AUDIENCE: ZUKO

[retellers]

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[cuedoves]

Ugh, just.. forget I said anything!

[ girls are the worst ]

[retellers]

Ugh. [ zukos are the worst? ] Just. Ask what you wanted to already.

[cuedoves]

[ ugh!!!!!!!! ]

You're probably not going to answer me anyway.

[ zuko stop sulking. ]

[retellers]

Ughhhhh. If I wasn't going to answer you, I would've left already. You're the one who doesn't think I can handle myself, you don't get to start sulking.

[cuedoves]

[ huffs. ]

Look, it's not that. I know you can handle yourself. But if given the chance, people here might try to kill you. And I don't want that chance to happen.

[ he's just very bad at expressing it, is all. anyway, the anger is evaporating. ]

... I wanted to ask you if you remembered anything.

[retellers]

[ ... they seem to relax a little, looking a little less defensive now that zuko is less of a meanie pants ]

About what?

[cuedoves]

[ he's just looking embarrassed now... ]

Uh. Anything?

[retellers]

[ ... they laugh a little ]

Anything? Wow, that's specific.

[cuedoves]

Look, I don't know how amnesia works, okay? Or.. reverse amnesia. So you tell me.

[retellers]

I did remember something. Just the one, though. I know the others have probably remembered way more.

[cuedoves]

I guess it's not just murder involved for reverse amnesia.

[ i can't believe wolf has 230283092 memories and they're probably all of him having fucked up memory ]

... What'd you remember?

[retellers]

[ the swans killed, zuko, stop being a coward ]

A little bit about who I was. Guess what, we're both royalty! We've got that in common.

[ prince zuzu ]

[cuedoves]

[ don't worry he'll circle back to murder he always does ]

Really? [ swan doesn't seem like royalty but he is not going to say that. ] Well, I hope your family's better than mine.

[retellers]

[ swan would kill him ]

I don't remember, but I think it'd be hard to be worse.

[cuedoves]

[ he has 1 (one) sense. ]

Yeah... well.. hopefully they're still a lot better.

Do you remember anything about your kingdom?

[retellers]

I do. [ honestly they. seem a little cheered up that zuko seems interested this is horrible ] I remember what it looked like, and what the coronation was like...! It was beautiful.

[cuedoves]

[ laughs in she-ra season 4 ]

Yeah? Why don't you describe it for me.

[ he's kind of endeared by how excited swan is.... idiot ]

[retellers]

[ ... ! ]

You're sure you want to know?

[cuedoves]

Yeah. I think it's important to talk about memories, too.

1/2

[retellers]

... Thanks, Zuko. [ they? grab his hand and bring him back up wayyy up in the tree, but this time, there are no gorillas. it's just. hidden from view. they reach up to take their hood off ]

[retellers]

[ of course it was fucking glimmer was i truly trying to hide it ] It's the kind of thing I should probably share face to face, though. So. Hi. I'm Swan. [ she sticks out her hand ] Nice to meet you!

[cuedoves]

[ oh no she's cute ]

Oh.... nice to meet you. I didn't think you were ready to uh, take it off.

[retellers]

[ phrasing? ] Well, it's not any more personal than telling you about the only things I remember about my life.

[cuedoves]

[ phrasing indeed. ]

.... Yeah, you've got a point. Thanks for trusting me.

[ he's so awkward ]

[retellers]

[ she pffts and leans forward ] Did you not even realize what you were asking?