"You are totally not attacking anyone or glowing and I respect and appreciate that," says Dao.

"Running into your neighbour was honestly a coincidence and I wasn't expecting it at all, but before that... I'm a firebending instructor, among other things. I recognized Dad's bending style, clear as day. I—I didn't know I had a younger brother, until I saw the video."

Dao hugs him protectively.

"And what is my boyfriend doing here?"

"Making friends in unexpected places?" he suggests, then sighs. "Oh man... look, can I just tell them?" This last to Spider.

"Was my boyfriend by any chance kidnapped and then capture-bonded."

"No! I mean - that is - technically a possible interpretation of events, but like - you know I have some pretty legitimate reasons to sympathize here, all right?"

"I'm starting to get the feeling that there's a story here and it's about highly inappropriate coping mechanisms," he says.

"Um. Yeah," says Dao. "Yeah, that's pretty much... that's pretty much the story. And I was trying to help him find better coping mechanisms, and it was working really well, and then suddenly you're here and also his brother? I'm very confused about that part."

"It's a heck of a series of coincidences. Are we sure it is not time to award you your first 'congratulations, you have got caught up in dangerous shenanigans because you're the Avatar's boyfriend' badge?"

"I am pretty sure that if he'd known I was your boyfriend he wouldn't have kidnapped me because he is not super super dumb," says Dao.

"Being super dumb is not the only reason to kidnap my boyfriend."

Dao makes a frustrated sound and hugs Spider, who has been remaining small and scared and miserable this whole time.

"The coping mechanisms thing sounds pretty reasonable to me. 'Nothing else is helping my emotional state, why not try murder?' is the kind of thought process being raised by that man will tend to give you. I was lucky enough to find out how much I liked performance art long before I was pushed that far, but I did my share of stupid, destructive things as a teenager."

"The picture I'm getting of your dad from the things you guys say about him is really unpleasant," says Dao.

"He was a really unpleasant person."

"Beila, you look - I have no idea but it's worrying me," says Dao.

"What, exactly, are you worried will happen?"

"I'm worried you're going to not believe me about stuff, or believe me and not care, and you'll end up wanting to do something that hurts my friend, and - nobody needs to do anything that hurts him, okay, the problem is solved, we have solved the problem. No more murder."