☼ 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

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[smokesinspace]

It happens, kid. No point in shoutin' at us for it.

[forged_anew]

[Oh, whoops, what--?

Dammit. Zuko snatches up the dreamberry, glaring at it and quickly switching the video function to voice.]

I'm not shouting at you.

[Just at the world in general.]

[smokesinspace]

[yeah he saw that glare, but he's just gonna grunt.]

Figures. Damn thing tends to do that. [and smoke.] Still don't need to get into some damn hissyfit just 'cause your friend left.

[forged_anew]

My girlfriend.

And what do you know about it?

[Voice]

[i_love_head]

Her?

Someone you know went home, didn't they?

[Voice]

[forged_anew]

...my girlfriend.

[Voice]

[i_love_head]

[A growl, then the smack-rattle of a fist pounding perhaps a table. Grumbling.] The nerve of this place to get in the way of love like that. I hate it!

[A few breaths to calm down.] I'm sorry about your girlfriend. It sounds like things were tough for you guys even when she was here.

[Voice]

[forged_anew]

[whoa that was a much stronger reaction than expected. then again, he's in a violent mood right now; he doesn't mind at all]

Yeah...

Thing is, it would have worked out, I know that... if we'd had more time. [and that is the most frustrating, upsetting part of all because she'd just been brought here from the wrong time.]

[clumsychosen]

A- are you alright?

[forged_anew]

Does it look like I'm alright?

[clumsychosen]

Ah... well no. I'm sorry, you just looked so upset. I wanted to see if I could try to cheer you up!

[forged_anew]

[...okay, now he feels a little guilty for snapping.

sigh.]

I don't know.