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[sizzle]

Who: Zuko
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: SS Bishop
When: Now

[ When the video starts up the face on the screen sure doesn't look happy, but then again it so rarely does. ]

I've been here long enough to have gotten my bearings, so I won't waste time with that. Right now there's only one thing I want to know, and I refuse to believe no one can answer that for me.

[ His jaw sets. And he does his best to make sure it looks like he's standing up straight and means business here. Even over video he wants to come across as having a certain air of "no nonsense allowed". ]

I'll keep it short. Tell me who or what is Atroma, and where can I find them.

Comments

[openhands]

Oh, I didn't mean to imply that you should. There are quite a few searching for information.

[sizzle]

Who? Do you have a list of names?

[openhands]

Not a list, no. But you may wish to speak to a young woman in the library. Krista is her name.

[sizzle]

[ Best lead he's gotten so far since Sokka's guess. So it's appreciated. ]

I'll make sure to find her. Thanks.

[ Mr. Always Serious. ]

[openhands]

[She happens to be Ms. Always Serious, so it works out. Cassandra nods.]

Of course. I wish you luck. I imagine it will be some time before you have the answers you're looking for.

[sizzle]

[ A sigh. Not what he wants to hear, but not something he's surprised to be told either. ]

I've spent years searching for something before, if I have to do it again then I will.

[ He's nothing if not persistent. ]

[openhands]

[Cassandra is mildly impressed. He's quite young, so years is a very significant amount of time.]

What was it you were looking for then?

[sizzle]

The Avatar.

[ He has no idea if that has any meaning to anyone outside of his world, since the Avatar's sort of well... all about keeping balance in his world specifically. ]

[openhands]

I am not familiar with the Avatar.

[But she can gather whatever it is, it's important.]

[sizzle]

[ Well that answers that question. ]

He's... a friend. He wasn't at the time though.

[ Best not to get too deep into Zuko's broody teenage past. ]

It's a long story. The point is, it doesn't matter how long it takes me to find the information I need, I can be patient.

[ ...ish ]

[openhands]

[Cassandra is naturally curious about the story, but he doesn't seem keen on talking about it. At least not right now. So, she decides to let it go for another time perhaps.]

Then it seems we are quite fortunate that you were chosen.

[sizzle]

[ He might later, once he's calmed down a little and gotten as much immediate information as he can. ]

Yeah...

[ And that there was a sarcastic, doubtful "yeah". ]

I guess we'll have to wait and see about that.

[openhands]

We will. For now, I will leave you to your work.

[sizzle]

Thanks. If I actually find anything that wasn't mentioned to me at the start, then I'll let the rest of you know.