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Book 3: Fire of Rememory [Action / Accidental Voice]

[Action 1 - for Robin]

[The morning. Aang woke up in bed slowly as every memory he ever had filled his head, feeling fresh and vivid yet as if he had lived through it so long ago. And everything from his other life followed by the past week started trickling away. He remembered Robin, pizza, faint memories of a Batman and a butler. What were their names? He felt like he knew so... less. But some memories from the week stuck out. His friends... his real friends, all worried and hurt. There was one particular face that he kept seeing over and over again, each time accompanied by a twinge of inner pain. Now that he was himself again, viewing his memories of their meetings through his own mind, he could see every instance of pain and anguish in her face.

Katara.

His eyes were open. He quickly examined his surroundings. ...This was not his room at the Avatar House. Not a good start. Was he himself...? Aang grabbed his head for confirmation. He was bald. He was himself. But he was not in his room. Still, he decided to test the waters, or maybe he just felt like saying the name aloud in his own voice.]

Katara!

[Action 2 - for Avatar House (plus Winry?) / Accidental Voice]

[Aang sprinted from the community building towards House 56, enhancing his speed by bending the air behind him despite the relatively short distance. He came to a stop outside the door and steeled himself. His excitement burst through his body in the form of a cry - one which was caught by the journal.]

Guys! It's me, Aang! ...Avatar Aang! I'm back!

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Yeah, that's... something I should have heard about. You mean... Roku? Avatar Roku is related to Zuko? [The same Ruko who not long ago was advising him to honor his promise to kill Zuko?]

Edited 2012-04-14 05:23 (UTC)

Yeah. Thought Zuko's mom. Me and Katara kind of find out when... well, Roku was here. [Surprise.]

Whoa. I can't believe it. I'm... kinda related to Zuko? ...And Roku was here too?

Yeah, for a few months. Not only that, but he was my age. He had just started airbending. Which was kind of awkward that he was so young. Cool, but weird. Between the two of us, I think he had a crush on Katara.

[He never expects to see Roku again, so a little fun at his expense is no big.]

Edited 2012-04-14 05:35 (UTC)

That's really weird. Young Roku... He did seem nice when he showed me his memories. [Much nicer than the the harsher advice-giving Spirit Roku.]

...Wait, he had a crush on Katara?

[Sokka shrugs, clearly unconcerned about it.]

Maybe. I didn't exactly ask at the time. And he ended up vanishing.

Oh. Whatever, no big deal.

I actually made him a glider, like the one made for you. It's down in the basement.

[Oh by the way we have a basement. May not have mentioned that to you.]

...We have a basement? And another glider? What else haven't you told me about?

[Aang. Today you get to visit the Sokka cave. It's something that he would have truly appreciated as Robin.]

Um. The house has nearly burned down a few times. One of them even involved Roku!

So practicing Firebending anywhere near here wouldn't be a good call.

Good idea. So... want to see Roku's staff?

Do I!

[CALM YOURSELF, PARDNER. But Sokka nods, coolly, and weaves his way into the kitchen and into the storage closet with the washing machine and dryer.]

You have to remember this basement is a secret! So you can't just go telling everyone we have it.

Edited 2012-04-14 14:12 (UTC)

[He follows Sokka eagerly. By this time, he has become aware that Katara's probably still asleep, so the urgency of meeting everyone again immediately was able to be slide aside from his diversion. Aang rolls his eyes at Sokka's warning.]

Fine. "There is no basement in House 56".

[Jeez, you'd think Sokka was the Dai Li or something. He frowns at Aang, shakes his head, and lifts up a stone-covered panel on the floor. When he does, it reveals a stairway leading down. Sokka proceeds down first into the dark, until his hand finds a string dangling in the air. He uses that as a switch to turn on the lights below. The entire basement is a bit bigger than the house is, a testament to Toph's skill as an earthbender. Some of the shelves are lined with canned good and other food not prone to expiration. There's additional weapons of all shapes and sizes lining the walls for Sokka's personal collections, a wall of furs from Sokka's hunting, a large corner for a work area filled with half-finished inventions and random appliances small and large that have been taken apart. Beyond the immediate basement, there is a door at the far end. It leads to a tunnel that opens out somewhere in the woods. In case of emergencies.

And in the corner is an air glider, similar to Aang's own. Sokka goes to retrieve it, popping it open. The 'wings' are Fire Nation red, instead of the usual orange used by nomads. It seems to be of more or less similar construction to the Mechanist's, though probably not of the same quality. Sokka holds it out for Aang.]

You're welcome to keep it. I don't think Roku will be needing it again.

[Aang follows Sokka down into the basement and lets out a "Whoa..." as he beholds all the different set-ups. Then Sokka handed him the glider - he had blinked a bit at seeing the Fire Nation colors on a glider, although it was understandable in relation to Roku.]

Thanks, Sokka. It can't hurt to have a spare.

[If he ever feels not weird about flying an air nomad device with Fire Nation colors, that is.]

And you can keep spicy food in it instead. In case you want something a little hotter while on the go!

[He smiled meekly.]

Heh. Yeah... I guess it might be better for curry.

[Or fire flakes. He loves those. However, one last point:]

That door down there leads to a tunnel, it exits out in the forest. Just in case, you know, something ever happened and we needed a tunnel.

[He at first nodded seriously.]

I understand. In case of an emergency, we really would need a... [he grins somewhat mischievously and hums lightly] secret tunnel...

[Aang you did not just go there.]

Don't even start with that!

I couldn't resist. The memory felt pretty fresh in my mind.

[He then finds the transition to something he had been wondering.]

Speaking of that, Sokka - memories, I mean... what's the last thing you remember from back home?

Well, the war was over. We had the celebration in the capital city. You took us back to the South Pole for a bit. I got to see my Gran Gran and everyone else. We were staying there until we were going to head back to Ba Sing Se. You know... check out Iroh's tea shop, talk to the Earth King, and that kind of stuff. So the last thing I remember is being asleep. In my home. Comfortable.

Oh, that makes sense. [Makes sense that he hasn't said anything about the kiss when he hasn't witnessed it yet.] All this memory stuff just got me kinda curious about, uh, everyone's last memories from home and stuff. No big deal.

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