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Aang ([personal profile] savedtheworld) wrote2012-05-29 10:57 pm
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Book 4: Winds from Tomorrow [Action: May 30th-June 1]

[Action: Days 5-7]

[It's odd for Aang, waking up in House 56. What is this, some sort of bunked bed? He can't remember whatever led him to sleep there. Doesn't this violate his decision to maintain some distance from his younger friends? He slips out of the house early in the morning, or tries to. It's possible that anyone else in the household could have caught him before he was able to leave.

Aang spends the rest of the day and the next two days going back to his daily routine. He meditates in the forest near Avatar House. He goes through town, either casually strolling or zipping through on his Air Scooter, to stay social. On Day 5, he also has to set up his tent near his meditation spot again. Where could his old tent have gone?]

[ooc: Aang is aged up (kinda)-canonically to around his 40s. He also remembers Luceti in an alternate way where he was brought here at this age. The shift has also caused some memory fluctuations (who's that Yakone fellow again?), although the possibility always remains that he's actually from a somewhat alternate version of canon (aka my handwave if my few assumptions get jossed)

Replies come from [personal profile] beardofbalance.]
redjacketthief: (--lady--curious kitty)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Red was himself on a small hike through the woods surrounding CH 5 that afternoon, getting used to the quirks of this female body and gathering information on this current Shift. He would take notes later--copious ones, for Lupin's use. He was content for the moment, however, to just enjoy the weather.

The tent and the man meditating not too far away from it catch his attention, however, and he pauses.]


...that's new.

[It's muttered, mostly to himself. Was this something to go in his notes?]
beardofbalance: (humor)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He managed to hear that and opened his eyes. Ah, a stranger. He greets her with a bright smile.]

Hello, friend. Would you care to join me?
redjacketthief: (--lady--that's cute)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Red starts at the sudden invitation, mostly because of how similar the pattern was to his Luke. He smiles at the stranger, chagrinned.]

I was just passing through, honestly. Meditation and I...never really got along.
beardofbalance: (oldfriend)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Aang stands up and passively raises his hands.]

It has many benefits, but I admit meditation isn't for everyone. However, I am willing to settle for making a new friend. My name's Aang.
redjacketthief: (--lady--content)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's not that. I've worked with a lot of people that engage in meditative practices. It just hasn't come as easily for me.

[He goes to offer his hand, but looks at him curiously at the mention of his name.] Aang. As in the Aang that decided to give Luke a pie to the face on his birthday last week?
beardofbalance: (trolly)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods in understanding. Katara used to have much trouble with it herself. And he gives a guilty smile once the pie incident has brought him; that's one thing that remains the same in this Aang's version of Luceti.]

Word gets around fast. I thought he needed a demonstration of a good old-fashioned prank.
redjacketthief: (--lady--that's cute)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm his upstairs neighbor and long time friend--it was pretty easy to find out. He doesn't need help with pranks, you know.
beardofbalance: (proud)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
I see. And yes, he did turn out to be more advanced in pranking than he'd let on. May I ask your name?
redjacketthief: (--lady--peppy)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
He traumatized a poor pirate with visions of a demonic turkey during his first week here! [Lupin was caught in the crossfire of that, but it was the beginning of an interesting relationship in Luceti.

...he debates the name to use during this introduction. Lupin? Or Red? He was trying to keep the transitions smoothe for Lupin when he returned, but this man here looked intuitive enough to tell the differences.

It was better to be honest.]


Just call me Red. Lots of people do.
beardofbalance: (flowercrown)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Huh. [He cocks an eyebrow.] That's a really... unusual prank. I wonder if that's the same pirate I've met. [And he smiles at her name.] Red, huh? That's a nice name. It's a pleasure to meet you.
redjacketthief: (--lady--content)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
He carries a lot of weight on his shoulders, but he still knows how to have fun! [Red chuckles, mostly to himself.] Red's just my handle at work, really. I've used it for so long that it feels more like my name than my actual name anymore. Thanks, though.

