"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."

We drove 21 hours to Virginia for a convention. Then he said he had to go "sign some papers" for the contest. The day of the contest he told me I needed to go run onto the stage as part of the act for his cosplay. Once he got on the stage, I ran on and he took off his mask and the judge handed him the ring.