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

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

[At least he's trying. But ffff you said the magic word!]

I've been hearing that a lot lately. I'm inclined to think I should worry anyway.

Firebending huh? Sounds like something I'd have to see for myself one day.

[He's a smart man, he can put two and two together and figure out what firebending is. It intrigues him to no end that there's another fire user \o/]

[forged_anew]

Well, don't. Not that I don't appreciate it, but you don't even know me.

[Ffff, sorry, Ace, he appreciates it, he does. He just really hates making people worry about him.]

I can't Firebend right now.

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

I won't. Like you said, I barely know you. I wasn't serious.

Many of my friends have been telling me not to worry and one of the ones who said it the most just died of the same thing you did.

[He didn't mean for that to come off a little bitter.]

Neither can I. [Think on that second Firelord Emo.]

[forged_anew]

[...]

Sorry about your friend.

[He sounds a little taken aback, and he means it.]



...are you mocking me?

[Firelord Emo doesn't get what you meant. :| ]

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

It's okay. He'll be back and his suffering has ended for now.

[His voice is very even and calm. No hurt feelings kid, it's alright.]

No, I'm sorry. I can normally manipulate fire myself.

[forged_anew]

Yeah...

[Well, he wasn't expecting that.]

Oh.

[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

[Really that last bit up there was not to reassure himself too. No. Not at all.]

... like I said, your firebending, I'd like to see it sometime. We'll compare notes.

[forged_anew]

[And this is definitely a more friendly tone. He doesn't exactly feel bad about snapping at you, but no reason to keep at it.]

Sure. I'd like to see your fire manipulation too, when... we're both able.

Comparing notes sounds good.