video: Avatar Arrival --> In person

[all_the_aangles]

[When the feed comes on it's clearly accidental. There is a close up of a pair of eyes, and a tattooed blue arrow on his forehead.]

Ok, so, screen towards me. Check.

[They glanced sideways and there was the sound of paper rustling.]

So the apple...no, app is open, ok. That's what they said. Wait, is it on?

[He steps back suddenly, revealing a sixteen-year-old in orange and yellow robes. He's smiling, and waves.]

Oh, hello. My name is Aang, and I've just -

[It's then that it turns out the camera was not t all securely placed, as it tumbles off of it's place, with there only time for a 'uh-oh' to be heard before the video feed cuts out. Technology isn't his forte, really. And he's a bit...discombobulated, really.]


But, in person...

But he's actually very easy to find, given his garb, and the staff at his side. The miniature skybison flying around him in a slow circle hardly hurts. The pixie sitting on his shoulder might be a little more familiar to the local population, though.

He's had some encounters, of course - and as he wanders he city, taking in the sights...he is bound to have many more.

But for a little while - just a little while - he isn't the Avatar. He's just a (relatively) normal teenager, who draws very little attention. For the moment, at least, he can just be Aang for the first time in his life.

Comments

I'm thinking Major Tom and Life on Mars. Maybe his Nature Boy cover from Moulin Rouge...

[all_the_aangles]

Oh! Oh I met some of them!

And yeah, you have the - you know - duck head, but then they have a shell for protection as they swim around the ponds and stuff.

excellent choice oohlala~ aang watching the video to life on mars is a whole aesthetic in itself lol

[happyberry]

...So it's like a duck with a turtle-shell on it? That sounds cute! Weird but cute...!

Re: excellent choice oohlala~ aang watching the video to life on mars is a whole aesthetic in itself

[all_the_aangles]

Well, yes. But it's one thing, so. Turtle-duck. And yes! They're absolutely adorable!

[happyberry]

Hehhh, we just have ducks and turtles in Miwako's world... No turtle-ducks... Quel dommage.

[all_the_aangles]

Oh, well. Um..

[There is one overriding concern.]

How do they make it without their shells?

[happyberry]

They just swim around in ponds, hehe... Ducks and turtles don't live very dangerous lives, I don't think.

[all_the_aangles]

Yeah, but...all they'd have is their four little paddly legs. It's not like they walk very good.

[happyberry]

They can swim and walk! Ducks can fly, too. They have wings and two legs. Turtles have four legs and no wings. They're reptiles, not birds.

[all_the_aangles]

.....They can fly?!

[Because that's clearly the takeaway here.]

[happyberry]

Yup! In flocks! They even migrate! Nee, do you know how to look up photos on AOL? You can look up "duck" and find pictures! Like so~

[ She attaches a picture of a duck. Just a duck. ]

[all_the_aangles]

[And he just beams at that.]

Wow! Will you look at that!

[happyberry]

And here’s a regular turtle!

[ And likewise, she attaches a photo of a turtle. Just a turtle. ]

I don’t know about turtle-ducks, but there are many different kinds of ducks and turtles in my world... They all look different but they’re all pretty cute!

[all_the_aangles]

Oh, that's...that's so neat. Hang on.

[It takes a few minutes while he pulls up the sketching app and...well, produces a not-bad drawing of a turtle duck]

[happyberry]

Ah! So it really is a "turtle-duck!" Cuuute~ Hey, y'know, that's pretty good — especially for being new at this technology! Bravo!

[all_the_aangles]

Heh, thanks. I mean, that part makes sense, because it's just like a piece of paper, I guess?

[happyberry]

Right, right! Maa, maa, you’re gonna have a lot of fun learning all this new technology~ Not even mentioning the magic!

[all_the_aangles]

Yeah! I mean, it might take a while, but I'll get there.

[happyberry]

Have you heard about movies yet? Or video games? You're in for a treat!

[all_the_aangles]

[He shakes his head]

Nope, not a clue. Are either of them like shadow puppets?

[happyberry]

Shadow puppets?! Ahaha! No, no, no!

[ She can't help but laugh at this. She lives with a three-year-old. She's no stranger to shadow puppets. ]

Nee, you know how we're talking in videos right now — these moving pictures? Imagine a play made like this! Plus music! But you can watch it at home in your own time, it's not live! That's a movie~

A video game... is harder to explain. Let's start with movies, eheh~

[all_the_aangles]

[He slaps a hand to his head, turning a half circle]

This place is so neat!

[happyberry]

Kyaaa, this must be so exciting for you~! You get to watch your first movie, and hear new music, and see new kinds of clothes — all these cool, alien, modern things! A lot of this is foreign to Miwako, too, but a lot of it is familiar — nee, is it weird I'm kind of envious!

[all_the_aangles]

[He laughs, freely]

Of course not! I'd feel the same way, getting to see it through someone else's eyes - I'd be so curious how things would go, what their favorites would be...so not weird at all.

[happyberry]

You're in for so many treats, hehe~ If you ever need suggestions, ask Miwako! I know a lot of music and movies and stuff to get you started~ I go to art school back home — it's part of my studies... Even if indirectly, hehe. In my world, in moderntimes, music and fashion can't be separated. Nee, in fact, that guy I mentioned earlier, David Bowie, he's a great example of that. Iconic rule-breaker and trendsetter across the board~!

[all_the_aangles]

[She shrugs]

Sounds like a place to start, then. And I'll take any recommendations you've got!