It's nice meeting you too, Aang.
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beardofbalance: (tradition)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. And that's a good sentiment. The truest name is one you pick for yourself.
redjacketthief: (--lady--mellow)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You think so? It always felt right to me, so I stayed with it. My job requires a lot of sensitive activities, so the less that my enemies know, the better it is for all of us.
beardofbalance: (serious)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[He furrows his brow sympathetically.] I see. There have been times when I had to live in secrecy. [Under the guise of a head of hair, no less.] It's not easy to hide one's self. But it sounds like you dealt with it much better.
redjacketthief: (--lady--looking up)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-30 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It helps that I've had supportive friends by my side, ones that understand how sensitive my job is. We've been working to rebuild a fractured Republic for the passed several years back home. Our enemies are still very powerful.

[His smile is understanding. The life he lead wasn't one that he would wish on others, and would advise against. The rewards were great, but the sacrifices were some that many just could not make.]

It is hard to live like that. Why would a man like you have to do it?
beardofbalance: (training)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-30 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Friends are always the greatest aids when dealing with such burdens. I'm sorry about the difficulties you still face.

The truth is, back home I am an important figure known as the Avatar. And when I was young, I spent most of a year running from the Fire Nation with the best people I've ever known. At one point, things were bad enough that I had to disguise my identity as an air nomad completely beneath a head of hair. For a while, it felt like I had lost my identity and my honor. But... I was eventually able to be my self again and bring the war to an end.
redjacketthief: (--lady--content)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-31 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
So you had a happy ending--that's always a good thing! At least it was a temporary thing for you, and hair is easy enough to change when you drop your disguise.

...if I may, what do you do as the 'Avatar' that makes you so important? It's not a term I'm familiar with.
beardofbalance: (happyending)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-31 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
That's true. It felt so fulfilling so shave my head when the time came. But it definitely was a time I would not want to live. For a while there, we had lost all hope. But as you say, yes... I did have a happy ending.

And that's a reasonable question. It's something that seems exclusive to my world. The Avatar is born to one of the four nations in a cycle of reincarnation and is supposed to act as a mediator to keep the four nations and their respective elements in balance. We also have more power than others in our world, such as the ability to bend all four elements. I was hunted back then, because of the threat my existence posed to the Fire Nation in their war.
redjacketthief: (--lady--contemplative)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-31 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
So...you're a very important spiritual figure meant to keep balance in a time of great political turmoil? [That really did sound like Luke.] I think I can understand that.

...what do you mean by 'bend the elements'?
beardofbalance: (airchamp)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-31 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
It's the ability to manipulate the four elements - water, earth, fire and wind. In my world, there is one nation for each element, and all benders save for the Avatar can bend only one of the elements.
redjacketthief: (--lady--that's cute)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-31 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
...Oh, so it's similar to being a Jedi then.

[It wasn't that Red didn't understand, but that was his best comparison. Working extensively with Luke to rebuild the Order left him with a variety of knowledge and understanding, but anything beyond the core information was beyond him.

He chuckles, mostly for himself.]


Didn't realize that similar positions existed across universes. It's pretty cool that it works out so well.
beardofbalance: (serious)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-31 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
They do have their similarities, yes. [This Aang still does recall a fond conversation with Luke regarding such. Just a different version, regarding a shared success in restoring lost orders.] I wouldn't be surprised if there were more similar stations in the various worlds collected here. I can't imagine a world that wouldn't need help with its balance, after all.
redjacketthief: (--lady--content)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-05-31 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Balance is everything, in governments and people. Some places just have different methods of maintaining it. Still, having a leader of sorts to help with that can only help.
beardofbalance: (humor)

[personal profile] beardofbalance 2012-05-31 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's something that the people can achieve for themselves, that's even better.
redjacketthief: (--lady--mellow)

[personal profile] redjacketthief 2012-06-01 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes its hard finding the right path, though. Even having a person to be a guide in the beginning can be helpful--after that? If they're smart enough, following through shouldn't be hard.

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