Author's Notes: Warning! This will be a very long author's notes. Why? Because this is the only location I can place my "significant" ramblings before letting all of you read the story.

First of all, this is my (drum-roll please) fifth attempt at writing an Avatar: the Last Airbender fanfic, and I can honestly say that this one will be very different from the others. The first one I've written is "The Beautiful Monster," the second one is "Ursa Major," the third one is "The Night Jasmine," and the fourth one is "Of Exterior Designs" (yes, shameless advertising).

Second, this story is different from the others because it will follow a wide variety of forms— from script to notes to letters to... well, anything else that comes to my mind.

Third, this story is set in an AU (Alternate Universe), and this universe is different in the way that the cartoon, Avatar: the Last Airbender, was actually live action and that all characters were played by actors and actresses that looked and sounded exactly like them. This is the premise of this fanfic, and this story will explore this AU through a show, called "A:tLA Confessions," which is composed of interviews, anonymous written confessions, and any other ways that, you the readers, might want.

The story will be about the actors and actresses and how they felt about playing the characters that they were given. All of these interviews and confessions are snippets that were taken from the unedited and uncensored original material that the show gathered.

All of the chapters will mostly be in random order— not arranged chronologically, alphabetically, numerically, or in any other way. Any hint of organization is most probably an accident, but there is also a chance that it is an intended occurrence. I do not promise anything though, as this will just be a sort of collected drabbles.

And, as this is my first time trying my hand at the genre of humor, please tell me if I had decided correctly when I believed myself ready to venture into it or not.

Thank you!

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And I suppose that is it for the story.

Ah, yes, the cover of this story was created by the skilled Archristol (who can be found in Deviantart, , Tumblr, and youtube), who generously allowed me the honor of using this fantastic artwork for my story.

And, as I have promised, I will put up a link to your profile and artwork; however, (why oh why? ) will not let me post anything like that in a story, so I will post the links on my bio, where I will (hopefully) be allowed to do it.

To those who are eager to look for Archristol's works, of course, she can easily be found through Google. For now.

I truly recommend looking up her works as she has a way with the human anatomy that makes her works look very, very, very aesthetically pleasing. Not only that, she is also quite keen on fashion and has a wonderful sense of humor.

Once again, thank you, Archristol for letting me use your work!

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And, well, if there seems to be any problems, errors, or inconsistencies, please do not hesitate to point them out. I hope all of you will read, like, fave, follow, review...etc.

If you want to, of course...

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Disclaimer: I, unfortunately, do not own Avatar: The Last Airbender.

A:tLA Confessions

Knives and Whips

Mai:

One of the hardest parts about being Mai was making sure not to flinch or even just wince whenever the blades I handled accidentally nicked my palms. They told me that I could use fake ones, of course, for safety—

But I wanted authenticity.

And I got it, along with the scars on my hands.

June:

The pick-up jokes are always funny, but there was only one that I really, really liked.

I won't say, specifically, who said it though, but I am sure many of you can guess who it is from the picture I'll paint for you all.

It was just after we finished shooting the scene where Lazy Tea Man and Angry Boy offer me gold to find the Avatar.

I was tired, sweaty, hungry, and ready for a break. So, still in full June garb, I headed towards the snack table and tried to grab anything to eat before heading towards my trailer. I took a few bagels, unhealthy, I know, and was just about to leave when—

Arms. These slender arms suddenly snaked around my waist. I was surprised, clearly, but everyone else was too busy with their own stuff to notice me.

"Well, well, well," a sexy, feminine voice then said—

Interviewer: She's a girl?

June: Oh, didn't I say that from the beginning?

Interviewer: ... no.

June: *grins at the camera*

Well now you get a bit of hot girl on girl images along with the mystery, aren't you lucky?

Interview: Very.

June: So, yes, she holds my waist, pulls me to her-

The Prude Producer: Too much details! This is still a kid's show, you know!

June: Oh, fine! She just tightly hugged me and said, "I'll let you whip me if I misbehave," then! F*bleep*ing censorship s*bleep*!

Interviewer: … well, that went a lot better than expected.

June:

I liked using the whip, but I had to practice with it a lot first. It's not as easy to use as it seems, apparently, but I found someone willing to help me get used to it.

Besides, she was misbehaving, anyway.

— and, oh, just so you know, she got to use it on me t—

The Prude Producer: Miss June!

June: *winks at the camera*

Rawr.

Author's Notes: This is the first time I have ever written and posted anything like this so please tell me what you, the readers, think about it.

And, yes, all of the updates will be this short, just the slightest bit longer or just the slightest bit shorter. The actors and actresses will also use the names of their characters for now as their real names will remain a secret until the very last update of this story. Suggestions as to what their names should be would be happily accepted by me. So if any of you believe that one of them should be named... what you want them to be named, please do not hesitate to tell me so. And other suggestions will be readily received as well, such as allergies, likes, dislikes, etc.

Thank you all very much!

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H.O.D.