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[ Oh, look! A new video entry. It starts up and it's… upside down. Actually it's more like the picture is twirling, so even though it starts upside down it's slowly turning until it's right-side up for a moment, revealing a teenage girl staring at it suspiciously before the slow spinning starts up again as she turns the journal around in her hands. ]

If this really is a camera it's the smallest one I've ever seen. [ She finally comments, stopping the spinning so that she is sideways on the screen. ] And what good is it even supposed to do, anyway?! Is this some kind of mover thing? Can anyone see me? Can anyone-

[ The video suddenly freezes as if she'd paused it, then starts up again. ] -like I'm talking to a book. Great. I get kidnapped or lost or whatever and I'm talking to a book. This is just- [ It pauses for a few seconds again. ] -I can't believe- [ Pause. ] -who even- [ Pause. Finally after what seems like a longer pause the video finally starts playing again and Korra is finally facing the right way with the camera. She looks pretty panicked. ]

Okay, this book is weird. It started talking to me and there's all sorts of writing but why do I even have this? Who even are you people writing in here? This is ridiculous. I'm leaving. ...As soon as I find the exit.

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[ Korra's managed to find her way to the actual village now, still wearing the white shirt and pants she arrived in but a little more focused and less panicked. This wasn't the weirdest thing that's ever happened to her after all! Well, it probably wasn't anyway, but she wasn't about to sit around comparing them. She'd woken up in a forest with a weird book and nothing else, not even her own clothing let alone an explanation. Flipping through the pages of the book had given her a few details (although not as many as there could have been considering she wasn't exactly patient enough to sit around and read thoroughly at the moment) but really the BEST way to figure something out was to get up and out and see what it was with your own eyes.

Sometimes, anyway.

Seeing buildings had been a huge relief but the closer she got to them the more she found herself pausing. Of course part of her wanted to run right in and start demanding answers. The biggest part, really. But there was another, much smaller part that was telling her to be cautious and patient about the situation to avoid doing anything reckless.

That part sounded an awful lot like Tenzin.

Sure, she wasn't the best at taking his advice back home but in this situation she had to grudgingly admit that maybe she should at least start out cautious. Which is why she's now slowly peeking around a building, one hand against the wall and the other held up as if expecting a fight at any second- ]

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(ooc: oh yeah of course!! right i figured i should be vague about spoilery type things, since i wasn't sure exactly what everyone knew/wanted their characters to know. thanks for telling me! c: )

Well your spirit I guess- [ Wait a second. She stops mid sentence, looking at him in confusion (although she still continues to reach up and try and pet the lemur in her hair. It's hard to resist.) ] What do you mean, remember this place? Should I?

[ Before she gets a chance to respond she finds herself wrapped in a hug. She's a bit surprised for a moment, but she can't help herself from returning it. It's so strange to see Aang like this, so much younger than she's used to but still so tall and real and much less… spirity. ] I… missed you too! [ Even though she feels like she's TOTALLY MISSING SOMETHING and looks completely baffled, she can't help but agree, regardless of how little sense it makes. She's not sure what to say- how often had she wished she could talk to him again? So she settles on the totally serious, completely important statement of: ]

You look… different!

[Aang pulls back while trying not tp chuckle at Momo's antics. And he rubs at his head sheepishly as he considers it.]

Different? Am I taller or shorter than you remember? [Clearly this is the best method of settling what she remembers.]

Shorter? And younger? And less… [ She puts a hand to her face like she's stroking an imaginary beard. ] Less. Bearded.

[ It's definitely a little different, but spirits could look however they wanted! Probably, what did she know. ]

[There might be a few stray fuzzes along his chin. But he still has a lot to learn before he's ready to stop shaving anything.]

Okay. I understand. [He closes his eyes for a moment to accept it. He's starting over with Korra once more.] The thing is... I'm from your past. This is a really confusing place... it's a whole different world, and it takes people from all different points in time.

[He takes a deep breath, and he goes on a little hesitantly. He's a bit insecure with everything he's heard about his future self, since it seems so hard to measure up to how great he sounds. Regardless of that still being... well, himself.]

