002 - [Video OTA]

[12goingon113]

[Aang takes a slow measured breath before speaking.]

Hi. I'm Aang. I don't know if we've met yet, but...I'm hoping we do.

[He manages a small, hopeful smile that lasts for a fraction of a second. If you blink, you might miss it.]

Chances are good though, that you know some of my friends. General Iroh, Sokka, and Katara. They know a lot more people than I do, and so I want to make sure that all of them know that they went home.

[This is a lie. Aang doesn't know that they actually went home, but he's choosing to believe in the reality that they did. Because the thought of any of them being stuck in the void for who knows how long is...no. They're home. They're just home.]

Anyway, I know I'm not much of a substitute, seeing as I'm no where near as wise as Iroh, or mechanically inclined like Sokka, and I can't heal like Katara, but...I'm still an Avatar and I'd like to help.

So if there's anything that they were doing that you'd still need help with? Or that just needs doing? I'd love to try.

[CONSOLE] video;

[rawiron]

[The man in this video is recognisably Heojin to those who have seen him before, but to those who have been looking closely there are some slight differences. Less grey in his hair, slightly more tapered around the waist—a little younger, in general. There’s something about his demeanour which has changed, as well; while formerly Heojin had seemed solid and serene, there is something sharper about his gaze now.

[For all that, when he speaks his voice is the same: low and soft-spoken, with every word considered and even.]

Hello, Keeliai City.

Some of you may not know me. Some of you … only think you do. My name is Heojin, whom the Woodsmen call their head. The man who has thus far made himself known to you is a body-double.

I regret that any subterfuge was deemed necessary. Rest assured that I lied or hid nothing of vital importance save the exact nature of my presence. The man who stood in for me is a trusted friend; all that he heard came to my ears, and all that he said may as well have come from me.

I stand before you now because I want to believe such a deception is no longer necessary. I have spoken to Yunxu, my brother of the city, and he has granted that threats outside Keeliai must take precedence to any tensions which lie between us. Whatever happens in the future, I believe that we all of us can stand together—Foreigner or kedan; Metalworker, Snake, Woodsman, Merchant.

This city is our home. She deserves our united esteem. I would like to make this happen. Will you join me?

[ooc: Heojin will respond to anything directed at him, but feel free to also use this post to talk amongst yourselves.]