driftfleet | mingle part deux

[ ......... yeah that sounds great, thanks for that image. ]

... we'd need an army. [ Yeah. ] And that's without more people from either of our worlds showing up.

Obito, Orochimaru, the other members of Akatsuki...

Zhao...the Dai Lee... though I guess you would just have to pay them enough to switch sides.

[ pause. is combustion man worth mentioning.

... ... ... nah. ]

And if we're counting the dead, Sozin and Azulon would be terrible. Or anyone from my family, really, except my uncle.

[ You are wholly responsible for combustion man and you know it. ]

If we weren't counting the dead then talking about my family would be meaningless. [ ... that... statement had slipped out so casually in the macabre air of humor they'd developed but it still manages to sting, straightening up slightly. ]

... who are Sozin and Azulon?

[ well, fair point. ]

... Sozin was my great-grandfather, and Azulon was my grandfather. Sozin started the hundred year war, and Azulon escalated it.

[ azulon was the one who decided genocide was a great idea, he was amazing. ]

[ What exemplary people. ]

Perhaps our family members would all fight one another. [ There's a thought. The Uchiha tended to be stubborn as all hell and Sasuke is getting no sense that Zuko's family is any more agreeable. The two of them are just odd men out, apparently. ]

I'm not sure how Madara was related to me, directly. I don't believe he had children. [ let me tell you how gay Madara was ]

I can't think of anyone who would reproduce with him.

{ zuko has Opinions on uchiha madara ty ]

And if that were the case, your family would probably win. Most of my family are skilled firebenders, but they're more content to send armies to do battle than do it themselves.

[ ozai and azula are both powerful, natural prodigies. but they didn't have to work for it. and they didn't fight in ba sing se, like iroh did. they didn't earn their decoration. ]

[ His eyes actually widen at the first statement before he suddenly coughs, the sound a little strained. He did everything in his power to not actually laugh just then, something so unbelievably rare that it would probably tear a hole in the space-time fabric and make everything they're talking about come true.

Seriously, though, Madara is the worst. ]

... in that case, then, probably. The Uchiha were always an exemplary fighting force.

[ And despite the topic of conversation he does sound distantly proud of that fact, placing an extremely high regard on the concept of his family despite how many times the individual members chewed him up and spat him back out. As with everything they talk about, It's Complicated. ]

The point is more that they'd manage to distract one another while we formulated a plan to either leave or stop them before they did anything worse.

[ hm. ]

... well, we wouldn't be able to just leave.

[ way too many innocent lives at stake, bro. ]

But both sides would grossly underestimate us, which gives us the advantage of proving them wrong.

[ ozai and azulon both thought zuko was better off dead when he was like three days old so really won't they be surprised ]

...

Am I still blind with no arms in this scenario?

Because they might have good cause to in that case.

[ there's another snort of laughter, but this time it's genuine, and zuko settles back into his chair with a slight grin. ]

I thought it wasn't a problem if you were limbless and blind.

[ though the look on ozai's face at uchiha sasuke being blind with no arms and still decimating an army is pretty fucking hilarious ]

Don't say limbless, oi.

Not limbless. Armless. I'd prefer to at least have legs otherwise I'd have to-- [ Wait, he can't use Susanoo if he has no eyes. This is a disaster. ]

... just give me any two out of four.

{ this isn't inspiring great confidence ]

Well, you said armless, so. I guess that'd do.

But my father doesn't take any prisoners and he's a powerful bender. Or was, anyway.

[ before aang took it away ]

Depending on whether or not he had his firebending ability, we could stand a decent chance against Sozin and Azulon if they were still old. And Madara would be a problem, too... I can bend any fire thrown my way, though, so I could keep you alive long enough to do something.

[ you know. whatever you do. ]

[ Hmmm... ]

I'll ignore how patronizing that statement was for now and say I'd still be fast enough to combat two older fighters. If I stunned Madara you could remove his eyes and put them in my sockets, then I could protect us both with Susanoo while producing Amaterasu for you to bend.

[ Why the hell are we actually coming up with a strategy. Why am I armless. Who knows, this is happening and it's real. ]

[ god uchihas ]

. . . I am not removing anyone's eyes and putting them in your head.

[ amaterasu, that sounds familiar ]

Amaterasu... I've bent that before.

[ it had been a really fucking bad day ]

Using it against my father would probably be a bad idea, he'd want to keep it.

If this were a real war you had better not get squeamish over something so minor.

[ He is Just Saying. ]

And I don't know how well he'd be able to keep it contained. That's its main danger, but I have the ability to dissipate it if I need to.

[ He could take it back from Ozai, and definitely would. He's had more than enough of people stealing his family's techniques. ]

It's impressive that you were able to have it in close proximity without hurting yourself.

Fire is fire.

[ life, death, and everything in between. ]

I can show you on the next planet, if it's... relatively empty. And if I'm feeling better.

[ zuko would never unless he had absolute control and poise over his abilities, and he currently does not. sigh. ]

[ Well it's technically cursed hellfire that's supposedly as hot as the surface of the sun, but... hellfire is still fire too, he supposes; Zuko's right. Really it would just be giving Zuko ammunition in a fight, which would only serve to make things more interesting. ]

As long as you keep it away from your body. [ Just as a precaution. ]

... I'd also need to improve first. I told you that my abilities felt limited when I arrived here, even if I was able to produce a clone yesterday.

I have no intention of being burned.

[ one horrific injury was enough, thanks. ozai is a piece of shit.

zuko is pretty sure what sasuke actually told him was "my abilities were limited BUT I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING", though he doesn't bring it up. instead, he considers that for a moment. ]

Why did you make a clone yesterday?

[ :| ]

[ Potato, potahto, semantics. ]

... what's with that tone? [ First off. ] I made a clone to see if I could make a clone.

Ever since I noticed those limitations I've been practicing all my techniques every day to stay abreast of new developments or try to force my way past them.

[ it's an unintentional tone!!! but good to know ino actually didn't tell sasuke about her stalk azula plan. because. um. no. ]

I was just curious.

[ yeah that's it ]

-- have you slept since you got here?

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