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[spoiler]After my first meeting with Azula, I was alive, but I had been cast out from her chambers and quite likely put on some form of mental (or physical) blacklist. I didn't trust Azula or her men to not kill me on the spot if I made any attempts to meet with her a second time. I had pretty much completely failed in my original mission by making it next to impossible to actually do anything to Azula, and failure was not something my superiors handled well.

But, as previously mentioned, I was alive. I could work with that.

As I tried to figure out another way to get to Azula, I found myself wandering the city aimlessly, often bumping into people

n thought as I was. After avoiding a few scuffles through many apologies (and payment in the case of one Fire Nation guard), I decided I ought to find a place where I could focus without being in people's ways all the time. That's what led me to the nearest beach, and in turn to my solution.

Ty Lee and her friend Mai were both important parts of my planning and research, but only so that I was well informed of their capabilities in the event I ran into them. I didn't think I'd actually run into them. Mai wasn't even in the city, and Ty Lee was as close to a dedicated bodyguard as a sky bison is to a crocodile. Still, when I saw her lounging on the beach, I saw an opportunity. I knew from my research that Ty Lee craved attention, and was no stranger to the advances of men or to leading many of them on at once. For once in my awkward dating life, walking right up to a girl seemed like the easiest course of action. So I did.

Ty Lee noticed me immediately, but let me make the first move. "You're... Ty Lee, right? Of Princess Azula's retinue?"

The girl seemed a little surprised, but her smile didn't fade. "You've heard of me?"

"Only rumors." I lied. "I heard you were an incredible acrobat, and one of the strongest fighters in the world. I didn't know you were so... um... beautiful.. as well."

Ty Lee's smile grew more foxlike. "Oh, stoooop! You'll make me blush!"

"I'm sorry!" I pleaded. "I didn't mean to embarrass you!"

"It's fiiine." Ty Lee responded. "I don't mind compliments! Besides, I think you have a nice aura."

"Thanks...?" I replied. "What brings you to the beach?"

Ty Lee looked out at the ocean fondly. "It's a good place to relax, catch some rays, and... well, catch some eyes too, I guess.” I noticed her smile, but I also noticed the way she was sitting, so that her face drew my eyes to her shoulder, where I followed the curve of her slender back down to her legs which, spread the way they were, revealed that beneath her hip sash... she wasn't wearing any underwear. Once she was sure I'd noticed, she adjusted and hid herself. “Whoops... tee heel You didn't see that, did you?"

I couldn't believe it. Such a tease! I wouldn't have a better chance than this, of that I was certain... “...Please, Ty Lee! I'm a masseur by trade if you wouldn't mind, I'd love to give you a back massage! Free of charge, of course!” Ty Lee seemed confused, but after some more prodding she agreed with a smile and a nod, laying down flat on the warm afternoon sand. Contrary to Azula, Ty Lee was completely relaxed. Maybe she was even more confident in her skills, or maybe she just lacked Azula's particular brand of paranoia. Either way, her body would be tremendously easier to manipulate.

I got to work right away, stimulating her lower back and running my fingers up and down the bones of her spine. She was incredibly limber, in a way I could feel through the very pliability of her skin and the way her muscles gave but remained strong. Like Azula, Ty Lee's body was built for function, but unlike her superior, her agility gave her a lithe beauty all her own. I found myself admiring her body even more as I began my true work, stimulating individual muscles in specific places and orders with the precision of a needle. I didn't stop until I felt Ty Lee tense, her muscles becoming hard as stone beneath my fingertips. From my research into our shared skills, that could only mean my true intentions had been discovered.

"... You're trying to manipulate my chi, aren't you?"[/spoiler}