one fish, two fish, red fish, (blue fish)!!

[honorbends]

Who: The passengers of the Blue Fish and visitors!
Action: The Blue Fish!
When: It's a mingle for the month of January, losers!

[ mingle for the month for the blue fish, to meet up with new crew members, hash out stuff. come get free therapy from zuko, who has 100% put up a sign on his door saying 10 credits because allen owes him money. ]

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visiting, god help us all

[eyeforaneye]

[ It's a rough first flight but he makes it to the Blue Fish in one piece -- unfortunately for some people -- and wastes no time in exploring the ship all in search of one room. ]

[A]

[ No doubt that exploration will cause him to run into a few people in the process, particularly when he's drawn to the kitchen just out of the interest of comparing it to the one he himself works in back on the Huntress. Sasuke does, however, wait until everyone is completely out of sight before dismantling the Blue Fish's poor innocent blender, pocketing the blades, and leaving a ruined appliance on the countertop for anyone to find.

Otherwise you may find him poking around the halls, cargo hold, or just about anywhere else on the ship. He's thorough. ]

[B]

[ The more horrifying option is that maybe you planned to visit Zuko in his personnel room, aka the spot Sasuke was looking for in the first place. Because he's just going to set himself up inside while the junior firelord is out, complete with a cup of tea and a new sword that he's patiently sharpening with one hand.

This is much more comfortable than his room on the Huntress. The doctor is definitely not in. ]

B.

[honorbends]

{ zuko uses his personnel room for meditation, mostly, especially when he's feeling overwhelmed. he's had a pretty decent week, but he knows himself well enough to know he should take some quiet time to think and be alone. he hasn't really had much time to be alone with the sudden influx of characters, and sasuke.

sasuke, really, had been the most emotionally draining. but he seems to be settling in alright, so zuko can take a break now.

but he knows something is off when he opens the door, though. it's dark, and he can hear the grating of the sharpening swords, and zuko can feel there's a presence in the room. he immediately creates a ball of flames to light the room, almost ready to beat the shit out of whoever broke into his room, because with his luck, it'd be fucking azula --

-- but. ]

-- Sasuke?

[eyeforaneye]

[ The last scrape on metal is drawn out before it's silenced and he lifts his head, eyes narrowed in the sudden introduction of light. ]

So you're here. You should close the door while you're already over there. [ Otherwise the fox might run out, even if it seems rather sedate at the moment. ]

... Do you need something?

MY KEYWORDS ARE STILL THE SAME FROM ADSTRING PLEASE EXAMINE KEYWORDS LMAO

[honorbends]

[ naruto the fox is, indeed, sleeping on top of zuko's desk. probably after eating beef jerky and sleeping off his food coma.

zuko, meanwhile, just looks incredulous, and turns on the light, dissipating with the fire. ]

-- how did you even get in here?

{ pause ]

Why are you in here?

ZUKO YOU PUNK

[eyeforaneye]

Through the door, Zuko. [ After he's looked back down, inspecting the blade to see if it's to his standard. ] I thought you were smarter than that.

And I'm here because I couldn't sleep.

[honorbends]

[ zuko is just going to stare, because -- okay. sure. whatever. ]

-- so you came here.

[ uncertainly, and zuko closes the door behind him. ]

Why couldn't you sleep?

[eyeforaneye]

It's loud there. [ His paranoia is sparked at night, his dreams have been worse, he's been experiencing pain he doesn't want to admit to, and he's a mess with combat instincts in overdrive.

But outwardly he couldn't seem calmer, using a cloth now to wipe that blade clean. ] I knew you had this spare room. The rest is obvious.

[honorbends]

[ 'the rest is obvious.'

zuko has a feeling this is not going to be the last time he finds sasuke breaking into his room. ]

Most of the people on your ship seem to be nice.

[ as he moves over to his desk to sit up on top of it, ignoring the sleeping fox. sasuke, apparently, has taken the couch. but then he pauses, glances at the sword -- and the stolen tea, before he leans back and pulls open a drawer in the desk, almost to see how much sasuke searched. ]

You could've relocked the drawers.

