☼ First Flame ☼ [video]

[forged_anew]

[ Shuffling, grumbling, disoriented groaning and just lots of sky and ice and useless things as the Dreamberry goes unnoticed on the frozen ground. And then a disheveled sort of Zuko pops up, sitting up and rubbing his head, squinting about in complete confusion. ]

Ugh, what in the--? Ow.

[ Yes, he just pinched himself. ] Guess that means it's

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audio;

[createsoblivion]

This is Somarium; a Dream World. ...Are you alright?

audio;

[forged_anew]

Dream world, yeah, people keep saying that as if it's supposed to make sense.

Other than being half-frozen and completely lost, I'm just brilliant.

audio; I-I'm sorry for the tl;dr

[createsoblivion]

[She lets out a sympathetic sigh. Sense. Right...]

Unfortunately there isn't a lot of sense here. It's a separate world from all others. It seems like any other world, with four seasons and a working city, town, etcetera, but there are things that can't really be explained. When we dream, for instance. Sometimes... These Dreamberries; the device we're talking through, will record and broadcast them.

Ah.. I'm sorry. If you'd like, I can help you find somewhere warm to stay? I'm part of the police force, so it won't be any trouble.

[It's still pretty weird announcing that. She's used to helping, but not really having a title like Police behind it.]

audio; haha no problem! ♥

[forged_anew]

A separate world? And what do dreams have to do with anything?

[this is getting more and more suspicious by the minute]

I don't have time for this. Just tell me where the exit is. I have important things to do.

[Video/Action]

[candidate_no_12]

(Wrath watches the snow and ice on his Dreamberry's screen, hearing groaning and grumbling from the young man that the screen focuses on. A disheveled youth who loos unambiguously disoriented. Wrath has not figured out how to view the other people interacting with the youth via the Dreamberry, so he does not know that many people are talking to the youth via the device. He puts the device away and heads through the snow, in the direction away from the residences and business district where the snow and ice are untracked.)

(It is there where Wrath finds the youth, confused and apparently cold. Like the other boy that he has met in the snow, this one is not dressed for the weather, either. He glares at the youth, wearing red, thin clothing. He immediately notes the prominent burn that encircles the youth's left eye, He says nothing, but glares down at the disoriented, confused youth.)

[Action]

[forged_anew]

[The sudden appearance of someone behind him makes Zuko whirl, so startled and on-edge already that if he wasn't gripping the Dreamberry so tightly, he probably already would have his swords drawn. ]

Doesn't anyone say hello in this stupid place?

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[candidate_no_12]

Hello.

(Wrath has not come out for a fight, but to kill someone. And the boy looks human, not to mention disoriented earlier--now startled by his appearance--this should be quick.)

(Wrath's blue eye burns red as from around his eye down to his cheek deep shadows emanates. He unsheathes his sword and brings his weapon down at the youth in a cut aimed to slice him from his shoulder to his hip.)

[Action]

[forged_anew]

Whoa!

[Eyes widening in surprise, Zuko dodges with the speed of a well-trained fighter, the tip of the sword barely nicking his shoulder. He winces but ignores the cut, the Dreamberry long-since dropped on the icy floor.

No reason to waste time drawing his swords. Golden eyes narrowing in angry concentration, Zuko rushes forward suddenly, a large blast of fire already flying from his fist toward his unexpected attacker]

[ainoakuma]

It's wintertime, silly.

[forged_anew]

Why do people keep saying that? It's not supposed to be wintertime!

[wintertime doesn't even really exist where he lives, actually.]

[ainoakuma]

It's a natural season. I prefer the warmth myself.

[nolessthanseven]

Winter tends to do that. [charming grin is go.] It's not that big a deal.

[forged_anew]

There's black.

ICE.

Everywhere.

That can't be normal.

[nolessthanseven]

Not really, but you'll learn pretty quickly that Somarium isn't exactly the definition of normal.

[forged_anew]

I don't care.

Just tell me where the exit is.

[demonspear]

Welcome to Somarium! We're currently suffering from some black ice and some good old winter weather~ [Gotta love sarcasm :D]

Oh yeah and you're in a dream world with no way out.

[forged_anew]

Yeah, I noticed. [Zuko's good at sarcasm too :| ]

What do you mean no way out? Can't I just-- wake up or something?

[demonspear]

Well yeah, but it's not like you can do that from here.

[forged_anew]

What do you mean?