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One more reason to keep on going

Irma was gone. Matt was gone. Just about everyone from their universe seemed to have been podded, and Kaya decided, in the wake of this, that she should still make sure the classrooms were kept clean. The place she was staying, Will's room with all of the gymnastics, had been clean after Kaya ad attempted a fairly rigorous workout. She had made sure that Matt's wares were stocked, the common room swept and cleaned, so that when the other came around, they would have a nice place to sit and talk.

First there was Cornelia's room, with all of its earth nation goodness and flowers, making sure that the architecture was carefully polished and everything watered so nothing was neglected. She couldn't help passing by this room and thinking of Toph.

Then she moved onto Hay Lin's room, which never failed to remind her of Aang with all of its wind implements, very much something an airbender would have loved: she would have to make sure to tell both Aang and Nima about it if they had the chance to visit. It always seemed so big and grand and open to her, as she thought the element air should anyhow.

Tarnee's room, while once making her wary with its affiliation for fire, was gotten over once you stepped inside: it was kept in balance with all of the books and the globes that were a representation of energy everywhere. She always loved coming here to expand her mind a bit, and it was a perfect reflection of an intellectual girl Kaya never had the pleasure of meeting.

And then, of course, there was Irma's room. She knew there was an obvious bias here, stepping into the room that reflected her best, with all of its watery element and the ability to swim in and out of the water that surrounded the room. She was cleaning here a little, and then could not help herself: she discarded her clothing, wrapped only in her underclothes and jumped in, allowing the underwater environment to envelop her. Perhaps her favorite thing about this place was how she could still breathe underwater.

She was so entranced, she did not notice anyone coming in.

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The more she heard this from Nokosi, the more she began to understand why he was the way he was. He had, after all, been by with animals, so if there were anything that she thought he would value, it would be someone who was strong at heart, and that actually meant quite a lot to her.

"You have this way of having the best reasons for things," Kaya said, smiling in spite of herself. "It makes me think you are definitely one of the most sensible people I've ever met."

She sighed. "Not as much as I should, really. Mostly I tend to go to the media library for my information. Since I've started living here I've come here more often though."

Sensible? Yes, he supposed he was very sensible, despite the 'head in the clouds' mentality it seemed he portrayed.

Nokosi turned to look at Kaya, just the tiniest bit of surprise written on his face. "You have a way of complimenting me for the things that are uncommon to hear from the mouths of others. I thank you for that!"

He pressed a fist into the palm of his hand and bowed low to accompany the verbal gratitude.

"I have yet to visit the Media Library, though Ronnae tends to come back from there with many books. Would you tell me what most of the books in this room are about?"

Kaya smiled. "What can I say? I'm a very peculiar girl, and I've been through quite a lot of experiences here. I meet a lot of men who are complicated, and I can't blame them, but you are one of the first truly uncomplicated ones, despite how you live."

And strangely enough, she liked that. Well, in a way, he was both simple and able to carry on conversation about the most interesting things. It was nice.

That...was a good question.

"To be honest, I don't understand most of it, not without going to the media library to look it all up." She looked sheepish. "Science isn't exactly my forte."

He scrunched his nose up in displeasure. "All science, then? I am very good at taking things apart but not so much at putting them together." He was good at making traps, even complicated ones. He wouldn't have considered that a science, though.

"Still, I think using the portion of things in the room that require a bit of creativity or imagination might would be enjoyable." He poked one of the large vases on a shelf as he spoke, then leaned forward and pulled it down to peer inside it.

"Since you are from a small tribe, did you partake in the making of pottery, clothes and furniture?" He asked, voice echoing from his close distance to the mouth of the vase.

"I know what you mean," Kaya said dryly, thinking of all of the terms she was trying to decipher. She did not want to do Tarnee injustice by not trying to learn all of the terminology, but it was still difficult for her. "It's never been a strong point for me either."

She nodded. "I've been especially fascinated by the globes of energy, actually. I can see there's a lot Tarnee vested in this place. I want to make sure that I challenge myself in any way that I can, if I can manage."

Kaya nodded. "Yes, why do you ask?"

"No particular reason," he said, righting the vase. "The different ceramic items here reminded me of crafting things for my home in Ashenvale, and so I thought that I would like to know about your hobbies and skills."

Nokosi turned around and flashed her a rather childish grin. "We can go to the next place, now."

He was so excited for the astronomy area.

