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ding dong its time for a new leader

Characters: Rory Willams and anybody else
Date: Sometime after the announcement of the Ironwood Emperor's death
Location: On the turtle's head
Situation: Things happen(ed), and Rory contemplates
Warnings/Rating: E because its just Rory thinking. Will edit if anything changes!

[He woke up, of course. It was impossible to have not woken up, considering the depth of the emotions that shook him. Rory always has been rather emphatic - or at least, very considerate of the feelings of others around him. But the strength of the emotions then had been so much more than he had ever felt in his life - and he had lived a lot, considering everything.

It wasn't until the announcement then did he realize what had happened, and that was - that was terrible, really. Unlike others Rory really didn't know anything about the previous Emperor or how she was or even, well, anything. But she had been trying, he knew, trying her best just like so many other people here were. And now she was dead...

He doesn't know her, but somebody dying was hardly ever a good thing, especially with what he had felt, and even as he felt the silent apology he could feel the pain that the old turtle felt. The Doctor would have been just as affected, he thinks, if not more, had he still been here.

It's more of an impulse than anything else, but that impulse brings Rory to the turtle's head as he settles down, watching the skies and the surroundings as he contemplates about everything that's happened. Not that he knows if he can do anything, but at least while he was here, perhaps he could share a bit of the pain and sorrow that the turtle was feeling.]

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[Aang realized quickly that he wasn't the only one jolted from a deep sleep in the pre-dawn hours when he reached the roof of the building he shared with Toph and found lights on in all the surrounding houses.

Something had happened.
Something bad.
You didn't need to be the bridge between the material and spirit worlds to feel the grief in the air. Of course, if you were...well then you felt it just that little bit more acutely, which is what drives Aang from the Earth Sector to the Turtle's head.

The boy has known more grief at twelve than anyone should feel in several lifetimes, and right now he could do with a bit of peace. Peace that can only come from meditation in a spiritual place.

He's not expecting to find his meditation spot occupied however, and so it's a sheepish voice that breaks the silence.]

Oh...I'm sorry. I didn't think there'd be anyone here.

[Rory breaks from his own personal contemplations when a new voice comes, and he turns around to see--well, a boy. A young boy, but then there are a fair amount of kids in this place, he's come to realize. A notable number, which really should be worrying but he's also come to see that a lot of these 'kids' happen to have superpowers as well.

If anything, this place sure is one cologormation of strange people with strange powers.]

Oh, uh. I was just--sitting. [Gestures, somewhat uselessly.] Sorry, do you need this spot? I can move if you do.

[A guess at 'supernatural' powers wouldn't be a long shot with this one. He seems to not notice the chill in the air, and is sporting quite a bit of ink for someone who's just barely reaching puberty.]

You don't have to move on my account. That is, if you're okay with sharing.

[Not everyone is, after all.]

[Hey, Rory's seen weirder things by this point. Not a lot of things freak him out by now, unless it concerns his imminent death (again).]

I don't mind. I mean, if you don't mind either.

[Shrugs a little, here. He's just trying not to make this awkward for either of them - considering what had happened.]

Nope.

[Before sitting down he offers a small smile, one that is far less jovial than his usual.]

I'm Aang. Did you come here to meditate too?

[Rory offers a small smile of his own back in return.]

Rory. And no, I don't really do the meditating... thing.

[Man he sounded like the Doctor for a moment there. Guess he does rub off a little sometimes.]

You don't?

[Unconvinced Aang is unconvinced.]

Then...what were you doing when I showed up?

I was, uh. [Shrugs once more.] Thinking?

[A pause. He should explain that better, shouldn't he.]

It's just--well. A lot of things happened, and I guess I just needed to find a place to think. [He turns his gaze to the horizon then.] This just seemed like a good spot.

[The boy follow's Rory's example and casts his own gaze towards the horizon.
He wants to point out that everything the other man has said falls under the umbrella of meditation, but now's not the time or place for that kind of lesson, even if Aang were sure he's the right kind of teacher in the first place.

Which he isn't.]

Yeah, that's what brought me out here too.

[He turns back to Rory.]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[That Aang feels it too doesn't in any way lessen the grief that Rory is also sure to be experiencing. If anything it only makes the pain that much more palpable.]

[Rory really knows jack about all this meditation stuff and whatnot - he's a nurse, not a practitioner of the ancient arts. But time and experience has made him appreciate peace and quiet when he needs it.

He glances back at Aang at his words, smiling wryly.]

Well, it's not really our loss, but... thanks.

[He doesn't know her at all, but the pain he felt from the old turtle has been so strong and so--real. He thinks to what Amy told him before, about the story of the whale during first trip with the Doctor. Old, but also so very kind.]

It certainly feels like our loss.
And I have the imbalance that's going to follow is going to be ours to deal with as well.

[Well, when it's put that way...]

I guess so. [A small sigh, and he glances downwards, to the turtle they're sitting on now.] I'm pretty sure things are going to be hard for a while.

They usually are, especially after a big change like this one.

[Aang thinks of what the world was like after Roku died. And what the world will be like when he goes home to find Ba Sing Se has fallen.]

Did you know her at all?

[Rory shakes his head.]

I've only heard what people on the network talk about her. I've never seen her myself, personally.

Me neither. I never even saw the inside of the Palace, not that I'm in any rush to go visit it now. Have...have you seen it since?

[Shakes his head, again.]

Me neither. I imagine it would be pretty hard now, too.

[Aang's head tilts slightly, as if in confusion.]

I thought everyone showed up in the throne room? Or...that's what people keep telling me.

[Rory makes an uncertain face as well, thinking for a moment.]

You mean when we arrived here? ...yeah, I guess so.

[It seems like such a long time ago by now, funnily enough.]

I woke up somewhere else.

[He says this simply, turning his attention towards the horizon.]

I was kind of hoping to maybe talk to her, and see about going home, but...yeah.

[Rory doesn't really think too much of that, to be honest. It usually just flies over his head.]

It is a bit not good. [Which is putting it lightly, but they both know how bad it already is in general so.] Looks like it'll be a while more before we can go back anytime soon.

It'd be nice to know if that's a good thing or not.

I'm pretty sure a lot of other people do, too.

[Rory himself included.]

That's both comforting, and not.

[Though, he does say this with the beginnings smile.]

There's a war. Back home, I mean. And here, for as long as I've been here, it's been peaceful.

[Rory has been in fights, and wars, but not in the usual way. So he can understand where Aang is coming from, in his own way.]

It's hard to think that this place might end up the same way.

[Because it is nice here, and well... Rory doesn't want this to get lost, either.]

I'd rather not think about it, if given the choice.

[Another wry twist to Rory's face here.]

Sometimes its impossible to avoid what you don't want.

Do you have a Destiny too?

[Blinks.]

'Destiny'?

You know, a predestined sacred duty?

[Uuuuuuuh.]

Not the last time I checked.

Oh. I just thought when you said you couldn't avoid things, that maybe...

[His brow furrows in thought.]

Do you know someone who does? Because that's the kind of thing that happens with Destiny.

[A pause as Rory thinks.]

Well, no, not really. It's just... [How does he explain this - he's pretty sure time travel won't sit well with him.] I mean, sometimes things just have to happen, right? Otherwise other things wouldn't happen. I mean, its not good that the Emperor is dead, but may be something important and good might come out of it.

[Awkward silence.]

Not that I wished it happened all the same, but... yeah.

Yeah...maybe.

[Aang can't help but think of his people in this moment. Lost to history because something really important had to happen.]

At least we can make a difference this time.

[Rory nods in agreement, here.]

I certainly hope the same as well.

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