AUDIENCE: ZUKO

[retellers]

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[cuedoves]

[ deal with it ]

... I'm sorry. My family is like that too.

[ it is just family things ]

[retellers]

Oh, shitty?

[ that's a mood. ]

[cuedoves]

Yeah.... and murder...y.

[ sometimes, murder? ]

[retellers]

Ah, a great familiar tradition.

[ it's said sarcastically. ]

Did he kill your mom?

[cuedoves]

... I don't know. I know he was going to kill me, until my mom went to stop him. I think.... they killed my grandfather together, so he could be fire lord, and I'd be spared. I don't know what happened to her after that.

[ i will unleash a memory bubble unless told otherwise ]

Why did your dad....?

[retellers]

[ huh. royalty is always messy, isn't it. ]

Where I'm from. That's just how things are, I think, going by what I remembered. Sometimes husbands just kill their wives and then everyone moves on.

[cuedoves]

That's messed up.

[ no shit, zuko. ]

Did you get away from him? I guess... you wouldn't remember.

[retellers]

Oh, I'm pretty sure I did.

[ they look contemplative. ]

The two memories--I'm pretty sure they're two completely different places. Going by accents, I think the other one is... America? And the other one is India, going by the language that was being spoken.

[ ... ]

Those are countries. You can find books about them in the store.

[cuedoves]

Uh....

[ yeah he doesn't know shit. ]

I guess I'll look them up later. But at least you're far, far away.

[ but also dead? wow why does tiger's life suck so bad. ]

[retellers]

[ i, francy, also wonder that

but tiger shrugs. ]

I guess. But now I just have to figure out everything that happened in between.

[cuedoves]

[ bc francy plays so many tragic characters ]

That, and what to do after all this.

But you've got a start. Hopefully the rest of your memories aren't as terrible.

[retellers]

You most definitely just jinxed me.

[cuedoves]

I can't jinx your memories! I don't know your life.

[retellers]

Too late, they've been jinxed!

[cuedoves]

You're so annoying.

[ there's no real bite in it, though. ]

Aside from probably murder and general nova collection, is there another way for you to get them back?

[retellers]

As far as I'm aware, no.

[cuedoves]

... Guess I'll keep at it, then.

[retellers]

As if I'd let you do otherwise.

[cuedoves]

You're not the boss of me.

[ wow he's five ]

[retellers]

I think that I am, technically?

[cuedoves]

Why are we doing so badly, then?

[ be a better boss! ]

[retellers]

Are you implying that I'm terrible at my job?

[cuedoves]

Yeah. I'd expected you to crack down on our lazier members by now.

[ he is not serious though ]

[retellers]

This is why you are never going to see my bra.

[cuedoves]

I don't want to see your bra!! Keep it on you!!

[ his face goes so fucking red ]