COME AT ME BRO.....PEN RP POST

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what even is an RP prompt



(( idk guys just throw up a prompt or an image prompt or a meme link or a starter or whatever for the character of your choice (or idk if you know i have an account for someone and they're not in here whatever), i'm down with that. i mean i'll probably be slow but i'm completely down with that! ))

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give me bolin because cute

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( lydia is mesmerized by the sheer force he seems to be able to harness. she still doesn't quite understand how it works. it's definitely not science, but he said it's not really magic, either. either way... it's improbable, and yet here he is. rocks. dirt. earth in general. he lifts them and tosses them about and creates things from them like it is no more difficult than a simple second nature. she watches him for a few minutes, her head tilting further and further to the side as she just tries to figure out how the physics even make sense at all - which, by the way, they do not - before she speaks up again. )

And what did you say they call it again? Bending?

yes grand

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Yeah, that's right! [ Bolin's never been all that great for an explanation on most any front as it stands. The weird not-science, not-magic, spiritual energy thing made it nigh impossible. Especially for something he's just been able to do most of his life. He flattens a decent-sized rock between his palms, pulls them back apart and elongates it again. ]

You know, you've got your basic earth, fire, water, or air, just kind of depending on what your family can do and where they're from. Unless you're the Avatar, because then you can bend all four elements at once, no problem.

good. all the beautiful facial expressions.

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And this is an ability you're born with? ( she's actually taking notes between watching him. it's fascinating. there may be sketches along with it. possibly. he's intriguing and not hard to draw and not bad to draw, either. lydia's eyes stay on the rock, and she's genuinely mesmerized by how he manages to expand and contract it... like it's so easy. )

How long did it take you to learn that kind of control?

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Yep. I mean, it can take a few years to figure it out, but you get there eventually. And I guess control just sort of comes with practice? [ He frowns thoughtfully. ] And kinda depends on who you learn from! Like Mako and I taught ourselves most of what we know, and we picked a lot up for pro-bending, but sometimes people get trained by a master or a relative or something, too. You know, everyone's different, that kinda thing.

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That sounds... Amazing. ( she fidgets for a moment, eyes cast downward. ) I'd give anything for that sort of guidance. Anything. Any example that wasn't just... Chance.

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[ Well that sounds like a regular bummer and a half. Bolin pauses with the rock clenched back together in his fist, looking over to her with a light frown. ]

What do you mean?

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( she shrugs her shoulders lightly, lifting her eyes only to stare off at nothing. )

The abilities I have. The only other person I know who has them is in an insane asylum. ( then she hugs her arms around herself loosely. ) And no one else knows enough to really train me, or help me hone in on them. So I just have to learn it myself.

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...that's terrible. [ Even when they were on the street, he sort of had Mako to help him figure a couple of things that worked for his bending. As much as firebending could translate. And then there were a few of the gang members around who could give him a tip here and there, and then Toza taught him everything he knows about the pro bending style, even some of the really basic traditional stances.

He guesses he's always had a little guidance on his side. Bolin sticks his hands in his pockets and moves to stand next to her. ]

I mean, you're super smart! You're really, really great. I don't think that you can't figure it out by yourself? [ Whatever those abilities are, exactly. ] But that still must be really tough to have to handle.

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( a small breath leaves her lips, a stillborn laugh. she looks down, her lips painted with a sad smile, then turns slightly and looks over at him. )

I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. But there are so many pieces to the puzzle that I don't even know how to find, let alone put into place. I have this -- thing -- but I can't always use it. I don't really have control over it. It just sort of... happens.

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Must be kinda scary. Not really having control or anything. [ He knows he'd be scared if bending just sort of happened and he had no control over it. All the time, not just when someone got really emotional. Of course he's also a huge nerd so maybe that's just him. ] If there's ever anything I can do to help, just say the word. Even if you're still figuring stuff out, I think it's pretty good to have someone to talk it out with.