Each week, the newspaper would release a new segment about Lin. Once she talked about Kuzon, everyone wanted to hear more about this dreamy ex-military advertiser. He was so inquired about that the scoop did an interview with Kuzon as well.

He got to Kuzon's apartment, it was a top of the line flat, and sat down on his couch.

"I take it you're familiar with being interviewed."

"Yes."

"Then let's get to it! Could you start with some information on your family?"

"Well, I am adopted. My birth mother couldn't raise my twin sister and me, so she gave each of us to a friend she trusted, and we grew up separately. I'm not sure if my sister knows about me, since I don't know what her parents have told her, so I haven't contacted her. I know she has a daughter, and I hope that her children and mine can be friends some day, but that's at out my hands right now."

"Why were you separated?"

"Well, I'm pretty clearly Fire Nation, but my sister is a waterbender, and my mother thought it would be harder for us if people realized we were biracial amongst other concerns, so she gave me to a friend from the Fire Nation and gave my sister to a friend from the water tribes. I don't know if my sister even knows that she's half Fire Nation."

"I see, and do you know who your parents were?"

"I do, but I'd rather not give their names. It would probably be not very good of my sister to learn who she is this way."

"How about the woman who raised you?"

"She's always been very kind to me. She was single for most of my childhood, so it was just us. She knew who my father was, obviously, which put her in a bit of a bind.

She didn't want her friends to figure out who I was or else his wife would know too, so she raised me away from the city. She would visit them on occasion, but not long enough for them to figure out she had a son."

"So it was you two against the world."

"Yeah it was. My birth mother would drop in on occasion, but it was usually just the two of us."

"And what is your relationship like with your birth mother?"

"Under the circumstances, it's pretty good. She had PTSD after the war, and she still struggles with it, so she knew that having one child, much less two and raising them by herself would be too difficult. She wanted a better life for both my sister and me.

As a child, I didn't really understand why she would have random outbursts or panic attacks, but as I got older, and especially after I joined the military, I started to understand what my mother had gone through, and I understood why she had to give us away."

"You joined the United Forces and not the Fire Nation Army, why was that?"

"I grew up here. I had only been to the Fire Nation a few times. I wanted to be closer to my mom."

"So I heard Lin's account of how you met, can you give us your point of view?"

"Sure. I was still getting used to Republic City. I moved here for work since there was a lot more opportunity than the village where I grew up. I saw this bar and thought what a weird name (The Dragon's Spirit), so I wondered in. It became a Friday thing for me, and one day, Lin appeared and she had me at first glance.

I could just tell she would get weirded out if I tried to buy her a drink, so I suggested one to her instead. She sat down, ordered it, and we started talking. I knew who she was. It was easy to recognize her given all of the media attention she gets, but she was very surprising. She's actually pretty silly when's she drunk, and I wouldn't have guessed that.

We decided to split a cab home since neither of us could drive at that point. I lived further away, so the cab stopped at her place first. I thought I was going home, but then she paid the cabbie and pulled me out of the cab. I guess she's had me ever since."

"She just pulled you out the cab?"

"I'm not complaining. I was just pleasantly surprised."

"And when did you meet Councilman Tenzin?"

"The next morning. I was making breakfast. Lin was in the shower and he started pounding on the door. I didn't answer at first since it's not my door, and I had no idea who it was, but when he kept knocking, I answered it. He said he needed to talk to Lin, so I knocked on her bathroom door and told her she had a visitor. She did not seem enthused."

"Why do you say that?"

"Her reaction was 'What the hell are you doing here?'"

"But she talked to him anyway?"

"Yes. It had something to do with work. I don't want to get into it, since for all I know the case is still active."

"Did you see him after that?"

"Other than the doctor's office, I didn't see him anywhere, but he did stop by her house again to argue with her over some newspaper. I didn't get out of bed."

"You didn't feel the need to intervene?"

"Why? She can drop him on his ass by herself."

"And what do you think of Tenzin?"

"Personally, I think he's a fool. At first, it was all perfect for him. Pema threw herself at him. He got married and she got pregnant fairly quickly. He had what he wanted and the hell with Lin. Now, he sees her with a new boyfriend and a family that he feels like he should have had and he's jealous. It doesn't mean that he doesn't want Pema or that he wants Lin back, but he feels entitled, like if Lin had a family, then it should have been with him. It's none of his damn business."

"And about Pema?"

"If I were her, I'd slap him until he got 'move on' through his thick skull. I don't know how she deals with him."

"And how did your mom respond to the pregnancy?"

"Oh she can't wait. She's been on my case about grandchildren, so she's happy. She hasn't met Lin yet, so I want to drive her down so they can get to know each other."

"And does your birth mother know?"

"Yes. I actually just missed her when I told my mom, and she sent me a letter congratulating me."

"And are you uncomfortable that Lin is still close to Tenzin's family?"

"Not at all. Everyone needs some people in their life who really get them, who saw the stuff they went through in life and can offer advice or support. It's not surprising or unusual that it would be her ex's family, especially considering how close their mothers are. It's probably more awkward for Lin under the circumstances than it is me."

"And have you met Tenzin's family?"

"I met Kya. She's a riot. I got some thinly veiled threats from Bumi saying if I hurt her in anyway, he was gonna kick my ass, but I haven't met him in person."

"Are you scared?"

"It won't come to that."

"And what's your prediction, earthbender, firebender, or waterbender?"

"Hmm, I'm going to go with earthbender. My family is known for firekicking during pregnancy, and she hasn't felt any yet, which doesn't mean it's not a firebender, but I have a hunch that we have an earthbending Bei Fong on the way."

Of course, people went crazy over Kuzon's interview. Who are his parents? Who raised him? Who could his sister be? He threw shade at Tenzin. How will Tenzin respond?