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Months past by ever since Rave entered Omashu. The very last bout he was in was a sparring session against a very talented earth bender. Since that day, Rave hasn't lifted a single strand of water to protect or attack. He had found a job in a tea shop. Not all that well paying, but it pays nonetheless. He works as a bust boy, cleaning up tables after customers. Some days he'd get tips and nice people, and sometimes he gets customers who really mess up their table. Still, Rave was content with his life as of now. No longer was he a traveler. He finally settled.

Rave opened the door to his small rented second floor apartment. As he walked in, he dropped his bag on his small circular wooden kitchen table. He walked over to his semi soft/semi hard couch and just crashed. Today was a pretty busy day and he was quite tired. He laid there staring at the ceiling. He could hear his neighbor's kids fighting next door. Coincidently enough, they were the same kids that shared sandwiches with him when Rave first entered the city. Actually, they were the ones that helped him get the apartment.

Usually on the weekends, Rave would be the one watching them and playing with them. Just another sign of gratitude for what their families bestowed upon the young water bender. Rave sighed and turned his body so that he laid on his left side. He was facing the window and he could feel the night's cool breeze come into his home. He lifted up a finger to feel the moisture in the air. It was a little trick his master taught him to try and predict the next day's weather.

"Slight chance of showers..." He told himself staring at his fingers as he laid on his left arm. "Great...."

Rave woke up to the chirping of a squirrel-birds. Slowing he opened his eyes and could see the sun was barely up itself. Rave fully sat up and took the bed covers from him. He looked at the time. He still had plenty of time to get to work. "Train....train....." He told himself as he got up from his bed and moved into the bathroom.

After finishing his daily morning bathroom routine, he dressed himself in a sweatpants and wore a thin coat. Even Omashu is cold in the morning. He left his apartment and headed for the fountain inside the apartment complex. That's where he usually exercises his water bending skills.

He went down the stairs, making a pat-tack rhythm as he descended. Making a sharp right, he went into a hall that would lead into the apartment's open square. As he got there, he could see a few elders doing their morning exercises as well. Rave grinned and moved towards the fountain.

"Clean up table five, Rave." The shop owner told the water bender bust boy. "On it, chief." The water bender responded as he entered the kitchen to dispose of the dirty plates and glasses. Rave has been working in the restaurant for a few months now. He knows the owners regulars and have become real friends with the owner and the other employees. However, he's still the bust boy, the only bust boy. Hard work Rave does.

He was now getting bored. He rose up from the bench tossing his finished watermelon to the ground and reached his arms up high in the air. It was like a new day for him, but it was still the same. He slouched over to the right a little as he scanned the area looking for other people, or things. He decided that he wanted some frsh air and where to get fresh air other than a forest? He stretched his legs and started for the gates. Upon arriving to the gates he once again heard the screeching sound that was made from the rocks that grinded apart and together. This woke him completely up. He hurried out the gates running towards the forest that surrounded him. He was also the kind of person that loved to explore new places he had not gone to yet.

the battle between Jin and Daniel ensued as they continuously went at each other. Jin ran at Daniel shooting off to rounds of fire blasts at him. this gave him enough time to jump over the small earthen wall that Daniel had made to protect himself from the fireball. and punched him directly in the face. this of course set him off balance bu he quickly reacted twisting his ankles having sand and earth wrap around his ankles so he would not fall. it was then that he counterattacked while Jin was so happy that he had finally struck Daniel to hit him with a small boulder in the gut knocking him several feet back, this of course had made Jin lay on the Ground for a couple of seconds trying to catch his breath. Taking this major advantage Daniel clapped his hands together that caused two pieces of earth to shoot up and fold over on top of Jin holding him in place. Daniel walked over placing his foot on Jin's head and said "i believe that makes it 10 to 0 now." smiling down at him while Jin looked up at him both angry and disappointed.

Alix lifted pebbles from the ground mindlessly as she watched the people hustle around the streets. Alone, again. I didn't run away from my so called "family" just to be ignored more. She sighed.
I suppose if I don't know anyone, no one's going to talk with me, anyway. She worked at the pebbles, making them dance and jump. Being alone wasn't so bad. It was just... lonley. After setting the rocks down. Alix lifted the cloth from her eyes. People were moving around as vividly as if she hadn't ever put it on. She placed the cloth back on her head over her eyes. She walked out of the street. If there's nothing to do here, I'm going somewhere else. I'm going to the Water tribe.

Angstrom had reached his destination.
The ground around him was barren and rocky, perfect for training. He didnt bend that much, disdaining it. Instead, he preferred to work on physical techniques. but sometimes, he had to bend to keep himself sharp, and to help with his physical conditioning. Of late, he had been getting rusty, and so desired practice.
Angstrom removed his cloak and shirt to prepare himself for the excercise. He checked to make sure his hand bandages were tight, and he began. Pulling himself into the familiar horse stance, he spread his legs apart and brought his elbows to his waist, his arms parallel to the ground.
He breathed in, then out.
Raising his hand to head level, he pulled a human sized rock from the ground and brought it to him, rooting it to the ground. He struck it multiple times using bending, making it more like a human, though there werent that many details. Arms, legs, and a head with a neck, and that was about it. He stood to a normal position, raising a hand to neck level, his other fist kept behind his back at chest level. He remembered what his master had taught him about chi points, and where they were. He curled his fingers one by one until only two remained-- his middle and pointer finger. With these extended, he began the attack.
His piercing fingers struck the shoulder.
Chi point twenty six-- left shoulder. remaining chi paths to left arm- three
He pulled his fingers from the considerable hole he made in the rock and struck once, twice, thrice more around the shoulder. He looked at his handiwork dismally. The holes were too wide- they would bleed, and blood would release the chi. he needed to stop the chi paths. if blood was shed, eventually the flesh could repair and the chi would be unaffected, not blocked at all. he could not have that. He sighed at how sloppy he could become. He remained in his stance, and got ready to try again as the rock reformed around the shoulder.

*Training 1/10*