Roleplay: Republic City Park

[u/Nintendoerik]

The park is abundant in greenery and landscaped with small hills, deciduous trees, and impeccably kept grass. A pond stretches along the park's entirety, with stone arched bridges built over the surface to allow easy passage. Fish and other fauna such as turtle ducks can be found in the waters of the park's pond.

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(( Reply to each other's posts to approach somebody for RP, or post your own. This is the park in Republic City, which you may remember from the beginning of LoK where Korra first heard about the Equalists. The time is currently 10:00am. ))

[u/Nintendoerik]

An awkward moment passes as the strange woman sits down next to Kiro, but doesn't seem to acknowledge his existence. He listens to her frustrated mumbles, presenting a nervous blink, as he didn't wish to further push an already upset woman, especially if it turns out to be a bender. That could end badly!

Eventually, he speaks up, offering his best welcoming smile in hopes to calm her nerves. He does enjoy speaking to strangers, but that doesn't mean he's particularity good at it.

“Hi! Ehm. Is something wrong?” He reaches with his left hand, and scratches the back of his head.

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He looks to her as she speaks, only moving his eyes away from hers once in awhile to eye the odd passerby. His smile gradually falls as he hears of her problem, stopping at a straightened mouth which crumpled on the side—giving a look of sympathy. In addition, he also seems surprised that a random girl would begin speaking to him so openly, but he straightens his outfit while stretching his back before responding.

“Oh,” he pauses. “That's rough. If they're your employers, and you really did work hard, they should reward you, especially if they promised. Can I ask where you work?”

As he speaks, he periodically shifts his glance. He seems to enjoy the conversation, and speaks kindly, but is still shy enough to be unable to keep a continued focus of his eyes on hers. Contrary to his relaxed position of nearly laying down he was in before, he now sits straight, rubbing his hand on his right arm's orange wristband.

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Kiro pretends to understand her plight, and her rambling. He almost seems to become exhausted just watching her move around and continue to speak for an impressive amount of time. Because of this, he almost seems shocked at her conclusion and introduction, but quickly returns his expression to a smile. This time, however, it's closer to a grin—as he can't help but snicker at what was occurring. His hand reaches out and grips hers firmly as he shakes it up and down.

“I'm Kiro. It's good to meet'cha, too! I'm from the Water Tri--” he stops, and looks down at his blue attire while letting go of her hand. “I guess it's obvious where I'm from.”

He chuckles again, and looks around awkwardly for a brief moment. “Anyway. I'm sorry to hear about your problem. It sounds like you're dealing with a lot.”

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He frowns, and offers a guilty face. “Sorry,” he says quietly. “I haven't had an awful day. I've just been exploring. I only got to this city a couple days ago.” Again, he creates an awkward silence, but this isn't caused by any sort of shyness. Instead, he feels bad for the girl, and the fact that she's clearly having a much worse day than he is. Kiro has also experienced his share of tragedy, and hardships, but he has no right to assume he's had a worse time than this stranger.

“I don't want to butt into your business, but maybe it's time to find a new job. It doesn't sound like these employers are very trustworthy. You shouldn't have to deal with stupid things like that, when you can move on, and do something else.” He scratches the back of his head, and snickers. He speaks the next sentence with an embarrassed laughter beneath his words, and shrugs afterwards. “Life is an adventure, right?”

(( Yeah, it's really late. I'll check back tomorrow as well! ))

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(( I hope you don't mine, but I've read the entire conversation thus far, and voiced it here http://picosong.com/krh4/ I knoow there's some pops in there, but all in all, it's just practice for me! ))

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[nice!]

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He points to himself with curious eyes. “Me? My sister and I came to Republic City just as one of many stops from our travels. We've been all over the place, from the grand city of Ba Sing Se, to the Southern Water Tribe.”

Kiro's eyes shift to the left, and he speaks with a decrease in volume as he tries not to make the next line make the situation more depressing. “We're trying to find our parents.”

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His face turns to a smile a the woman's friendly gesture, and nods. Although he's searched for his parents for years, he has definitely not given up hope—and although he isn't one to become depressed about it, he sincerely appreciates her comforting words. Suddenly, he looks shocked. “Where am I staying?” he says, before losing himself in his own thoughts.

He remembers being out in the wilderness, and asking his sister to help him set up camp. Wham! Stones would simply shoot out from the ground, and his sister would tell him that it would be their luxurious home for the night. This happened pretty much every night, but he didn't mind. He isn't picky. In fact, he loves being out in nature.

Finally, he looks to her and responds. “Oh, you know. Just a place.” He coughs awkwardly. “You'd show me around the city? That'd be great!” His face turns to a toothy smile, clearly happy with her proposal. He still knows almost nothing about Republic City.

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Kiro laughs at the woman's interest in food, which also reminds him just how hungry he really is. His stomach grumbles, and he rests his left hand on it before she turns to him with her question. With an indecisive look on his face, he hesitates, but then speaks up as he pulls himself up off the bench. He rolls his shoulders, stretching his body from the lengthy rest on the wooden bench.

“Uhm. Well, I'm definitely not an elite citizen, and I don't usually party.” He scratches his head. “So I like the sound of that second one more... And food. I like food,” he says before snickering, rubbing his belly. “I don't really know what I'm looking for in specific.”

Just then, he raises his hands up in front of his body, and looks a bit more nervous. “But if you have friends you're supposed to be meeting, I don't want to keep you either!”