[center][color=a0410d][h3]Jenu: Man In the Wooden Mask[/h3][/color][/center]

[i]We'll call it ennui.[/i]

The Man In the Wooden Mask decided to himself, giving an explanation as to why he had strayed from his path. The Avatar was in Ba Sing Se, not a good location for assassination, and waiting meant boredom. He and his companion had entered the Earth Kingdom's wilderness. There had been a surprising amount of wildlife there, but all fled due to the roar of an angry Moose Lion.

[i]Is ennui the right word?[/i]

He continued wondering to himself as he closed with the edge of a cliff. Without missing a beat, he stepped right off and plummeted downwards. With a wave of his hands, his descent was slowed and he lightly floated to the ground. His companion growled from above, displeased with her inability to reach the ground as he had. Jenu continued, the beast would be fine, she knew his scent. She also knew that of the Avatar, they'd been in close enough proximity to her enough times for the moose lion to get a whiff, if not then it would make things far harder than they needed to be.

[i]I assume so, at least that's what I was taught, though they did hide more things from me than I know.[/i]

He looked up and noticed a small grey creature leap from tree to tree, using skin to glide from place to place. Kind of like a tiny airbender. He approached it cautiously, being light on his feet to avoid startling it. It sat on a small branch, chewing vigorously on some small fruit. A sugar glider, he thought it was called. He thought it cute, big bug eyes and a very small stature. He held out a finger, allowing it to examine and smell. He liked animals, they seemed to like him well enough too, considering the moose lion just a few meters back.

Suddenly the glider bit down on his finger. It hurt more than he could have expected.

The glider leapt away into the trees and Jenu sighed. There wasn't anything to be done, it would have been nice to have a little airbender with him. Suddenly, the glider's head peaked over the branch once more, large bug eyes scanning him intently, Jenu didn't move a muscle, offering a calming ticking from his mouth to draw the small creature closer. In one fluid motion, the thing climbed onto his hand and sniffed up and down his arm. Seemingly pleased by what it smelled, it climbed up his arm and rested itself upon his shoulder. Jenu offered the creature a small pat and it accepted it without biting or running or anything. Jenu found himself smiling behind his mask. The creature scampered into the folds of his clothing and rested itself atop his head.

He wondered what he would name this creature, something soft and poetic, hopefully that came to him before he found the Avatar next. He gave the creature one last pat and decided to head back towards Ba Sing Se, hopefully he'd catch the Avatar leaving.

[i]Nah, not ennui, more loneliness.[/i]

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He arrived in Ba Sing Se less than a minute later, leaving his moose lion companion outside but smuggling the glider in his hood. Obviously he hadn't gone as far as he had thought, he'd forgotten how big the city was, almost the size of a small island. Unfortunately the Avatar was not yet leaving, hopefully they weren't too long from doing so. He entered the city and noticed a fruit vendor. He noticed that they were selling cherry tomatoes, small as a thumbtip. Perfect for the little glider. He approached the vendor, who seemed taken aback by his appearance.

"Uh, hello, what would... you like to purcha-"

[color=a0410d]"I'd like three of the smallest tomatoes you have."[/color]

The vendor looked quite confused, but nodded and grabbed an amount of tiny tomatoes. Jenu nodded thankfully, paid and walked into a nearby alley, where he sat and pulled the creature from his hood, holding it in the palm of his hand. 

He offered one of the tomatoes gently, and the glider devoured it greedily. Jenu smiled behind his mask once more and decided to wait here a few moments. He noticed a commotion down the street ahead of him, he decided against getting involved, rather collecting the tomatoes in a pocket and holding the glider in a hand.