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[honorbends]

Who: Zuko [honorbends] and YOU.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: The Marsiva!
When: Now!

[ zuko is sitting on a couch playing what appears to be super mario bros. The old school nes version, naturally, and zuko has discovered that 1) video games are amazing and 2) he isn't actually terrible at them.

what zuko is terrible at, however, is controlling his sheer disbelief that the knowledge that all mario needs to do in order to firebend is eat a flower. is that it? seriously??? if it were that easy in his universe, he wouldn't have had to climb up a goddamn mountain in order to regain his skills and talk to a freaking dragon. he would happily --

but his inner monologue is interrupted when zuko finally makes it to the castle, and he looks pretty satisfied with himself at beating this thing (eat shit bowser!!) but then -- ]

-- she's in another castle?

[ ARE YOU SERIOUS and the nes controller is thrown at the ground in a huff. ]

I went through three firebending flowers for that? Unbelievable -- !

[ luigi is better anyway. :c ]

Comments

[action]

[summerschild]

[Bran is sitting on the opposite end of the couch, eating popcorn with an unusual amount of wonder and reverence. He nearly drops a handful when Zuko has his little outburst, but shows the appropriate amount of disappointment and distress.]

How many castles are there?

[action]

[honorbends]

[ SOLIDARITY YOUNG FRIEND and zuko, once he figures out a young kid was watching him play, picks up the controller in irritation. ]

I don't know.

You'd think a princess would only have one castle.

[ zuko has the palace, and summer homes, but the palace is the main place of residence for the firelord. CLEARLY PEACH SHOULD BE THE SAME WAY. ]

[summerschild]

[They're clearly thinking the same thing. Princes unite.]

Perhaps she's away visiting someone.

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[save_the_souls]

[Allen is sitting at the end of the couch. It's been about half a week since that incident with Ino, and the 14th hadn't shown himself yet, so he was trying to brave being out in the common area....partly because he's slowly dying of boredom in his room. Still, he looks like he's seen better days health wise. Not that it stops him from speaking up]

Well...it'd be a short game if she was in the first castle.

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[honorbends]

[ zuko will punch nea in the throat allen it's fine ]

If Mario were any kind of hero, it would be a short game in the first place.

[ ETERNALLY JUDGMENTAL OF SAID PLUMBER and zuko spares allen a glance before picking up the controller to continue on. ]

You look terrible.

[ xoxo allen :) ]

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[alwayscomeback]

[Just lounging here, offering helpful commentary. As he does.]

Maybe you should have done the jerkbending dance and won them over? They might have taken you to the right castle from the get-go.

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[honorbends]

Why don't you give them lessons.

[ in the best deadpan zuko can manage as he collects his controller, moving onto the next stage, hopping neatly over some goombas. ]

You're the expert.

action; (speaks in an iroh voice)

[limitstorm]

[ he was just... reading...

zuko's outburst makes him start before he looks at him curiously, and calls over-- ]

... uh, are you okay? Need some tea?

action; everybody needs iroh ok

[honorbends]

No, I don't need tea.

[ maybe. :c

and zuko collects his controller before starting again, looking irritated. ]

I need the princess to pick a stupid castle.

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[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka's just entering the living space when she hears Zuko's exclamation and wanders over to see what he's doing. Her face lights up in delight. Have a small alien girl up in your space-- or more accurately, up in front of the TV, inspecting it.]

What the-- it's like-- like a holo game! Only it's flat! I didn't know we even had these here! Oh man.

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[honorbends]

[ zuko is collecting up the controller when ahsoka runs in front of the screen, and the young firelord looks like he's dangerously close to sulking. ]

I can't play if you're blocking the screen.

[ god obviously ]

action;

[sinuosity]

[ Nyssa had slipped in while he was on the second flower, initially ignoring him but stopping to watch. She knows what video games are, she just has no use for them, and this is... — fascinating. ]

What was the purpose of that exercise? If the princess was in a different castle the quest should have clarified that from the beginning.

action;

[honorbends]

Apparently the stupid villain moved her while I was going through the level.

[ in irritation, as zuko collected up the poor maligned controller ]

There's more to the game, I guess.

[Action]

[techknowlogical]

[The only reason Koushirou actually goes over when he hears this little fit is that he remembers speaking to Zuko already. Zuko had been nice and friendly enough, so Koushirou isn't too nervous about approaching quietly and glancing at Zuko, then the screen, then back.]

You've beaten the world. However, there are several worlds to go through before succeeding at the entire game.

[Action]

[honorbends]

[ THE LARGEST HUFF which expels a slight amount of smoke, and zuko leans forward to pick up the controller. ]

The mushroom at the beginning never told me that.

[ this is obviously toad's fucking fault ]

action;

[bolder]

[For a long while, Toph's been sitting on the floor next to him, throughly enjoying the sounds and his expressions of aggravation. There's been cackling and snickering as well as the required sarcastic comments. The mention of another castle draws her attention back.]

Another one? Man, you really mus--

[Except she's cut off by the controller not quite reaching the floor as it whacks her square on the side of her head. Whoops.]

Ow!! Zuko, what the heck?!

action;

[honorbends]

[ zuko is ready to tell toph to 1) fuck off and 2) stop judging his performance at a game YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE when he hits the blind girl in the temple with a controller

omfg ]

-- I --

{ omFG ]

I'm sorry -- are you okay? I thought --

[ in retrospect saying 'you'd move out of the way' is a pretty fucking dumb thing to say so ]

-- I didn't know you were still sitting there --

[huaaaaagh]

[Video games? Sign him the heck up.]

...Wait- is that an original Super Famicom!? I've never seen one in person before!

[Guess who is abruptly sitting on the couch with you to watch the TV, Zuko! Hope you wanted the company of a stranger, because you've got it now.]

[honorbends]

[ god forced interaction with strangers zuko's favorite!!!! but this zuko is a little more willing, and so when he picks up the controller, he doesn't tell this boy to move ]

... I think it's a Nintendo.

[ zuko is 95% sure he said that right ]

[video]

[thebloodseal]

I almost want to let that spiky turtle win! [Because controllers are difficult for his huge fingers.]

[video]

[honorbends]

You should.

[ in irritation

god peach after all he does for you !!!! ]

action/audio; i'm sorry???

[feathery]

[Davesprite is sitting sideways on a nearby chair, legs propped over one arm and wings propped over the other. He looks up from his communicator, where he is practically watching the broadcast as it happens.]

That's rough, buddy.

[He may have also opened the audio feed on the network, for extra facetiousness.]

action/audio; omfg davesprite....

[honorbends]

[ that

joke goes totally over his head and zuko just looks annoyed as he gets up to collect the controller, sitting back down on the couch in a huff once he starts the next level ]

This is so stupid.

action

[experiencepoints]

[Sitting down to watch this, because this is hilarious.]

"Firebending flowers"?

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[honorbends]

Yeah.

[ as he collects the controller, irritated ]

He can control fire.