the legend of toph [or korra starts training in earthbending]

[not_halfbaked]

WHO: Korra and anone
WHERE: the junkyard
WHEN after this http://re-alignment.dreamwidth.org/26370.html
WHAT: Korra wants to learn metalbending, only for self defense and to try to help Ratchet in the infirmary. She's repulsed by the thought of using this against others like Tarrlok used bloodbending against her.
WARNINGS: uh, claustrophobia, maybe?

Korra new the legend of Toph. How, when trapped in a metal box, she discovered metalbending at twelve years old or so.

The closest Korra could find to a metal box that she could fit in was the trunk of a Satomobile. She really hoped it wasn't platinum, but it'd be her luck if it were.

The girl lay in the dark, trying to feel for vibrations of earth minerals in the metallic cover above. The bottom of the trunk...wasn't much, all fuzzy with carpeting.

Korra huffed. Maybe if she locked the trunk door, but no, the door was busted to begin with. It could close well enough, but Korra could easily push it open from inside. Sure as hell wasn't at her lowest point like Toph was, pressured into finding metalbending.

Naga gave an encouraging bark from outside, and with a sigh, Korra tried concentrating again.

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[winged_knight]

Wing happens to be scouting the Junk Pile that day for, well, a few things, books being one of them, when his audio receptors pick up an odd noise. He cocks his head, listening. When the noise doesn't come again, he gives in to his curiosity and goes to investigate.

The knight crests the edge of a mound of junk an sees Naga taking a keen interest in what looks like a primitive automobile.

"Oh! Naga..." He glances around, a touch confused, "Where's Korra?"

[not_halfbaked]

Korra blinked in the dark of the trunk.

"Wing? Is that you?"

The voice had been kinda muffled, but audible and familiar enough for her to hazard a guess.

Meanwhile, Naga was greeting Wing, going up and sniffing and licking at him.

Naga >is< female...right? Hopefully I'm remembering that right...

[winged_knight]

His audio receptors tuned into the familiar voice.

"...Korra?"

Wing's just glancing around, trying to locate her when Naga comes to greet him. Momentarily distracted, he smiles and lets the polarbeardog have a sniff, then gives her a gentle scratch behind the head.

yes, Naga is female :)

[not_halfbaked]

Korra debated on whether to get out, then decided against. She still wanted to try, she didn't want to get out just yet unless she could bend the metal door above her, even just a little.

So instead she called out, "Just in this trunk. Uh, training."

Re: yes, Naga is female :)

[winged_knight]

He tracked the sound this time, to the trunk of the strange vehicle.

"You're...training? From inside there?"

Re: yes, Naga is female :)

[not_halfbaked]

"I'm trying to open the trunk door with metalbending," Korra said in a flat, blunt, slightly irritated and tired voice.

[winged_knight]

"Oh!" Wing has no idea how Korr'a abilites work, but they fascinate him. The idea of metalbending though...gives him some pause.

He wants to ask how it works but, first... "I'm not, disturbing you am I? I can go if you need to concentrate."