25 - [video] Presents?

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[Zuko is seen, decked out in his Fire Nation garb and looking rather pleased about it. No more sweatpants and t-shirts for him! For now, at least.]

I guess a lot of people are getting things they want. No flamethrower though.

Any idea who's doing this?


[He also holds up a bag of something, shaking it at the camera]

For some reason, I got a bunch of tea, too. Uncle, you want to come over?


[Locked to the Medicine Seller || 80% Hackable]

Thanks for trying. If you're not too busy, maybe we can attempt it again another time? I won't give up so easily.

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[video]

[forged_anew]

[a slight frown]

You can't speak?

[video]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

[There's a short pause, and then she slowly nods her head again.]

...

[video-->text]

[forged_anew]

[He nods back, then turns the video off, switching to text]

This is probably easier, then. Hi.

[video-->text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

[She manages a smile through the recording before the mode is switched over to text.]

Hello. I'm sorry that I ended up staring.

Those clothes... [...] ...I just thought that they look really good on you.

[text]

[forged_anew]

It's okay. And thanks. They just kind of... appeared. This is what I usually wear back home. Casually, anyway.

I don't think I got your name last time.

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

No wonder.

[...oops.] I mean...!

My name? It's Nill.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Huh?

Nice to meet learn your name, Nill. I'm Zuko.

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Because those clothes are usually what you wear back at home. ...That's why it's "no wonder." I'm sorry.

[Hee.] No one has ever told me that before.

It's nice to meet you, Zuko.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Oh, you mean that they appeared? I guess. People are getting lots of things lately. I wonder what's causing this.

[Oops, was he not supposed to say that? Socially awkward Zuko goes D: ]

I just meant... since we'd already met briefly. But I didn't know your name...

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. I think it's really nice. ...Everyone isn't usually this happy. I don't know, but... I'm thankful.

[Aww, Zuko. It's just the truth is all.]

It's all right. I understand.

[text] Fail? What fail? >.> You saw nothing!

[forged_anew]

Yeah, there aren't many things to be happy about around here. I guess it is nice.

I know I'm a lot more comfortable in familiar clothing, at least.

Did you get anything, Nill?

[text] That Mello guy is nicer than he looks! I mean-- what?

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

It can seem that way, but sometimes... you just have to look harder for the things to be happy about here. You know?

Me too! But I can still get kind of chilly wearing some of my dresses from home.

I did! I got a photograph.

[text] Ffff /hides the evidence >|

[forged_anew]

I guess. The people are okay at least.

Yeah, this probably isn't the weather for dresses.

A photograph? What's that?

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

I know... But they're the only clothes that I have from the Underground.

You don't know?

A photograph... is like a picture of people or things, taken by a camera.

[Oh... But you probably don't know what a camera is either, huh?] ...and a camera is kind of... like a little device that you can use to take photographs. You look through it, and then press a button down when you're ready to take your photo.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Underground?

It's a... picture? Does the 'little device' paint it?

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Yes. It's the name of the city that I'm from.

Uh-huh. I don't know if it really paints it, but... I think you have the right idea of how it works.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Seems like an odd name for a city.

Okay... [brb imagining some sort of little mechanical paintbrushes busily sketching out images inside some sort of box :| ]

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Maybe... but parts of it really are underground. That's where I lived.

I'm sorry. If I ever see Badou again, then maybe I'll ask him how a camera works so that I can explain it better.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Okay. Though I wouldn't like to live underground, personally. I need to like seeing the sun.

It's okay. It's just more technology that doesn't exist in my world, I guess... People paint portraits where I'm from.

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

There isn't anywhere else for me to go, so... I don't mind.

But I'm glad that I can see the sky here. It's one of the things that I really like about being in Discedo.

Every world is different like that. Portraits still sound nice though. I've tried to draw things like flowers before, but... I don't know if I'm all that good at it.

[text]

[forged_anew]

Why couldn't you go anywhere else?

I don't really draw. I usually just get portraits painted of me.

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

It's not safe, and... I can't really fight. I can only run.

I have a sketchbook now, so I try to practice.

[text]

[forged_anew]

You can't defend yourself? That's inconvenient here...

Elysia likes to draw.

[text]

[heinesangel.livejournal.com]

Even if I knew how, I'm... not really strong either. But I know that there are people that I can count on to protect me.

I want to be useful to them. That's why I want to keep learning as much as I can at the hospital, so that I can help them too.

Are you friends with Elysia, Zuko?

[text]

[forged_anew]

My uncle holds martial arts classes in the gym, and a friend of mine is starting some knife-throwing classes. Maybe you should try learning something? Working at the hospital's a good idea though.

Yeah. She calls me brother.