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Characters: Korra, Finnick, Po, Bean, Dinah, Tony Stark (616), Amon, Sabriel, Jim Kirk, Damian, Toph, Lin, Jack Frost, Raimei, Enjolras, Kyle Rayner, Bruce Banner, Asbel, Aisha, Katniss, Iskierka, Richard, and OPEN (That means YOU.)
Date: Various dates throughout July when not conflicting with Korra’s time during the clueventure.
Location: Korra’s suite, Various locations
Situation: Fish, Training, Flying, and whatever else happens!
Warnings/Rating: Physical violence, PTSD, NPC death, blood, FEELS, maybe even some swearing.

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[definingfuture]

Not really.

[Tony was clearly enjoying this chance to get to show off. When you come from a world of superheroes and aliens and celestial beings, it was hard to feel all that unique or accomplished. And he still wanted to feel special. Or at least have something he could be proud of... the Iron Man was the best he had to do that with.]

I'm used to it. It feels like using any other part of me. Just different.

[Yeah, that was a great explanation. Good work, Tony.]

What does bending feel like?

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Really. [She couldn’t help but chuckle as she said it.] Bending’s kind of like that. Think of which element you to use, let your movement and chi flow together, and you just use it how you want.

[To demonstrate she brought her closed hand up and unfolded her fingers, a small flame hovered just above her palm.]

Takes practice, more for me than your average bender, but it feels great to use.

[Letting it disappear in a puff of smoke she grinned.]

Okay, so maybe not exactly like yours- but bending’s a part of me just the same.

[definingfuture]

[Tony smiled at that. The way Korra formed fire and made it seem natural and real as opposed to mythical. That reminded him in a way of someone else who used chi. He did what might feel like impossible things in other contexts seem more concrete in his way. It was just something about his approach that left Tony feeling grounded rather than put off like he tended to be with magic. And it was the same with Korra's bending. They both felt real and natural.]

I understand that. Using technology is pretty much the same. It's always felt great to me.

[Maybe too much at some points, but that was a different thing entirely.]

This--the armor--it's the better part of who I am. Maybe the best part.

[Or the only good part. He wasn't sure. He smiled fondly though, holding up his hand and letting the metal that made up the gauntlet covering it shift and melt like softening putty, forming a small R.T. node on the back of it.]

It feels like thought. Like being able to see through your skin and know things you didn't realize existed until you saw them. It's not quite as impressive as making the elements do whatever you want, though. I guess they reserve that kind of thing for the real talent.

[alphatar]

[And this was precisely what helped convince Korra that Tony was a good choice in friends. He understood that bending wasn’t the weird, wackiness that magic was. Something that irritated Korra when others simply classified bending as magic without a second glance.]

Maybe not the best part, I mean your heart needs it just as much as it needs your heart, right? [At least that was what she took from his explanation on why he had made the technology that’s now in his body.]

Just try telling my friends that’s not impressive. [She smirked, but her blue eyes reflected the bright light from the R.T. node and her own intrigue at seeing it happen before her.]

[definingfuture]

[Bending was weird, but Tony couldn't claim to have never seen weirder. If anything, it was a relief from the magic he was used to dealing with. If Korra said it could make logical sense, then Tony was glad it wasn't running on some magical power he could never hope to fathom. Win-win all around.]

It doesn't need anything. It's a machine. Well, a lot of machines. They don't need like people do.

[He smiled awkwardly through that explanation. What was it, again? The metal doesn't make the man. But sometimes Tony had trouble really convincing himself that was true.]

But I like to think I've got some skill in me.

[He couldn't be blamed for being smug, right? It was harmless pleasure, and Korra was enjoying the show. Tony smirked back, letting her get a good look.]

Those are sensors. I can use them to see. That's kind of the watered down version, but you get the idea.

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Well that thing didn’t build itself, right. How’s that for skill?

[She raised an eyebrow and looked at the sensor curiously.]

So the armor’s an extension of you, so whatever that eye sees, you do too.

[Moving her mouth to the side of her face thoughtfully, Korra tilted her head and tapped her glider with her finger.]

Well my friend can see by touch, so you can see by your machine. That makes sense. [Weirdly enough.]

[definingfuture]

How about that?

[Tony was kind of unsure of what to say. Sure, he knew his armor was a great piece of tech. That was not even mentioning the Extremis altering his body. But most of the time other people were harder to impress.]

Pretty much. It enhances my body.

[Which was the easy explanation. He could have gone with that before, actually, but this was Tony. Easy didn't register most of the time. It was his turn to be impressed after that response, though.]

Your friend can see through touch? As in they touch things, or they actually see by touching part of something?

[Because with the way Korra said it and after watching her manipulate air, Tony was going to assume it wasn't the obvious method of getting an idea of spacial environment by feeling around.]

[alphatar]

Actually see by touching the ground, rocks, and stones; through vibrations. [Korra had experienced it first hand in Toph’s dream at Sinbrilee.] People, heartbeats, bugs- anything that causes the smallest vibration can be seen. Not colors or stuff like that.

