catch-all: zuko.

[siblingless]

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week zero, thursday.

[siblingless]

[belatedly i realize i forgot to ask where he at oops so ig you get dealer's choice now

Which is to say, he will find Sumire in front of one of the locked buildings, wearing her tracksuit and shiny new pair of glasses. She tries the door, knocks twice, and then takes a step back in order to frown profusely at it. Why must it be locked? Stop letting it be locked.]

... I guess it may be too much to hope for, huh?

[cuedoves]

[ zuko's been down this rabbithole before....... he spent quite a lot of time and effort trying to get into these locked buildings, to no avail. alas. ]

I already tried every conceivable way to get in there. Don't bother.

[ so yeah, it is too much to hope for.... ]

[siblingless]

[She startles and spins around, a hand on her chest when she catches sight of him — and then she relaxes. Okay, it's just someone she hasn't spoken to yet.]

I thought something would have changed now that we've gathered some nova. But you're right, perhaps I shouldn't have bothered.

[cuedoves]

[ he feels a little bad for startling her, so he just looks really awkward. ]

No, it's not gonna be that easy. Something tells me we're here until we're done.

[ ever the optimist!! ]

[siblingless]

I know that.

[IT'S FINE, ZUKO... She's a little jumpy by virtue of who she really is, anyway. It just be like that.]

I hoped at least some of the areas that were sealed would have unlocked themselves, though.

[cuedoves]

Probably not. Makes me want to get in and see what they're hiding even more.

[ break in locations.... ]

[siblingless]

Right? Seeing a locked room makes you think there's something important hidden inside, doesn't it?

[Break! In! Locations!]

week one, monday.

[siblingless]

[HELLO, ZUKO... This time, they're running into each other in the VR Room. Sumire is already looking over the panel, reading the instructions aloud to herself. She will stop once she hears someone else enter the room, however, turning around to face him.]

Oh, hello! Are you checking this room for the first time, too?

[cuedoves]

[ whomst reads instructions!!!! not zuko. maybe he can't read. ]

[ anyway, he gives sumi a nod as he approaches. ]

What is a "VR" supposed to be?

[siblingless]

[Zuko, please read.]

Virtual Reality— like in the movies. [Somewhere out there, the sci-fi genre is crying at the exclusion of other media.] It'll be really impressive if it works, right?

[cuedoves]

[ no he's a dwrper. ]

I don't know what any of that is, but I'll take your word for it. Uh.. go ahead.

[siblingless]

[Zuko, you're making your mods cry. She nods, though, glancing at the instructions again.]

Um... Let's see, how do I...?

[Brainwave scan? Brainwave scan. The VR room shifts, and then they will find themselves here, minus the cognitive beings. Sumire jolts, taking a step back.]

—Oh!

[cuedoves]

... Woah.

[ zuko just.. staring at it, trying to figure out. ]

What is this?

week 2 post-exec

[cuedoves]

[ zuko is brooding around the bridge.... what's up sumi. ]

[ he does glance up when he sees her. ]

... Hey.

[siblingless]

Zuko-san...

[Hewwo, Sir Manpain. She will join him at a respectable, emotion-share free distance.]

Are you alright?

[cuedoves]

[ thanks for emotionally distancing ]

No, I'm not. It's been a crappy week, and I hate it.

[ wow tell her how you really feel ]

[siblingless]

Oh.

[Well, that was super duper honest!]

Um... I don't disagree. It feels as if everything is getting worse.

[cuedoves]

[ that's him, super duper honest. ]

It is. If this keeps up, we'll all be dead before we can collect the nova we did.

[ thanks zuko ]

[siblingless]

... Yes.

[i mean, it's not like she thinks he's wrong.]

There has to be something we can do to stop this.

week 3, thursday

[cuedoves]

[ hewwo sumi... zuzu's coming to check on you!!! how you doing. ]

Hey. Do you need anything?

[siblingless]

[She's, uh, chilling. Assume her injuries have been bandaged by now, and that she's being a good patient after being told to stay down a hundred time.]

Oh... Zuko-san.

[Actually, scratch that. She's not being a good patient because she's immediately trying to sit up.]

I don't, but... thank you for asking.

[cuedoves]

[ zuko closes the distance between them when he sees her straining to help her up and steady her, heterosexually ]

... Take it easy.

[siblingless]

[What a gentleman. She offers him a little smile, thankful.]

... Sorry. I'm just a little dizzy.

[cuedoves]

... Just don't strain yourself.

[ sumi is just too polite ]

I've got, uh, painkillers. For you. ... For the pain.

[ thanks, zuko. ]

[siblingless]

[Zuko is trying his best, and she supports him.]

... Thank you. I appreciate it.

[She has already taken painkillers, probably, but.]

Will you please offer them to the others as well...?