/takes the huntress out back and buries it (jan mingle pt. II)

[scrubscrub]

Who: Anyone on the SS Huntress! Crew and visitors.
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Huntress
When: More of January! We got three new crew mates and it will be messy.

IT'S ANOTHER MINGLE FOR OUR EVER-EXPANDING SHIP.

Also, we need an update on how well Koala is doing at pinball.

God, help this ship.

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[beardstrokes]

[ I tend to acquire them whether I want to or not.

He gestures to the cloth that he left on the counter. Then, holding his hand out, it moves switftly from there to his hand. ]

I suppose I could move water as well, but that requires a lot more effort on my part.

[honorbends]

[ ... oh. ]

... I have a friend who can move water, but --

[ zuko causes a ball of fire to suspend between his palms ]

I can't.

[beardstrokes]

[ Wow, that's impressive. He peers closer at it. ]

Fascinating. How does it work?

[honorbends]

[ it's difficult to explain to someone who doesn't intuitively get it, but -- ]

I transfer my energy from my body into fire.

{ that seems pretty good ]

It's called firebending.

[beardstrokes]

Impressive, to use life energy in such a way. Almost modifying breath into flame. Which makes sense, considering what fire needs to breathe.

[honorbends]

It has a lot to do with breathing.

[ firebending, anyway, and while zuko can breathe fire, he doesn't want to commit to that level of showing off. and so he squishes the fire between his palms into a puff of smoke. ]

Meditation, and control.

[beardstrokes]

Oh?

How often do you meditate?

[ He wants to see if the answer surprises him. ]

[honorbends]

I try to every day, but my ship makes it difficult.

[ zuko loves his friends but they bother him a lot ]

[beardstrokes]

[ He would say something about true meditation being able to shake off any distractions, but he realizes it's not his place. ]

I imagine that's a problem for any ship.

[honorbends]

[ yeah well he's a teenager with ptsd obi-wan he's still learning to find his inner calm ok ]

I guess -- I have an extra room on the Blue Fish, so I can use it for quiet.

[ until sasuke breaks into it

apparently ]

[beardstrokes]

I imagine that's quite helpful. Finding a quiet spot here tends to be a chore.

[honorbends]

It can be.

[ sigh ]

Some of the people on my ship are people from my universe, though, so they leave me alone.

[ mostly. ]

We just got some new people, though, so. I decided to leave for a little bit.

[ and also check on sasuke ]

[beardstrokes]

To check up on our new arrivals in particular, I imagine. I'm sure Sasuke will be fine.

[ He assumes. They have quite a few temperamental personalities, but Obi-Wan doesn't believe they're all that bad. ]

[honorbends]

I know he will.

[ sigh, and zuko crosses his arms. ]

He'll probably just stick to himself, anyway.

[beardstrokes]

Even so, I'll make sure he doesn't spend all of his time in his room.

[honorbends]

It's probably safer if you just leave him in his room.

[ no seriously ]

[beardstrokes]

Perhaps. But I don't think it's the best outcome for him to be on his own.

And I think you agree.

[ Otherwise he wouldn't have dropped by. ]

[honorbends]

[ . . . ]

It's different when I visit him.

[ for.

REASONS.

obi-wan. ]

[beardstrokes]

Oh? How so?

[ Please go on. ]

[honorbends]

I'm just warning you.

[ read: that's not an invitation for story time ]

He's difficult, and it's probably best to leave him alone.

[ zuko, however, knows sasuke (or at least A Sasuke) inside and out, and has successfully navigated him so far ]

[beardstrokes]

Perhaps. But I doubt it's the only viable option left to us.

Besides, we can't call you over for every altercation now, can we?

[honorbends]

I wouldn't be surprised if someone tried.

[ it happened in adstring, and zuko is sure it will happen here. ]

[beardstrokes]

Then we'll endeavor not to try, but to do.