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"I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one stumbling over the words," Toph replied dryly. It hadn't been long, but Toph secretly hated being inside a structure that moved. In a way, she preferred the flying bison to technology that made people a little lazy. It lacked being alert, ready for whatever one might find. She was REALLY glad Kir was here because there was no way she could really leave Vanaheim without someone with her. It was one thing to hear a vocal journal entry but it was another to try to understand a map.

"So where are we headed once this junk heap is done?" Toph asked, stretching out for a moment. "I can't read the map too well."

"The words here are weird," Kir complained. Whne Toph asked where they were going, he did a double-take. "Oy, I thought you had somewhere planned, that's why we got on this train -- meeting your friend or something?"

Then, oddly enough, he began to laugh. It was a little bit from stress and tiredness, but there was some humour in it to. "Best laid plans, an' all that..." he said, shaking his head.

As the train stopped again, Kir offered Toph his hand. It was just natural for him to do. (Admittedly, it was easier to offer a girl his hand now that he HAD hands.)

"Well, there ain't too much in this area. It says... St. Destino Hospital, ugh, I just left a hospital, no thanks. Umm... Cafe Ersesat, that must be like a restaurant. O Pastor says it's a hotel. And Promenade Terrance looks like it's a house district or somethin'."

The café seemed to be the only reasonable destination, unless Toph was thinking of buying a house (then again, he thought, maybe she knew someone who lived there) but he kept quiet and let her decide.

"Thanks," Toph said and gladly took his hand. Normally she would have felt rebuffed and insulted in his thinking she needed help, but in all honesty she did right about now. She was in a completely unfamiliar place, and she wouldn't even have bothered if she was alone. She was a little surprised by the laughter, but took it for a good thing and offered him a smile.

"Nix the hospital, and I don't really feel up to hotel searching at the moment. The soup kitchen is fine. One of the best things about a blind person is that you can take them anywhere and as long as it isn't smelly or too cramped, they're happy. Ya know, I haven't been to a restaurant in...well, never really. You could say I was on permanent house patrol in my old life. So...feel like taking a girl on her first date in a weird place?"

She was joking, but only half way. She was feeling really good now that there was no more demon running after them, and was starting to show her first signs of relief. In that fight, Toph had seriously wondered if they would have survived. Kir was pretty good company.

"I don't like closed in spaces so much myself," Kir answered. "Used to having a little more space around me. I just don't mind the trains 'cause there's lots of 'em back home."

But he stopped short when Toph said she'd never been to a restaurant in her life. "What, you live in a palace or somethin' and have everything brought in?" He cleared his throat a bit when she asked if he felt like taking her on a date. While she wasn't the type of girl he normally was interested in, she was...

Whoa, wait, what was he thinking?? He was stuck in another world, without Jing, and with his own body, and he was--

After several seconds he answered, "Uh, sure. Café it is."

"Well, that's good to hear," Toph replied. "And yeah, I actually DID live in a palace where things were brought to me. The Bei Fong family is pretty rich. For some reason, people seem to think happiness and money go hand in hand. It doesn't really work that way too much if you parents think of you as a weak invalid so...yup, haven't been to a restaurant before!"

Toph could tell Kir might have gotten a little nervous at the prospect of date and couldn't blame him. It wasn't like she knew how a date went, let alone what girls did on those. She couldn't resist teasing a little though.

She flashed him a smile and stretched out. "So...while we're waiting, tell me what your life was like. I mean, you know the gist of mine, it was pretty boring. What sort of things did you used to do to past the time?"

"So you're loaded, huh?" Kir said, which was strange because Toph certainly didn't act rich, at least nothing he'd seen so far. She went around barefoot, even though she'd already explained to him why she did so. (Hearing through one's feet was a little weird a concept, though he thought he really had no room to talk given his own little eccentricities.)

But his usual reaction kicked in when she mentioned that people had treated her as an invalid. "Why I aughta--! You sure ain't weak, you should have done whatever earthbender thing you wanted on them so they'd let you go and do normal things like goin' to a resturant!"

Then she went and threw him a curveball when she asked what his lfie was like.

"Uhh, careful. The ground's uneven here," he mumbled instead.

Toph shook her head and smiled sadly. "See, that would work if I still didn't care about them. I can't help it, you know. I've been dependent on them, and they've provided. They just didn't understand that I was meant for being more than some pruned up socialite who was blind and defenseless. hat's the point of wealth if you have to be a prison to it?"

Toph looked out a little, remembering that day, and hearing how very small Kir had sounded when she mentioned his history. She could understand that there were some memories he'd rather hold onto then talk about aloud.

In a way, that's what the Avatar crew were, weren't they? A beautiful memory of the way OUT, to touch and feel and come close to dying, but LIVING for the moment at least. She may not have been able to have friends at first, but now..?

"Sorry to touch a sore spot Kir. I guess even I have some things I'd rather talk about at another time."

"It's not that," Kir said lowly. "I guess... I wasn't sure how to bring it up. But if I told you what my life was like, you'd be all confused right now, because you think that I'm human... but I'm not."

