➦ voice ❚entry one

[pyromatics]

[So. Zuko here doesn't realize he's transmitting a voice post. He's just going off in a rush of angry muttering and pacing, frustrated and lost about uh coming to this place when he was so close to confronting his father.]

He was right there! How could this have even happened!? My father was right there on the other side of that door and now who

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[drizzlinginside]

[wait wait WAIT HOLD UP. She'll recognize that voice anywhere!]

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[drizzlinginside]

[She couldn't be mistaken! It has to be him.]

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[drizzlinginside]

[But why is he back here? What's he talking about? This City, why did you have to bring him back when he has a lot of things to do back in their world?]

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[drizzlinginside]

[This would mean General Iroh won't be lonely anymore, but. His desire to change would be interrupted. And she can't forgive the City for that, more than she won't forgive Zuko for his betrayals.]

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[drizzlinginside]

[So she speaks up, devoid of any happiness or sadness or anger. It's just a blank tone. She's trying to suppress the anger she feels for the City or for the anger she has left for Zuko.]

.... Zuko.

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[... Tenses. He knows this voice. How could he ever forget it.]

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I... know your voice...

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[pyromatics]

[She's probably the last person he wants to talk to right now. And he's the last person she wants to talk to as well.

He's just going to growl her name, grip tightening on his swords.]

... Katara.

[drizzlinginside]

[The way he growls out her name.... yeah, it's very much obvious they don't like to see each other. She's not the one who's supposed to be doing this, welcoming him or anything. Or briefing him again about the City's works.]

... Of course you do. [She pauses, trying to find the right words to say.] You're not in our world anymore. And I wasn't turned into a box.

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Then where am I? How did we get here?

Why are we here to begin with?!

[drizzlinginside]

I don't have answers for all of that. [Another pause. She really feels she needs to refer him to Iroh, but she also respects the fact that Iroh should see this for himself.]

We're in a place called the City. How we got here would be anyone's guess.

[pyromatics]

You're joking right? 'The City'?

So where's everyone else, then? Your brother, your precious Avatar?

[drizzlinginside]

[She doesn't like your tone.]

I'll be laughing if I'm joking. [She spits that out before suppressing the urge to glare HARD.] Sokka's here, but not Aang.

[She doesn't know if she should tell him that his uncle is here, but she remembers that it's best that he finds out for himself. She won't dwell on their family matters. It's not her place.]

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[And he hardly enjoys yours, Katara.]

... I see.

[drizzlinginside]

[She doesn't know what to say after. Hey, Zuko, got any more questions? There was a moment of complete tension -filled silence, before:]

... What's the last thing you remember before getting here? [Timelines are important, she realized. This might probably be the only question she's going to ask you.]

[pyromatics]

What - it's not obvious to you?

[He's pretty sure everyone on the network heard him.]