ZUKO CATCH-ALL

[robopriest]

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w0 post execution

[robopriest]

[I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE ZUKO IS so i'll just go for bridge. Here's the priest, leaning on the railing staring out at the water below.]

[When he sees Zuko approach, he just gives him a slight gesture, like a wave.]

Came all the way out here, huh?

[cuedoves]

[ he is in the void!! but bridge works. he's out here collecting his thoughts after everything, and seems... almost tired. ]

[ he scrubs at his face, then nods to hansa. ]

... Yeah. Just thinking. You?

[robopriest]

[zuko in the void.....]

Same. So many things can happen in the course of a couple days, huh.

[And he's familiar with that because. Looks at canon. Looks at its timeframe.]

[He is Tired.]

[cuedoves]

[ looks at atla ]

[ zuko is tired (tm) too, so he just nods with a grumble. ]

Things escalated quickly. Now I'm wondering if we're going to have a bunch of murder on our hands.

[ memories... ]

[robopriest]

Hey, don't jinx it. The last thing we want is for the Realm to hear us and make it reality.

[He seems to say that somewhat seriously?]

[cuedoves]

Uh..... I wonder if we're going to have a bunch of non-violent activities on our hands?

[ nailed it. ]

[robopriest]

[He gives him a very tired thumbs up.]

That's the spirit.

[cuedoves]

[ yay... ]

What do you think is happening to it? The Realm?

[robopriest]

I think the Realm is going bonkers, to put it lightly. It seems really gung-ho into this whole "find the murderer among us and deal justice" thing, and I'm worried how that's going to affect our immediate future.

[cuedoves]

So even if the threat is contained, it's going to keep going..... "bonkers"?

[ hm. yeah, he can see the logic behind that. ]

w3, thursday

[cuedoves]

[ hewwo...... after all that excitement, zuko will come looking for hansa. he's brought tea. ]

... Hey. If you want it.

[ offers it ]

[robopriest]

Oh, I definitely want it.

[Taking it! He looks incredibly tired, but...well, all of that group is.]

Thank you, Zuko. I'm surprised. I didn't think you were the tea-giving type.

[cuedoves]

Yeah, it's one of the few things I can help with in these kinds of situations. Punching, and tea.

[ the tea will be pretty good quality... seems he knows what he's doing. ]

[robopriest]

I like both of those things, though I hope you won't be punching me in addition to the tea.

[Just. Smirking.]

[cuedoves]

Unless you want me to, no.

[ a beat. ]

... I meant sparring, by the way. Not anything weird.

[ that doesn't need clarification zuko??? ]

[robopriest]

Haha. I'll definitely take a raincheck on that, though. I like a good spar.

[He's just a jock like that.]

How are you holding up, Zuko?

[cuedoves]

I'm up for it anytime. Unless I die.

[ thanks zuko. ]

.... Shouldn't I be asking you that?

[robopriest]

Please don't die, thanks.

[He actually looks rather serious about that.]

...Me? I'm holding up okay, all things considering.

[cuedoves]

That's the plan.

[ he's kind of dry about it all, but noticeably sincere. ]

Yeah? It seems like you guys went through something really horrible.

[robopriest]

Well...

[He kind of. Stares away.]

It wasn't all bad. Honestly, most of those ten years were pretty good.

[cuedoves]

[ he's heard a bit of this already so he's not quite as shocku but ]

... Ten years is a long time to be away. Even if it ended up being a few hours here.

[robopriest]

It is. And yet, we didn't age. I guess that makes my brain ten years older.

[cuedoves]

Well, at least you've got ten extra years of wisdom....?

[ he's helping ]

[robopriest]

Its true. I now know what not to say at parent-teacher meetings so that I won't get banned from the school.

[Is he joking? Who knows!]

[cuedoves]

That's... always good to know.

[ ??? ]

What was your child like?