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[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."

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[hairraisingly]

...you mean it?

[deconflagration]

I mean it.

[ Because if he had to label the emotion he's feeling, it'd be angry and that's not gloomy. ]

[hairraisingly]

[ Her grip on his hand was still pretty firm. ]

Okay, Zuko. I believe you.

[deconflagration]

...Thank you for reading with me. I know it must have been hard to sit there and wait forever for me to finish my paragraphs. You were really patient.

[hairraisingly]

[ She shakes her head quickly. ]

No No not at all,. Zuko! I was really enjoying reading together with you!

In fact I'm really really proud of you!

[deconflagration]

I thought after a while you'd get frustrated and ask to finish it on your own.

[hairraisingly]

I think you were doing a great job, Zuko. You were sounding out the words and... and I just love listening to your voice.

[deconflagration]

So I could read from my dictionary and you'd enjoy it.

[hairraisingly]

Well stories are more fun, but...

[deconflagration]

[ Or alternatively just listen to his grandson. ]

But?

[hairraisingly]

Reading with you is what makes it more fun. It's... something we can do together no matter what.

[deconflagration]

[ Lightly bopping her on the head with the book. ]

We should read a fairy tale in my language someday.

[hairraisingly]

[ She squeaks and looks up at the book. ]

Well... it might be trickier but okay!

[deconflagration]

Why would it be trickier?

[hairraisingly]

I'm not... all that confident in myself.

[deconflagration]

You just saw how horrible I was.

[hairraisingly]

You were not horrible, Zuko.

[deconflagration]

I stumbled over everything. But... no matter how embarrassing it feels or how hard it is, it's important to try.

[hairraisingly]

Then... I have to try too. [ She glances at the pile next to him. ]

I think I might have brought a few in there.

[deconflagration]

...Really?

[ That's what he gets for not inspecting them. ]

[hairraisingly]

I brought a bunch of both. I tried picking ones that I thought you might enjoy. I even slipped in some comics. Because I know you like those.

[deconflagration]

W-Well...!

[ He stares aside, his face noticeably redder. ]

I'm just not... used to how sleek they are yet.

[hairraisingly]

Or how bright the coloring can be?

[deconflagration]

Yeah. That.

[hairraisingly]

I like the way your eyes light up when you look at them.