[She shrugged while she pursed her lips thoughtfully.] In a lot of ways it’s better than eyesight.

[definingfuture]

Vibrations? So she feels it. That makes sense. [Bending was thankfully based on some scientific principles. That was another point in its favor in Tony's book. He had gotten used to more magic over the years, but he was relieved to have the familiarity of logic he could understand and apply here.]

So you can do that too? Or is this one of those things where it only applies to certain people? Because if you can, I'd like to see your world. It sounds like a great place.

[Humans with sonar abilities that treat it as science. How could he not love the idea of that kind of place?]

And as long as you don't come down too hard, you'll be an ace pilot too. Avatar of nature and local Skymaster. Which means we'll have to find you someone to race.

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I could probably learn it since I’m an earthbender. Future Industries would probably be your first stop, my friend runs it and they come up with the newest stuff. Nothing near what your Stark stuff can do, but it’s impressive back home.

[First person who didn’t think her world was just some old-fashioned, stuck in the past world and Korra was grateful for it.]

If I keep practicing, I’m sure I’ll find someone close to my speed. No one too quick though. [She had seen those small, different colored streaks in the sky that superheroes left behind, some of them even left a sonic boom afterwards.]

[definingfuture]

Future Industries? That sounds like my kind of place.

[He laughed even though Korra wouldn't get the joke. It was more simple appreciation than anything. Tony had gotten used to a lot of things. Medieval England and King Arthur, for instance, a place where they ate dragons (and had dragons), so old-fashioned had some levels of variance for him. More importantly, Korra herself sounded sophisticated and together enough, so he assumed the culture she came from must be somewhat modern.]

You mean you aren't going to challenge the metahumans to a race? That sounds like fun to me. Maybe after you've gotten the landing down. Or some air jets.

[alphatar]

[How she wished she could introduce him to Asami so they could talk shop. Though she was pretty sure Tony’s talk would blow her mind. Even mecha tanks seemed like a piece of junk next to the Iron Man.]

Landing first, then maybe some races. But at least you made my first one a success. [And completely saved her life from her own stupidity, but that could go unsaid.]

[definingfuture]

[He was enjoying this much talk anyway. It was refreshing just to get out and fly and talk to someone about the good part of abilities. Korra's world at least appreciated bending as far as he could tell. It didn't feel like so much of a curse.]

The first is just getting you off the ground. Once you warm up to it, you'll be flying circles around the rest of us.

[Tony grinned. Even with that one near-miss, he was enjoying it. It all worked out in the end and Korra had fun. That was really all that mattered to him at the moment. Responsible adults were probably better found elsewhere.]

Next time you can master your own take off.

[alphatar]

[Korra had always focused on the good part of her abilities, mainly because all of her masters and teachers had focused on the negative aspects of it. Mainly her lack of restraint.

From her experience with that, looking at the positive side of other people’s powers and abilities was her go to. Why make them feel like she had to?]

I’ll add it to my training regimen; it’ll be mastered before you know it. [Said with a smile because she liked having responsibility over her own schedule and knowing that she could handle a lot. Made her feel like the adult she wanted to be knew she was.]

Hey, I’ll even make sure to get it down by the next time some disaster hits the turtle.

[definingfuture]

[It's not something Tony would admit out loud, but having Korra around is a chance to help out and do a little coaching. He feels good about the opportunity. Tony likes getting to show her some flying tricks, even though it's not quite the same as real teaching. It's kind of like home. Or maybe it's not, and that's why he likes it. Second chances and all of that.]

So the next time I see you, I can expect a challenge. That's what you're saying.

[Okay, so Tony isn't a great role model. But Korra's having fun, he's having fun, and maybe they're both learning something from the flying lesson. That means something to him. He has no reason to doubt that Korra can handle her own training since bending seems like a natural power in her world. It's not like he's watching a complete amateur grasp at straws.]

If you're really good, you can probably learn a few useful tricks too.

[Nope. Totally not a good influence. But she'll figure it out.]

[alphatar]

[Less role models and more fun is exactly what Korra needed. There’s a permanent role model she’s been sculpted after since she had just barely grew out of being a toddler.]

Yup, and if I even get an airbending teacher by then, you better bring your best game. [Pro-bending wasn’t here and competition is something Korra thrived on, even if she knew that she was outclassed. Setting up an impossible bar was par for the course in her experience.]

Maybe if there was some kind of race track set up in the sky, give the fliers something to do.

[definingfuture]

[Fun Tony could do. It was something he was good at as long as there were no serious threats to botch it up. He grinned, putting on a little show of bravado when Korra gave him the challenge. That was what he needed to hear.]

Even if you are the avatar of your world, I'll still school you in a race. Just make sure you are ready to lose.

[It had been awhile since he got to enjoy something like this. Once he got the Extremis augmentation, it was all work. Before that? Emptiness. A feeling of sedentary loss that dragged out his life. It was about time he got to actually enjoy being Iron Man again.]

I don't want to break your heart.