[He's standing on the edge of a tall, tall building- the very lip of it- staring out into the distance. As if one slight breeze wouldn't knock him over and topple him to what would probably be his death.
Ys (not Yuca, Ys) takes a deep breath. Looks down toward the ground, lets the wind sway him where he stands. His eyes are hollow, dead. He
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[Have the slightly panicked voice of a girl coming through your PCD, Ys. She doesn't mean to be nosy -- okay, nevermind, she always means to be nosy -- but the way you're standing has disconcerted her a bit.]
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...I'm here.
[His voice is hoarse, broken.]
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Please don't fall.
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Hm.
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That bad, huh?
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[He rubs at his eyes and takes a deep, gasping breath.]
Not that it would change anything.
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[He admits it freely.]
It's easier to think up here.
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[Pause.]
You sound familiar. I knew you, didn't I?
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[It's said uncertainly, as if Zuko isn't quite sure if he knows this boy.]
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Ys. Ys Cordelan.
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... why are you crying?
[The Yuca he knew -- or, well, the older Zuko knew -- never cried.]
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Will you jump?
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I would come back. There's no end to it.
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[He asks, though it sounds like more of a rhetorical question than anything.]
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