the avatar state / implies emotional pain / or perfect control

[roc_on]

Jun did a show last night, so maybe he's holding it together well enough to do a lesson today. It'd sure help take Beila's mind off things; maybe it'd do the same for him. She can always fly away again if he's not feeling it.

Knock knock?

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[roc_on]

"It does! Wonder if they have red bean."

[fiery_delights]

"Let's find out!"

They do have red bean. They also have many other flavours, of which Jun tries the three most excitingly-named ones.

[roc_on]

Beila gets some red bean. And some chocolate sauce to put on it.

[fiery_delights]

Jun eyes the chocolate sauce and other miscellaneous adornments speculatively, but restrains himself to just a few fruit syrups.

[roc_on]

Nom.

[fiery_delights]

Jun enjoys his ice cream immensely.

"Yeah, this was a good plan. Thanks for inspiring it."

[roc_on]

"You're welcome."

[fiery_delights]

Nom!

[roc_on]

"Do you wanna keep strolling into further unfamiliar parts of town?"

[fiery_delights]

"Sounds like fun."

[roc_on]

"Sure."

Stroll. Nom. Stroll, nom.

[fiery_delights]

Stroll stroll nom nom. All in all, this is much more pleasant than failing to deliver a firebending lesson.

[roc_on]

Yup.

Beila refreezes a melted bit of her ice cream and gestures inquiringly at his.

[fiery_delights]

"Oh, no thanks."

[roc_on]

"Ice cream soup for you it is."

[fiery_delights]

"The best kind of soup, obviously."

[roc_on]

"I'm a fan of miso, personally, but to each their own."

[fiery_delights]

"Depends on my mood, really. Today is definitely an ice-cream-soup kind of day."

[roc_on]

"I won't offer to melt it for you."

[fiery_delights]

He laughs.

[roc_on]

She grins.

A little old lady turns a corner ahead of them and seems to recognize Jun. Only: "Li!" she calls. "Li, hi! I'm home a day early and won't need you to look at my garden tomorrow at all." Blink. "Oh, you aren't Li. Sorry, these old eyes."

[fiery_delights]

...Hm.

"Don't worry about it. Who's Li?"

[roc_on]

"My new neighbor," says the little old lady. "Such a nice boy."

Hmm.

[fiery_delights]

"He sounds it. I don't suppose you could introduce us? It's just - I lost contact with my family a long time ago, and I'm always hoping for an unexpected relative to turn up so I can reconnect - being mistaken for someone in the street sounds like a promising lead."

[roc_on]

Beila is glad she let Jun take point on this, she could not have come up with and delivered so plausible a lie.

"Oh, sure," says the little old lady, "why not, but I warn you he's very shy, he might not warm up right away, and also I need to pick up my medicine first."