Book 4: Winds from Tomorrow [Action: May 30th-June 1]

[savedtheworld]

[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)

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[beardofbalance]

[He sighs.] It's not like it'll happen anytime soon. [But it will be oogie-inducing.] But I do enjoy our talks, Sokka. [He fees something warm and nostalgic about Sokka wearing even a version of that beard at that age.]

[markofthewise]

Don't go all sentimental on me. You're going to make me think I die young.

[beardofbalance]

Don't talk like that, Sokka. You have many years ahead of you, still. [Even if he had a bad feeling about the gap in his memory.] Just... take care of yourself, okay buddy?

[markofthewise]

Yup. I'm going to die. Thanks, buddy.

[beardofbalance]

[He groans.]

You're fine, as far as I can remember.

[markofthewise]

Thanks for trying to reassure me. [But nope, he's dead.]

[beardofbalance]

[He can't help but laugh a bit.]

Sure, believe I'm real only after you think you're gonna die.

[And by this point, Momo has shown up, peering at this new Aang in confusion. He quickly begins grappling onto his beard.]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka grins when he sees Momo starting to pick at the beard.]

Yeah, well now you need to convince Momo.

[beardofbalance]

[Aang is only briefly agitated; he's been around enough children and lemurs to be used to this. He lightly strokes at Momo with his fingers.]

I definitely have good news for him. Hey Momo, somewhere out there... there's a place that's just full of you and Appa's brothers and sisters. The younger me, I'm gonna find them someday. You guys won't have to be by yourselves much longer.

[markofthewise]

[Wow. That's news. Huh.]

I'm sure they'll be happy. They seem like they could use some girlfriends.

[beardofbalance]

[He laughs.]

They're just not cut out for the bachelor lifestyle. I'm just glad they'll get some reward for everything they've been through with us. [Appa alone had done so much more than what was expected of an air nomad's sky bison.]