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[ Behold! On your screen is a whole plastic box-case thing of Reese's minis, the gold foil wrappers of each bite-sized piece winking in the horrible eye-blinding indoor lights of the ship. There's actually a reason for Isaac to be taking a video of an incredibly boring thing, though. ]

I found these in my locker after the jump. It's well over ten pounds of Reese's minis and is seriously too much candy for one person, so I'm giving a pound of these to the first couple people willing to sing Rolling in The Deep on the public network. [ No, really. He means it. ] And is there anyone on the ship who is Canadian and can play hockey and/or lacrosse? I've got my lacrosse stick and three balls to shoot, but not enough gear to really play. Or have anyone to play against.

[ There's also another thing, but it's slightly less boring. It's also a bit tricky, since it involves the monthly fur problem. ]

I'm also thinking of camping out on the gardens for a couple days, are the gardens back to being mostly safe again?

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Oh!

[She blinks, and then laughs in good-natured embarrassment.]

Sorry about that! Name's Korra. How about you?

Isaac. Name's Isaac, it's nice to make your acquaintance, Korra. [ And it's not too mangled a pronunciation, either. ] Gotta tell you though, I've never played against a girl before. Do you want a handicap?

Um...A what?

A handicap. It's like playing a game with loosened-up rules so you can get the hang of actual gameplay before engaging in serious mode.

You asking me cause you'd do that for anyone new to the game or you asking me because I'm a girl?

I'm asking you because it's a contact sport and everyone's chances of getting something broken is pretty high. What does your being a girl have to do with it?

Well, cause...of what you said. You said you've never played with a girl before, and then you asked if I wanted a handicap. Anyway, though, don't worry about that - I think I've lost track of the number of times I've broken a bone. Take two shakes of a rabbit-hawk's tail to heal.

Take wh— I'll pretend I understood what that even meant. It's true, though - I've never played lacrosse against before, and I know playing lacrosse can give you a broken bone or two, I've gotten enough injuries in my time on the team.

[ Isaac shrugs noncommittally, like it's not a big deal. In his world, it isn't. ]

Where did you get your injuries, though?

Me? Oh - training. Especially earthbending training.

...Earthbending.

[ Can you hear the disbelieving confusion yet? He's gonna wait for some elaboration, here. ]

Whiiich you don't know about because no one knows about it.

[A little bit of a sigh - but then she brightens, because demonstration time.]

Okay, so -

[She holds out her hand; a little bit of fire kindles in it.]

This is firebending. Following so far?

[ Isaac is a werewolf and he is used to weird shit, but this is still freaking cool. ]

Dude, yes. Is that real fire? Can you burn stuff with that?

[His enthusiasm makes her preen just a little bit. Okay, a lot.]

Sure can. [The fire grows bigger in response to her pride.] It's the best element for fighting, though I'm best with water. Dangerous stuff, of course, but...I can handle it.

[ Aww he made a girl preen! This is a good thing, yes? ]

Can you do all four elements, or just those two? Wait, you said earth-bending, I guess means three. Can you do air?

How can you do this, anyway?

Yeah, air is, uh...coming along.

[LET'S MOVE ON.]

Anyway, I can do this 'cause I'm the Avatar. I mean - in my home world, everyone can bend...But only I can do more than one.

[ That draws a smile from Isaac; guess not everyone's good at everything. She's no Jackson, and Isaac can roll with that. ]

So you're like the most special, is that it? Not saying that as an insult, but it sounds a bit Jesus-like.

You probably don't know who that is, though, so never mind.

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[Cheerily:] Not a clue! He a friend of yours?

Oh man, no. He's like this religious figure, he came back from the dead and all that.

You have religion where you're from?

Ohhh. Uh, well...kinda, but I guess I'm sort of...it. I mean, me and the spirits.

...You're a god?

Because that's pretty weird. [ Even for a werewolf. ]

What? Oh - nooo, no! No, nothing like that. No - I'm just the spirit of the planet reincarnated into human form.

Oh, so like an avatar.

You sure you're not, like, Buddhist or anything?

Not unless you can be one without knowing what the heck one is. But, yup...just like the Avatar.

Well, some people can be bigoted without knowing what it means, so.

What else can you do?

[There's certainly not an edge to her voice - indeed, she's still perfectly friendly - but there's something very slightly aggressive about the way that she laughs.]

Oh, is that not enough, Mr. Lucrosse?

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