Kaya grinned. "My hobbies can be a little boring, actually. Sewing and training and cooking: I haven't made pottery in awhile I could probably manage it if I really tried though. Maybe I'll do that sometime: I do sort of miss it."

"Got it! The next room will be Will's, actually. After that, we can go to the other room, including the main library and the astronomy room."

He shook his head in disagreement, over-sized ears wobbling as he did. "There is nothing boring about those things for one unless they do not enjoy it. But I could use a few new bowls and the like. Perhaps we could do these crafts together, sometime? I enjoy spending time with you."

It was an honest question and remark; one he didn't think much of before speaking. There was never a way words could get misconstrued when you spoke simply and exactly what you meant (in his silly, silly mind). And he rather liked spending extra time; all his time with his friends.

"No I definitely enjoy doing those things I mentioned or I wouldn't do them," Kaya said, laughing lightly. "I just figured that they wouldn't sound as impressive as something else. But no, I wouldn't mind doing that with you at all. I do enjoy spending time with you too."

She figured, of course, that he meant that as simply having a friend there: as confusing as Kaya found most men, she found it was less the case with Nokosi, who was apt to say what he meant. Still, that didn't stop a flutter in her chest a little. It did make her happy too, being around him.

He shrugged his shoulders as he walked towards the door. "Perhaps to certain people. There are not many who know how much work or heart goes into creating such things. The same that would into something that is deemed an 'impressive' hobby."

Fontaine stood up and walked over to Nokosi then rubbed his head against the elf's shoulder. He responded in kind by scratching behind his giant ears. "It is like I mentioned before. You are very graceful and your ability with water bending has given you a very precise touch. I can imagine the things you craft with those hands are striking to behold."

Kaya nodded. "I know just what you mean, but it was something I had to learn myself, a long time ago. I used to watch the potters in the Earth Kingdom go about their work, when I was in the poor section of Ba Sing Se for awhile. It was hard, back breaking work at times, but I greatly admired what they did. If you should ever meet Daja on the ship, she would tell you to: she is a blacksmith mage, and a lot of hard work goes into whatever she makes."

She flushed but nodded. "Anything made with two hands that require care are up to that level, but thank you, for saying that. It's good to know there is someone on the ship that values hard work."

"Of course I do. I think it is very rewarding but I am sure it helps that I am a very patient man as well, and such things do take a lot of work."

It was odd for him, the things he was learning. He found that the more he knew about her the more he liked her. There was a lot of common ground but they were at odds about certain things enough that it kept discussions, serious or not, interesting.

He was certainly going to tell Ronnae and Nehaa about it.

"I've noticed," Kaya said, grinning. "You do realize that one of these days we're going to have to head into the Sensoriums and I have to see what YOU'RE used to, right? You know all these things about me, but I've hardly had a chance to glance at your world at all."

Things were very light with Nokosi: truthfully, she liked it. The more she hung out with Nokosi, the more comfortable she felt around his easy going, intriguing ways He in turn sought her out, but she actually didn't mind this at all.

"I have greatly appreciated the knowledge of your home, too." he said. "But I would enjoy it very much if you were able to see the things I used to on a daily basis. Not all of them are very pleasing to the eye since Azeroth was in a state of war, but they all held their unique beauty."

He stretched his long arms and barely suppressed a mewl-like yawn. "And then perhaps I can take a nap beneath the boughs of the world tree, again. It will be splendid!"

I'm sure I'd be fine with whatever I see of Azeroth," Kaya insisted "I've actually been really curious about the type of environment you lived in by yourself. I'm sure I would be able to appreciate that kind of beauty through your eyes."

It sounded a little weird now that she said it aloud. "What's stopping you from taking a nap right here?"

"Many, many trees and animals. Elementals and large, glittering pools of water. The sky was always in a state of twilight, despite whatever time of day it was. I think you, who have an affinity with the moon, would enjoy it greatly."

To her question he both smiled and then laughed. "When I arrived here, I slept wherever it was I settled down. Corners, couches, out in the open...I mean to say that when we do go to the Sensoriums, I will show you the giant tree, Teldrassil, that the Night Elves live on. When I do, I want to take a nap there."

"It sounds wonderful," Kaya said, not bothering to conceal how happy she would be in a place like that. It would be an adjustment, but certainly a happy one. "Especially all the water and the elementals."

She nodded. "So you want to sleep under the tree like you used to in past times. I can;t fault you for that. It makes me wonder about the tree though. It sounds very unique."

