A new hello

[jesushasayak.livejournal.com]

Hi everybody! To the people who know me already, I'm back. GLaDoS had me again and she still didn't give me cake.

To everyone else, I want to introduce myself. My name is Aang. I'm something called the Avatar, which means I can Bend all four elements, and it also means that back home, I was supposed to keep the peace between the Four Nations. That means I'm supposed to be a mediator, so I just want people to know I'm willing to do that here on the ship if anyone has problems with each other they need help working out. I'll be around a lot so you can meet me first.

I wanted especially to ask: is everyone okay after fighting the Ohm? I know how terrible they can be.

Comments

[jesushasayak.livejournal.com]

Where we come from, it's very different. Our elders are revered for their wisdom and experience, and many of them, despite their age, are still great masters, Benders, and warriors. While there's nothing wrong with being young, for a warrior, they want to be seen as older and more experienced.

A lot of the people on the ship are from different cultures. Before calling them nicknames, you might want to find out what their cultures are like first, to make sure what you're calling them isn't somehow offensive.

It'd probably be fun! You could learn about different cultures and make new friends in the process.

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

Indeed it is, I have already learned of a few, however a habit is a habit. Sometimes the phrase falls from my lips even before I realize I have said it.

I suppose our view on age becomes complex after childhood. We stop ageing early in our lives and spend tens of thousands of years appearing to be the same age. The paleness of our skin is all that might offer an idea of age, and even that is very inaccurate. I would appear even paler if I had not nearly died a few thousand years ago.

Since we live so long, many vampires grow tired and will sleep for a hundred years or more. The older you are, the more likely you are to suffer from a "Little Death" as we call it. So of course, being seen as young while being older is viewed as a rather positive thing.

Perhaps we may meet some time to speak of our cultures. It sounds as if we may learn much from each other.