[video]

[maddest]

[A few hours after this, Break's PCD is jostled on.

It's a video feed, yes, but all that's visible is the inside of Break's pocket. From the sounds of things, he's still in the streets, propped against a building, wheezing for breath. A few coughs, and he spits blood onto his white coat sleeve, sinks to the ground with a groan.

Not a good day.]

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[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[He sips from his cup again.]

Although, perhaps not as much recently. There are Zuko and Toph, after all. Living with them provides at least something of a support system.

[offline]

[al_truism]

They're good people. [And knowing Zuko, he'll look out for Break.]

I'm glad... it's not good for anyone to be alone.

[offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

What about you? Is your hurricane of a brother still about?

[offline]

[al_truism]

Yeah, and kicking. I still have my mother, too, and the house is nearly as lively as it ever was.

[offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

What does she think of your still talking to him?

[offline]

[al_truism]

...

She knows that I try to do things carefully.

[She hasn't said anything about it. It's probably because she doesn't know.]

[offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, Al.

What about your brother?

[He seems the sort who would have words over it.]

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[al_truism]

This isn't anything new to him. Back home, I tended to talk to people who tried to murder us. They were usually much more reasonable than we thought they were.

[Scar, namely. Even Barry the Chopper.]

He wouldn't like it, but he understands that I can't give up on people. If I believed Yuca were truly a bad person, I wouldn't try.

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[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I think that's the difference between us. I do believe he's a truly bad person- I just have difficulty bringing myself to mind consistently.