AUDIENCE: ZUKO

[retellers]

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[cuedoves]

I'd be happy to kick it out.

[ if that's an option. ]

How closely do you think it's tied to the splintering?

[retellers]

Honestly, I think it's mostly related in the sense that splintering would never happen if it wasn't already weakening the Realm. So I don't think the two are directly related, but one is still affecting the other and is allowing it to happen.

[cuedoves]

The weaker the Realm gets, the worse things are.... but we can't really do anything except try to shove more nova in, can we?

[retellers]

You guys are actually collecting a lot. Even if it doesn't seem like it.

[cuedoves]

Yeah? It always feels like everything's falling apart to me.

[retellers]

I didn't say you were all doing great. Just, you know, whatever you're doing is getting nova.

[cuedoves]

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[ dryly!! ]

Are our other team members not collecting that much nova? [ tiger team loses so much ]

[retellers]

Our team fucking sucks.

[cuedoves]

... Well. I'm trying.

[ he is, even though he doesn't care about winning. ]

[retellers]

Well, I'm glad someone is.

[ they sigh. ]

But we'll see if anything changes.

[cuedoves]

Is the rest of the the team really that bad? I'd tell them to step up, but I don't know who they are.

[ he's been so bad at finding people's teams. ]

[retellers]

Some of you are pretty decent.

[cuedoves]

Good to hear.... I guess.

[retellers]

Honestly, I'm mostly just not a fan of having to listen to people complain about us not knowing anything but they barely talk to us in the first place.

[ they point at him. ]

See, you bother me all the time, so if you started talking shit, I could at least be like, "Sure, valid, he won't stop asking questions." But not everyone else has the same benefit of the doubt.

[cuedoves]

It is kind of annoying that you guys don't know things, or can't say them. [ wow thanks zuko!! ]

But it's not your fault. You gave up your memories for us. Besides.... I like talking to you. You're smart, and you don't beat around the bush. The other leaders aren't that bad, either.

[retellers]

[ if tiger was the type to beam, they would. yes they are smart, thank you. ]

They're alright. Can't say I get along with most of them personally, but we at least know how to work together.

[cuedoves]

Better than being at each other's throats.

[retellers]

It was like that the first weekend after someone died, kind of. No one was outright pointing fingers but you could tell they wanted to.

[ ... ]

Swan. I mean Swan.

[cuedoves]

What did Swan think?

[ wasn't it all about nova-splintering...? ]

[retellers]

Oh, Swan has been conspiracy theorying.

[cuedoves]

Anything.... plausible, or just crazy talk?

[retellers]

No, they just don't believe in anything until they see it for themself.

[cuedoves]

Isn't that kind of... normal?

[retellers]

It depends on the context.

Like, if someone came up to you and said they got robbed but you didn't witness it happening. Would you call them a liar just because you didn't see it for yourself? Does their claim only matter if you, personally, can verify it with your own eyes?

[cuedoves]

Some people would lie about that.

... But it does depend. What did Swan not believe in?