Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2018 12:27:13 GMT -6
When the Equalists movement attacked, Songin had yet to enroll in the Republic City Police Academy, but such aspirations quickly rose to the fore.
With the fear and chaos of potentially losing one's bending or life due to mysterious villains and advanced technology, it was all Songin could do to stay alive. Keeping his love, Junetso, safe was at the forefront of his mind, but keeping himself and other benders safe was equally important. This wasn't a protest, this was a war no one saw coming, and it served to embroil in him a distinct hatred of all the criminals that had joined the so-called "movement" for supposed "change". They may or may not have had good intentions in the beginning, but the fact of the matter was, this was a criminal uprising, there was nothing political about it. That made it his duty to protect himself and others from their threat, particularly where the police force was already stretched thin trying to deal with them.
Songin remembers walking through the Market Borough with Junetso in hand when the Equalists put the city under siege. Dozens, perhaps even hundreds of protesters had formed in the streets, and he could see a very short man facing a crowd outside of his establishment, along with his workers. Junetso sensibly told him that they should find somewhere safe before they noticed us as well... Songin couldn't do it, and before the crowd grew too large for the man to handle, he convinced his love to follow his lead. Without formal training, and more bravery than brains, Songin used his Earthbending to back the crowd away, and his girlfriend assisted with her water bending as an implicit threat. The trio together was enough to keep the crowd from approaching too quickly and were able to keep one another safe for the rest of the night until the Equalists were defeated. That night was the longest of his life, protecting Junetso and the man he would come to known as @zongwu.
It was because of that night, following the Equalists defeat, he decided to fulfill on his thoughts of joining the Republic City Police Academy. After a couple of years, losing the love of his girlfriend, and becoming a full-fledged metalbending cop, Songin decided he would visit the man that inspired his journey into law enforcement - to prevent the likes of a "revolution" again. Arriving off duty at the latest ZCS project, Songin begins to ask around.
"Hello, might I be able to speak with Mr. Wu? I understand he may be working, but I wanted to stop by, I'm a friend of his - Songin." Songin asked someone kindly.
With the fear and chaos of potentially losing one's bending or life due to mysterious villains and advanced technology, it was all Songin could do to stay alive. Keeping his love, Junetso, safe was at the forefront of his mind, but keeping himself and other benders safe was equally important. This wasn't a protest, this was a war no one saw coming, and it served to embroil in him a distinct hatred of all the criminals that had joined the so-called "movement" for supposed "change". They may or may not have had good intentions in the beginning, but the fact of the matter was, this was a criminal uprising, there was nothing political about it. That made it his duty to protect himself and others from their threat, particularly where the police force was already stretched thin trying to deal with them.
Songin remembers walking through the Market Borough with Junetso in hand when the Equalists put the city under siege. Dozens, perhaps even hundreds of protesters had formed in the streets, and he could see a very short man facing a crowd outside of his establishment, along with his workers. Junetso sensibly told him that they should find somewhere safe before they noticed us as well... Songin couldn't do it, and before the crowd grew too large for the man to handle, he convinced his love to follow his lead. Without formal training, and more bravery than brains, Songin used his Earthbending to back the crowd away, and his girlfriend assisted with her water bending as an implicit threat. The trio together was enough to keep the crowd from approaching too quickly and were able to keep one another safe for the rest of the night until the Equalists were defeated. That night was the longest of his life, protecting Junetso and the man he would come to known as @zongwu.
It was because of that night, following the Equalists defeat, he decided to fulfill on his thoughts of joining the Republic City Police Academy. After a couple of years, losing the love of his girlfriend, and becoming a full-fledged metalbending cop, Songin decided he would visit the man that inspired his journey into law enforcement - to prevent the likes of a "revolution" again. Arriving off duty at the latest ZCS project, Songin begins to ask around.
"Hello, might I be able to speak with Mr. Wu? I understand he may be working, but I wanted to stop by, I'm a friend of his - Songin." Songin asked someone kindly.