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Five Thousand Club
Where the game takes place.
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Liu smiles. "Could be worse; we may not have it at all. At least this way we have the chance to do something with it." She thinks for a moment, then says, "I remember a few of the old codes that I used to use before my arrest. Perhaps it is something that I can recognize? Can I take a look at it and see? If not, we are not out anything."
Once he realizes he his company are indeed freed from the awfulness and alienness that is Fire Nation's Fort Baju, Bamboo smiles with soulfelt gratitude and buries his face in Yún's fur! Knowing full well that Sky Bisons do not speak human languages except to recognize the most basic of commands, Bamboo of the Rainbow Children, instead of expressing his love for her with words, leans close to one of her ears and scratches there heartily, all the while mimicking happy Sky Bison sounds into Yún's ear. He had missed her so! He finds himself singing songs from his temple to her - sweet songs of freedom!The escape from Fort Baju was both hectic and risky. But in the end, it was arguably worth it. Not just for the delightful sensation of regaining your freedom, but for the looks of pure disbelief on the faces of General Daizun, the fort commander and all their soldiers. After all, who would have expected Bamboo to have access to a flying bison, nearly a full century after the last known sightings of one?
Seeing this scroll and understanding Liu Bing's ability to translate it, Bamboo immediately thinks of his responsibilities to his own people - searching for hidden histories and artifacts. While the contents of the Fire Nation scroll were neither histories nor artifacts, it certainly was something the Fire Nation wanted hidden! Given the circumstances, that was more than good enough for Bamboo to want to record it.Han nods and hands Liu the scroll. "Be my guest."
Liu gives off a slight shrug. It is as it is, and no amount of complaining will change it. No matter how much the atrocities of her people hurt her. She says, "We can have someone else be the one to present the information in the scroll to this General Shizu, and I won't step forward to reveal my nation unless I am pressed to do so. It's not like I'm one of the elite firebenders; I am - I was, simply a soldier. No one of consequence to the General.""I'm familiar with General Shizu. He provides intelligence and support to my resistance group whenever he's able to, and he's genuinely committed to fighting the Fire Nation." Han says in response to Liu and O-Ren's words. "If we can get to Fort Tongdao, he'll be willing to at least hear us out, especially once he learns we've got this scroll. He might be a bit uncomfortable being around someone from the Fire Nation though."
He glances at Liu as he says this last sentence, as if wondering how the Fire National will react to such an assessment.
She looks over at Bamboo, the member of their group that she knows the least about. But not in a harsh way; if it were not for him, they would most likely still be in the prison. It was just lucky for them all that he came along when he did. She says to the young man, "A wise idea, once we have the chance to do so." It is a wise idea, one befitting someone much older than him. If this is an example of what he is capable of, we should expect great things from him.The Rainbow Child monk looks to Han. Bamboo speaks as if having chosen his every word with care. "This scroll - it is important to the safety of innocent people," then to Liu Bing, "and you clearly possess the skill to decipher it." Bamboo reaches for his beloved journal, its thickness and familiar pages reminding him of home. "Please. Allow me to copy it here, both the code and the translation. Therefore, if something happens to the scroll, its precious knowledge is not lost to those who will desperately need it when the Fire Nation attacks Fort..." what was its name again? "...Tong... Tong... Tongdao!"
"Even at night, the single cloud in an empty sky draws every eye." Bamboo pats Yún's fur with a cautious expression. Bamboo looks to Han and then everyone with a touch of worry.At the same time though, I'd like to drop by my group's hideout and and let them know that I escaped from Fort Baju in any case. It's only a short distance away, and we won't have to linger there for too long. As long as we have this scroll, Danzin will be out for all of our hides."
She says to the young man, "A wise idea, once we have the chance to do so."
Bamboo nods but his eyes are all over the terrain. "A good idea, but before diving headfirst into new waters, it is best to know its depth."Liu points out the commander. "There. He's the one in charge of the attack. If we can deal with him, it will throw the rest of the attacking forces into chaos and demoralize them, making it much easier to defeat the rest." She grabs her spear and slides to the edge of Yun's saddle, getting ready to leap into the fight. "Get me close enough and I'll focus on him."
There was a time for study and a time for action. Bamboo had studied as much as he could by surveying the terrain (and immediately realizing that he needed more practice in that regard!), so now it was time to take what he had and make the best use of it all.Bamboo's scholarly studies were beginning to take hold of him. All battle was gambling, all warfare deception - so Bamboo thought it best to turn the odds in one favor as much as reasonably possible before the first blow was struck.
Mark 1-fatigue to yank hard on the reins and pull up before the two soldiers can cling onto your ride.