[OPEN MINGLE: SEPT 8-16]

[oneandmikleonly]

[So what are you up to as we pass out of the first hectic week of September and into the second? Calm strolls with alien elephants or fast swims with alien sealife? Flashing your sunglasses at crime scenes? Dreaming and building dreams? Waking and building...buildings? There's always a lot to do here, whether it's formal missions or just shenanigans with friends.

Zenning out is fine too!]

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[braavado]

I don't think it's selfish to ask for help. [There's a touch of confusion that bleeds into their mental connection, though.]

What's this mission of yours?

[mistimed]

I am a Slayer, a demon who hunts demons. My priority mission is to protect the world from the creatures we call Oni.

However. They do not appear to have yet invaded this planet. I believe deciphering my past is the key to understanding what I must do while I am here.

[braavado]

Can't say I'm really complaining about their absence. I think we have enough to worry about without demons and other things like them showing up.

[A pause, as she mulls over what Horō's told her.]

So you're saying you want someone to share your dreams with, and that might help you understand something that happened to you in your past?

[mistimed]

Yes, the reprieve was unexpected, but I have come to welcome it. I fear a sword left to rust is going to forget its edge.

I believe that is the correct expression. [Her misuse of idioms goes well beyond malapropism, and frequently. It would be more tragic if she seemed to take note of it at all.]

That is precisely my intention. Rather, that it would help me understand anything that happened to me in my past.

[braavado]

[She lets the misuse of the phrase roll right off of her, more preoccupied with Horō's request.]

I guess as long as you're sure you don't mind people poking around your past, I'm willing to help.

[mistimed]

I do not mind. Whatever I uncover, it will not change who I am.

[There's confidence in her thoughts - she sounds determined and optimistic. The past is just the past, but Horō's mind won't give up its burning question: Who am I supposed to be?]

[braavado]

[She's given her blessing already without even hesitating, so all Korra can do is nod.]

Okay. It sounds like you've already made up your mind, so I'm not gonna keep asking you. [Smiling slightly, she adds--] I'm ready whenever you are.

[mistimed]

Before we go, will you share some identifying information with me? I am probably going to need some way to identify you.

A name, brief description, and signature skills will probably suffice for now.

[braavado]

Oh, yeah. That's probably a good idea.

[A touch of amusement filters through their connection.]

I'm Korra. Brown hair, blue eyes, wearing lots of blue. I can bend the elements. What about you?

[mistimed]

Understood. I conclude that you will be easy to find. Thank you, Korra.

My name is Horō. I have blue hair and green eyes. Have I already said that I am a Slayer? [Deducing that she has, she continues.] I am proficient in the use of firearms and explosives.

[braavado]

Blue hair should be easy to spot.

[She commits all the details offered to her to memory, waiting just a second longer in case Horō had anything else to say.]

Should we give it a try now?