deconflagration

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ic

Contact

"Hey, this is Zuko, which you... hopefully already know if you're trying to contact me. Anyway, I'm not here right now, so... well, if you've got something important to say, leave a message and I'll get back to you."

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I stopped by your apartment, but you weren't there. Did something happen?

Of course, you can take care of yourself... but please, do respond when you can.

[ ...Yeah, that really is weird to hear his own voice coming out of the Guide. Regardless of the slight discrepancies, they still sound so similar that it's unsettling. Surprisingly, he does respond a while later. ]

Why did you stop by my apartment?

[ But after he sends it, he finds upon rereading that it feels almost confrontational. Without a tone of voice, it's like he's scolding Skippy for even thinking about dropping by. Which, okay, he sort of was but they were still family. He didn't want to shut him out of his life just because he was 18 and Skippy was his grandson. So he attaches: ]

I've been busy, but if you need something let me know.

[Hey. Hey, Zuko. Skippy is using his unnerving voice because he is concerned for you. THIS IS YOUR CONSCIENCE SPEAKING... kinda.]

I wanted to talk to you in person. Did something happen?

[ After a long while, he finally takes a deep breath and turns on the audio function. He knows it's a bad idea because he won't have time to think up a lie if he has to. ]

Must be important.

No... it can be discussed later. You didn't answer my question.

What question was that again?

[ Maybe he can pretend his Guide is staticy?! ]

Zuko, what happened... Where are you?

[May have gone into the apartment to check- Hey, the door thought he was Zuko, hence this whole thing.]

[ His pre-made response was ready: ]

I went down to the planet with Rapunzel. We, uh... you know, wanted to check it out. Everyone kept saying what a paradise it was.

[ Sadly, he didn't think it through. He's making it sound like he abandoned his responsibilities at 4tea2 for an unscheduled vacation. ]