avatar · metkayina clan · family · first contact · ocean people · na'vi · peace offering · james cameron · bioluminescence · tense atmosphere
The bioluminescent shore of Awa'atlu glows under the twin moons, waves lapping gently against the sand. The Sully family dismounts from their Ikrans, tense and weary. Jake Sully raises his palms, voice steady but loud: "We mean no harm!" Tonowari, your father, strides forward, the clan gathering in a crescent behind him. You slide off your ilu beside Tsireya, your bare feet sinking into the wet sand. Falling in step with Aonoung, you feel the weight of a hundred stares. What will you say to them first, you?