17 - [voice] Return to the land of the living

[forged_anew]

[Zuko turns his communicator on, but there is only silence for a long time. He doesn't really know what to say. After a while, he speaks, voice quiet and flat.]


I'm... back.


[.......]



I apologize for having worried you.


[And that's it. The communicator shuts off with a soft click.]

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[meat4all.livejournal.com]

How are you feeling?

If you'd like to, sure. Zuzu needs quite a bit of cheering up. :<

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[shrug]

...healthy, I guess.

[voice] totes awkwardski

[toiletbowl-maou.livejournal.com]

But hey! I'm back in Horton now! You should come visit when you're out of the hospital. Or I can visit you, either way.

[voice]

[forged_anew]

I'm home now, actually.

I never want to go back to that stupid hospital.

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

You should go see Mai; she's been really upset.

[kodak-princess.livejournal.com]

You are? That's really nice!

[...]

Why don't you sound happy about being all better?

[voice] 1/2

[toiletbowl-maou.livejournal.com]

I'll come visit you soon, then!

[voice] 2/2

[toiletbowl-maou.livejournal.com]

We're still trying to get stuff organized at the moment and Wolfram wants to spend more time with me or something.

[forged_anew]

I know...

[Guilty silence for a few seconds. He's really really really unhappy about having upset Mai so much]


I'm home now, actually.

She's here.

[forged_anew]

[Aw, crap, she could tell. He forces his tone to be lighter]

It is really nice. I'm glad I'm back.

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

Okay, good.

[Paaaaause; kind of wants to change the subject to something happier adsfjk]

... It's weird to think of this place as home, huh?

bawww zuukooo ;;

[meat4all.livejournal.com]

[He looks at Zuko in confusion.]

You guess?

[voice]

[forged_anew]

Okay.

I'm in 115.

[Sorry to sound like he doesn't appreciate it, Yuuri. He does, but he's just very... dispassionate right now.]

[kodak-princess.livejournal.com]

Oh. Then...why d'you sound so sad?

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[Zuko doesn't look up, correcting himself in that same dispassionate tone.]

I feel fine.

[forged_anew]

I just meant the apartment.

What else am I supposed to call it?

[He doesn't sound angry, just... blank. :( ]

[forged_anew]

[Sorry, Elysia. Have some deadpan lying.]

I'm not sad. Just tired.

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

I know! I was just saying.

[forged_anew]

Okay.

[...]


...how was she? After...

What happened?

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

Not good.

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[...]




I...

[And he has no idea what to say to that, afraid to ask for details.]

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

She's better now, right?

[meat4all.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't believe that for a second.]

Yea, and I'm a nine toed bearmonkey.

[forged_anew]

I hope.

She's in her room.


[And he's in his. They're both all broody.]

[forged_anew]

I'm not lying.

I'm healthy now.