So I'm not the same Aang whose spirit you know. Not- not yet, at least. [As long as he's here, it's virtually impossible.]

[ But I believe Aang can shave the world. (Cue theme music.) ]

A different world. Like, different from the mortal AND Spirit World? [ Because even though at first she'd thought it HAD to be the Spirit World, once she really thought about it she knew that couldn't be right. ] I wish this was as easy as being a weird spirit thing. And weird spirit things aren't easy. [ Frowning, she crosses her arms and really takes a hard look at him. ]

Well yeah, I mean you're a lot more huggy for one thing. [ Then she pauses for a moment as the implications of what he's saying really sink in. ] Wait a minute! So you're telling me you're not past-Avatar-spirit-Aang, you're actually live-this-age-physically-Aang? That's… that is so cool. [ She puts a hand to her head, still trying to really wrap it around this whole thing. ] And so, so weird.

[The last beardbender...]

A lot of that's right. Things that are cool and weird sum up a lot about this place! [He rubs at his head sheepishly. There's the scary parts too, but it seems a bit soon to bring up the bad. And, he's glad to see Korra again, after all.]

Trust me. I wish this was as easy as a spirit thing, too. [Then it would be easier to solve everyone's problems, instead of feeling like he's failed as an Avatar.] I definitely love the part about being more huggy, though! [He can't imagine what it's like to be a spirit, not being able to hug or to really feel that warmth. ...Actually, he does know what that feels like and it only makes that feeling all the worse.]

Yeah, I mean I thought I had trouble with spirits. At least I know what they are. I don't even know what this is. [ She gestures around, not at anything in particular. Just. All of this. But she smiles, anyway. ] Well, there's two of us! So I'm sure we can figure it out together. [ Or, be failed Avatars together! Hooray! ] It's just- I can't believe we're really talking. Live and in person!

[ It's pretty much the coolest thing ever and she totally sounds like the excitable teenage girl that she is for a moment. However, something shifts in her expression. ] It… sounds like you know all about this place though. Just how long have you been here?

Me? Wellll, it's been about... [Is there any nice way to break it.] two years.

[He grins meekly.]

But maybe you're right! Maybe the two of us can solve things together here. I'm really glad to meet you in person again, too!

Two years?!

[ No, no no. That couldn't be right. Because if Aang was stuck here for two years, what hope did she have of getting back home?! She looks a little concerned at this, suddenly looking around her and thinking that she might have underestimated this place. ] That's awful. I'm so sorry, Aang. I promise I'll do whatever I can to help. [ Although yet again, if HE couldn't do it…

Something else catches her attention and she turns back to him. ] What do you mean, meet me again?

I'm the one who's sorry, Korra. [Sorry to have to break it to her and-] I've been here all this time without finding a way out. And... about us meeting. This might sound strange, but you've been here before, and you've gone back home before. Here in this world, when people return here... sometimes they remember being here in the past, and sometimes they don't. That's how I knew who you were even thought you're form the past.

What? No, there's no way. I think I'd remember something like this. [ Korra looks a little alarmed. ] I mean, I've had amnesia before but all my memories came back! All of them. There's no way.

[ But she doesn't look as sure as she sounds, and as she crosses her arms some things click into place. ] ...You did know me.[ She concedes. ] I didn't think about it because I thought you were, you know, all spirity.

It's okay, it's okay! [He waves his hands placatingly.] I never knew you had amnesia before - but that's beside the point. The point is that messing with memories is something that happens to everyone hear. Whenever we end up back home... we forget we were ever here. And if we come back to this world, sometimes we remember the last time we were here. And sometimes we don't.

This... this would be the second time you forgot.

S-second time? [ She thinks as hard as she can, but she just can't remember anything about being here. ]

But that's awful! All those people we don't remember. And then we get back home and we have no way of avoiding getting caught again because we don't remember it in the first place!

[ But she's getting a little worked up again, so she takes a breath. ] Sorry. I know it's not your fault, and I really appreciate you telling me about all of it. I wish I could remember. [ Silence for a moment. ] Have you ever… forgotten? Or left?

