Round 5 [Voice/Action]

[isgorgeous]

[ Bolin goes about his day in the usual manner, though since the draft he hasn't been as enthusiastic about the whole thing. He's been waking up a later, Pabu acting as a trusty alarm clock.

When he finally heads outside to practice his earth bending midmorning, anyone familiar with him might be able to tell his heart isn't in it. That combined with the heavy rain from the last few days means that he loses his footing a few times to fall in the mud.

After a quick trip back to the house to shower off the healthy layer of mud, Bolin will be in a few locations around the village during the afternoon. He'll be stopping by the bakery and even the library. He's a little more reserved than he normally is in both attitude and appetite.

Later on in the evening he gets around to opening his journal to make an entry. ]

[Voice]

It's weird thinking I've been here for eight months, I've never been away from home that long in my life. [ Not that he really had a home for a few years but he won't get into that. ] I'm gonna be turning 17 soon and it'll be the first time my brother won't be there for it. I never really thought about being here long enough to hit my next birthday.

In Republic City they'd be doing promotional matches for pro-bending, exhibitions to get fans excited for the upcoming season. Me and Mako would go on the days they'd let people in for free when we were kids, when we could get away with it. The weather would be getting nice again, too. It was a good time to get work in the parks doing landscaping stuff.

Luceti's really small compared to it, it could fit into one neighborhood really easily. I'm probably just homesick but... this sucks... Not really sure I had a point with all this, honestly. [ So he closes the journal before he rambles anymore. ]

Comments

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

I don't know Sokka should be... he should be stronger than that. [He remembers everything Ed told him. That he'd died. Could that have to do to everything? Even so, just the idea that Sokka could have died was enough to crush Aang's spirit.]

Something's wrong, but we don't know what, yet. I don't want to give up on Sokka. Not if there's more to this. I mean... I still haven't talked to Katara about this. Maybe... she might know more. [She's been alongside Sokka all this time, after all. But he's been afraid to talk to her, too. Afraid that it'll turn out she's turned out the same way as Sokka without him noticing. And if he lost Katara like that... he couldn't see how he would hold himself together.]

[Action]

[isgorgeous]

[ He forced himself to smile and squeeze Aang's shoulder. It sucked seeing his friend so upset. ]

I know this sucks right now but... it's definitely gonna work out. Whatever's going on, it's no match for us. [ Right? ] You'll figure out what's all weird and kick its butt!

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang smiles warmly. Part of him would think Bolin's still fresh here, in a way, that he might not be able to grasp all the complexities of this situation. But Aang feels some comfort all the same. It means a lot to have some sort of brotherly support given the condition the person closest to being his brother was in.]

Thanks, Bolin. You're right. We gotta stick together and solve this. I'd just rather heal the butt then kick it.

[Action]

[isgorgeous]

[ Different avatars, different methods. It's still a little crazy to think that Korra and Aang shared the same soul, they were totally different sorts of people. ]

Healing works, too. I should probably start thinking of other options besides throwing stuff at a problem till it goes away.

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[He only has to force the resulting chuckle out a little.]

That's a good idea, Bolin. I'll try to help you to bend some more peace, and... maybe it can help things to go more smoothly. [And help you to slip into the mud less often.] It's like my friend Bumi always said - you've gotta open your brains up to the possibilities!