On the Docks

I stood on a wooden and metal dock. Azula and Mai was also here with an umbrella and a chairs. Azula had a book in her hands while Mai just watched the water. "So is Mai joining in on the fun?"

"I wouldn't really call this fun, but I am joining this stupid adventure. Better then babysitting." Oh right she had a baby brother. It seemed she was joining earlier than normal too. It made me wonder if Katara found Aang in the ice yet.

"Oh Mai stop being such a downer! Enjoy the show of Orin suffering as he has to document the ships cargo and crew." I had to question why I was the one doing this, but I had also eventually realized I had taken the place of that idiot captain who got thrown overboard by Azula. I mean that guy was really stupid.

"Does that mean if Mai is joining you, we will also be picking up Ty Lee?" Azula nodded taking a sip of an orange drink. "Yeah and we will get to see her little circus show too if we get there on time."

"You actually know her schedule or something?" Azula didn't answer that one, but I guess she likely did keep up with Mai and Ty Lee's lives while they were away. "Do you want a drink Orin?"

"I would. Except you only have two." Azula smiled while Mai just shook her head with a look of disgust realizing what Azula was suggesting. It wasn't that gross, but honestly I don't think Mai had done anything extreme with Zuko so I imagine her thinking was somewhat Vanilla.

I had to wonder what book Azula was reading telling she was covering up the title. I knew what she was reading though, Azula was inept at flirting and the book she had in her hand was 100% a book about dating advice.

"So frigid today Orin why don't you...snuggle up?" Azula tried to sound bubbly, but it just sounded sadistic. "Azula you know reading that book won't help you flirt. Though your try at being cute is still adorable." She threw the book at the back of my head and it bounced off. "I can at least try Orin. Mai any advice?"

"I honestly find you being...I am disturbed by the situation I am in."

"Wow thanks miss, 'Oh Azula's brother is so hot and I totally want him behind my sisters back.'"

I nodded, "The reverse of that is against the bro code. If you are friends with your bro before learning about a sister dating the sister is like prohibited."

"Bro code?" Mai looked at me and I shrugged, "Something something ancient texts the bro code is generalized."

"Interesting...I am guess this is mostly made up?" "More or less most guy friends just have unspoken rules and stuff. Its like when everyone you just doesn't do a certain thing. Pretty sure you and Ty Lee got some unspoken thing."

Azula looked at Mai, "Oh you keeping secrets Mai?" Azula was struggling to intimidate it out of Mai. So I had to break that tension I had caused. "So Azula do you actually want to lay together? Because like you got an actual bed in your room unlike the shitty Floor Beddings."

"Hmmm, Don't you mention the scandals things could cause?" "I was more or less talking about scandals due to you and your not receptive nature at being imperfect...in a less then ideal state? Does that make sense."

Mai shrugged, "I find the both of you less then Ideal." Mai was so depressing, I really needed to increase her attitude and increase her relationship stats. Problem was I just didn't understand Mai that much. Azula was obsessed and more or less on the verge of being psychotic. Ty Lee wanted to be special and so on. Zuko needed honor and to find his path. So on So on. Each of the characters are basically explained or given examples of why. Then there's Mai who i thought I would understand, but due to the fact she had an attitude bar threw me off. If her attitude improved how would she act?

Azula rolled her eyes, "Just because your jealous Mai doesn't mean you should be rude." "I'm not jealous..."

"Are you sure? I assume you would cheer up if Zuko was here." Mai just frowned and grunted. "I don't want Zuko here. He would just grumble about the avatar and that stupid mission he was given." Azula nodded, "True that's basically impossible."

Mai's attitude dropped from Azula's comment. Except maybe I could turn this into a way to probe into how Mai truly ticked. "Azula where are we going with the ship exactly?"

"Why do you ask? Shouldn't it be on your clipboard there?" I rolled my eyes, "You do realize you have to declare where we are going or give me the right to decide?" She stared a little dead at me. "God dammit Orin..." "What did I do?"

"YOU DISTRACTED ME! Ugh...I forgot, I was just planning on getting Ty Lee and nothing else, I'm guessing your asking because you have a place?" I was frowning, but continued. "Number one totally not my fault you forgot about that since you were the one with the book on flirty okay? Number two there is a...Spirit Library. We should visit it maybe the spirit that runs it has some document on what happened to the avatar. Zuko may be on that quest, but perhaps we should do it as well? I mean its not like the earth kingdoms are going anywhere."

We wouldn't actually find anything there, but this would certain help in my plans.

"A spirit library..." Mai's Attitude increased by 3 and I was finally happy I figured out a method. I just had to give out positive passive suggestions. That was simple enough except that had few obvious opportunities.

Azula was thinking about it, "Are you suggesting we find the avatar before my brother?"

"Are you seriously asking that?" Azula rolled her eyes, "No you dunce, I want to know why you want to do that."

Ah, Yeah that made sense. "As long as we don't piss of the spirit there the library is filled with a ton of knowledge from things like Sozin's comet and the weakness of specific bending types. Not to mention... I have a chest full of scrolls from the place due to some unforeseen circumstances."

"How noble you want to return your overdue library books." "More like bribe the spirit that runs the place to help me do something."

"Sounds good to me, might find some interesting reading material." Azula looked at Mai debating her motives for wanting to go. Azula would except too for different reasons, but she had to ask something before that. "How did you learn about this Orin?"

"Magic!" I waved my arms in noodle waves. "In all seriousness just some luck. However I assume you want to know how I know about the spirit." She nodded, "Mostly guessing, Spirits that hold ownership of a place tend to not like humans. So best not to piss of the spirits that are willing to let humans around."

"Fine, let's go there then. After we get Ty Lee that is, hmmm you think Ty Lee would want something from there?"

I shrugged, I think Azula was thinking it was just what she deemed as useful knowledge. Except I was pretty sure there was also children's books and more none informative items as well.