[It's another busy day in town, with the market district bustling with business as usual. But today, there's a show with your shopping, as a young woman has taken up a little corner of the street for a one-woman circus act. She may not exactly have a hat to pass, but the ceramic bowl off in the corner of her little performance space will do as she performs for the passers-by. Juggling, tumbles, flips, sleight of hand magic, even some impressive, almost dance-like forms with a long staff she carried around her shoulders. It prompted a few coins from people in too much of a hurry to watch, mostly, but there was a small handful of little children sitting up front, enraptured as their parents perused the nearby jeweler's stand. At the moment, the street acrobat is performing a rather tricky-looking stunt of balancing the tip of her staff on her forehead.]
[Lobco was headed back to the inn she was staying for the night, bag of rations in hands when she caught sight of the performance. Since she began her travels from her home in the south pole towards the Kingdom of Ba Sing Se she had come to see and experience many things she never had before.
Her tiny village didn't really have much in the way of street performers--at the very least, not of this variety; so much like the children she found herself amused and she drew forth to watch.
The woman was incredibly skilled and agile, the dexterity with which she moved her hands and limbs was impressive and Lobco couldn't help but wonder what sort of training she had undergone to perform this.
She comes forward a little to drop off some change in the bowl before stepping back to continue watching.
The waterbender can't help be look on], a little anxious at the prospect of that staff falling right on her face.
idk if this is physically possible but it sounds cool so XD
[It was a rather scary stunt to watch. The children around Lobco went silent, almost as if they were afraid to breathe as the acrobat went on. The staff stabilized, but barely, and she slowly shifted her stance straight up, arms extended for balance as she slowly raised one foot off the cobblestone. Her leg wobbled slightly unsteadily, but she maintained, tucking her raised foot under her like a stork.
She held there a moment, then her stance shifted, slowly leaning to the side as she raised her leg up and outward, the staff still not moving from her head. She leaned back, stretching her leg up, practically doing a split while standing.
Then finally, her foot nudged the staff just enough to break its balance point. It wobbled, tipped, and the audience barely had time to flinch before she hooked her leg around it at lightning speed, doing a backwards somersault with the staff tucked into the crook of her knee.
On her way to her feet, she kicked the air to send the staff upwards where she caught it in her hand with ease, bouncing lightly on her feet to stick the landing and extending her arms as the children exploded into applause.]
[What on earth? Lobco stared, just as entranced as any of the children. As the other woman began to move Lobco hadn't the faintest idea what it was that she was trying to pull up. When at last she twirled through the air the waterbender was sure she was going to fall flat on her face but not only did she do it, but she twisted herself in such ways that she could catch and fling the staff about some more.]
Amazing!
[She too applauded fiercely, absolutely delighted. Oh, she was usually the sort to keep to herself, but she so dearly wanted to know where the young woman had learned such tricks she she tentatively approached her once the crowds had dispersed.]
That was incredible. Are you a part of a troupe of some sort?
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Her tiny village didn't really have much in the way of street performers--at the very least, not of this variety; so much like the children she found herself amused and she drew forth to watch.
The woman was incredibly skilled and agile, the dexterity with which she moved her hands and limbs was impressive and Lobco couldn't help but wonder what sort of training she had undergone to perform this.
She comes forward a little to drop off some change in the bowl before stepping back to continue watching.
The waterbender can't help be look on], a little anxious at the prospect of that staff falling right on her face.
idk if this is physically possible but it sounds cool so XD
She held there a moment, then her stance shifted, slowly leaning to the side as she raised her leg up and outward, the staff still not moving from her head. She leaned back, stretching her leg up, practically doing a split while standing.
Then finally, her foot nudged the staff just enough to break its balance point. It wobbled, tipped, and the audience barely had time to flinch before she hooked her leg around it at lightning speed, doing a backwards somersault with the staff tucked into the crook of her knee.
On her way to her feet, she kicked the air to send the staff upwards where she caught it in her hand with ease, bouncing lightly on her feet to stick the landing and extending her arms as the children exploded into applause.]
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Amazing!
[She too applauded fiercely, absolutely delighted. Oh, she was usually the sort to keep to herself, but she so dearly wanted to know where the young woman had learned such tricks she she tentatively approached her once the crowds had dispersed.]
That was incredible. Are you a part of a troupe of some sort?