Probending Arena

Kesuk put up fliers for those who wanted to join the Arctic Hippos. He hoped that he would have some people joining him this year. Last year, his team members sucked, so he kicked them out. He hoped that maybe this year someone would actually be good and have a permanent spot on the team. As he walked into the gym he started practicing his endurance, hoping to become stronger, he hoped that there would be strong opponents this year. There were so many hopes for him, it was rather unlike him to think about hopes and dreams. All he cared about was becoming a famous probender, and having tons of fans. Of course, money was also nice to have, Kesuk couldn't forget about the butt-loads of money that he would be getting if he did win a lot.

While he was practicing he could feel his skin shiver, he knew that the full moon was coming tonight, he could feel it in his very being. He was hoping for some fun tonight, hoping that he could beat up some Equalists. He thought all of them were stupid, they weren't being oppressed. Well, from one conflict to the next. Kesuk just wanted a front seat to this conflict. He wanted to be in the center of it, maybe he even wanted to become a hero. Maybe girls would faint to see him just even walk by.

Well, a man could dream. Except his dreams were more violent than most. Except, he didn't care. Grabbing his water bottle that he had brought, he dumped the water on himself and then began to bend the water that he gathered from his body. Now, he wasn't even practicing for the upcoming tournament. He was just practicing against Equalists now. Kesuk could feel his violent side get agitated, excited for the full moon. There was a reason why some called him a demon, and this was it.

october scanned the building infront of her, its oval shaped structure looked for like a historic artifact then a modern pro bending arena. it towered above her small body, being 13 and all. she took a deep breath and began walked down the path towards the pro bending arena, the busy crowd slowing her progress. after reaching the doors, october heard a yell coming from a small alley, and an equalist member flew out from the darkness. using her quick reflexes october grabbed the man by an arm and slammed him to the ground. "how'd ya like that?!" october yelled as the man lay unconscious, then again.. who wouldnt after a blow like that? october then noticed a young man dealing with another equalist, he was also a waterbender.

october knew she had seen the boy somewhere... then it hit her, october pulled out the arctic hippos flyer and sure enough the same young man was on it. he must be "kesuk", leader of the arctic hippos. her approached the young man. "excuse me, would you happen to be kesuk, leader of the arctic hippos?" she asked nervously her duel colored eye looking at the ground.

Kesuk looked at the girl in front of him. She wondered if he was Kesuk. Of course he was, he didn't know anyone else by the same name, and he didn't know any other probending team named the Arctic Hippos. He couldn't help but smirk at the girl, she seemed rather young to become an Arctic Hippo, sizing her up, he even wondered if there was a rule for an age limit.

As he looked at the girl, he could feel the blood in his body begin to rush throughout his entire being. He wanted the full moon, he wanted to test this girl's strength. Except, he knew that there was no way that he would be taking this child on a run to abuse some Equalists. It was then, Kesuk decided to answer her, "Yeah, I'm Kesuk leader of the Arctic Hippos. What's your name and what element can you bend?" These were all things that were required, hell, maybe if he got all of the elements needed, then maybe he could just organize everything for them and go beat up Equalists. Right now, Kesuk saw a win-win situation.

As the girl said that her name was October, Kesuk almost laughed. He found it strange that she was named after a month. As she mentioned that she wanted to join the Arctic Hippos, Kesuk frowned, "Well, I am the waterbender for the team . . . " he began, but he didn't want to make the girl sad. Heavens no, he didn't want a crying child, he wouldn't know what to do in that situation. " . . . however if you really want to become an Arctic Hippo, you could become my understudy and a fill in . . ." in case something goes terribly wrong and I get captured by the Equalists Kesuk added silently.

He hoped that the girl would agree to the terms. It would be cool to have a little child following him around like a little turtle-duck. As she flung the knives at an Equalist Kesuk just stared at her, he didn't even realize that there was an Equalist in the gym. He was getting rusty it seemed. However, the only time he did beat up Equalists was during a full moon. That was when maybe he could take her under his wing full-time, maybe even teach her blood bending. Kesuk grinned, "You seem to have a knack for beating up Equalists. If you want . . . I can teach a trick or two to instill fear in them. Only if you really really want to be an Arctic Hippo that is."

Oh, how he hoped that the girl would jump at the offer, if she did, then there would be some fun tonight. That was guaranteed.

october nodded furiously at kesuk's last remark. "of course i want to be an arctic hippo!" october then fell silent. she walked over to a window before peering down at the families entering and exiting the arena. "my mother and father were murdered by equalists, so i plan on giving them the same fate, but i am in no condition to do so.." october sighed before hearing kimiko's statement. "yes this IS the arctic hippos try out room.. you also let that equalist go, shame on you." she replied, the same amount of sarcasm in the last part of the statement. "and i might not of seen you do it.. but i sensed your motions." october looked up at the young women that stood before her. october's red and green eyes stared right into the other girls eyes. october backed away after a moment, preventing her sadistic side from showing.

"anywho, kesuk, what is it that you were going to show me?" her attitude changed drasticaly as she said this, from shy, to overpoweringly confident.

As another person showed up, Kesuk smiled, ignoring October's backstory. He didn't really care about her now that there was another bender here. Besides October was a waterbender. That spot was already taken. "Ignore the little one. Yeah, this is the Arctic Hippos, and I'm Kesuk. You are?" Kesuk smiled.

He didn't care that the girl had let the person go. They probably weren't an Equalist anyways. They were probably just a fan being stupid. As the October asked what he was going to show her, Kesuk just stared at the girl menacingly, she needed to know her place. Right now, she was just an understudy. Someone who didn't really have a voice in the team yet. He sighed, "I can't do it now. It would have to be later tonight." There was no way he was going to explain in front of another bender that he was going to be doing "illegal" activities tonight.

Sitting down on a nearby crate, Kesuk decided that it was time to see what these two were made of. Staring at both of them he said, "Show me what you got. Show me what it means to be an Arctic Hippo." His eyes gleamed menacingly, he was too excited for tonight, there were parts of him that wished he slept the whole day and just woke up at night. He knew what he was doing could end up badly, but he wasn't going to worry about that until it happened.

Staring at the new girl who had just shown up, he decided to assume she was a firebender. She looked fire nation, so it was a safe assumption. Now all he needed was an earthbender to complete the team.