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.

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[ichoosefight]

[ The question makes her blink. ]

Oh, uh, maybe a week? And... yeah. I'm just not actually sure my home still exists.

[all_the_aangles]

Oh, ok - wow, you adapted fast!

[He smiled, but then it faded.]

Oh. I'm...I'm sorry.

[ichoosefight]

[ Her smile is not at all convincing. ]

Yeah, well. You gotta roll with the punches, you know?

[all_the_aangles]

[And what happens next is, in the end, Aang at his most basic. No matter how new the person.]

If you want to talk...I'll listen.

My people are gone. All of them killed in a war. I'm...well, I'm the last airbender. The last of my people.

I was frozen for a century, and came back to...everything gone. So I'm out of time, my world long gone.

So if you need to talk. I can understand. Whatever you need to say.

[ichoosefight]

[ Steph's eyebrows shoot up. ]

Jeez.

[ Of course... it's not even close to the craziest thing she's heard of. It just sucks, hardcore.

She sighs and shakes her head, and while her next smile is still full of pain it's a lot more genuine. ]

I'm okay, really. I mean, we lost contact with 99% of the world last year. It's nothing I wasn't prepared for.

[ She more or less came to terms with the possibility that almost everyone she knew was dead. But Tim and Cass were all she had left, and there isn't anyone here that needs her to keep going. ]

I'm just... worried about my friends.

[all_the_aangles]

[He nodded, understanding.]

I would be, too. I was, really. But the offer stands. Even if you just need to let it out to someone who'll listen.

[ichoosefight]

Thanks. I'll keep it in mind.

[ She will repress it until it becomes a part of her and informs all her decisions for the rest of her life, like a proper Bat. ]