ninth flame ☀ video

[restorehonour]

[Today on the network there is a very guilty-looking Zuko.]

Uh... About the invasion. I didn't mean to lose it like that. It was selfish of me, and I never should have put myself at risk, or let my anger get the better of me. I'm really sorry if I worried anyone with all the stupid things I did.

[Stupid things like almost getting his heart stolen. He places a fist below his palm and bows, as a sign of humility.]

I'm okay now, so don't worry about me. And thank you to all the people who helped me.

Um... [He crosses his arms and looks away from the camera, frowning, as if trying to figure out what else to say.] That's it, I guess. Sorry again.


[ Private - IDPD ]

It looks like Sephiroth went missing around the time of the invasion. Did he ever appoint anyone to take his place if this kind of thing happened?

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[exsistingismysin]

I wouldn't worry. Sometimes, anger gets the better of anyone.

[Oz can understand losing control.]

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[restorehonour]

That's not an excuse. I put myself and the people around me in danger -- I should know better than that.

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[exsistingismysin]

But you had no one to stop you, or at least someone close to you at the time.

As I said everyone let's the emotions get the better of them and they always put people in danger, but maybe next time you'll have someone you can trust to stop you, before it happens again. Besides I think a lot of people here can defend themselves.

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[restorehonour]

I did have people who were trying to stop me. I just ignored them like an idiot.

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[geniustheveil]

It's alright. I'm just glad if you're feeling better with the battle over.

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[restorehonour]

Thanks, Ami. How are you doing?

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[geniustheveil]

I'm fine. [This would always be the answer, regardless.] Now that it's over, we can turn our minds to preparing for whatever Maleficent might do next.

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[restorehonour]

[Zuko's not convinced, especially with the hasty subject change, but he doesn't push it.]

That creepy woman on the network? We need to do more than just prepare for whatever she throws at us -- we should stop her before she can do anything else.

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[blitz_acing]

Don't worry about it. It was hard on everyone.

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[restorehonour]

Yeah. [People weren't just lost to the Heartless; people died. Even so, Zuko was wrong to let his anger overwhelm him like that. He can't just excuse his behaviour so easily.]

Are you okay? After what happened and everything... [Zuko won't mention Yuna directly, but he knows how much her disappearance affected Tidus.]

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[blitz_acing]

Yeah, I'm fine. [He replies with a casual tone that ends up a little flat, making a show of stretching his arms. As much as he appreciated the concern of his friends, he planned keep saying it regardless of whether or not it was true.]

Private-IDPD

[eyeofazure]

H-Huh?

I didn't know he was missing.

[Then again the lack of communication should have been a heads up.]

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[restorehonour]

I've been trying to contact him for a while now, but I can't even reach his communicator. Usually that happens when people vanish into the darkness.

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[eyeofazure]

Wha-

[Craaaaaap.]

What do we do?

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[purestmadness]

You're back to normal? I liked you more the other way.

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[restorehonour]

Well, I didn't. [Flat glare.]

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[purestmadness]

But you were so much more fun. I was hoping we could team together.

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[eagleofautozam]

Anger can be a very difficult thing to control. If you practice at it maybe you could learn to handle it better.

But, I am glad to hear you recovered from what ever happened during the heartless invasion.

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[restorehonour]

I thought I could handle it better. [And he can -- he doesn't lose his temper at every little thing like he used to. But to fly out of control like that...]

Thanks, anyway.

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[eagleofautozam]

It was a tense situation with the heartless and with everyone's powers switched, it was enough to make anyone act rashly.

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[obiwankenobi]

Self-control is no easy feat, but it's good that you're alright. As long as you learn from your experience, that's all you can do.

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[restorehonour]

But I should've known better already. I could've gotten someone hurt...

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[obiwankenobi]

Knowing better doesn't mean we're immune to feelings of rage when something important to us is lost. It means we're human. We make mistakes and we always will. You didn't get anyone hurt-- be thankful for that and focus on what you can do now. We can look back and wish we had done things differently all we like, but what matters is if we choose to try and better ourselves.

I'm sure your friends wouldn't want you beating yourself up over this.

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[soldierofspacetime]

I'm glad you're all right.


[A pause.]

Listen. If...you ever wish to talk about anything, and not in public, I'm willing to listen.

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[restorehonour]

I wouldn't have been, if it wasn't for you.

...I'll remember that. Thanks. [He doesn't outright accept the offer, but he's not declining it, either. There aren't a lot of people here he can confide in.]