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

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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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... Yeah...

[She looks a little unsure about it, though.]

... I guess I do! I think they... could.

[honorbends]

You guess?

[ pause ]

You have a lot of powerful people on this ship. I'm sure they could handle anyone that would show up that would try and hurt you.

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I understand... but...

[She smiles a bit more broadly.

Be brave, Koala. And honest. Sasuke had said honesty was important. Right...?]

I don't really know anyone well enough to tell. They could be the ones to hurt me, sir.

[More softly, she continues:]

Sometimes the ones that act the nicest are actually the cruelest.

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[ there's a visible reaction at that, and zuko stares at her for a long moment before abruptly sighing, and he kneels down to her level, perfectly balanced as he rests his elbows on his knees. ]

That's true. And I used to think that, too.

[ admittedly ]

But if you don't trust the nice people once in awhile, then you're never going to get anywhere, right? Sometimes people are nice just because they want to be nice, and they don't want anything in return. It's hard to learn that, but it's worth it when you do.

[ like aang. and katara, and sokka. and toph, and suki. ]

Most of the people on this ship are nice just to be nice. And if anyone from your world shows up that isn't that way, let someone know, and we can fix it.

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[She's still utterly unsure, and she has to look away from his open honesty, but...

But.]

If you — if you say so, sir.

... I will try to remember.