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[Okay, so. Several things need to be dealt with here, one way or another. First being the fact that he has a facetwin hanging around who is pretty damn hard to explain, though Tommy being more or less okay with the "brother" title helps with that. Second is that he knows the truth about his heritage now, which is, in short, a huge weight off his shoulders. Third is that his strength is mostly back in his arm as long as he doesn't bend or twist it in a way that stresses his brace too much, which admittedly doesn't mean much, but it does mean that he's able to finish the sketches he'd promised to Pepper's art gallery.

Thus, since it's so warm and dry today, he'll be heading out to deliver a set of hefty-sized rolled sheets of drawing paper to Pepper's art gallery, and then to swing by Tony's house to catch up on some work and maybe fill his... sort-of employer in on the recent developments. Mainly the kid with Billy's face who is probably going to hate him for a while. Tommy's not as keen to forgive as some people.

His last stop will be the plaza, armed with a miniature sketchbook, and props himself up against the side of the fountain to draw whatever comes his way. Occasionally he might have to stop and give his hand a frustrated shake, but hey, there's no physiotherapy like a good work-out, right?

At some point while he's out, though, he'll be doing what he told himself he'd get done: a journal entry that is better late than never.]

[Voice, locked from Tommy]

Hey, it's Billy. Just wanted to get it out there that if you see anybody with my face - or hear my voice, I guess - that's Tommy, my... brother. Kind of. It's complicated. He might be a bit tough to deal with sometimes, but he's not a bad guy, so just try to put up with him, if you can. He could use some friends.

[....]

Just don't let this get back to him, I'd never hear the end of it.

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Young, obnoxious, and way too energetic for my liking. They also don't have any powers, but they know I do, so they're always trying to get me to do stuff for them.

Actual speed. Over short distances he's actually faster than my teleportations.

Well, good. I think I speak for everyone when I say we want it to be a success.

[He shrugs his shoulders, glancing towards the door pointedly.]

I should get going, though- I've got a few more errands to take care of. I'll see you later, Pepper.

A little? What do you mean?

[Learning from the Avatar firsthand, hrngh this is the coolest thing.]

The thing is, I'm something called an Avatar. On my world, the Avatar's the only one who can learn all four elements and use them to keep peace. And we have a cycle of reincarnation. When one Avatar's life ends, he or she is reborn to the next nation in the cycle. So I have a lot of lives before mine. And the Avatar before me... some of the things he did, or didn't do, when he was alive... and it wound up letting bad things happen in my life. Not that I blame him or anything! But it kinda sounds like what you were saying about actions between lifetimes.

[ ... that just makes her laugh. Poor Billy. ]

Well, at least his hair will set him apart. Unless he gets a wig...

...Childhood races in the park must've sucked.

Oh, no, it's not impossible. Deep down, everyone is nice. It's just that sometimes they don't know how to show it.

[She laughs.]

Maybe being an only child wasn't so bad.

...Ah. Sounds complicated.

[He feels guilty about knowing and not needing to pry, but now he wonders what he ought to say instead. This is more difficult than he'd originally assumed.]

I don't think it's really fair, though. You can't be held accountable for what someone else does, even if that someone was a past-you. Your life is your own.

Thanks, Billy. That does make sense. I... I do try not to blame my previous life for the bad things that happen in my life. [He avoids naming names or the specifics of how Roku affected his life, since he's here, and it wouldn't be right to spread word of the mistakes he'd make in the future.] And I just hope that... I'm not gonna mess up in the future and make things worse for my next life.

Or dyes it. Pretty sure he'd never do that, though. He wouldn't want to be mistaken for his "lame-ass little brother" or something.

I'd agree with you, but... we didn't actually grow up together. I didn't even know he existed until a few months before I came here. Plus our powers don't manifest until we're teenagers, anyway.

[Wow, uh. He's never heard that theory before.]

Sounds very zen.

I know I definitely wished I was an only child sometimes.

[He loves his brothers but seriously, seriously they're annoying sometimes.]

...Separated at birth?

That's the short version, yeah.

[He nods resolutely.]

Thank you for your sagely advice on television, Billy Kaplan.

At least you don't have to leave with your sibling here if you don't want to.

[Poor Aang, little does he know.]

All you can really do is try your best. It's hard enough worrying about your own life and the world around you, nevermind worrying about the next generation.

That's some good advice, Billy. I'll try to think of it that way and hope things turn out okay. [It's just a little harder here, when the next generation is physically here with him. It makes him want to do all he can to ensure that Ikki, Jinora, his whole family, all of them can have the best lives they can.]

Happy to help. I don't think I ever got your name, though.

[It's only fair, since apparently this guy's read all about his life.

...still weird, that.]

Oh, right. I'm so used to recognizing other people here that sometimes I forget I'm not getting recognized myself. [People don't want his show enough, clearly.] I'm Abed.

I can't really say that's a good thing, either.

[He's been separated from his brother for most of his life. He'd like to get the chance to know the guy, for once.]

And you don't have to tell the long version if you don't want to.

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