... This is new.
[[Irene got a dose of nanomites. This particular brand is giving her electrical powers, which - considering she's from a time before the Industrial Revolution - she's taking as some sort of magical energy. I'm going to be putting up some open spam starters in the comments - feel free to run into her, or start your own thread, if you
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She picked a corner that looked, at this hour, deserted - but probably not for long. She looked around, making sure the coast was clear, before raising her arms out towards the vastness beyond the deck and letting loose.
Maybe it was the pent-up energy or just her lack of control, but the lightning bolt that shot out of her hands was both huge and quite loud. Startled, she dropped her hands and turned around, trying to look as innocent as possible]
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Iroh had emerged from the stairwell onto the deck just as the streak of lightning had been unleashed - he raised his brows in surprise but said nothing, simply raising a hand in greeting to the young woman near the railings. She wasn't dressed like any Firebender he'd ever seen, but he had heard about a lady on board with electrical powers who was not of his world.
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"... Hi."
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"That was very impressive, madam. A new skill, perhaps? You seem....surprised."
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She regarded him quizzically, then added, "You don't." That was odd, wasn't it? Someone simply accepting that people could shoot - whatever that thing was - out of their hands?
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"No, indeed. I seem to have come into these powers rather recently. Nothing like this happens where I'm from," she added. Then, tilting her head to the side slightly, she wondered, "There isn't a flood on, is there? One that I haven't heard about?"
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She lifted a hand and regarded it. After a moment, electricity began to gather around her fingers. She twiddled them idly, manipulating the glowing power.
"I suppose I won't get to keep them, then?" Her voice was clipped. She was almost disappointed. While they hadn't done her any particular good, these powers were certainly interesting.
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"It's Irene. I would shake your hand, but..." She twiddled her fingers again, still strung with currents of electricity, then shrugged.
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"Pleasure to meet you, ah... sorry, I didn't catch your name."
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"As of late, yes." She had thought he looked familiar; her time in the library brought her into peripheral contact with most of the Barge's residents, Iroh among them. "I enjoy the quiet there; it's a rare find, on a ship such as ours."
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