Toph was definitely intrigued now. "Well in that case, if you're not human, what were you? Think about it Kir: I've been here and feel a lot of things that don't make sense. I can take in just about anything."

Rather than answer right away, Kir explained, "That's why I asked if you got turned blind when you came to Paixao. The trip here apparently has messed with a lot of people, especially those who ain't human. An' I know this 'cause I'm... an albatross."

"Wait, so there are people who're not human that were made human when they came here? Bizarre!" Toph cracked a smile. "You're an albatross huh? I thought there was something special about you. No offense or anything, but you seem kind of different from most humans I know, though I'm not quite sure how I'd describe how different you are. I guess I'd have to say that you just 'feel' different."

Well that was weird. She sure didn't know how she was going to explain to Kir what she meant. In any case, it was time for them to get off the train. Toph took his hand and the two of them shuffled out of the station which was much more bare now that most people had left the station in favor of Promenade Terrace. Toph could hear sighs and sounds and was able to tell that while the city was much more subdued than Vanaheim, it had its own shares of intrigue and conversation among its inhabitants. They walked for a small while until they came to Cafe Ersesat. The two entered at the same time, and Toph clumsily sat at a table, eager to get something to eat. It had been a long journey and she was kind of hungry.

"What's the menu look like?" She asked.

When Terra got her invitation, she head out on foot with a map to get to Cafe Eresat. She had to admit that she got a little lost along the way, but she was too stubborn to ask for help. Besides, she can always look around while she was lost, right? There was no harm in that. Finally, Terra arrives at Cafe Eresat, looking around the area. Her stomach growled; what a perfect place to be at at a time like this!

She spots Toph with somebody else and grins. She heads over to them, saying, "Hey! Sorry it took me so long. I took a left when I was supposed to take a right, and I didn't realize it until, what, ten minutes later?" Okay, she kind of exaggerated, but it felt that way to her.

"Feel different?" Kir repeated, a little thoughtfully. But before he could say anything more on the subject, helooked up when someone walked over to them, just as he was about to start listing things off the menu. The easy way that she greeted Toph suggested that this was one of the girl's friends, and so Kir gave the blonde a grin and gestured to an empty seat at the table. The girls' upbeat candor was making it a little easier to feel better.

"We ain't been here very long," he said. "You're...?"

"...That's Terra," Toph replied, giving Kir a big smile. "She's one of the first friends I made here at Paixao. She's awesome!

She turned to Kir and shrugged. "I don't really know how to describe it. I usually get a feeling when I'm dealing with people: you know, sights, sounds, stuff like that. With you, everything just felt a little...I dunno, muffled. But ah well. No accounting for transformed creatures, right?"

She turned to Terra and greeted her warmly. "Welcome back! I was hoping you were OK! How are you feeling?"

"Well, I'm glad I didn't miss much yet. I'm Terra. And you?"

She turned to Toph, and smiled at her friend. "Been feeling good! Y'know, not doing much except taking a look around and checking out the place some more. I should've given you the heads up, though," she said. "I kind of disappeared on you for a moment there."

Kir had just opened his mouth to greet Terra, when an odd feeling passed over him. For a moment, he felt very dizzy, which was bad considering he was sitting down. He blinked rapidly, as though trying to clear the haziness from his vision. Then he glanced back up at the girls. "Umm... hello. Who are you two?"

And then, after a moment, he added, "Do you know where I am? Or..." His voice was terribly confused, "who I am?"

Toph laughed. "Hey, its no big! I just wanted to know you were alright. That fight was pretty tough, and to tell you the truth, we kinda lucked out. Still! I want to talk to you about some stuff that's been going on! There's this Organization, and this guy named Timon was telling me..."

Toph trailed off as she slowly turned to Kir, a confused look on her face. "What? What do you mean 'who am I?' You know darn well who I am, and who she is! You were just talking to us a minute ago, and you know who I am!"

Toph blinked, and closed her mouth. Had that just happened because she was talking about the Organization? Did they hold this kind of power?!

This was definitely scary. Firebenders suddenly didn't look that scary next to people that could make you forget who you were and send demons after you!

"Organization? Well, whoever they are--" Terra paused in her own words, and looked at Kir again. She looked just as confused, and maybe as surprised, as Toph did. She crossed her arms, saying, "Uh, yeah. You were just talking to her. And what gives? You were all right a second ago," she said. Terra didn't stop to consider that something was strange about this guy.

Kir faltered a little at their strange words. "I'm sorry, I ain't never seen either of you before in my life. I don't..." He put a hand to his head and a pained expression crossed his face, although he had a bad headache. "This is really weird. I don't... remember anythin'. What am I doing here? Why... why don't I know what's goin' on?"

His voice was getting steadily more uncertained as he realized he had no idea who he was. That was scary. How could someone just not know who they were? He didn't even know his name!

Toph pounded the table, more than aware that she could be causing a scene. "You see? Nobody just forgets they were talking to someone! I gotta tell Timon! He might be able to find out if anybody else has amnesia!"

Toph paused, then gave Terra a nervous smile. She bet Terra probably thought she was crazy, so it looked like she would have to better explain herself.

