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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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[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.

[deconflagration]

There's nothing like it at all back in my world. I mean, our books don't even have spines. They're just a bunch of scrolls bound together.

[hairraisingly]

I bet if I saw your books back home I'd be pretty excited too.

[deconflagration]

Why? They're old and in Chinese.

[hairraisingly]

Because they're something in your world and they're brand new to me.

[deconflagration]

I... guess, but...

[hairraisingly]

Besides scrolls sound neat!

[deconflagration]

It's just long paper you can roll up.

[hairraisingly]

Doesn't that sound exciting though? You never have to flip a page. you just have one long page!

[deconflagration]

Do you know how hard it is to read a scroll that's the size of a person?

[hairraisingly]

... No?

[deconflagration]

Pretty hard.