29 - [voice] Hospital time again

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[There's a bit of silence, with just some quiet rustling for a few seconds, and then a soft sigh before Zuko speaks. He sounds somewhat resigned and really exhausted.]

I'm back. Sorry if I worried anyone. I'm fine.

[Another pause, and a muffled, strained cough. The next part is mumbled kind of quickly and sheepishly]

I... I'm... um, at the hospital. If anyone wanted to know.




Oh... Jackie, and Jackie's friends... Um, thanks.

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I've been... preoccupied.

I'll be fine.

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

Mm, I suppose. Oh, but I'm glad that you're somewhere safe! [She sounds so genuinely concerned, but mentally is all 'ff, yeah right.']

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Yeah. Thanks.

[sorry, Riful, he's just a little annoyed because everyone's yelling at him |D ]

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, she's starting to get used to Zuzu being kind of a grump. Not that she particularly appreciates it, but yeah. Getting used to it.

Still, being nosy.]

Ah, whatever did you do to end up like that?

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[Good thing, cuz he's not about to become perfectly amiable overnight or ever, sorry]

Long story. And then I ran into some things in the forest.

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

[She hardly expects it. XD Dealing with grumpy people is practically part of her job description because she tortures their comrades into turning into monsters and then kills them when they're not strong enough]

Oh, how unfortunate! They really do get quite vicious in the outskirts, don't they?

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[lol, if Zuko only knew |D ]

Yeah, some sort of... forest people. They were armed.

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

[Perking up a bit at that. People? Or, more specifically, people in the forest who wouldn't be missed?]

Ah? Are they denizens of the city? I don't believe I've ever heard of such a thing.

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No, they seemed... wild. I don't really know.

Honestly, I didn't stick around to chat.

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

Mm, I can certainly see why~ But they were humans?

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I think so. In body anyway, they looked human enough.

Like I said, I wasn't too keen on staying near them for a closer look.

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Mm, how very odd. I'd assumed that the humans brought here mostly took shelter in the city. [Said dismissivly.]

Nasty creatures seem to be quite the norm here! Oh, I do hope you didn't encounter much else in the way of unfriendly creatures~

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I don't know if they were brought here like the rest of us... they didn't seem, um, civilized at all.

No, not really. [Meaning he ran if he heard something and stayed near the edges]

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

...I see.

Oh, that's probably for the best~

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Yeah.

[nomnomguts.livejournal.com]

Mm~