[h3][b]Siyu Wuzhou[/b][/h3]
[i]You want me to spend some of our money on[/i] tea[i]?[/i]

[i]Yes, you deseeeerve it. That was a job well done![/i] replied the ethereal Avante, smiling as ever upon Siyu's shoulders. His tail tickled at the man's ear, forcing a retaliatory swat.

[i]Hmm... I guess you're right... This time.[/i]

There was an increasingly renowned shop not too too far from here that Siyu had overhead people talking about, one which Siyu began walking towards, [i]You know, you are right, Avante. I haven't really done anything nice for myself in months...[/i]

The reply slithered into Siyu's ear, [i]Avante's got your back[/i], along with a complimentary tail slap of the back. But the world around Siyu began to grow unusual yet again, darks and lights appearing in places they shouldn't. Colors began to shift more as Siyu started to sweat. Avante's tail pointed to the Kong bag, to which the young man followed orders and smoked what little of the herb he had left, "We have to go to the herbalist after this. Have. To."

The Kong quickly took effect, almost like a calm ocean of water enveloping Siyu. His cares and worries diminished with every delicious breath of air as he could finally relax and simply walk to his destination. The colors of the world mostly returned to their places, but still seemed a bit agitated.

Almost no time seemed to have truly passed to Siyu as he approached [i]Tea & La[/i], threading through the denizens of Si Wong City. Taking up position a few feet in front of it, he peered up at the sign, idly contemplating the world, [i]What am I even doing here? What's the point, really?[/i]

"Hey! Dirt bag Sandbender!" a still calm Siyu looked to his left and discovered the man from earlier, tomato red with anger, "You're going to return my money!"

"Ah, shit..." Siyu didn't want a fight, choosing instead to turn about and run. But within three steps, his slowed brain registered another man in green garbs approaching, then lifting his left leg rapidly. The earth shifted suddenly to Siyu's right, [i]Fuck! Too fast![/i]

Siyu began to corkscrew his arms to deflect the blast as much as possible, but he was too slow in recognizing the danger. Nearly the full force of the earth pillar hit Siyu, sending him flying through the window of [i]Tea & La[/i], crashing across one table before his body came to rest on a second one.

Pain reverberated through his body as he mentally screamed, [i]Get up! Get up![/i] The two men entered the shop. Both were grad in green clothing, the first was the burly victim of Siyu who was currently cracking his knuckles while growling, "You ready for a beat down, Sandbender??". The second was a skinny Earthbender friend who was still quite dangerous.