AUDIENCE: ZUKO

[retellers]

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[cuedoves]

But we've only been here for one cycle.

[ .... ]

Haven't we?

[retellers]

Group's stayed the same. [ ... ] It's a cycle. It repeats, with... different mistakes.

[cuedoves]

So it's---

[ all this time, he's been thinking it's different people, but... ]

Us? All of us?

[retellers]

... Yeah.

[ zuzu out here thinkin this is the avatar cycle ]

[cuedoves]

[ yeah bitch they're just reincarnating into dumbasses ]

So we've just been doing the same thing over and over again, and being really bad at it?!

[ maybe that's not such a big surprise ]

[retellers]

....... Yeah, kinda.

[cuedoves]

I can't.... I can't remember any of it.

[ but then again, even the last few weeks..... he can't remember much of anything that happened ]

[retellers]

No one can. Don't put it on yourself. Even we didn't remember.

[cuedoves]

[ he does chill a little, but ]

How do I know what to avoid if I can't even remember my mistakes in the first place...?

[retellers]

Follow your gut. Just because you've made mistakes doesn't mean you don't know what the right thing is deep down.

[cuedoves]

I'm.... not great at doing the right thing.

[ just. traditionally. ]

[retellers]

[ they never said he was but they just sigh instead of pointing that out ] If you can't trust yourself, ask for guidance. There's got to be people here who's judgment you trust on that stuff.

[cuedoves]

[ sorry wolf you triggered the manpain. ]

.. Yeah. Though I guess I don't know how right they are, either. Or... what the right thing to do is in this situation. It's just.. bad... all around.

[retellers]

[ the manpain is terrible. stop it. ]

You're on this path now. Stop looking at what the best direction might be and just follow the one in front of you. Either you figure it out, or you don't.

[cuedoves]

What if this really is our last shot, though? Like Sora heard?

[ listen he's trying. kind of. ]

[retellers]

Then what's spending this entire shot second-guessing yourself and looking back going to do?

[cuedoves]

... You're right. I just don't know how to move forward.

[retellers]

I've heard saying it's one step at a time.

[ wolf. ]

[cuedoves]

... Yeah. Usually Uncle gives me advice on how to do that.

[ now he has to go at it alone!!!! with only wolf to guide him???? no jk ]

[retellers]

Well, you're gonna have to figure it out for yourself eventually.

[ no "with only wolf" is a good one ]

[cuedoves]

I know.

[ mentor wolf.... ]

Okay, well, I know two mistakes already made. We didn't listen to you Leaders when you tried to warn us about splintering, and we tried to attack you. I haven't done those things. And I don't think anyone else has.

[retellers]

Splintering was our bad. [ dismissively? ] We decided not to take care of it the way it has to be. We're not exactly thrilled about the murder stuff either.

[cuedoves]

Yeah, it's pretty horrible. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the optimistic type, but I can't really blame anyone for thinking there's another way at first.

That nova-eating monster never... showed, in any of the loops, right? That you can remember, I mean.

[retellers]

I don't remember that much, but not that I know of. [ whatever that means ]

[cuedoves]

Do you think it really matters where it came from? It still hasn't shown up, but do you think we're going to have to understand its origin to beat it?