Jing-Wei strolled down the hall accompanied by two of the other Dai Li. It was annoying to always have to have them watching her, but as she couldn't bend Earth, she unfortunately was left needing their help for even the simplest tasks down in the headquarters. Tasks such as opening doors. She had stopped and was currently glaring at a bare patch of wall as she waited for it to be opened for her. Like clockwork the wall slid away allowing her to pass through into the room beyond, her two bodyguards still trailing behind.
She hated being at anyone's mercy.
It was interesting to think of them as bodyguards considering that she couldn't actually die. Touched by spirits...both a blessing and a curse. It would've been nice if said spirits had decided to not screw with her waterbending or at the very least give her earthbending instead of fire. Fire wasn't exactly looked well upon in this day and age, but at least it would give her an advantage out in the field. Unless there was water nearby she could pass as a firebender. She was just waiting for the day that Long Feng decided to actually utilize her abilities as such. She had to admit that as much as she appreciated the Dai Li taking her into their ranks after "the incident", she wouldn't mind getting out to the surface again soon. She had already recovered, after all. Physically anyway...her bending still left a bit to be desired.
Jing-Wei glanced around the large room, scanning the crowd. Spotting her quarry, she made a beeline, dodging rocks and Dai Li, for the airbender.
"Good morning Ling. Up to practice bright and early as ever I see." Which was odd since she was the early riser. She could never sleep past dawn...
She waited expectantly as Ling stared at her in confusion at first until one of Jing-Wei's bodyguards stepped forward and whispered something to her. Realization dawned.
"Really...I haven't been out of commission THAT long," Jing-Wei said, giving her friend a teasing look. "I can't believe you've forgotten me that quickly."
Her joking seemed to be lost on Ling who continued to give her an odd look as if trying to figure her out.
"Sorry...I'm just a little tired is all," Ling said eventually, tone quiet. She used her airbending to lift a small rock from her hand.
"Right..." Jing-Wei furrowed her brow in confusion. Nothing was out of the ordinary but there was this strange nagging sensation at the back of her mind that she was missing something...or that something was amiss. She brushed it aside, however. There really wasn't anything out of the ordinary except for a tired Ling. "Maybe you shouldn't be up so early then."
"What time is it?" Again in that soft, muted, mostly monotone voice. Jing-Wei didn't know what it was about Ling's tone that was bothering her so much today. She'd always been the more outgoing of the two...she knew that...
"I don't know exactly, but my guess is early." She shifted slightly, for once questioning her internal clock...and something else...
"Okay then." Almost dreamily Ling returned her attention to her practice.
Jing-Wei stood and watched as the girl returned to her airbending katas for a few moments before, after a very pointed glance from one of her bodyguards, she sighed and began working on her own as well. Fire first, then she'd have water brought into the area to work with...same routine as always. The moves themselves felt almost foreign to her...of course she was working on her firebending, and truth be told she had been slacking a bit lately, more preoccupied with dissecting anything she came across. She didn't know why, but the diagrams of the newest Firenation mechanical monstrosity interested her more than her bending...
She shook her head to clear it as she began another set, sending flames toward the empty wall.
She hated being at anyone's mercy.
It was interesting to think of them as bodyguards considering that she couldn't actually die. Touched by spirits...both a blessing and a curse. It would've been nice if said spirits had decided to not screw with her waterbending or at the very least give her earthbending instead of fire. Fire wasn't exactly looked well upon in this day and age, but at least it would give her an advantage out in the field. Unless there was water nearby she could pass as a firebender. She was just waiting for the day that Long Feng decided to actually utilize her abilities as such. She had to admit that as much as she appreciated the Dai Li taking her into their ranks after "the incident", she wouldn't mind getting out to the surface again soon. She had already recovered, after all. Physically anyway...her bending still left a bit to be desired.
Jing-Wei glanced around the large room, scanning the crowd. Spotting her quarry, she made a beeline, dodging rocks and Dai Li, for the airbender.
"Good morning Ling. Up to practice bright and early as ever I see." Which was odd since she was the early riser. She could never sleep past dawn...
She waited expectantly as Ling stared at her in confusion at first until one of Jing-Wei's bodyguards stepped forward and whispered something to her. Realization dawned.
"Really...I haven't been out of commission THAT long," Jing-Wei said, giving her friend a teasing look. "I can't believe you've forgotten me that quickly."
Her joking seemed to be lost on Ling who continued to give her an odd look as if trying to figure her out.
"Sorry...I'm just a little tired is all," Ling said eventually, tone quiet. She used her airbending to lift a small rock from her hand.
"Right..." Jing-Wei furrowed her brow in confusion. Nothing was out of the ordinary but there was this strange nagging sensation at the back of her mind that she was missing something...or that something was amiss. She brushed it aside, however. There really wasn't anything out of the ordinary except for a tired Ling. "Maybe you shouldn't be up so early then."
"What time is it?" Again in that soft, muted, mostly monotone voice. Jing-Wei didn't know what it was about Ling's tone that was bothering her so much today. She'd always been the more outgoing of the two...she knew that...
"I don't know exactly, but my guess is early." She shifted slightly, for once questioning her internal clock...and something else...
"Okay then." Almost dreamily Ling returned her attention to her practice.
Jing-Wei stood and watched as the girl returned to her airbending katas for a few moments before, after a very pointed glance from one of her bodyguards, she sighed and began working on her own as well. Fire first, then she'd have water brought into the area to work with...same routine as always. The moves themselves felt almost foreign to her...of course she was working on her firebending, and truth be told she had been slacking a bit lately, more preoccupied with dissecting anything she came across. She didn't know why, but the diagrams of the newest Firenation mechanical monstrosity interested her more than her bending...
She shook her head to clear it as she began another set, sending flames toward the empty wall.