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[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

The young Avatar followed the bubbles and when they were gone, returned to Jackson. "That was amazing! But...what did you say?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"It's a spell," he said. "It basically means collect or bring."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"But...how did it know to collect the water?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"That bit is a tad more complex. My magic is stronger in that form so I don't have to say the object as long as my intentions are clear in my mind," he told her.
"Watch." He pointed his wand at an empty glass on the counter. "Accio."
The glass flew straight to his hand.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching shielded her eyes and let out a high pitched squeal when she saw the glass coming towards them. With no shattering sound, she slowly opened her eyes and saw it in his hand, then clapped as if witnessing a magic trick.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He smiled at her and set it down with a little bow.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"Hey, thanks for, uh..." SHe made a funny motion with her hand, spinning it in circles. "tHat. FOr cleaning my clothes."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"My pleasure," he said. "Did it stain? Or are... Were those already there?"

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"What, all of these?" SHe ran her hands along her entire body.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He nodded. "I noticed they're looking a little ragged. Not to be impolite."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

CHing shrugged, unphased. "YOu made a statement based on one of your five senses. it's fine, i promise. Yes, all of these stains were here before."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"I'd be more than willing to take you shopping. I have munny," he told her.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"Shopping..." The way she said it made it seem like she was unfamiliar with the concept. "Shopping...isn't that going out and getting stuff?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Buying new clothes, yes," he replied.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"What's wrong with my current clothes?" Her question was completely serious.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"They look well worn," he said kindly.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

SHe looked down. "I suppose you're right, It's just...well.."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He waited patiently.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching turned her head away, not wanting to share the reason.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Well, whatever the reason, we could get you a few extras," he said.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"REally?" her eyes lit up and she stood up before sitting down. "bUt...I know nothing about clothes!"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"I made a friend on the way to the school," he said. "She seemed like she'd know something. Maybe we could find her."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"REally? Well..who is it?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Her name is Alia," Jackson said, rubbing his neck.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching squinted as he rubbed his neck. She wasn't completely sure, as she was still developing her seismic senses, but it felt like Jackson's breath or heartbeat or something was getting faster. That and the rubbing of his neck itself made her wonder what was up.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"She's my brother in-law's sister. Found that bit out today, too," he said.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching bit her lip, trying to word this right. "So she's your...sibling's husband's sister?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He nodded. "Yep." There was a sigh to follow. "The good thing is she was really nice."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"That sigh doesn't make it sound so convincing. I could be wrong of course," she shrugged.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"It's not that. It was just.... er... disappointing that she's family," he said. "No big deal. I can be her friend."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching widened her eyes, thinking she finally figured out the problem.

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Don't look at me like that," he said, pointing at her. "I already got it from my sister this morning."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

SHe turned her head away. "i'm sorry...I shouldn't make assumptions."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"You're probably right, you know," he sighed. "Why do people get sudden urges or random crushes from just looking at someone?" He looked annoyed, but mostly defeated.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

Ching nodded subtly, her assumption right. "I couldn't answer that. I've...never had a crush."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Never?" he asked.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

She shook her head this time. "Never. How could I? I grew up....alone. But not *alone* alone, if that makes sense."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Do you want to tell me about it?" he asked. She hadn't actually talked about herself or her past much.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

The Avatar began pacing around some. "I mean, I guess I cna. It's not like I have a dark and depressing past. There's just...not a whole lot to say about who I am aside from being the Avatar. Some people say Korra was the same way."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He sat down. "Alright. I'm all ears."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"First off, I want to be sure you fully know what I'm talking about when I say 'Avatar". I know I've mentioned it in the past but people can forget or not understand. So, do you have any questions about the concept of Avatars?"

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"The avatar is someone that can ...bend... all four elements and they get reincarnated? Right?" he said.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

She nodded. 'exactly. I'm the only person in the whole world who can learn all four bending styles. It's my job to maintain peace and balance in the world, as well as the Spirit World. And when I die, I will be reborn into the Fire Nation and begin the process all over."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Really?" he asked, impressed.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"Indeed. Ever since I first learned I was the Avatar my life has been little aside from mastering the disciplines of bending. When I was just a little girl I knew I was an earthbender so I have much more experience with that. The concepts of fire and airbending followed suit and now all I have left is water."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Do most Avatars have difficulty with Water?" He asked.

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

SHe shook her head. "NO. Especially not ones born to the Water TRibe, like KOrra before me. Each Avatar struggles with the element least like their own personality. For Korra, that was air. Strangely mine is not air, despite earth and air being opposites."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

He nodded slowly. "Okay."

[Hunter (Totally NOT a communist ☭), Mod of Vampirates]

"After i learned i was the AVatar, me and my parents were hidden away by the Avatar's guardians. We lived in a secret compound alone, which is why i never had any friends before. I knew much about shopping."

[Haaley, ᙏoᑯ oƒ ᙏᥲ⳽tᥱɾɩᥒɠ ᙃᥙᥒɠᥱoᥒ⳽]

"Why did they hide you away?" he asked.