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[preowned]

What was it like for you, to be on this side of things?

[ instead of hidden away behind a hood. ]

[unsaid]

... it is quite a popular question for me.

I wonder if Hua Cheng, Cloud Strife, and Lup encounter the same.

[preowned]

I haven't spoken to Hua Cheng. And I can ask the other two, but...

Your answer is the one I am most curious about.

[unsaid]

[ . . . he looks out past the gazebo, admiring the flowers.]

... I am freer than I had been.

And yet, at once, I face more unknowns, with less at my disposable.

History is, supposedly, known. We are meant to protect what is past, and what is certain. But now - how shall these fates find their conclusion? What a curious combination.

[preowned]

We are out of our element.

I have been through two of these already, and at the same time, this is the furthest I've been. It's a little strange, to be part of the narrative, isn't it?

[unsaid]

The narrative...

[thoughtfully, before it prompts a laugh from him]

And so, my crane, what part do you suppose we ought to play?

[preowned]

We will find out. There's always things going in the background, isn't there? Unknown to the general public.

[ he squeezes his hand. ]

Shall we cut through the mysteries?

[unsaid]

Ha ha ha, is that truly a question?

[he smiles]

Naturally so. I wonder where we ought to begin.

[preowned]

I'm not sure. The way information was found out in the camp was different than the village...

And even then, it usually took a while until we learned anything of use.

[unsaid]

I believe that regardless, we shall be receiving information over the course of weeks, not days.

It is likely the ties that bind us that shall be our greatest asset.

[preowned]

Shall we be working on our friendships then?

[unsaid]

Likely so. A reliable string of information to be spread among us.

[preowned]

Does that mean we should spread ourselves out then? We do have some overlap.

[unsaid]

Hmm…

We may. I do believe between the two of us we will be able to cover the number of guests more than enough.

[preowned]

Who do you want dibs on?

[unsaid]

I do not find myself partial to any in particular.

[preowned]

I see...

Why don't we pick names out of a hat?

[unsaid]

That sounds like fun.

[CARE MORE]

[preowned]

I will make it then!

[ he is going to rig it and give jiji the people he doesn't want to talk to (doja cat) ]

[unsaid]

Very well, very well.

[jiji slides doja cat back into tsuru's stack for fun]

[preowned]

But first... you must heal properly.

[ he pats his arm. ]

Soft foods only...

[unsaid]

Oh my.

I truly have become elderly.

[preowned]

You really have.

[ he gives him another kissu ]

[unsaid]

[kissu... ♥]

... at the very least, I have only been told to be patient in terms of how to find better ways to repair.

Until then, I believe young Zuko and Shinobu Kocho will look after me well.

[preowned]

I know that Shinobu is very skilled. Don't give her too much hassle or she won't hesitate to hit you.

[ he has not really spoken to zuko yet but he seemed

nice ]