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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.]
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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Date: 2009-08-22 04:40 am (UTC)I wish I could have done more for you....
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:02 am (UTC)[No, emotionally he's not doing so well, but he's not really about to cry to you. So he ignores it.]
It's fine. I appreciate your help.
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:21 am (UTC)[Minato's not going to believe that, even for a moment.]
Zuko, I know what it's like to die. If you need to talk, vent your frustrations, or anything else, you know my frequency. But I respect your desire not to talk about it--you don't have to lie about it to me.
That said, do you need a distraction?
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:31 am (UTC)...I'm in Horton 114.
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:34 am (UTC)[Minato sounds faintly relieved.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:36 am (UTC)Feel free to let yourself in.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:43 am (UTC)... Hey.
[It's also very, very good to see him alive again, considering he saw Zuko's dead body the last time he tried to visit.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:51 am (UTC)You can sit down if you want.
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:55 am (UTC)[Minato sits down, then glances over to Zuko.]
Naruto's doing a bit better now. He's getting better at standing.
[He offers a completely different subject for now, wanting Zuko to not focus on his death just yet.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 05:59 am (UTC)Your son is injured?
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:01 am (UTC)Yes. I thought I mentioned it, but I must have forgotten. He's doing better now, though. It was touch and go for a bit....
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:03 am (UTC)What happened?
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:08 am (UTC)[Minato trails off and looks a bit annoyed with himself. Damnit, with his worry, he can't help but get back onto the topic he's trying to avoid.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:10 am (UTC)He's doing better though?
[He's concerned, really, but he can't quite get rid of that listless deadpan tone]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:15 am (UTC)[Minato notices that deadpan tone, and he can't stand it. Without warning, he reaches over and ruffles Zuko's hair.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:20 am (UTC)Zuko lets out a small grunt of surprise, instinctively flinching away into the couch cushions behind him.
It takes him a second to realize what exactly happened, considering this has...probably never happened to him with anybody but his uncle, and that hasn't happened in a while either. He blinks up at Minato.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:22 am (UTC)That's much better; you're not scowling anymore.
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:26 am (UTC)Personal bubble.
[He's acting annoyed, but... inexplicably, the affectionate touch helped a tiny bit.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:31 am (UTC)Personal bubble, huh?
[He grins widely, then almost pokes Zuko.]
Oops! I think I just popped it.
[.... Why, yes. Minato was just that lame. Sorry, Zuko.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:34 am (UTC)If you get any closer, Mai might get jealous.
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:43 am (UTC)What, she'll get jealous if I mess up your hair some more...?
[He pretends to reach over slowly as if he's going to do just that again.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:45 am (UTC)[commentlog \o/]
Date: 2009-08-22 06:46 am (UTC)I do that to my own son, you know. I promise it won't make your hair fall out. It's just a sign of affection, after all....
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:53 am (UTC)A sign of affection. Toward his son.
A quick pang of something very akin to regret or perhaps jealously sprang up in his chest for just a moment. Naruto was a really lucky kid.]
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Date: 2009-08-22 06:59 am (UTC)Feeling any better now?
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From:[commentlog \o/] Congrats on Kushina, Minato~ XD (and sorry this is novel length >< )
From:[commentlog \o/] He's all excited. AND NOVELS ARE AWESOME, don't diss! /NOVELS RIGHT BACK. XD
From:[commentlog \o/] /novel novel~
From:[commentlog \o/] / another novel~
From:[commentlog \o/] / novel party ftw! \o/ (and I made an icon just for this! XD)
From:[commentlog \o/] What sort of pinata would a novel party have? ogod Minato made Zuko cry. XD
From:[commentlog \o/] A book-shaped one? ...and wasn't that kinda the point? LOL XD;
From:[commentlog \o/] AND BOOK SHAPED GUMMIES FALL OUT ... XD And uh, yes. Sorta!
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From:[commentlog \o/] - Gah! Fail? What fail? *facepalm*
From:[commentlog \o/] ???? *Doesn't see any fail. XD*
From:[commentlog \o/] Yay~
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From:[commentlog \o/] OMG is this beast of a commetlog finally almost over? XD
From:[commentlog \o/] ... I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. :O
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From:[commentlog \o/] HOLY CRAP ALMOST THE LAST ONE?!
From:[commentlog \o/] THE LAST ONE~ *throws a party*
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