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[Raye's partied out. That's more social activity than she's had since the Cherry Blossom festival she hosted, and even then, she hadn't really gone out of her way to talk to very many people. She leans on the railing of her apartment porch, gazing out at the city quietly. Tendrils of long black hair float in the hot summer gusts, brushing over her shoulders and the curve of her back. It's a long shot, she knows, but she's got to try. Maybe a call will be enough to shake away their encroaching apathy. Taking out her radio, she looks down at it before pressing a few buttons.]

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Haven't heard from either of you two in a while. Let me know if you're okay.

[She hesitates for a moment, wanting to say more. But she doesn't. Her gut tightens, and so does the line of her mouth.]

I guess that's all.

[The video ends as she shuts off the radio and slips it into the back pocket of her white jeans. Then, holding the railing, she leans back and takes a deep breath, letting it out slowly. It's hot out, and she'd rather stay inside with the air conditioning, but right now a walk sounds pretty good.]

[Locking up her apartment, she heads downstairs with her purse slung over her shoulder and steps onto the streets. Where to go? It doesn't matter. Just somewhere. Her sneakers are laced up tight, and the forest green tank top lets her arms breathe better in the summer heat.]

[She hopes they're not gone, but...a little voice in her head tells her she knew they wouldn't stay. Men never do.]

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[If Raye had a dollar/yen for every time she ran into a romantically awkward person in this city, she could live in a mansion and still have heaps of money leftover. She peers at Zuko, waiting until he was finished floundering.]

You know, if you make that big a deal out of it, people are going to assume something is going on anyway.

[Raye wasn't interested one way or the other on what his romantic intentions were/weren't towards Minako. Now if Minako expressed interest, then Raye would start paying attention. But birthdays, at least, he can handle conversationally so she'll move on to those.]

If you say so. But if you let us know what season it was in, we could give you a decent party. No kowtowing allowed.

[ romantically awkward? zuko was just awkward in general. though ironically, he could be pretty damned romantically confident when he was sure about his feelings and intentions. he wasn't entirely inexperienced in the area, just not comfortable with all these assumptions being thrown at him haphazardly. ]

Uhg. [ this time he did bend — away from the both of them, a wave of his hand off to the side, sending a brief bust of fire through the air as if he were trying dispelling some of his frustration. ]

Winter. I was born in the winter. Or what constitutes for winter in the Fire Nation. It's pretty much summer all the time there.

[She'll remember that remark about being born in the winter, but right now? She's too busy goggling at the spot where he just casually tossed off a little fire.]

What was that? You can do that?

[Raye might be just a teensy bit impressed. It's not like she's a total firebug or anything. Is that how he burned his face?]

Huh? Oh. Bending. Yeah, I did that. It's called firebending where I'm from. Sorry, I keep forgetting that bending isn't exactly normal here.

It's not common, but it's actually pretty normal for people to have certain abilities.

[She pulls her gaze away from the fire to look back at Zuko. She actually smiles, feeling a little more friendly now that they've got something in common...even if he doesn't realize it.]

I have some spiritual abilities myself. I mean, I am a priestess and all.

[Is she...bragging?]

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