[The clapping is...weird. He's not that good. Kind of good. Maybe. Good enough to teach Aang, but still. He's not used to people being impressed by his Bending. In fact, he looks a little disturbed by Grif's praise, as if it makes him uncomfortable.]
Not everyone can Firebend where I come from but there are lots of Firebenders. And Earthbenders and Waterbenders.
[A pause.]
There used to be lots of Airbenders but there's only one now. He's the last of his people.
[His tone suggests that he doesn't really want to talk about why that is. It's a pretty dark subject to spring on a first conversation.]
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Not everyone can Firebend where I come from but there are lots of Firebenders. And Earthbenders and Waterbenders.
[A pause.]
There used to be lots of Airbenders but there's only one now. He's the last of his people.
[His tone suggests that he doesn't really want to talk about why that is. It's a pretty dark subject to spring on a first conversation.]