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[honorbends]

Who: Zuko [honorbends] and YOU.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: On Ye Olde Ice Planet.
When: Now!

Why.

[ that is literally the only thing zuko texts, because he has stepped out onto the ice planet Hoth and is promptly regretting ever doing so. firebenders rise with the sun, and zuko is a morning person, and nothing is more claustrophobic than being on a ship with no natural light, or heat, or energy -- and being outside alone is rejuvenating for him, but --

there is so much snow.

so feel free to spot him wandering around looking furious in a scarf, stubbornly melting a small patch of snow, or perusing the markets for things to buy with money that he probably asked someone else for.

or you can hit him with snow and take advantage of the fact that he is, in fact, a firebender on what is apparently a recreation of the northern water tribe. with more salt.

this is the worst. ]

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[honorbends]

I doubt it.

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[alwayscomeback]

You don't know until you try it.

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[honorbends]

Why would I do that?

You'll tip it over.

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[alwayscomeback]

What? No I wouldn't.

You never push someone into freezing cold water.

[God, Zuko, it's like you know nothing about the snow or something. ]

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[honorbends]

I'm still not kayaking with you.

[ zuko is 100% going to be bullied into kayaking with sokka and he's already selecting a winter coat in resigned acceptance of said fact ]

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[alwayscomeback]

Dude

Stop being such a stick in the mud.

I'm outside the ship RIGHT NOW.

Come on.

[HE SURE WON'T GO AWAY, ZUKO. ]

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[honorbends]

[ GOOOOODDDDD ]

If you shove me into the water, I'm going to bring you down with me.

{ but fine he's coming goddammit ]

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[alwayscomeback]

I absolutely promise to not shove you into the water.

[GOOD BOY, ZUKO. ]

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[honorbends]

Good.

Fine.

Be outside in a second.

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[alwayscomeback]

There you go, that wasn't so hard, was it?

[He'll be WAITING. ]

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[honorbends]

{ he doesn't even bother responding to that.

but zuko will find sokka, looking somewhat sullen in his coat, but he's bounding a ball of fire between his hands to keep warm. also, to be spiteful. ]

... that thing floats?

[ he's looking at the kayak skeptically. ]

[alwayscomeback]

[Zuko will you stop with the fire. He hugs the kayak closer to himself.]

Of course it does! It's also flammable so less of the jerkbending, okay?

[honorbends]

I have control over my firebending.

[ though he extinguishes the fire between his hands, a small puff of smoke escaping between his fingers. ]

I won't light it on fire. -- what's it made out of?

[alwayscomeback]

It only takes a tiny little spark, and you don't want to be sinking in the freezing water, believe me.

[Oh yeah, he should be saying encouraging things about this, oops.]

Wood. You know, it comes from trees.

[honorbends]

I know where --

[ DEEP. BREATH. ]

Get in the stupid boat, Sokka.

[alwayscomeback]

She's a beautiful boat, give her some respect, she'll be floating you across the water.

[In he hops, looking at Zuko expectantly. Come on, Fire Lord, join him.]

[honorbends]

[ give him

a few more seconds as he eyes that thing in great hesitation ]

... are you sure we shouldn't have Katara?

[ you know

just in case. ]

[alwayscomeback]

[Just like...the flattest look ever. ]

Zuko, you don't need a waterbender to travel in a kayak.

[honorbends]

I know that!

[ god SOKKA ]

I'm just... -- fine.

[ zuko is completely out of his element (literally) in a boat, and while he's obviously travelled by boat before, he's never comfortable. he's far more comfortable on appa than he is on a dingy in the middle of the ocean. what good is a firebender in an ocean? not much, given his record against katara.

but he steps into the kayak, though he immediately balances himself with tiny flutterings of his arms before he gingerly sits down.

he's going to die today in a kayak with no one but sokka for company. :c ]

[alwayscomeback]

Graceful.

[Still, at least he got into the damn boat. Sokka uses the paddle to push them off from the shore. Weeeee. ]

Wow look, you've been in it for ten whole seconds and you're not dead yet.

[honorbends]

We don't exactly have these things in the Fire Nation.

[ tartly, and zuko tosses him a withering look at the declaration of having a victory from being in a death kayak for ten seconds. ]

And even if we had, I probably wouldn't have been the one steering it.

[ ozai thought he was incompetent, after all. though, really, he probably would've just shoved zuko on a boat and left him in the ocean to die.

... which, really, is kind of what he did.

zuko considers that for a moment before sighing, relaxing half an inch. ]

Do you know whether or not there's anything in the ocean like in our world?

[ like giant squid and shit, because if so, he's out so fast. ]

[alwayscomeback]

If you can steer the kayak, you only have to ask.

[Said in the sort of tone which implies he knows Zuko absolutely will not want to steer the kayak ]

What? Nah. There's fish? But nothing really big. I guess there's stuff like whales further out, but they wouldn't come so close inland.

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[honorbends]

Who would have taught me to steer a kayak? My father? He would've just shoved me out of it.

[ flatly.

sometimes zuko can tell dadjokes. when he's having a good day. (it's secretly a good day.) ]

[honorbends]

[ but -- ]

The water has to be deep enough.

[ he ponders, as he glances into the water. ]

In certain spots, anyway. Are they just afraid of the people?

[alwayscomeback]

Yeaaaah, you got a point there. [Good sign for Zuko, but yeah. His dad is an asshole.]

Well for one they wouldn't want to accidentally beach themselves. For second...yeah, humans tend to hunt them, so they learn to stay away. They're smart like that.