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Bran Stark ([personal profile] summerschild) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-01-22 11:26 am

mingle part deux

Who: Blue Fishes (and visitors)
Broadcast: Nah
Action: SS Blue Fish
When: January 22nd and beyond

[We've seen Blendergate 2K16, and now it's time for... AZULAGATE. And all means of other shenanigans.]
honorbends: (katara always wins)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-23 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I am off.

[ allen may as well know, and it's not like zuko is expecting allen to kill him or anything. so he rolls his wrist, which is what he usually does to create a ball of fire -- but nothing really happens.

zuko sighs, not looking all that bothered by it, and moves to collect his swords. ]


And I'll go to Katara.

[ tiredly. if she's speaking to him, anyway. though katara should heal him regardless. it'd trap zuko in a room to talk, certainly. ]
save_the_souls: (should be alone)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-23 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Even though she's pissed at you? That won't go over well, you know.

[She might beat you up more than he did. Allen sheathes his own weapon. He'll have to clean it later, but oh well.]

[There's a pause]

[...]


You're not the Zuko I knew. He's gone. So is the Allen you knew. They're both...gone.

I think....Somewhere along the way, I let myself forget that. Because I was so happy about being remembered by someone.

[But it wasn't real. It never had been.]
honorbends: adstring mems are the best mems tbh. (shut up sasuke.)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-23 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ugh, talking.

there's a silence as allen speaks, and zuko sheaths his own swords as he does so before drawing in a breath. it's blunt, but true, and zuko purses his lips together before sighing. ]


-- how much do you know about me?

[ it's said suddenly, and zuko turns to face him fully, his lips twisting into a frown. ]

And don't spare my feelings.
save_the_souls: (chilling with a coat)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-23 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[...]

You were the prince of the Fire Nation. You were exiled, so you went to hunt the Avatar to restore your honour. Along the way you eventually realised you were in the wrong, and turned sides to help the Avatar and stop the war. After you won the war, you became the new Fire Lord- a position you're extremely unsure about being able to do, but I think you'll do better than you believe.

Your group of friends mean a lot to you, especially Aang. You have a sister who unstable and vicious, and your father sounds worse. You have your Uncle Iroh, and you love him. You remember his proverbs better than you'll admit, and drinking tea reminds you of him. And...you both hate and love your father and sister. That's why you're always so conflicted when Azula shows up.

...Probably part of why you're so off right now.
honorbends: +firebending (yeah ok.)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-23 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ aha. more detail than zuko expects, and the small beliefs of confidence spread throughout the story certainly do not go unnoticed by zuko. and he's quiet, letting that settle in the air for a minute before speaking. ]

My father is worse.

[ just to confirm that ]

... I betrayed my uncle and Katara, the Avatar, in Ba Sing Se. I went with Azula when she offered me a place back home. I left Katara, Aang, and the others for dead.

[ which is stupid. so stupid. and while zuko has since been forgiven, he still carries that burden. ]

But I eventually betrayed my family and left, after confronting my father and telling him that I was going to help the Avatar end the war. And... I first got to Adstringendum right after I defected. But before my uncle had forgiven me. No one else from my world was there.

[ he was lost, and lonely, and vulnerable, and he had no idea what he was doing. there was no one else there, just zuko. ]

Sasuke was the first person to find me. I was there for almost three years.

[ and losing that has been immensely... difficult. ]
save_the_souls: (I know you)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-24 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Allen listens to those details, quietly]

And...you were friends all that time. But now...

[It was...just like how it was with all his friends in Paradisa. They were gone. They had forgotten him. Maybe sometimes you see them again...but it wasn't the same. The memories were gone.]
honorbends: (destiny or something.)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-24 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
He's gone.

[ zuko finishes the statement, drawing in a breath. ]

And I don't deal with loss very well.

[ fire lord zuko: understater of the century ]

I didn't mean to take that out on you.

[ allen is just an easy, safe target, because allen knows him, and isn't related to the mess -- but that's a level of familiarity that they don't have. which he can see now. ]
save_the_souls: (lean back)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-24 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[He crosses his arms, giving a slight huff]

Yeah well, taking it to the network was a bit far.

[Seriously, he wasn't even mad at that point]

But...I can get it. You were dealing with a lot.
honorbends: (hope)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-24 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
It was stupid.

[ zuko can be childish, but he can also admit when he's wrong. ]

I'm always dealing with a lot. It's still not an excuse.
save_the_souls: (this is weird but so's my life)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-24 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm... [He gives a nod. Okay, it's good you admit that, +2 approval]

Well...I guess if you do it again, I can always punch you harder?
honorbends: (ok sokka sure why not)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-24 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ his next sigh turns into something of a groan, and he shoulders his swords. ]

Katara is already mad at me.

[ let's not have another fight for like at least two months okay ]

I don't need to go to her with a broken jaw.
save_the_souls: (we'll make it through)

[personal profile] save_the_souls 2016-01-24 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ah....right. Good point. I'll stay clear of her for awhile.

[Could so go without Katara's wraith.]

Anyway... [He steps back and takes a polite bow] Thank you, for agreeing to fight. I think I can put the matter behind me now.

[AKA YOU'RE FORGIVEN ZUKO]
honorbends: +firebending (yeah ok.)

[personal profile] honorbends 2016-01-24 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ there's a pause, at that, and zuko seems to take what's said in for consideration.

grateful and relieved and a sudden lack of tension.

and he watches allen for a moment.... ]


Thank you.

[ pause, and zuko collects up his things to move toward the door, though he adds: ]

Don't bow, it's weird.

[ pls stop c: ]