三 ☣ radio/in person for those in quarantine.

[copywheels]

[Sasuke's voice is hoarse, but it's low and it's dangerous - surprisingly quiet considering his screaming a few days ago, even if it's in a more unsettling way than it should be.]

Today is the sixth day. [He raises his voice a little, addressing his radio instead of himself.] Quarantine is seven days. After that, I have no reason to let you keep

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[visestvita]

How perfectly melodramatic. If you break anything, you can expect to be the one repairing it.

[copywheels]

That's fine. There's only one thing I have to do, and then I'll be happy to fix it for you.

[visestvita]

If your last day is tomorrow, there is absolutely no need to threaten violence now. All you'll do is make yourself seem unhinged.

[copywheels]

It seems like it's already been decided that I am unhinged, and I doubt that they're planning to let me out on time.

[radio]

[honorregained]

[Zuko's not really sure what to say to this - he didn't exactly miss the screaming at his brother over the radio a few days before - but it hits a little close to home for him. He's not good at pretending he doesn't know things, either.

Ugh, this is too complicated. Whatever.] Do you always talk this much? Get something to do!

[copywheels]

No, I don't normally talk very much. I just figured a warning was in order.

I am doing something. [He's... making more paper bombs.]

[honorregained]

Consider myself warned, [he says, absolutely deadpan.] I'm shaking.

...What are you doing?

[copywheels]

I'm not going to attack you.

Getting ready.

[shar1ngan]

I won't hide from you, Sasuke.

[copywheels]

Good.

I am going to kill you.

[shar1ngan]

I'm afraid I can't allow you to do that. But I do have some things to tell you, and I don't want to explain it over the radio.

[copywheels]

There isn't going to be much time for conversation, so it might be better if you tell me now. Unless you think it's short enough that you can tell me while you're dying.

[Even though they're the kind of words that would at least have a patronising or joking tone behind them, there's... nothing. Just pure, cold conviction.]

radio.

[colonelinblack]

Hi..there. Do you know SL? Of course you do. [clears his throat]

I'm John, Lt. Colonel Sheppard, but you can call me John. She's told me I can let you out of quarantine today, but I'm going to watch your room just - to make sure nothing er, dangerous happens.

Are you ready now? I'm on my way.

radio.

[copywheels]

-Today?

[He sounds... surprised and disbelieving. Almost breathless. This is the biggest mistake ever, because the split second that cell door opens, he is going to go tearing out of there with his ninja speed and hunt down his brother like a bloodhound. But he is very pleased with this.]

I can really go today?

radio.

[colonelinblack]

You got it, kid.

[Should Sasuke decide to run, John does have a stun weapon... he's not too keen on using it, but he knows what the alternative could mean.]

radio.

[copywheels]

[Don't feel bad, John, he'll be gone before you can blink. Ninjas... are sort of like that. And Sasuke is fast even for a ninja, especially when he's back at full strength.]

Of course I'm ready.

radio;

[skirtflip]

... You're Japanese?

[copywheels]

Hm? I'm from the Land of Fire.

[skirtflip]

[ ... Huh? ] I... don't think I know where that is.

[copywheels]

[He sighs.] You're from one of those weird places where there are countries with names like Japan and England, right? I'm not from there.