http://blueisboring.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] blueisboring.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] shatterverse2009-03-25 10:16 am
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Jordan and Ai-Ling did, eventually, find a workable motor vehicle; a dark green Sedan car that must have been conveniently flashed in recently, from its relative newness and working condition. They strapped Jordan's new push bike to the trunk and headed towards Kansas.

Ai-ling hasn't turned out to be a natural driver. The car's workings are counter-inuitive to her and she needs things explaining a post-industrial person would take for granted.

She is, however, dedicated to learning, and there's not a lot more to expect from a student, so she's soon capable at least of keeping them moving along an empty desert road.

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-27 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
She gets a frown in return - though, to be fair, it was already there at the word 'flash.' For the actual question, Jordan grins at her and shrugs. "I don't mind."

Charlie chatters constantly when they go on hunts. It doesn't bother her a bit.

After a moment, she digs a bag of trail mix out of her backpack and offers it to Ai-Ling. "A flash?"

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-27 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
Frowning, thoughtful, Jordan nods again - and takes a handful of trailmix herself. She does remember a flash, and she'd heard a loud sound right before Journey appears.

"What shows up that's dangerous?"

Just lions?

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-28 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan nods, thoughtful - which is then broken up by a grin at Ai-Ling's reaction to trailmix. She takes a handful of it herself and whistles to get Journey to quit chasing whatever small critters she's found now.

"Anything else?" she asks, looking back at Ai-Ling while Journey romps up the hill and immediately sets on the trailmix in Jordan's palm. Angry spirits she can handle but she'd rather not get snuck up on by any other supernatural things.

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-28 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan's guessing a bit. Ai-Ling, she thinks, might put a werewolf under the animal category, a shapeshifter under human. Maybe a wendigo would be an animal, too, or a vampire human. But it's nice to get a more detailed definition on things.

Y'know. Since her life might depend on it later or something.

"Benders?"

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-29 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan's eyebrows drop, not quite sure if she's understanding. But when she asks the next question, it's said in the tone of some obviously aware she might be insulting... and still needing to ask.

"They're human?"

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-03-30 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Jordan nods and considers the subject dropped.

Between them. If they actually find one of these people and they use their powers on another person...

"Your world isn't anything like this, is it?"

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-01 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
And Jordan will continue being impressed.

(it probably won't stop her from fighting back, too, though)

She waits politely for a few moments for Ai-Ling to continue, still munching on trailmix, waiting for the rabbits to cook. Journey gets a few handfuls of mix, too. And if Ai-Ling doesn't continue on her own, she'll consider that subject dropped too.

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
The silence on Jordan's side takes on a more surprised air and she blinks - but it clicks a moment later. "For the benders?" she guesses.

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan nods, smiling slightly, and moves the hand unburdened with trailmix in a waving motion. "I mean... only Earthbenders come from the Earth Kingdom, only... Waterbenders come from the Water Tribe...?"

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
That conjures a blink and lifted brows.

"It's... hereditary?"

It's genetic?

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan nods slowly, though her eyes are still a little wide. She was just starting to put these 'benders in a sort of witch category and now it's... less of one.

But at least that means she can count out demons, too.

"Oh."

She hesitates, petting Journey with one hand and reaching for more trailmix with the other, and attempts a small smile at Ai-Ling. "I'm sorry. I... don't have any experience with... 'powered' humans that aren't... dangerous."

There is very careful picking and choosing of words here.

[identity profile] littlegal-lost.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Jordan smiles a little at the cheerful and nods, poking through trailmix thoughtfully and watching the rabbits.

"On my-- world," that is weird to say, "humans with special abilities like that, if you know about them, it's because they're hurting people. Psychics can be okay but anyone with the ability to hurt people..."

Usually use that ability.