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Aang ([personal profile] savedtheworld) wrote2013-02-08 01:24 pm

Book 11: Memories Down the Stream [Voice/Action]

[By now, it almost seems like a way of Luceti - that whenever good news happens, it will be followed by bad before long. Just yesterday, Katara had come back to the house. As herself. But today? The house woke up to a different empty room. Toph's.

It seemed like so soon since she had given him his last metalebending lesson. He still had so much to learn. And he still remembered so clearly when she showed up, tunneling from the earth like the little badger mole she was. Her original presence in Luceti may have precluded his, but when she came back, she was from the same time as him. He know that aside from missing one of his best friends, he'd miss being able to relate to one of the few people from that time.

But in a way, Aang knew this could be for the best. He remembered how she had worried about her life, with everything the future had shown to them. The short time that her daughter was around. How Toph feared the possibility of having to live her life in Luceti without ever returning home, that she might not become the person she thought she was supposed to be. But now she didn't have to worry about that anymore. She could live that life for herself. And hopefully, she'd find peace and happiness in that life. They could all still be friends there, too, in that lifetime.

Aang spends a little time wallowing in his grief, first. After all, he misses her already. Then he remembers one of the first things she told him when arriving. "Missed me? After only a month? Come on, don't get sappy!" With a faint smile, he nodded before he rose to do what he had to do. Toph had put her hopes in him.

And he soon addressed the journals.]


Hi everyone. This is Aang. You should know that Toph Beifong is... She's gone back home. I guess our world can only go so long without its greatest Earthbender around. She left some letters to hand out, but everyone who knew her should know... She cared about you a lot more than she says. Even her punches had friendship in them.

[He grabbed the letters that she had left behind, knowing all too well what they all said. After all, he was the one who had to transcribe them for her.

And so, Aang starts to play the distribution game. He first gives out letters to those around the house. If there were any who did not find about Toph's absence at the same time as him, then he would give them the letter and the news prior to the journal announcement. Then, he seeks out Suki, Ion, Fenimore, Shikamaru, Masaomi and Saori to deliver their letters. If there's any he can't find, he'll leave the letter at the door of their house. Or in their mailbox. Do we have mailboxes?

He tries to go about his normal daily activities afterwards, showing few signs of anything wrong. Places to frequent include the Welcome Center, library, tea shop and item shop. And in the evening, after dinner, he takes some of the remaining metal sheets lying around the house out to the forest to do some metalbending practice on his own. Still, every time he messed up, he could almost feel the punches.]
acuity: (easy as a piece of pancake!)

[personal profile] acuity 2013-02-17 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
We may as well give it a try one day. Do let me know when!

How have things been, Aang?
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-02-18 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[And then, finally, he reads the leader. It's short, it can't really be called a letter, but the reaction is pretty immediate. And strong. There's a deep intake of breath, and his eyes go wide at the letter. What- What?

"You're strong in different ways, and even if you're totally obnoxious, I know you're a good person when it counts."

What can he even-]
You're screwing with me.
acuity: (be careful!  ninjas are very smart!)

[personal profile] acuity 2013-02-18 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Yees, Luceti does seem to experiment with our memories at times, does it. But... one of your friends left?

I'm sorry to hear that.
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[personal profile] markofthewise 2013-02-18 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
I lied to her and broke her heart, Aang. This isn't one of those "I'm sorry, please come back home" situations.
endgames: (what was that about?)

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[personal profile] endgames 2013-02-18 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[What he said.]
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-02-18 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And sharply, he turns to Aang]

When did you write this?
wise_maiden: (a closer look at the situation)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2013-02-18 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Indeed. It can be quite cruel in that way.
endgames: (Observe)

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[personal profile] endgames 2013-02-18 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Huh, that recent. He looks closely between the two of them.]
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-02-18 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
So after that spar... [But even so... What, was she that impressed by that moment? His hands are trembling as grips the paper. Linda was the big winner there, not him. ]
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[personal profile] endgames 2013-02-18 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's the week I'm thinking of, you came out of that one all right.

[They didn't need another hospital bed, anyways.]
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[personal profile] markofthewise 2013-02-19 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Were great, Aang. I don't know what will happen now. [He shakes his head. He doesn't want to go into this. Not with Aang. Or anyone. But it's worse for those people who put so much faith into what he and Suki had.]
acuity: (our aunt is a cowgirl)

[personal profile] acuity 2013-02-19 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad it is, too, if it was really that terrible an experience. And timeline disparities, is it... it's still rather hard to believe Luceti is capable of that.

You'll see her again, I'm sure.
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[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-02-19 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Linda won the day there. [He says this quietly and... slightly defensively. Strong. Strong? Is she mocking him, or did her getting that pinned really mess her up that much. Linda, in her corner, looks smug for a moment]
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[personal profile] endgames 2013-02-19 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
He did train her well. Earth or ground things are supposed to be her weakness, you know. Don't know if it's the same up against bending...

[He thinks he's remembering that right. It's the opposite with chakra natures, so it's one of those things that stands out, it's weird enough to him.]

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