savedtheworld | Book 19: Summer Breeze

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[There had been a whole mix of things the last few weeks. The return of Korra, the coming of Kai, and the news of more airbenders in Aang's future. It was a lot to reflect on and take in, on top of Zuko and Kai's fighting.

But now, he thinks it's time to try to just breathe and relax. Summer's almost over, and the pool in the backyard of House 56 has been criminally underused this year. So, a fairly chipper-looking monk shows his face on the journals.]

Hey everyone! It's me, Aang. I just thought... since it's summer and all, and it won't be too long until fall... We could all have some fun! We have a pool in our backyard, and anyone's welcome to come and play in it today! It'll be lots of fun, really!

...Oh, and if you don't know where we live, it's House number 56! Follow the road down from the plaza, and when you see a house with two floors that's a got a statue of a guy's head in front of it, you know you've found it!

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[And so Aang can be found at the pool. There's an earthbending slide that can be ridden from the second floor to the pool, as well as a trampoline set up nearby. Aang will ride the slide and often jump into the pool while using a number of tricks using his airbending and waterbending. The teenage monk can also fooling around in an octopus form.

And of course since he's wearing shorts, his tattoos and scar will be very visible.]

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[WOW RED TOO PERSONAL also you can't see from here and also technically his shorts will cover more than what he's wearing in the drawing but yeah.

It's Red! But not the other Red who isn't this Red. Things sure are confusing now... But he's a bit solemn at the mention of Soren. It reminds him of Ikki.]

That's okay Red, we can play another time. I've been fine. And Soren - he should be fine, too. But he doesn't live here anymore. Raven's been taking care of him since Ikki left.

[ But the tattoo.

And oh, the mention of Ikki does make Red's expression lower a bit itself. ]

I remember. You said on the journal. [ Which he saw rather late... Red's voice picks back up. ] But don't you visit him? Didn't he live with you when Ikki was around?

[ ... ] Why'd he go with her, anyway?

[Well. Those sure are some questions, and not the easiest ones.]

He did live with us, of course. Ikki was his trainer after all. But I do visit him - I see him and Raven all the time. And... I guess he went with her because they were more friends. I think Raven knew the guy who had Soren before Ikki... so they had more time to become friends.

But... it's okay that way. I think they're great together, and I might not be cut out to be a Pokemon trainer anyway.

[ There's a small silence. ]

...You don't need to be a trainer to have a pokémon. [ His lips pinch hard together. This wasn't really fair, was it? ] Sorry, I didn't know Soren chose to go with her. I didn't really get to say anything before when Ikki left...

[ Ah... he shakes his head wildly. ]

I'm sorry! You're trying to have fun and I'm bringing her up. I did wanna know though... Soren was really close to her.

[Aang just gives a soft smile as he shakes his own head, slowly and sadly.]

No... It's okay, really. You're a friend of Ikki and Soren. So you got a right to know. Maybe I don't need to be a trainer, but either way... I think I'm still learning a lot about Pokemon. I don't feel ready yet, but Raven already is.

You should still say hi to Soren when you have the chance. I'm sure he'd like it. [And Ikki did seem to want Raven to have more friends.]

Mm... I can do that. Would Raven be okay with that? But I didn't get to know Soren that well... [ Or Ikki either. ]

[Hang on, he'll just put up a filter on this! Because it's odd to talk about someone directly on a public feed.]

Then you can always get to know him better! I think Raven would be fine with that. She's very quiet and sometimes she seems sad but she really is nice. I'm sure she'd appreciate having more friends too.

[ Oh, look at this guy be all thoughtful. ]

Okay, where can I find her? -- oh, but I guess I can use the journal to talk to her. [ There we go. ]

But... I think you should see Soren too, Aang. He and Ikki were together for a long time, weren't they?

You could use the journal, but you could also find her at the smithy. I think she runs it now. [And it's lost most of its workers again.]

They were together for a long time... more than a year! [And she even influenced Soren to be more peaceful with his attacks. It was touching/] And don't worry, I'm friends with Raven so I see her and Soren pretty often. But thanks for looking out with me.

[ A year was a really long time. Aang sounded pretty sure though that the pokémon was okay, but... it was odd to Red. Maybe Soren thought it was for the best, but what if there was more to it? He could try and find out. Leaving what would've been like a home so quickly for another person... ]

It's okay. [ And he brightens up his smile, if only by so much. ] By the way, have you kept your wall in tact lately?

[ He definitely wanted to check on Soren. ]

[Aang now feels like seeing Soren again, soon. He always was a tough bird. And Aang smiles lightly at Red again.]

Don't worry. The wall's been okay since then! Even though I hear there's another Snorlax in town. [He wonders if Red's met the other Red yet... that's a subtle way of setting that up.]

Huh? Oh. [ Oh. There's an awkward twitch on Red's face, but he keeps the smile, sorta. ] Yeah. He's the guy you thought I was before, I guess.

Did he remember you?

[ nooo don't set anything uuuuuuppp... ]

[It's already set up.]

Right! Him, yeah. He did remember me! A little.

That's good, right? He likes to talk a lot anyway so it'd be easy to catch up.

Yeah! It was pretty easy catching up. Did you talk to him?

A bit... but I was always busy, so we couldn't talk much. And he always wanted to know about our worlds and what's different with 'em.

Oh, okay. I guess that makes sense! [He's not sure what it would be like to talk to another of his self.] I'm sure you two will get along just fine.

Yeah, sure. [ And it doesn't matter if they don't!! ] Anyway, I guess I'll let you get to your pool party. But I'll see you around, Aang!

Thanks, I'll make sure to have extra fun for you. Come by the pool another time! I'll see you around, Red!

Book 19: Summer Breeze

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