one, video; un: sharpshooter

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[ This apartment may look a bit familiar. It's certainly the same one that Kaz was in in his previous post. This time however, the message features Jesper. Still decked out in his awesome 90s clothes, b-t-dubs. Yes, there are riots out there. And yeah, riots suck. But Jesper looks like he's doing pretty ok, thanks for asking. ]

Hey, so I know you guys are a real generous bunch. [ He grins. ] This might sound like a weird request, but given the way people were hoarding them back at the supermarket, I figure everybody's stocking up on canned food, right? Since I guess the food inside takes forever to spoil.

[ He shrugs. Yes, he was one of the people who looted the DollarClub. No, he does not look any worse for the wear. Instead Jesper produces a can of beans for the magitek. It's empty, actually, but he gives it a little spin if anyone needs to take a closer look before putting it down on the couch. ]

So I thought to myself, 'Jesper, I bet a lot of people are gonna just throw those cans away after they're done with them,' and that's a real shame. So if anybody has empty cans laying around, think you could send them my way?

[ He smiles again, this time the can seems to, um. Float? In mid-air? Does he know he's doing that? ]

I promise, they're for a good cause.

Comments

[twinkle_toes]

[He wrinkles his nose a bit that.]

Sounds complicated. How come you didn't go to school for that stuff? Were you too busy?

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[ Jesper makes the same face in response. ]

There's kind of only one option for grisha schools back home, and it involves getting drafted into the Ravkan military. I'm not big on swearing allegiance to a foreign country in exchange for an education.

[twinkle_toes]

Oh....

[Aang deflates some at the answer, voice trailing away.]

How come they don't have normal not-military schools for that? What if something bad happens because someone didn't get the right training?

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That's usually why most grisha end up in indentured servitude or on some slaver's ship to Shu Han. Or, you know... cornered by the druskelle.

[ Just going by his tone, that's obviously a bad thing. ]

Let's just say there's as many downsides to having powers as there are upsides, in my world.

[twinkle_toes]

Well, I'm glad you're trying to learn here then instead of back home.

[Because boy does that sound like not a fun time.]

I'll make sure to bring you a lot of cans so you can practice then.

[endeudado]

Yeah, I don't really tell people I have powers back home.

[ It's really not a fun time, like at all. ]

Thanks, buddy. I'd appreciate it!

[ Boy, people are so helpful. ]