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[maddest]

Game of cards, anyone?

[Deliberate, tense. Nothing like the Break that usually winks and flails at the camera.]

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[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[A soft snort.]

Yuca.

Satan, too, I guess, but that doesn't bother me right now.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Hn.

[Zuko has. He falls silent.]

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Tell me.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

... he's going to snap.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Does he have access to anything sharp?

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

I don't think he's going to kill himself.

We just... talked.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Truthfully, it's us I'm worried about.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Al.

[That's all Zuko has to say about that.]

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Won't actually kill Yuca if he's on another tear.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

I'll do it if I have to.

[It... hurts Zuko, for some odd reason, to say that, but if he has to kill Yuca to protect the people he cares about, he will.]

And I meant Yuca hurting Al, not the other way around.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Truthfully, it's Rain I worry for.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Al has him. He's as safe as he can be right now.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Not emotionally. Someone is going to say something online- if we haven't already.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

... it was bound to happen.

[Zuko doesn't mean to sound heartless -- he's fond of Rain, truly -- but... allowing Yuca to take care of that child was a mistake, when it was bound to turn out this way in the end.]

He'll need to deal with it on his own terms.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I know. But we can try to help him through it.

Take the time to let him know you care for him.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

... yeah.

I'll probably go see Al later today anyway.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

If you can wait, I'll make cookies for you to bring.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

... sure. I have time.

[Voice // Private // Unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

All right. I'll be downstairs.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[And Zuko cuts the feed to go downstairs, to meet Break in the kitchen. He doesn't say anything for a long moment.]

... if he's damaged permanently, what are we going to do?

[Offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Try to take care of him.

What happened between you and Tyki?

[Offline]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[Zuko stares for a long moment, startled by the question, before he crosses his arms.]

He killed Sasuke. I don't need a reason.

[Offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

That is a good reason.

[Offline]

[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

No one else seems to think so.

[It's muttered as he sits down.]