"Oh, yes. It is the second home of the Night Elves after the first became the center of an attack by the Burning Legion. When the first tree was taken over and nearly destroyed, some of the druids begged for another home for us. So they took a seed from Nordrassil and went deep into the veiled sea and planted it."

Nokosi rose his hands high in motion. "The tree grew huge in a short span of time. Not as large as the previous one, which was several thousands of feet tall. Unfortunately, this new tree was not blessed by all of the Dragon Aspects. Nozdormu, Aspect of Time was apparently missing, then. Since we both lost our original home in Nordrassil and this new one, Teldrassil was not fully blessed, Night Elves lost their immortality."

He glanced at Kaya and shrugged his shoulders. "It is a very touchy subject for some Night Elves. Many became very distressed and angry. So far, they have not been able to regain their immortality and as far as I have heard from the Bronze flight, Nozdormu is still somewhere in time."

Kaya wasn't quite sure what to say to that. She supposed if she had the ability to stay alive forever, she might miss it. To her, she had always thought things died, and what die had a tendency to feed the world in some way.

But to Kaya, as Nokosi was telling her about this, she knew that he was telling her a story, not lamenting. If anything, from all that he had told her, especially when it came to podding, he accepted death in his own way. That, and she knew that e had been removed from most of his kind for a long time: she wondered exactly how much of his kind's point of views he actually shared.

But still, she wanted to hear it from him. "And what do you think? Are you fine with not having immortality?"

"Since I was relatively young, as an elf, when it occurred it has not made that much of a difference to me. The elves who have lived four thousand, eight thousand, twelve thousand years are those who are the most upset about such a thing."

He palmed the side of his face and rubbed it against the prickly, violet stubble there. Living forever...well, Azeroth wasn't the way it used to be, anyways. You're more likely to die from the constant battling anyways, so immortality would serve you little usefulness.

"There would be plenty to see, hear and do. And so many stories to listen to! But considering my relatively young age, I still have at least two thousand years to live if my body doesn't succumb to sickness. It is not a big deal for me."

That sort of reminded her of the war, in a way: all the stories she used to hear of a united water tribe, all of the beauty of that world, a hundred years earlier, way before she was born, all spoiled by the war that had ravaged everyone's lands. So there was little for her to feel angry about there.

And she was glad, at least when it came to Nokosi, that he did not carry the bitterness his people felt for losing that precious gift of immortality. While it sounded wonderful in theory to be around that long, Kaya had never thought much of living forever. It sounded all too much like that Voldemort person Luna use to tell her about, wanting to conquer death.

"Well I'm glad to hear that you will be with us for quite a long time," Kaya said, laughing. "I would be ore than happy to bear your company for awhile, provided we don;t get taken out by the Ohm anytime soon."

He casually slung an arm around her shoulders as they walked. "I do not plan to be taken out by the Ohm, but life is unpredictable; it is what makes life exciting."

"Besides that, I do not think the gift of immortality would be good for any person who hasn't grown up around a group of people who live long lives. I imagine that it would be a very emotionally jarring and difficult experience for them."

That, and there was the tense social standings to consider. If Elves regained their immortality it might put further of a rift between them and the other races. Possibly.

"I don't plan to have that happen either," Kaya declared, grinning. "I plan to fight until the end, of course. It's not impossible, to be hurt by the Ohm, but I'd rather live, honestly."

She nodded. "I think that makes a lot of sense, actually. For someone to be able to deal with living that long, seeing all these people and living life, I can think of two catastrophes happening there: losing those people all the time might be hard to live with. The other is being killed: imagine the lengths someone might go, to stay alone for such a long time."

If she only knew about Rapunzel.

"In these times I suppose it would be something to fear. But then what is the point of being ageless when you are not truly living? Back before we were thrown in constant war again and again, there was little fear of being killed by another. The Mother Moon teaches peace and unconditional love for all creatures, after all. It is why she is known and respected by many of the races of Azeroth."

He paused and tilted his head up, biting on the corner of his lip as if trying to recall something important. "I remember from my childhood that most elves treated each other like family. It is for that reason that if one betrayed them, the punishment for such was very harsh."

"I agree," Kaya said, although when it came to being immortal, she supposed that the Night elves at least used to go about it the right way. In that way, she would feel bad that they no longer had their gift. Of course, who was to say how long this sort of peace would have lasted until someone inevitably made war become a reality for them?

She did like hearing about a Mother Moon though.

"It looks like my people and yours tend to have a few more similarities than I originally thought, save for a few. It's a shame has to get thrown at us. Imagine what could become of some civilizations, outside of wars!"

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