[ His last visit hadn't been in the spirit of tourism. Even so, he senses that she's asking for an itinerary. From what he's observed of this city, it's like the blind men and the elephant. Every part you touch fools you into thinking you know the whole thing. Except that's impossible; it's too diverse, too mysterious. During his last visit here, he'd mostly stuck to kissaten-style coffee shops to meet contacts, to weaving through warrens of enormous black markets for weapons and equipment, or strolling through heavily-forested parks -- placid green oases almost centuries old -- as he preyed unnoticed upon his marks. ]
[ None of that, he suspects, will appeal to Korra. In a way, that's good. Trying something new here will be a way of detoxing, without slipping too far into memories with uglier resonances. ]
[ Slowly, he rounds on Korra, still holding her hand, walking backwards in front of her through the brightly-lit streets, not-quite-smiling. ]
They have good clubs here. If you're in the mood for dancing. [ He isn't. (When is he ever?) But they don't have to do everything in one night. Also: ] There's hot springs of lava rock outside the city limits. More secluded than the purpose-built hot pools downtown.
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Date: 2014-11-18 02:31 am (UTC)[ His last visit hadn't been in the spirit of tourism. Even so, he senses that she's asking for an itinerary. From what he's observed of this city, it's like the blind men and the elephant. Every part you touch fools you into thinking you know the whole thing. Except that's impossible; it's too diverse, too mysterious. During his last visit here, he'd mostly stuck to kissaten-style coffee shops to meet contacts, to weaving through warrens of enormous black markets for weapons and equipment, or strolling through heavily-forested parks -- placid green oases almost centuries old -- as he preyed unnoticed upon his marks. ]
[ None of that, he suspects, will appeal to Korra. In a way, that's good. Trying something new here will be a way of detoxing, without slipping too far into memories with uglier resonances. ]
[ Slowly, he rounds on Korra, still holding her hand, walking backwards in front of her through the brightly-lit streets, not-quite-smiling. ]
They have good clubs here. If you're in the mood for dancing. [ He isn't. (When is he ever?) But they don't have to do everything in one night. Also: ] There's hot springs of lava rock outside the city limits. More secluded than the purpose-built hot pools downtown.