Day 69: Sun Room

[rebonding]

[From here]

Korra wandered into the Sun Room while rubbing her hair dry with a small towel. The shower had been nice, at least. She had wanted her nurse to take her outside, but apparently there would be none of that for the moment. The "adults" were out there. What were they doing that they couldn't let her go outside, too?? She wasn't used to this, being cooped up. It reminded her of her time in the sewers.

She flopped down onto one of the couches, keeping an eye out for someone to chat up. Sure, her social skills weren't exactly 'honed,' yet, but that didn't mean she didn't want to talk to people. There wasn't anything else to do here, anyway.

[Barnaby!]

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[baniichan]

"It's not considered that weird these days," Barnaby patiently responded. "At least, not where I come from." Compared to some of the other zanier NEXT powers out there, his could even be considered a little on the plain side.

"Super strength is one way to describe it," he confirmed. "It has more uses than that, though. For example, I can also use it to jump to higher places, as well as to boost my speed, eyesight, and hearing."

[rebonding]

"That's pretty cool!" Consider Korra impressed. If he was telling the truth, at least. And what reason did Barnaby have to lie about his abilities? That could prove dangerous here, right?

But all of this went against everything she knew about the world. There had been no such thing as any of this before she had woken up in this stupid hospital.

[baniichan]

Although Korra was probably closer to Blue Rose's age, there was something about her demeanor that reminded Barnaby of Dragon Kid. He wasn't sure if it was because of her tomboyish air, or her interest in martial arts and combat. There was also a similar sense of earnest honesty behind her words.

Of course, first impressions could certainly change, provided he even spoke to this girl again. Knowing how meddlesome his obnoxious nurses could be, though, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility.

"You think so?" Barnaby responded, although he was only being half-modest. "It's certainly something that gets a lot of attention back home, but I'm afraid it doesn't do much good here if I can't use it to find an escape."

Everyone else here was dealing with a similar situation, which was the only reason Barnaby freely admitted to it. Normally, he liked to minimize weaknesses, and he still did so in this case, but there was very little to be gained by completely hiding the fact that he was a NEXT.

"What about your abilities?" Barnaby asked. "Have you tried testing them since you arrived here?"

[rebonding]

"I... haven't really had much of a chance to." Korra frowned, thinking of how quickly she'd wound right back up in her own bed. "They definitely came back, though." That had been a huge relief. No matter how much she told herself she wasn't scared of this place taking her bending, the notion still terrified her. She would have to meditate on it, later. Hopefully Aang would have some advice.

"They definitely don't work during the day, though."