[He flinches a little at Korra's outburst - it hits him right in the guilt. But he remains calm and talks to her with a light nod.]

Well... I've kind of done both in the past. When I first got here, to Luceti, I as told that I have been here in the past. Twice. Just like you, I didn't remember it at all. But I also wasn't around for long those times. [It was like toying with the emotions of Katara and Sokka, who were stuck there through all of that.]

And- and once, a few months after I got here... I did go home. It was weird. I lived through a few more days at home, but then I was back here in Luceti the next day. And I remembered this place still. Aside from that... I've been here in Luceti this whole time.

[ The flinch doesn't go completely unnoticed, so Korra attempts to be calmer about the situation. Of course, "trying" and "doing" are two separate things. ]

So you didn't forget every time. I wonder what decides whether we'll remember or not? [ Whoever it was, she was totally gonna have some words with them. Very strong words. She shakes her head. ] I'm sorry you've been here all this time. I've never heard any stories about you being in a place like this, and I wanted to hear every story.

I don't know what decides it. A lot about this place seems to be like - at random. You don't have to be sorry. I'm sorry I didn't find a way out after all this time. I'd be surprised if these stories got passed down at home... No one remembers this place when we're back there, after all.

It's not your fault! The more I hear the harder it starts to sound to get out. [ She glares to the right as if attempting to glare at Luceti in general. ] But I promise I'll do whatever I can to help. Just let me know if you need anything.

[ A good attempt at an optimistic smile. ] I mean, we've gotta get out… eventually, right?

Thanks, Korra. I'm sure we'll get something accomplished working together. And I'll let you know if we have any ideas.

I just know we gotta find a way out. [He tries his own optimistic smile, even if the length of time he's been here makes it a little harder.] After all, we have to get home so that the people in your time can be born!

That's right! I mean, you've got to get out of here so all your childr- [ She stops short, looking alarmed. With no memory of the last time she's been here and just now sort of appreciating that this Aang doesn't know the same things as Spirit Mentor Aang (™), Korra's not really sure if she should broach the subject of his… descendants. ]

You know uh, everyone! Yeah.

[He gives a blank look at that. And blinks a few times.]

Right. For everyone! But... I do know that I'll have kids. Someday. And grandkids! Jinora's here too, by the way.

You know a lot, huh? From people being here and back? [ Korra is clearly the Master of Tact and totally knows when things might be a sore subject. Totally. At the mention of Jinora she smacks a hand to her head. ]

Jinora! Here! Her dad's gonna flip if he ever finds out.

I guess I do know a lot. [It's weird. He still remembers it as if it was yesterday - when he first got here over two years ago, and he was the new one. It seemed like everyone else in the house had been there for so long without him - especially Katara, and Sokka.

But now, Sokka and Zuko had gone home and returned without as fresh newcomers. Only Katara has been here longer than him. And he's seen so many friends come and go, and felt the joy and pain of each time.

He softly smiles.]

He probably would. He- he kind of was here for a little while...! But that was a long time ago. I... I'm doing my best to take care of her, like he would.

He was here? That's… so hard to imagine. Wings sticking out of his Air Nomad robes. [ Aaaand she's totally trying to picture it right now. Sure, Aang had them too but for some reason it just seemed ten times funnier to imagine Tenzin like that. She shakes her head to try and clear it, and the slight grin fades. ]

I'm sure you're doing a great job! Tenzin would be over the moon if he knew you were taking care of his kids. [ Well the fact that they were kidnapped and all might put a damper on that, but she decided not to mention that part. ]

Thanks! I sure hope so. When he first came here, both Ikki and Jinora were here already, and he didn't have anything bad to say about how we were taking care of them. So - so I think you might be right!

[He does miss him dearly. And he misses Ikki dearly. But he also can't help but chuckle.]

He did look kind of silly with wings.

I'm definitely right. In fact, that may be one of the only things I'm absolutely sure about right now. [ CONFIDENT NOD. ]

And I'm sure the kids love getting to see you, too!

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