RECORD/// Speaker: TOA FRAKTEEZ / Subject: BOLANTA THE BOILED - [“She was the first to call me ‘brother’ at a time when I was treated with suspicion and caution by most Toa due to my origins. She said it without hesitation the first time we met. I don’t think she thought much of it, but I’ll always remember that.
The other Toa say she used to be a treasure hunter before being drawn to the Red Star. Others say she was a merchant. Bolanta herself says she was a pirate. I’m familiar with the definition of piracy, but otherwise I don’t know what it entails, specifically. I suppose back when she was a Matoran - before the Kestora’s Toa Maturation Experiments, before the Red Star - she stole things. And a boat was involved. And water.
When she commands her element its always at high temperatures. At its coolest it soothes away pain, but at its extremes it would scald everything it touched. Only a few degrees away from being steam. Sometimes small clouds would form in areas with high enough ceilings after her work was done.
She’s still with us, but I still feel her absence sometimes. Some of the others act as if she’s gone, and while I understand the sentiment, I don’t agree. Every once in a while I’ll see glimpses of her and it always surprises me, in a good way. Is it strange to miss someone who hasn’t left?”]
