#8 - Ash

[riding_the_sky]

[A quiet one-sided conversation can be heard.]

It's a lot more confusing than I thought it would be. I know - apparently he was here, too. Then people leave. I've even left before, then came back, according to Katara - I know she is, you don't have to point it out - so when people come back, they're --- wait, did you hear that? What...

Hello? Who's

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[silviteadvocate]

Aang!?

[riding_the_sky]

It's...it's... it's okay, it's just... it's...

Someone I kn-knew who...

Roku?

[silviteadvocate]

Aang... it's not real! Just... just close your eyes!

[riding_the_sky]

R-right... he's...

'm sorry, Roku - Gyatso, can you... he... I have to...

Um... 'scuse me, I -

[...there's the sound of some vomiting here - sorry, Fina.]

[rial_beeline]

What's wrong?

[riding_the_sky]

...I-I, I mean, someone I knew that... he...

Er, volcano...

Ghost... I'm, I'll be okay, sorry, I didn't mean to...

[rial_beeline]

It's fine! I was just worried!

[goldenfirefly]

Aang?!

[riding_the_sky]

Stella? Stella?

He's... he's all burned up.

[goldenfirefly]

Who? Who... the second ghost?

Oh, Aang... Where are you?

[myheartmypath]

Are you alright?!

[riding_the_sky]

Y-yeah, I'm okay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone, I didn't -

I didn't realize the journal w-was, I just saw, um, one of these - someone I knew - who, he... didn't die very well.

I'm okay. I'm okay.

[myheartmypath]

No, no it's alright. I spoke up because you sounded very scared. I'm glad you're alright.

[There's a long pause here. He's thinking about how he usually sees dead people. When he speaks he sounds more experienced than he should be.]

...You get used to it. Believe me, it takes a bit but you get used to it.

[riding_the_sky]

Get... used to it? I can't... spirits, um, they're not, I don't usually...

Hehe, sorry, yeah, th-thanks for checking on me. Stupid... stupid journal, I'm fine, I was just startled, I don't you know even - uh, I don't even eat meat.

Who're you? I mean, what's your name? I'm Aang.

[turbulent_seas]

Aang! Are you alright?

[riding_the_sky]

Katara! Katara, I'm okay, it's just, it's Roku, he's - he's not like he's - he's not a spirit, he's -

- the volcano -

[turbulent_seas]

*Sigh of relief. You scared her there!* Calm down. What happened?

[riding_the_sky]

I just... turned around and he w-was...

I guess this is what people look like when...

[Heavy swallow - he's taken Fina's advice and closed his eyes for now] I-I'm sorry if I scared you. I'm used to seeing them as spirits, not... like what their bodies...