☼ 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?

[smokesinspace]

Oooh excuse me.

[just grunts.] Ever had a friend of yours appear and disappear five times in half a year? At this point I should start takin' bets how long some of these people last before they leave and come back again.

[forged_anew]

Five times? That's... crazy.

[smokesinspace]

[snort.]

Course it is. Look at where we are.

[forged_anew]

...I know, just-- Shut up.

[he's just going to be frownyface over here forever. screw your logic. :| ]

[smokesinspace]

So long as I don't hear you yellin' on the network, fine by me.

[forged_anew]

That wasn't supposed to happen.

[smokesinspace]

Yeah, yeah. "Accident." Happens way too often.

[forged_anew]

Are you implying I'm a liar?

[smokesinspace]

[snorts.]

If I thought you were a liar, I'd tell you it. Just sayin' these Dreamberries have a nasty habit of catchin' people when they least expect it, so watch it.

[forged_anew]

[The warning's coming a bit late, don'tcha think?

Zuko scoffs, resentfully.]

[smokesinspace]

[gotta learn it one way or another.]

Well I got some machines to check on.

Just be glad your friend's back home and not stuck in this *&$#hole anymore.

[forged_anew]

I don't wish she was here. [he defends himself with sudden vigor. probably feeling guilty because he really was wishing that for a minute there...]