"Look, you know that ghost thing that we fought? Well, why did it come after us? I never heard anything about it! There are things in this place, apparently, and there's these people, see? they walk around in black coats, and its said that they control things on Paixao."

Toph sighed. "Timon's a friend of mine from these journal things. We talked about it. Now I'm starting to think if there's any reason to train, it's so we can fight those guys."

Terra's face went from confused to concerned. This definitely wasn't normal. How can someone just forget their identity so quickly like that? She was about to say, "That's it. I'm going to go and get help," but the things Toph had to say stopped her.

"Whoa. So that meerkat wasn't kidding about the weird things around here." Terra had no idea things were this bad around here. After seeing this sudden wave of amnesia come over Kir, she was convinced. She nodded, saying, "You gotta fill me in on this. For now, maybe we can try and talk to him. You know, to see if this is temporary or not."

Kir shrank a little in his seat when Toph emphatically complained. He wasn't sure why they were ignoring him, but they suddenly seemed to know an awful lot about what was going on, and he would have really appreciated being filled in.

"Hey," he said indignantly. "I don't know what you're talkin' about, but if you're not goin' to give me any answers, I'm leavin'!" He glanced around, but even his surroundings were unfamiliar. It looked like a restaurant of some sort.

Toph stooped and put her hand out to Kir. "Hey, don't go! Listen, I'm sorry we're ignoring you. It's just that some people are messing with your memory and we're trying to find out who. It's weird though...why your memory?"

That was the question wasn't it? Toph had still talked about the Organization to Terra but nothing had happened to her. Were their attacks completely random?

"Soup please," Toph said to a nearby waiter. She looked at the others. "Well, before we start talking about this we better have a bit to eat."

Terra nodded. "Yeah. Soup is a good idea." Terra wished she was better with moments like this, but what could she do? She never experienced a moment like this, ever.

She looked directly to Kir and said, "You're gonna need the energy if we're going to try and figure out what happened to you. And who knows? Maybe something in here will help you recover your memory."

"Somebody took my memory?" Kir said, sounding utterly dismayed. But that made sense. He was pretty sure he would've needed memory to get to wherever this place was and hold what apparently had been a normal conversation until a few minutes ago. His gaze settled on Toph and he blurted, "Hey, you're blind!"

Terra's words made sense, but he still was uncomfortable and getting upset. "Soup is great an' all, but... I still don't know who you are. Or who I am! Can... can you at least tell me my name?"

"Yes, I'm blind," Toph said, waving her hand dismissively. "Your name is Kir, and you were telling me about your friend that you were looking for at the train station. We had a tip that your friend might have been kidnapped. we came here to eat and talk, and we're joined by my friend Terra. We were talking to just a moment ago when you got this blank look on your face and you suddenly forgot where you were and who you are. Well, now you know. We're in a cafe and now we're tying to put all the pieces together as to how you lost your memory in the first place."

Toph took in a deep breath. If this was what other people had to go through with friends that lost their memory, she felt their pain. She would definitely have to remember to talk to Timon the next chance she got.

Terra nodded. It was the only thing she could do right then. She was lost when Toph was explaining things before she reached the part that involved her. And she had no idea who Kir was, or what he was all about. It's hard to help a stranger recover his memory. "It did happen pretty fast," she added. "You asked for my name, and you were about to tell me yours when you just... forgot." Terra realizes that it's only a recap of what Toph just got done explaining, but she figured putting in small details might help.

"My name is... Kir..." the young man repeated slowly, but it didn't spark any memory. Not a single blip of recognition.

"And you're Toph," he added a moment later, looking at the blind girl, and then at the blonde, "And you're Terra. And I'm... looking for someone?"

That was strange. He didn't remember anything about himself, so how could he possibly know that someone was missing? He looked down, and his stomach rumbled. He didn't even know when the last time he'd eaten was, but it sounded like a while ago!

"I guess... soup too..."

"Well at least you can remember to feel hungry!" Toph exclaimed, but she didn't feel all that much better. Sure, she had talked to Timon and they were trying to find a way to fight whatever was happening, but what could they do against an enemy that could make them lose their memories? And even if they weren't responsible, what was? This place was starting to get weirder by the day, and Terra had no idea how crazy it got!

"Anyway," Toph said to Terra and Kir, "He was looking for his friend Jing. That's how I found him at the station. Now the way I figure, it's all too coincidental that you," she pointed at Kir, "were looking for someone, and now a few hours later you lose your memory, and only a few hours ago we were fighting some ghost thing. This is too coincidental to be written off."

Toph clasped her hands together, a determined look on her face. "I say we start looking for answers. It might start with all those kidnappings that have been going on in Paixao."

This was too much of a coincidence to write off.

Trra nodded, taking all of this in. She glanced around once again, and then looked to Toph and Kir. "Toph, I'm gonna go and see if I can find anything out," she said. "If there is something going on around here, w should gather as much information as we can."

Terra waved to them, and headed out the door of the cafe. The sooner she went searching for answers, the better her chances would be to find some clues.

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