[ITP HOSPITAL SHENANIGANS]

[capthlock_rage]

[in a hospital bed, poking sullenly at a jello cup :/]

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[iseeyouflaming]

I don't have to.

[rests a hand on the edge of the bed. SUPER CASUAL.]

[capthlock_rage]

I--

[deep breath]

... no. I guess you don't.

[iseeyouflaming]

...I shouldn't've yelled at you like that.

Sorry.

[capthlock_rage]

It's just... I already know all that.

[iseeyouflaming]

[moves that hand to crick his neck]

[capthlock_rage]

She's bad for me. It doesn't take a genius to get that.

[handwave at his chest bandages :/]

[iseeyouflaming]

She's bad for everyone.

[capthlock_rage]

... I guess that runs in the family.

[iseeyouflaming]

You two are nothing alike. Don't even try to compare her to you.

[capthlock_rage]

You don't know what you're talking about.

[iseeyouflaming]

What the hell could you two possibly have in common like that?

[capthlock_rage]

. . .

[iseeyouflaming]

Look. You hug puppies; your sister sets them on fire.

[capthlock_rage]

Well, that's not exactly proof, but...

[iseeyouflaming]

You know what I mean, Zuko.

[capthlock_rage]

I do. But...

[shakes his head]

It's not just about intent. Results matter too.

[iseeyouflaming]

...what did she say to you?

[capthlock_rage]

[... looks away]

[iseeyouflaming]

Zuko.

[capthlock_rage]

Okay, just... be prepared, all right? Because... I think... after this, you won't like me very much anymore.

[iseeyouflaming]

[reaches over for Zuko's hand]

That's not going to happen.

[capthlock_rage]

[capthlock_rage]

I said the wrong thing. Really, really wrong. I didn't mean to, I was speaking from my heart, but -- my father --

... Because of me, a lot of people are going to get hurt. Probably worse.

[iseeyouflaming]

[confused, but go on]

[capthlock_rage]

[taking your silence as judgment, BUT GOING ON]

At the war meeting, before I left home for good, my father asked me what I'd learned during my time in the Earth Kingdom. He wanted to know... how best to stop the rebellions. So I told him the truth.

I said that the people of the Earth Kingdom are proud and strong, and that you can endure anything as long as you have hope.