savedtheworld | Book 13: Sunshine [Video/Action]

[It's another New Feather season, which normally means more busy times at the Welcome Center in setting up to greet the new arrivals. But today, Aang's preoccupied himself with something else: that it's been a whole year since Ikki first appeared here in Luceti, and he had seen the first fellow air nomad since he'd woken from the iceberg. He remembers that light she brought into his life. He knows that she might realize this, too - that aside from the few weeks in which she was briefly sent home, it's been a year since she's been seperated from her home. From her family that raised her and her baby brother who has just been born. So he's intent on making this day as special as possible. In the morning, when she wakes up, he's ready to give her the full royal princess treatment, and others around the house are encouraged to do so as well, even wearing clothes that look like those of a royal retainer.

That morning, he does find some time to himself to address the journals.]

[Video, Filtered from Ikki]

[Aang's wearing a servant-y get-up that looks something like this, with his arrow peeking out from the hat. There's mixed emotions on his face. He's sad at Ikki been trapped here and away from her family for so long - while having to endure all the stresses and traumas that come with Luceti life. But he's also sentimental and grateful for all the time he's been able to spend with Ikki and make her feel better - time that he knows he won't have at home.]

Hi, everyone. It's me, Aang. I just wanted to make sure you all knew that today... It's a very special day. Today it's been one year since Ikki got here in Luceti. Her family was only here for a little bit after she first got here, and she hasn't been able to see them here since then.

So, I just have a favor to ask you. If you see Ikki today, can you do what you can to help treat her like a princess? An Avatar princess! I want her to remember this day as... as a reminder and a celebration of all the good times she's had here and all the friends that she's made here. So that she doesn't have to associate it with... you know, with missing her family. I really want to thank everyone who's looked out for her in this time and made her smile. And I hope we can keep on making her smile for as long as she'll be here.

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[He does manage to spend some time in the day not entertaining Ikki after school. He spends about a half hour at the Welcome Center to try to greet new arrivals and such, and he also spends some time at the bakery, where he makes some treats for Ikki - while keeping in mind what to prepare for Katara's coming birthday. And he leaves some extra - cookies, cupcakes and the like - for anyone who stops by.]

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Huh? No, I'm right here, Makie!

I'm... I'm Grandpa!

[...blink.

Blink.]

How old are you?

I'm 15! Unless you count the hundred years I was asleep in an iceberg.

[Oh I see all of your characters are trolling me today.]

...an iceberg.

[~~Don't speak when Jade hasn't even been unleashed yet~~]

Yeah! You know about icebergs? It's like an ice cube, but the size of a house or an island! I was frozen.

[~~If you say Jade's name three times to a mirror does he show up uninvited to snark~~]

That must have been very far north. [Or south. Didn't the south have ice, too? Either way...] How did you get frozen inside? That rather sounds like you'd have to sit still for quite some time.

[Yeah, she may not quite believe you. But she's politely inquiring!]

[~~Say it one more time and see what happens~~]

It was south actually! And it... was actually one of my powers activating. To save me from a storm... like a defense mechanism.

[~~With a challenge like that how can I resist, Jaaade-o.~~]

Then I'm glad it worked. Although being frozen for so many years sounds dangerous on its own.

[~~There he is I thought I'd have something trollier~~]

I guess so! But I woke up without any problems when Katara found me.

[~~Gasp he really is a demon~~]

You seem like a very lucky boy then, Aang. [She smiles.] You have a lot of people from home in this village, don't you?

[~~Was there any doubt~~]

I do! Or at least lots of my friends - and that's the important part. We all live in the same house together.

That sounds lovely. I'm glad you have so many people you like from home.

So...you're a grandfather because you spent ... so much time in the ice? [That doesn't quite add up. He must've had kids pretty young before he was supposedly frozen :|a (Yes, she's still not sure about this story okay)]

I'm thankful for it too. Except for... you know, it's better for people to not be here.

And - no! Those are completely different things. Ikki's just from the future!

Oh, I see. [That makes a lot more sense... well, when one factors in the absurdity of Luceti as 'sense'.] That must have been a shock for you both, then.

It was! But... It was a good one. Getting to know that someone like her exists. I never would have imagined it. And... she always wanted to meet me, too.

...she never got to meet you as a child?

N-no. {He says softly.] I'm her grandpa, and by the time she and her siblings are born... I- I... I'll be... gone.

[...oh. He lives long enough, at least, to have children himself... death is a long way off, still. But she can't help but feel sad for him.]

It's hard to know such things about your future. I'm glad you have the chance now.

I'm glad for it, too. This last year... it's given my life so much brightness.

But I know it's wrong. This isn't where she belongs. She should be... with her mommy and daddy.

I understand. [Mixed blessings, indeed.] But at least while she's trapped here, she won't be alone.

[Unless we all go home. This place can be cruel.]

You're - you're right. We're gonna try to be the best company we can be.

[Life is cruel by its nature. Makie finds Luceti no different.]

That's a good way to look at things.

It is... isn't it? Let's focus on what we've got here and now.

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