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I realize that many people are distressed by this curse and I'm very sorry for that, but I have a question: are eighteenth birthdays of any special significance where you are from? At home, eighteen is the age at which someone is considered an adult. It is also the minimum drinking age in many places, as well as the minimum age for a variety of activities that I have been told about but would rather not repeat here.

Are birthdays celebrated here? We age, I know that, but it seems greedy to celebrate a birthday here only to celebrate it again after we have left.

[Private Message to Doc Brown]
I am afraid that I will be of no use to you in your experiments and studies until next month. I'm sorry.

[Private Message to Delacroix & Pepper Potts]
Apologies, but I will be unable to come to work at City Solutions until the fifteenth of October. I can offer an excuse if you would like it.

[Private Message to Charlie]
This is a strange question, maybe, but does your tea shop accept temporary employees?

[ooc: Yes, he is cursed. No, he does not want to share. Most importantly, tomorrow is his eighteenth birthday. There's also this deity trade thing that happened, but he would rather not talk about that, either. Or Howl. Or...]

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Is it very different from your world?

Way different.

What about yours?

I hope that some of those differences are good.

My world? It is over two centuries ahead of this one but, technology and economy and xenological differences aside, this world is not so different.

Every place has its pros and cons.

Two centuries?

True. Better to focus on the pros.

Yes! At home--by the calendar used here--it is the year 2258.

The cons can eventually be worked out.

So your world must be pretty far advanced, huh.

Not all of them, but the worst of them can be, I think.

Ay, yes! When I came here first, I felt as though I had entered a living museum. It was difficult living without modern conveniences.

I wonder then how you'll do in Republic City, heh.

That is where you are from?

Sure is. It's a place where benders and non-benders can live together in peace.

Benders! Do you know Korra and Asami? Are you from the same world as they are?

I am. I know them both pretty well. Asami's my girlfriend and Korra's a good friend, also a teammate.

[Of course Asami is Mako's girlfriend. Pretty girls with advanced mechanical knowledge are never without a boyfriend.

Oh well.]

You are very lucky to know them both. What kind of team are you on with Korra?

[ Poor boy. ]

Sometimes I feel like I don't deserve either of them. They're both really great. It's called Pro-bending, our team is called the Fire Ferrets.

I am sure that they think otherwise.

[paaaause] Fire ferrets?

When my brother Bolin was around, did you ever meet him? Or maybe Korra or Asami mentioned him.

Anyways. Pabu, he's a fire ferret. Team mascot and part of the family.

Korra spoke of him--Bolin, is who I mean. I am sorry that your brother left.

I have never seen a fire ferret. Is he still in the City?

I guess it was just his time to go.

I'm pretty sure Pabu's gone with Bo. I haven't seen the little furry guy around in a while.

There is a good chance that they will come back. I have had friends leave and return, and even the ones who don't come back will be at home when I leave.

Not that you are not justified in missing your brother or fire ferret.

Here's to hoping your friends and my brother and Pabu all return, then. Although it's probably for the best that they stay home and away from here.