AUDIENCE: ZUKO

[retellers]

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[retellers]

[ sorry, fox has to turn and cover their mouth as they attempt to stifle a laugh. ]

[cuedoves]

[ just giving fox just a flat look right now ]

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Sorry, sorry--! It's just amusing to hear people call us that.

[cuedoves]

Why? Aren't you wearing animal masks?

[retellers]

From a modern perspective, that word carries certain... connotations.

[cuedoves]

.... Is it an insult?

[ did he roast them!!! ]

[retellers]

I imagine that people who consider themselves, ah, "furries" wear the label with pride, but others might look at you weirdly.

[cuedoves]

Well, I do already give you weird looks.

[ a joke??? ]

Which one are you?

[retellers]

[ cheerfully, ]

I wouldn't call myself a furry, no.

[cuedoves]

What about everyone else?

[ this convo got so derailed ]

[retellers]

[ they hold up a finger to their lips. ]

You'll have to ask them personally. ☆

[cuedoves]

Well, anyway.

[ sighing!!! but more in an exasperated way. ]

What can you tell me about this?

[ he'll show fox a copy of this ]

[retellers]

[ ...

they take a look at it, quiet for a while as they read it over. ]

I've never seen this before. Where did you find it?

[cuedoves]

You know the groups of people that got really injured Thursday night after going on some kind of messed up adventure?

One of them found this. I've been trying to figure out.... the way it's written, it makes me think it'd be one of you guys writing it, but something seems... off.

[retellers]

Off in what way?

[cuedoves]

Like, why is the date hidden when it's only been, what, two weeks? Have any of you removed your masks? And I don't think any of us have really adjusted or gotten a steady collection of Nova going.

This also doesn't really.... sound like any of you guys... though I guess I don't know you all that well.

[retellers]

[ they think for a few moments. ]

Well, I can't attest to whatever might've happened here before we--the Leaders--woke up. So you're right, in that it's certainly possible there might be more to this report than just saying that one of us wrote it.

[cuedoves]

[ it's kind of messed up to think this has happened before.... ]

Do you think any of you guys wrote it? Have any of you tried to remove your masks? I know it's against... protocol.... but could you, if you wanted to?

[retellers]

There isn't a strict rule about it... so I suppose I could if I really wanted to, except I don't.

[ which is to say that zuko's not getting an unmasking from fox, so don't even try ]

[cuedoves]

[ he's not gonna!! honestly he gets it ]

Oh... I thought you'd get in trouble or something.

[ though- ]

You didn't answer my first question.

[retellers]

Well, we could. Maybe lightning will come and smite us.

What was it again?

[cuedoves]

Well... if you ever do decide to take it off, I know how to redirect lightning.

Do you think any of you leaders wrote it?

[retellers]

It's not impossible, I'd say.

[cuedoves]

You know everyone better than I do. If you had to guess, who would you pick?

[retellers]

[ a beat. ]

Well, that looks like a printed report, and I don't think Goat can operate a computer. So not them, at least. I can't see Swan typing so formally, either...