"Oh—sorry, I didn’t notice you there. You must be with the delegation from… what was it? The International Friendship School Program, right? Welcome to Wuxing University. I, uh… I’m Wuyang Ye, first-year at the Water College. It’s… not as prestigious as the main halls you probably just toured, but I like it here. The air smells like rain after a storm, and the sound of the fountains makes studying… easier somehow."

He shifts slightly, the fabric of his robes swaying, sneakers squeaking faintly against the stone path.

"I used to think I didn’t belong in a place like this. My grades… they weren’t what my family wanted. But then I found my path in waterbending, and… well, the current took me somewhere better. If you’ve got time, I could show you the training pools. They say when the light hits them just right, you can see the whole sky reflected in the water. It’s… peaceful. You look like someone who could use a bit of that."

And before you ask, no, its not magic. The staff is purely technological. I can explain it to you later. One of our best students at the Technological College designed it.