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[capemods]

WHO: ImPorts in Venezuela
WHERE: Mérida, Venezuela
WHEN: October 15th 2012 - October 18th 2012
WARNINGS: Strong language is likely. Potential violence.
SUMMARY: President Pisani throws a festival for imPorts one and all! While this is a catchall log for the first four days and set wholly in Merida, you are not limited to those parameters. If you want to pursue your own logs too, feel free!
FORMAT: Whatever you'd like.


It was a beautiful city, green and lush. Morning mist locked fingers with older stone and quiet brick. Much of the populace lulled in the valley between two solid growths of mountains, cushioned in an ancient palm and electrified by the lively pulse of the crisp, rain-courted air. The temperature is brisk, chilly, but that shouldn't discourage you from enjoying the lakes and rivers breathing through the land. The city itself is equally crisp and its usually pristine avenues are ablaze with color; banners and posters and warm hellos. There was warmth everywhere, in homes and faces and hands.

Welcome to Mérida, Hero.

Comments

[gevurah]

[ People will probably stare at him, but given he's an imPort, there's not much fear in their eyes but a curiosity being sparked. One of the women Kate was dancing rather closely with slows down before stopping entirely, pointing in Kang's direction. Kate looks over and is taken by surprise. Indeed, she recognizes him. She thanks her partner for the dance and slips away, heading over to Kang's side. ]

[governorkang]

[His wings rustle slightly, and he looks almost sheepish.]

Do you remember me?

[gevurah]

I remember everything from that week. [ She was quite a brat... but she smiles anyway. ] I really wasn't trying to get anything out of you.

[governorkang]

I know that now.

[He scratches at his jaw briefly, definitely looking a bit embarrassed.]

I never did thank you for helping me get away, either.

[gevurah]

It's fine. It must been way more confusing for you. [ She's guessing he may not be from a world with where humans are abundant. ]

[governorkang]

Very much so. [A pause.] My name is Kang, ma'am.

[gevurah]

Kate.

Were you alright after I left? Sorry about that; I had a bit of a temper as a kid.

[governorkang]

I was fine, yes. I had a bit of a temper when I was younger, too.

[gevurah]

It's over now, at least. No side effects either. Lucky us.

[governorkang]

[He laughs, and smiles wryly.]

Just memories I'd rather not have had dredged up.

[gevurah]

[ Both of them. ]

You alright now?

[governorkang]

Oh, I'm fine. He waves a hand.]

Have you been enjoying your stay here so far?

[gevurah]

[ She nods and casts a look out over the dancers. ]

It's great. They know how to make you feel welcome here.

[governorkang]

It is a very different experience than in the City. I'm actually a bit glad I let myself get dragged here.

[gevurah]

[ She's met other dragons and all have been unique experiences. Khisanth is the one that left a bitter aftertaste. ]

First time anyone's ever thrown a party for any of us imPorts.

[governorkang]

[Khisanth does that for a lot of people.]

Well, besides the benefit, if you could even call it a party. This one's much more fun.

[gevurah]

It's an interesting change; the natives these days usually don't want us nearby.

[governorkang]

That's not an unfamiliar sentiment from humans. [Muttered, almost to himself.]

[gevurah]

I'm sorry if I upset you back then. [ Aliens, the supernatural, even superheroes existed since the Second World War at least, but it's not something she was familiar with as a child. ] Honestly, I'd never even met a dragon until I came here.

[governorkang]

No, that had nothing to do with you. I freely admit my kind doesn't have the best of reputations amongst the humans of my world. And, we're draconians, not dragons; we were created from them. I do know of three others that are dragons here, though.

[He says this in a way that suggests it's something he has to explain frequently, sunlight glinting on scales with a bronze sheen.]

[gevurah]

Created? [ She was curious before. ] I spoke to one before on the Network. Had the form of an old man, though.

[ She can't mention the other one as she ran into him in cowl. Khisanth she only knew the truth thanks to having to figure out who Dick's killer was in the past. ]

[governorkang]

[He shrugs.]

Magic. The one you spoke to was likely the gold. There's also a black and a bronze, though I haven't seen anything from the black lately.

[At mention of the gold and bronze, he seems a bit discomfited, and it's clear that he's not fond of the black by the look of annoyance on his face.]

[gevurah]

Khisanth? [ There's an underlying distaste in her tone. ] I think she was ported out a while ago.

[governorkang]

Good riddance. [Kang snorts.] She never liked my kind, and she especially doesn't like me after I told her what her future had in store for her.

[gevurah]

I've heard about a war being waged. [ She lets that hang for a second. ] What's her part in all that?