[ stop picking the locks you fucking weirdo ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ 'Breaking into' sounds so harsh. How about 'surprising Zuko with his pleasant company'. ]

I could have. [ Said simply enough, apparently satisfied enough with the work he's done to carefully slip that sword back into the sheath he's placed to rest against the couch. It's irritating how many small things he has to set up in advance to accommodate a new one-handed lifestyle. ]

One of them attacked me, one tried to trick me into opening the airlock, and one is already afraid of me. I suppose they're what I expected. Yours are all your friends, aren't they?

[honorbends]

[ . . . well, that about sounds right, and so zuko doesn't look surprised. sasuke isn't exactly a pleasant person on the best of days. ]

Some of them are from my world. Toph, Sokka, and Katara. The rest of them aren't.

[ he considers some acquaintances (like the starks), and some friends (like beverly and allen), but toph, sokka, and katara are special. ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ He wants to question those names as unusual but... well, "Killer Bee" and "Rock Lee" aren't very normal names in his world either and they still have the audacity to exist. ]

Ino claims she's the only one from mine. I suppose that remains good news for me.

[honorbends]

Some people from your world aren't that bad.

[ fuck your entire family, but. ]

Naruto and Sakura were nice enough.

[ zuko ignores the sudden pawing of the now awake fox who 100% heard his name. the small thing is clingy af. ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ Sasuke's gaze trails over to the creature but he doesn't address it, luckily not making the connection. ]

... yeah, they are. [ Saying it is like pulling teeth, but it's the truth. ] It's strange already, not being able to sense him. During the war...

Well, it probably isn't important.

B!

[kyasdaughter]

-- oh, Sasuke, it's you.

[ admittedly, katara seems a little baffled when she steps into the personnel room, but her expression is amiable regardless. she lifts a hand in greeting, expression openly curious. ]

I guess you're visiting Zuko?

[ rekindling that friendship didn't take long... ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ Ah. Well, he's not in the mood to be interrupted but then he never is, expression souring only for the barest of moments before it's back to its usual impassive slate. ]

I'm visiting his room. [ That's it. ]

Who are you?

[kyasdaughter]

Kind of a weird thing to visit if you're not here to see him, too.

[ it's not really challenging, but her eyebrows have gone slightly up. ]

I'm a friend of his. Katara. I knew you in Adstring, too. I mean, not you-you-- a version of you.

[eyeforaneye]

Ah. So you're another one of those.

[ He's lost count of how many it is by now, but his attention soon lowers back down to the sword he's working on. ] I'm here to occupy an empty dark room with comfortable furniture, which should be easy to understand. I don't know where he is if you're looking for him, but I'd assume in his other room.

[kyasdaughter]

[ katara steps to the side, leaning slightly back against the wall as she considers him. ]

You don't have your own room?

[ this is the most inexplicable thing to happen to her this week. ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ Wait until you see what's happened to your blender. ]

I have a room. [ ... yeah. Like this is totally normal. ] Pass me that cloth on the desk.

[kyasdaughter]

[ katara has literally never used a blender in her life. she leans forward to grab the cloth on the desk, inspecting it before actually passing it over. ]

So you're waiting for Zuko.

[ nothing makes sense anymore ]

[eyeforaneye]

[ Good. He reaches out to take it with his right hand, slightly annoyed by how much slower only having one makes things but he's managing. ]

No. I have said this three times now. I'm using his furniture.

[kyasdaughter]

[ it's definitely weird to see that, too, but she doesn't gawk or stare. instead, she just watches him use the rag. ]

Sorry, I guess I'm just not... getting it. [ her eyes tick back up to his face. ] Did you ask him or stage an invasion?

[eyeforaneye]

Occupying an empty room without asking for permission isn't an 'invasion'.

[ So. The second one. ] Are you worried about his privacy? [ It's cool, he already went through all the drawers. He doesn't need to do it again. ]

[kyasdaughter]

It is when it belongs to someone else. He does kind of have his name on the door.

[ she wrinkles his nose a little at his question. ]

And what privacy? If what they say is true, millions of people are watching us all the time anyway.

[ oh, sasuke. you're just like she remembered. ]

[eyeforaneye]

Which is my point. There's no harm in my being here. [ Thank you, Katara. ]