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.]

Comments

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[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

One of a many.

Nice to meet you Zuko.

I find the people interesting, so it helps. Honestly being in the hospital is better than being in prison.

[meat4all.livejournal.com]

[Sokka's grin widened.]

Yep, now all we have to do is figure out how to cook it. Those stoves seem like they would work well.

[forged_anew]

[Nod, and, hey! He finally gets up from where he's been moping on the couch all day]

Yes, we have a stove. I wish I had my Firebending... It should work just fine.

[forged_anew]

Prison?

[meat4all.livejournal.com]

[Getting off the couch is a good thing! He nods and turns towards the kitchen]

Yea! Lets go figure out how to work it!

[And he's off! To the kitchen we go.]

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

Yes. I spent some time in a prison called Impel Down. It's reserved for the worst criminals in our world.

Most of them are pirates, like myself. I was going to be executed.

Needless to say, this place isn't so bad for me. I'm alive and when I've healed, I'll be free...for the most part.

Uh-oh. You're a criminal. >|

[forged_anew]

You're a pirate then?

Just a litt-- okay a really big, well known one, but a nice one none-the-less :3

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

Yes. Commander of the Second Division, Whitebeard Pirates. My crew's Jolly Roger is tattooed on my back. It's my pride and joy.

I'm not going to tell you that I'm a 'good guy'. But I'm not as bad as most of them. Our crew follows a strict code. The Marines just aren't too fond of us because we refuse to follow their laws.

lol Zuko was a traitor for a while. Maybe they can relate. haha

[forged_anew]

Hmm, sounds like you're important.

Is your government corrupt, Ace?

Maybe~ maybe~ they both were in prison after all.

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

I suppose I am. I'm nothing compared to pops though.

In some ways, yes. Many of the officials are mindless dogs or wealthy bureaucrats.

The Marines even have some of the strongest pirates working under them against the rest of us. I was offered the position myself but declined.

Sorry this is so late! I've been sick and sleeping a lot ahhhhhh

[beatsupboys.livejournal.com]

Hi.

[Stands and shifts from one foot to the other]

Do you, um... do you want some company?

[voice]

[confide-in-me13.livejournal.com]

Eeeh, Fire Nation? Ooh! So do people in your word have super powers!?

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[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[Minato chuckles.]

As long as we choose someplace where it'd be possible to retrieve the knives, it should be fine!

[voice]

[forged_anew]

Um, well in my world they're not super powers, but I guess you can call it that. We can Bend the elements, each nation having control of its patron element.

Mine is Fire, as the name of my homeland suggests.

Yeah, and Zuko totally gets the whole corrupt leader thing :|

[forged_anew]

You sound like you really respect your father.

I can understand why you'd decline such an offer. A government is set in place to serve the people's will and protect them. Hiring criminals is hardly an honorable thing for your soldiers to do.

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[forged_anew]

That makes sense.

[And he's staring off into space again, eyes far away and unreadable.]

Awww! <3333 Get plenty of rest, bb

[forged_anew]

[Zuko also looks up as Mai enters, giving her a kind-of half hearted smile, but says nothing.]

Seconding that~

[represses.livejournal.com]

[She returned Zuko's half-smile with a similar one; it wasn't possible to overstate how awkward things had been since he'd returned. They shouldn't have been, but they were, and Mai was... just kind of at a loss.

Ty Lee's question drew a blank stare from her... until she realized how utterly palpable the awkward atmosphere was.]

Um... sure, yeah.

[She took a seat next to Zuko... but not actually AGAINST him, like usual. For some reason, she got the feeling - right or wrong - that he didn't really want to be touched at the moment. Frankly, she was surprised that he was alright with being SEEN, or SPOKEN TO. But, well, maybe it was a sign that he was cheering up? Maybe.]

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

I do.

That and I didn't want to be their lap dog. Not that they really have as much control over the Shichibukai like they think they do.

[forged_anew]

Wish I could say the same.

Shichibukai? Is that your crew?

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

You and I aren't much different by the sounds of it. Pops is what I call my captain. We're not related, but he's more like a father to me than my real one was.

The Shichibukai are those dogs I was talking about. The pirates hired by the Marines.

[forged_anew]

So you weren't referring to your actual father, then. I see.

Are the pirates in your world mercenaries then?

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

Right. I refuse to call that man father, even if we do share blood.

Some of them. There're all types.

[voice]

[confide-in-me13.livejournal.com]

Eehh! How cool! Do you guys like, fight crime and things like that?

[forged_anew]

[dry laugh] I know what you mean.

Hmm.


[Sorry, Ace, he doesn't know all that much about pirates and he's kind of starting to lose interest and get gloomy again.]