Alex chuckled, and nodded. He was used to speaking his mind. And loudly.

"Thanks." He grinned at her words.

"Thank you. I had a lot of help. I met people not of your world there, including a young man named Aang, who helped me learn to control my powers, and to master them." He felt like he had learned so much from that kid.

"My own perfectionism meant I had to keep pushing until I was as good as I could be." He chuckled.

"And it helped to have you, er, a version of you, there, to help."