Event | Landfall | Bresilyk | Countryside

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: December 3 - 11, 2013
Location: Bresilyk countryside (landfall)
Situation: Tu Vishan makes landfall at the winterbound republic of Bresilyk!
Warnings/Rating: Please include warnings in comment subject lines

OOC Post | Approved Items | Special Gifts
Aihsohlow | Phorezton | Markutte | Countryside

The countryside is layered with snow that is up to four meters deep, all fallen within the past two months as a cold season falls upon the country. There are numerous roads in between towns and small, domed minesteads and each road is oddly clear of snow and ice. Closer inspection reveals that the surfaces are heated by some technology buried beneath the black surfaces. Occasional construction crews can be seen tearing up or laying down new surfacing over a web of thick, coated wires that presumably provide the heat. Snow is often found sculpted near crossroads, taking artistic shape in anything from beautifully arched sculptures to recreations of local fauna.

Wildlife can be spotted here and there, with a large herd of antlered beasts making their way across the snowy grounds. Webbing between their toes (yes, toes) allows each of the large, white animals to traverse upon the snow-tops with barely a print left in their wake. Hunting parties can be seen chasing after the fringes of this herd while wearing some sort of hovering harness and it is evident that the beasts are a primary source of meat for the people. Birds flit back and forth, a few predatory mammals can be spied at the edges of the icebound forests, and there are a variety of serpentine pets kept by residents fortunate to live in the warmer domed towns.

Speaking of towns, the three within the barrier's reach are spaced roughly twenty kilometres away from one another, forming a triangle of commerce that sustains each. Aihsohlow represents the southernmost town, Phorezton the northernmost, and Markutte the northeastern one. There are a variety of small minesteads in between that would greet travellers, but only reluctantly allow them into their homes. Stories abound of troubles outside the domes and they are not apt to invite said troubles inside.

Roadways | Minesteads | Other

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[alphatar]

"Of course you can go!" That actually gets a light punch on his shoulder from her. "I didn’t make this just for me." Unless something or someone came around to demolish it, the ride would be there for a while.

Not even giving a demonstration, Korra grabs Dick by the collar of his shirt and pulls him onto the platform with her. She’s having way too much fun and her constant smile is evidence of that. "We just go up."

Moving one arm and then another in a continual loop, Korra earthbends the platform up the White Wall with enough momentum to push her hair back until they reach the top.

[bludhavenknight]

"Hey, you never know! I was just checking!" Dick didn't want to assume the wrong idea, after all. Even if he knew that he most likly wasn't wrong, but this was just too cool to think that it would all be for one person.

Once he's on the platform, though, he has to take a second to press his feet into the ground. Seemed safe! He'd like to jump on it or something, but by the time he even thought about doing it, the platform started moving up.

And moving up fast. "Woohoo!" Dick whooped, laughing. When they got to the top, he looked at Korra with a grin. "Forget about sledding, can we do that again?"

[alphatar]

"Well, we gotta get back down somehow. Come on!" Buoyant from the effect of the snow glitter, and naturally exuberant in colder weather, Korra set the sled just before the slope with a big smile plastered on her face. Once done, she sat down in front and adjusted her shoulders as if she was about to lift something heavy.

Waiting until Dick was settled in and had his arms around her waist, she chirped "Hope you can hold your lunch!"

Pushing forward, her hands left the platform and moved them forward. Picking up speed wasn't a problem and before they even reached the first loop, cold air puffed out her cheeks in the happiest, most manic manner possible.

Waterbending was easy since she hardly needed to move, and it was only used to increase their speed as the come across each loop, ensuring neither of them fall off the sled while upside down. When they came to one of the steep inclines that went higher than the White Wall, Korra continued bending to get them to the top-

Then held them there while they were teetering on the very tip and looking at a very long, long way down.

No, she had no idea Dick Grayson was a superb acrobat and very unafraid of heights, but that didn't stop her from looking over her shoulder and giving the most mischievous grin she's ever mustered.

"You ready?"

[bludhavenknight]

It was like being a little kid, and going on his first roller coaster. He grew up being in the air, but there was the kind of speed that you couldn't get anywhere else. It was like running with Wally. Like flying with Clark. Like being along for a ride that you had no control over.

It was terrifying and exhilarating, and he loved every second of it. He was laughing and whooping, holding onto her tight. He felt almost manic about it, like there was something else going on that just made him more excited.

They balanced there, and he leaned a little bit forward to see the descent, before he looked at her. "I was born ready." He said, giving the biggest cliche ever with a grin that threatened to split his face.

"This might be the best day ever, just so you know!"

[alphatar]

His cliché got a pair of flat eyes from her, though the off-put look was completely ruined by her smile; because really, it did feel like the best day she’s ever actually had. She couldn’t count the day she spent with Jack when she was thirteen, the memory was a fake one from the Dreaming in Sinbrilee.

Not matter how much she wanted it to be a real one.

"Oh trust me, I know!" And with that, Korra lurched forward and the sled went down, slowly at first, then resuming the speeds so the cold air was once again throwing her hair back.

After a few more fantastic loops that kept Korra waterbending so they wouldn’t fall off, they came off the snow and onto the spiraling ice slide she made to be finale. With the track for it being half as wide as a race car track, Korra jerked to right so the were only on one side of the sled.

"Big finish!" and she decided to wing it by not waterbending anymore.

Naturally they slam back down so the sled’s even, but it’s too much with the speed they had on the descent that flipped and sent both of them flying into the snow.

It’s muffled, but there’s laughter coming from underneath the pile of snow Korra’s half sticking out of.

[bludhavenknight]

It was like a big, snowy car crash that you saw in the movies. People flying around everywhere, some of them getting tossed out of the car, people landing in places far away from where they once were. The big finish was a big finish, though, and Dick felt absolutely peaceful as they went down, and only managed a slight panic at flipping.

But he was also partly sticking out of the snow, and he was laughing, and really, it was a pretty good crash.

"I think there's snow everywhere in my clothes." Dick laughed, sitting up and shaking his head to get the snow off of it. "That was the best sledding experience I have ever had!"