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What in Agni's name is a vid-ee-oh-pho-nuh supposed to be, anyway?

[ zuko has no idea that the strange looking device he's holding up over his head and squinting at is the item in question. it's not his fault he has no concept of electronic communication, let alone electronics. his world has yet to hit a true industrial age. "advanced technology" in his day and age involves fires, steam, and bending, not... whatever this is supposed to be.

useless — that's what zuko decides it is. just a strange, mangled piece of metal and glass.

he discards it, setting it against the roots of the tree he's propped up against, but it's still recording him as he draws the pamphlet back out of the box. the necklace glistens on his wrist where he's affixed it like some sort of beaded cuff as he unfolds it. ]

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[ It helps that Weiss knows how to use her aura to stop a lot of the damage she would take in a fight otherwise. ]

If you've figured it out on your own by then, you can use this device to call me before you come over so I know not to let Yang or Ruby ambush you. But if you don't, just stop by Tupelo Alley room 402 when you're ready. Preferably after 3:30, since I have to work in the mornings.

[ It isn't like she's got her father's money to back her up here, after all. ]

Yang and Ruby?

[ housemates, he imagines. he commits the address and time to memory.

work. yeah, he should... probably figure something out in regards to that, especially since his agreement with temari involves finding a job to help contribute to the apartment since she so generously offered to let him stay with them. he's going to try and do this whole surviving in a strange land thing the right way before he pulls a blue mask over his face and does things the old-fashioned way. (the wrong way.) ]

They're two of my teammates. I live with them, so there's a chance they'll open the door and make a big deal out of it.

[ Because the number of times Weiss has gone out to do anything with someone in which they pick her up is basically zero so far. Before and after arriving at Genessia. ]

Why, because... because of my scar?

[ usually that would be "because i'm fire nation," but that doesn't matter here. obviously, he doesn't get what kind of a big deal can be made out of a boy showing up on a girl's doorstep. nevermind that he's there because she offered to spar with him so he can keep up with his bending while he's stuck in this agni forsaken place. ]

I can just be a.. difficult person, from time to time. I don't have a lot of people who come over. They've never asked me about my scar though, so I don't think they would worry too much about that.

[ Though his is much more noticeable than hers. She doesn't think either of them are that rude though.. probably.. Well not about something like that at least.

..She's trying to have faith here. ]

You have a scar?

[ nevermind that zuko can be a very difficult person, too — his uncle can attest to that — he's distracted from commenting on that by holding the videophone close and squinting at the feed, as if that'll help him see her scar better. ]

I don't see it. [ he pulls away from the screen. ] Even if I did, I don't see why it would matter. [ shrug. ] Scars aren't always bad, people just have a habit of assuming the are.

I would have to move the camera closer to my face for you to see it better and I don't particularly like showing it off.

[ He might not think scars are bad, but Weiss doesn't want to draw attention to hers any more than she has to. ]

I show mine off whether I want to or not. I used to be ashamed of it, but now... [ he shrugs a second time, pulling a face and scrubbing at the back of his head with the palm of one hand. he's such a work in progress, it's not even funny. ]

Now, I guess I'm trying to look at it as something I'm proud of. I stood up to a tyrant. I shouldn't be ashamed of that. [ the "right?" that follows goes unspoken, but implied. ]

Well, you might be proud of yours for your reasons but my reasons aren't the same as yours. It's good that you've got a reason to be proud of it.

[ She's going to aim for a topic change now, since she doesn't particularly want to get into an argument about face scars. ]

How outdated is the place you're from? Do you know about indoor plumbing and air conditioners?

[ ..Hey, if he's from a place without video feeds, she might as well tell him about some basic amenities before he freaks out at faucet water and temperature controls. ]

Yeah, that's true... [ he trails off. sometimes, he forgets that people have their own reasons for things. he's working on that, too. ]

We're not outdated. Just... We haven't gotten to all [ he gestures to the screen ] this yet. We probably will, someday. Probably in different ways than it's done here or where you're from, as a lot of our technology is bending-based...

I had indoor pluming growing up, and in Ba Sing Se. [ he'd loved that about ba sing se after leaving the ship. that was probably the best thing about living in the earth kingdom city. ] I'm not sure what you mean by 'air conditioning,' though.

Obviously. Things here are different from where I'm from too, since a lot of our technology is centered around Dust.

[ Outdated to her, anyway. She refrains from commenting on that though and just moves on. ]

Air conditioning is a way to control the temperature of the air. If it's hot outside, you can make it cool inside so you're comfortable at all times.

[ oh, he certainly feels outdated and uncivilized. it has him apologizing to a number of spirits he doesn't even worship in his head while regretting all the times he called people 'peasants' and belittled them for being part of societies that weren't living up to high fire nation standards.

this is probably karma finally catching up with him. ]

I can make myself comfortable by controlling my body temperature with my bending, but for non-benders... They'd like something like that. Especially in the Fire Nation. My country's always hot.

Maybe there are a couple of things you can take back here for after you get that Avatar in shape. It never hurts to learn about new cultures anyway.

[ She actually likes that part of being here, honestly. ]

That sounds like something my uncle would say.

[ an iroh-like voice in his head that was a billion times better than his impression of the man told him he should do just that: take advantage of this place while he was here. working on better honing his bending and studying cultures of other worlds was better than sitting around being angry about his inability to do anything to get himself home. ]

I think I'm going to explore for a while. I guess I'll — call? Call's the right word, right? — you on this thing later?

Then your uncle is a smart guy.

[ She doesn't have a problem complimenting someone while complimenting herself. ] Yes, it is. I'll talk to you later, Zuko.

Yeah, he is.

[ zuko misses him, but he likes to think that iroh would be proud of the path he's taking, even if it took him a while to reach it on his own.

he nods and, after fiddling with the device for a moment, turns the feed off. ]

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