☼ Fifth Flame ☼ [accidental video]

[forged_anew]

[The camera flickers on with a violent crash and the dreamberry falls to the ground to the sounds of static and yelling and other violent thuds, perhaps of something being thrown--]

It's not fair!

[Fire, just a flicker of it on the edge of the screen that is now showing mostly the (rebuilt) apartment ceiling. Nothing burning, at least, just a demonstration of extreme frustration-- and that's putting it lightly.]

You can't do this! You hear me?! Whoever the hell's in charge of this stupid place- [Zuko curses, then suddenly gives up and slides down to sit against the wall beside the device he's clearly forgotten about, knees up, face in his palms, talking to himself.]

I waited... I waited for months, and all I got was a few damn weeks and half the time she didn't even believe most of the things I said. It was all so...

Pointless.

Would've been better not to bring her here at all...

Comments

[smokesinspace.livejournal.com]

Well then make up your goddamn mind.

[forged_anew]

I don't have to. I was talking to myself.

[smokesinspace.livejournal.com]

Then talk to yourself silently.

[forged_anew]

No one asked you to answer. You could have turned your stupid little box off. [speaking of... so can he. and he's considering it. jerk. :| ]

[smokesinspace.livejournal.com]

[likewise. this is probably the longest "conversation" Cid's had while being annoyed at the kid.]

Good idea.

[and with that, Cid beats Zuko to the punch and disconnects the line.]