Contact

[deconflagration]

"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."

Comments

[deconflagration]

[ Giving her the real life example of a :) now. ]

[hairraisingly]

Zuko you are just the sweetest!

[ She leans forward so the chair's legs are all on the floor now and quickly moves to climb onto his bed. ]

[deconflagration]

[ Gently: ]

Hello, Rapunzel.

[hairraisingly]

[ She sets her guide down next to her after she saves the text and sits there cross-legged with a big grin on her face. ]

Hi there, Rapunzel here.

[deconflagration]

You're really upbeat.

[hairraisingly]

I guess I am pretty cheery, huh.

[ She laughs sheepishly and glances off to the side. ]

[deconflagration]

One of us has to be.

[hairraisingly]

[ She frowns a little at that but shakes it off quickly to give him a sheepish smile. ]

S-So... this is.. a nice room they gave you.

[deconflagration]

We don't have to talk about that.

[hairraisingly]

I'll talk about whatever you want to. I-If you want to I mean.

[deconflagration]

Well.... I hadn't really thought about a topic....

[hairraisingly]

[ She sits there in silence for a bit. Trying to think up a good topic to start on. ]

Well... um

[deconflagration]

[ Grabbing one of the books from the nearby stack he has and holds it up, practically in her face. Too bad it's upside down. ]

What about this?

[hairraisingly]

[ She blinks a few times before taking the book from his hands. ]

Want to read it?

[deconflagration]

[ . . . ]

Now?

[hairraisingly]

Sure! I don't see why not.

[ She slowly crawls over to his side of the bed and makes herself comfortable at his side. ]

[deconflagration]

Maybe not this one.

[ Putting the book in his lap now. ]

[hairraisingly]

Okay, what story would you rather read?

[deconflagration]

[ Looking at his stack of books. He'd requested them to improve his vocabulary, not practice what he already knew. So he reaches for the smallest book. It's not that he's afraid to try, but he doesn't feel like looking like an idiot right now. ]

How about this one?

[hairraisingly]

[ She looks at his lap and sees the title. She looks a little excited and yet a little sad as well. Rapunzel]

That's a good choice Zuko.

[deconflagration]

It is?

[ Getting a good look at the cover. ]

...Did you write your name on this...?

[hairraisingly]

[ She shakes her head no and gives him a sheepish smile. ]

Nu-uh. That's... the title of it. It's one of my favorites.

[deconflagration]

Is... it about you?

[hairraisingly]

Yes and no?

[deconflagration]

How can it be both yes and no?