First Lap

[powdersup]

[Voice]

[...This book is so, so weird. She's still not comfortable talking into the thing and she's only done it twice so far. But, might as well leap right into the fire. Being impulsive isn't quite her thing, but hesitating isn't either]

Is this working...? Yeah, I think so- Good evening everyone. I just arrived yesterday and I thought I should introduce myself; my name's Asami. [...] And... if anyone wants to help me with a few things I'd really appreciate that.

[She's sure the people in the Avatar cast could help her with most of these too, but she's imposing enough by having slept in Sokka's room last night (reducing him to the couch) and she needs to figure out a few things here like somewhere else to stay, new wardrobe, her gauntlet, all that stuff.]

Other than that, does anyone like sports? I'm fond of racing and probending, myself.

[...there, that's a conversation starter too.

Bonus Action: While she's looking for people to do it with her, either way she'll be hitting up All Passions, the Item Shop, looking for a room in Community Building 5, and surveying the houses around the Avatar House (56)]

Comments

[thedicearecast]

[The sparks definitely get Amelia's attention, and then the other girl confirms what she's thought.]

Where did you get it? [A glove that's so much like Gasback's weapon...]

[powdersup]

I took it off an Equalist back home. [...She won't know what those are. Okay, finger flex] They're a terrorist group, basically... or well under the leadership of a man named Amon, they were. [Because. At heart it was a social justice movement. Probably. She has to hope there was some point when her father wasn't totally mad]

[thedicearecast]

[Yeah, Amelia frowns at the mention of terrorists.]

Do they all have gloves like these? How strong are they?

[powdersup]

Not all of them, but plenty of them... and they've been strong enough to give Republic City a hard time for months now. [Assuming Amelia means Equalists]

[thedicearecast]

...Oh. [She doesn't, but Amelia realizes that's her own fault.]

I meant the gloves. I'm not from your world. [Considering Gunsmoke lacks a "Republic City."] But that technology looks a lot like something I've seen in mine. That's what caught my interest.

[powdersup]

Oh... Oh gosh, I'm sorry, that was stupid of me. [She even blushes and puts a hand on her face and shakes her head, thus giving the entire world a boner.

Okay no. But now she takes off the glove and shows Amelia the front and back of it, as here] This here on the back is the power source, it's a high powered battery, and then the electrical current comes out here on the palm. You can see it's heavily insulated to make sure the person using the glove isn't shocked themselves too.

[thedicearecast]

No, you're fine. I could've worded it better when I asked.

[Amelia listens to the explanation, nods at certain points.] How strong is the output? Can it kill?

[powdersup]

It's... not designed to kill people, but it's electricity. If you're not careful or you're malicious with it, you might be able to. [But the thought is a little uncomfortable]

[thedicearecast]

Right. [So in that, it's very different from what Gasback made.]

You know a lot about these things. Do you work with technology in your world?

[powdersup]

My... father did. [...That is so much harder to say what with the whole Dad Is Evil thing] I picked up a lot because of the company he owns. [Owned? whatever]

[thedicearecast]

[Amelia goes silent at that, because it strikes too close to home. A father making people suffer, designing weapons for the wrong reasons?

And a weapon that uses electricity, no less.]

My father made something like that, in my world. He also made this. [Amelia lifts up her left hand, pulls off the glove to reveal a second one underneath.]

It neutralizes electricity somehow. I never really understood how it worked.



[ooc: sorry for the bad picture quality /)_(\ I'll try and get decent shots later.]

[powdersup]

Neutralizes? [In spite of herself, Asami goes to take Amelia's hand, feeling around the glove thing, but also tilting it to get a better look] I wonder if it stores it somewhere or grounds it, or...

[thedicearecast]

[Amelia cringes when Asami reaches for her, but so long as the other girl doesn't touch skin, she'll try not to pull away.

And if Asami does make skin-contact? Amelia will pull away with a whine, and start scratching the spot.]

I don't know. It just absorbs the electricity so it can't harm anyone.

[powdersup]

[She, unfortunately, does. It's mostly to try to feel the glove thing and get a feel for it, but given its design touching her skin would be inevitable. When Amelia recoils, she blinks, a bit alarmed-] I'm sorry! That was very invasive of me. I didn't mean to startle you- [though the scratching makes her think it might be more- not her place] it's just a fascinating design.

[thedicearecast]

[Amelia shakes her head, but there's a whine in her voice.] I've got an allergy. [On the plus side, Asami's going to get the chance to look at Amelia's glove, because Amelia pulls it off and holds it out to the other girl.

Just give her a second. Once Asami's got the glove, Amelia pulls a can of disinfectant from her coat. Honestly, it's not that bad of a reaction, but it still itches. At least she'll calm down once she's sprayed it.]

[powdersup]

Oh- I... I'm really sorry, again, I didn't think and just got excited- [But now she has the thing, welp. She doesn't examine it closer yet though, instead just watching Amelia spray the disinfectant.]