! You talk a hell of a lot, kid! [she sounds amused though. Haruta will harass who she wants of the Spades and wont really mean it.]

Boxing is fun though, but what's pro-bending? I mean, you make it sound fun but say nothing about it, man.

[bolincredible]

I have heard that a few times. [ He can't be offended because he knows it's true tbh. ] And in my defense, I said it would be a lot of fun! And that it's super great! But, you know, keeping it basic, pro-bending is a sport where two teams of benders try to knock each other out of the ring. Usually sort of happens one zone at a time? There are rules and regulations and everything, but I figured I'd try to get a feel for what we've got to work with around here.

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[hiken]

I dunno if I could play that.

Fairly, anyway.

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[bolincredible]

I bet you could do okay. It's all about practice. I know I had a lot of work ahead of me when Toza first took us in, and I ended up captain of my own team! [ And you know, suffered the fastest loss in the history of the game. Whatevs. ]

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[allendsmeat]

[that's a lot of words to keep in his head at once but]

I'm rubber. [does that count?] Wanna fight?

[he wouldn't mind scuffling with some interesting guys]

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[bolincredible]

[ That's cool bro, he's getting a feel for that approach. ]

You're… rubber? Okay, that's cool, yeah. What's that mean, exactly? [ Like he knows what rubber is but. ]