Yesterday had been hectic and weird and freaky and surprising. A lot of words could describe it. We had to destroy a giant Fire Nation drill, battle Azula and her croonies (I think Ty Lee likes Sokka too), and when we finally made it into the city, our guide was some freaky, weird, smiling lady named Joo Dee who didn't even seem affected at what had just gone down on the outer wall. Sokka kept trying to tell her about the information we have about the war, but she just kept waving it off. Toph said it was called "being handled".
We took a tour around the city. Aang hated it. He said the reason he never came before was because of how they had things set up; seperating the lower class and refugees from the middle and upper classes. I had to admit I hated it too. Some people couldn't help how much money they made.
We passed the palace and the creepy looking guards standing outside. Joo Dee said they were called the Dai Li. Sokka tried to tell her again about the important information we needed to get to the king, but she just kept smiling and we kept going. She's weird.
When we finally got to our house, I had to admit it was beautiful. I suddenly felt bad for all the people in the lower rings of the city while all of us lived so nicely. And we aren't even nobility! Well, maybe Toph would be considered nobility though you would never be able to tell just by looking at her. Maybe if we cleaned her and dressed her up a little, but not in her normal attire.
I got the paper this morning. Something about the king throwing a party for his "bear". I'd never heard of a bear, and apparently neither had the others. Platypus bear, gopher bear, armadillo bear, yes. Bear, no. The boys wanted to go to the party, but they were far too.. what's a word I could use.. clumsy? Close enough. Me and Toph decided we're going. I hope everything goes okay. Okay, I have to get my hair done so I have to go for now. I'll try to update soon though.
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The tea shop isn't all that bad. I hate going from being served to serving others, but that's the way my life goes. I think the spirits are testing me. This is some kind of test or a joke or something. Ha ha, it's not very amusing. I kept getting this feeling we're being watched, so I've had to stop Uncle Iroh several times from firebending.
I was working at the shop tonight, as usual, and there were city guards in there. It made me kind of nervous, but they didn't seem to recognize me. I don't see how they couldn't, but I'm not complaining. In fact, I haven't really heard anything about the war since we came here. I'm not sure what's going on, but I think there's a conspiracy in the city. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
Anyway, while I was working, Jet almost kicked the door down and marched in with his swords drawn. He yelled at us and accused us of being firebenders, which he wasn't wrong but we weren't about to turn ourselves in. I had to remember to scold my uncle again because I knew Jet saw his little tea trick back at the station when we got here. One of the guards was about to stand up but I took his swords and fought Jet myself.
I already said he was fairly skilled, but I said I was too so we were pretty evenly matched. He was a fair opponent, something I haven't had since my fight with the waterbender at the North Pole. It was a challenge I'd been longing for since I got here. My life was so boring now that there was no Avatar around to chase.
I almost chopped Jet's head off. Seriously. And maybe I would've felt bad for it afterwards, but at the time I was just trying to keep myself alive. Instead I just cut that stupid piece of grass he always has in his mouth. Some guards in much darker uniforms came and dragged him away after our witnesses explained what happened. I wonder what they did with him..
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Jenn
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