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[savedtheworld]

Air Temple Island:

A. Aang starts off his morning with airbending training. Some meditation, some rounds through the air gates, some general practice of forms and some balancing upon pillars. He'll be glad to tutor anyone else in need of instruction. He is a master, after all, even if he's claiming not to be Avatar Aang. Just a random prodigy airbender who happens to be named Aang! At least, that's the cover story he's trying this week.

B. This young monk has commandeered the kitchen! His goal? To make some fruit pies! Feel free to stumble across him while he's in the act of baking them, while some doting air acolytes try to help out.

Republic City/Spirit Worlds

C. And so Aang makes his way through the city atop his sky bison, Appa, who has a large batch of the fruit pies kept on his back. Aang may stop to check in on any number of his friends if they're around, with personalized fruit pies for new friends and old.

D. Aang will also spend time down exploring the Spirit Wilds. He'll use the rest of his batch of fruit pies here, distributing them to those who need it. He'll also try to investigate the spirit vines and wandering spirits some more, puzzled about all of the odd things he's heard about so far.

E. Finally, he can be found near the barrier, meditating in an attempt to commune with the spirits. He better be careful with all those stray spirits wandering about...

Comments

[braavado]

[Korra waits a little longer before reaching over to check if Aang's still out. Yup, he is. Weird. She would have expected him to have opened his eyes by now.]

No way. [She sits up suddenly.] Did he actually get through?

[On one hand, it'd be great news. On the other, well. She'll be pretty disappointed in herself, but she can deal with that.]

[savedtheworld]

[It's weird - it's awe-inspiring in a way, but a little scary. Just like the first time he was sent out of his body. It felt so long ago now. He looked at Korra and spoke even though she won't hear him.

"Nope! I didn't make it through enough." And he frowns. "Some cool past life I turned out to be." He looked around for a little while, looking at all the spirits that seemed to be buzzing around. Something about the two of them being in the area seemed to have a lot of them excited.

He didn't want to worry Korra, though, so he didn't remain like this too long. After taking a moment to spiritually make bunny ears behind her head, he managed to let himself back into his body, and his eyes snapped open.]

[braavado]

[Korra seems to sense when the other Avatar's back in his body, turning her gaze back to him eagerly as his eyes open.

She leans toward him.]

So? What happened?

[savedtheworld]

Korra! I'm back! But... I didn't really go anywhere. [He admits nervously.] I was here, just not.. here. [He gestures to all of himself.]

[braavado]

[She holds her hands up in a "whoa, hold on" gesture.]

Okay, you lost me at "I'm back". What are you talking about?

[savedtheworld]

Well, I mean, the thing is... I wasn't in the spirit world. I just wasn't in my body.

[His body was not ready.]

[braavado]

[Korra pauses, disappointed for a second.] So you couldn’t get through either.

Wait…what do you mean you weren’t in your body? You mean your spirit was just sort of…around?

[savedtheworld]

Y-yeah. It happened to me once, a long time ago. [He frowns.] Sorry, I- I should have done better.

[braavado]

[Aang's getting a quick hug.] It's okay. Jinora and I couldn't get in either. Now we know for sure the barrier's keeping us from meditating into the Spirit World. We'll have to check on things another way.

So...what did you see if you weren't in your body?

[savedtheworld]

[It's a welcome hug.]

I see. Yeah, we'll just have to... keep trying other things.

All I saw was... us. I was still here, just as a... spirit-me.

[braavado]

Us? You mean you could see yourself and me?

[Korra sits up straighter, looking a little excited.]

Do you think you could do it again?

[savedtheworld]

Yeah, both of us! [Good thing you didn't think it was safe to pick your nose or something, Korra.]

I- I can try! But why?

[braavado]

[Wow don't mistake her for Meelo, okay?]

Just...try it again! I want to see if it works or not.

[savedtheworld]

[Suuuure.]

Um... okay! [He blinks uncertainly, then he sits back down.] Here goes!

[Now back to meditating!]

[braavado]

[And now Korra sits back to watch, occasionally scanning the area around them in case there's anything to see.

Like a certain Avatar, for example.]

[savedtheworld]

[And soon, his spirit is popping right out again! He looks right towards Korra and makes a "neener neener neener!" face.]

[braavado]

[Though it's only for a second, Aang's spirit is visible to her, and Korra makes a face right back.]

I saw that. [and then it hits her. She gasps.] I saw that! Aang, are you still here?

[savedtheworld]

[He automatically makes a raspberry noise in response to her face, but it's only when she speaks that he realizes what it means.]

You did? [He speaks on, regardless of whether or not Korra can hear him.] I'm right here! I mean... I'm as here as I can be! The spirity kind of here, you know?

much mature very avatar

[braavado]

[This time, there's no reaction on Korra's end. Though she does continue to scan the area for him.]

Aang?

[It seems she can't see him anymore.]

maturity intensifies

[savedtheworld]

[Huh. Aang looks on in confusion for a moment.]

You can't see me?

[He turns around and shakes his rear.]

How about now?

[braavado]

[Unfortunately--or fortunately??--Korra's turned her head back toward Aang's body, completely missing her past life's dignified little dance.

Not that she could see it anyway.]

Ooookay. You're still meditating, so that means you're still around in spirit form, I guess. I could see you for a second, but not anymore.

[Korra pouts a little, and then...maturely sticks her tongue out, in case Aang's watching.]

I hope you're not trying anything weird while you're all spirity and invisible.

[savedtheworld]

[The spirit turns back around, a little flustered, and then he pouts and grumbles.]

You're the weird one...

[And then, he heads back into his body, popping back awake with a sheepish smile.]

Yep! Nothing weird going on here. Just normal... super serious and super spirity Avatar stuff!

[braavado]

Yeah...sure.

[That sure is convincing! Korra eyes him suspiciously for a second (she doesn't trust that sheepish smile at all), before moving back to the original topic.]

I definitely saw your spirit just now. It didn't last too long, though. Were you still around after that?

[savedtheworld]

Yeah, I was! I... I was trying to make sure you were watching! [He's a portrait of innocence.]

[braavado]

[How suspicious. Lucky for Aang, Korra has something more important to talk about.]

Do you know what spirit projection is? Jinora might have mentioned something about it before.