100 words.
So, basically, here’s the situation in a nutshell:
He’s a man. Well, boy, man, it’s debatable, but everyone wants to die a man. Men go out fighting - heroes; boys go out cowering - victims. He’s ordinary, if a little brighter than most, a little faster than some, and a halfway decent learner.
He fights with his hands, his sweat, his blood. Which is a dramatic way to say: a boomerang.
Conclusion: he’s screwed.
Except remember the a little smarter and a halfway decent learner bits?
Enter one obscenely expensive scroll.
If that acrobatic freak can learn pressure points, so can he.
PS - Ty Lee/Sokka would be awesome. Yes, Sokka is in fact my Fandom Bicycle, why do you ask?