☄19. [OPEN RL - coming off hiatus, gasp]

[honorregained]

[Zuko's generally wandering around the ship, looking grumpy and peeved. If you look closely or know him well, you might be able to tell that he's in fact mildly disconcerted, and beyond that, somewhat tired and even stressed. There's more going on than simple grumpiness, that's for sure... He keeps eying any ghosts that float by, but tries to

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[peoplesprincess]

[HI YOU'RE GETTING BUMPED INTO BY YOUR SISTER, who's paying more attention to fighting off all the ghosts that are stalking her than trying to keep from running into people]

IDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ;___; /long dramatic running toward

[honorregained]

[Automatically catches her by the shoulders to help her straighten up and make sure she doesn't fall over, but a split second later he realizes it's her and takes a quick step back like he's been burned.]

Azula, [he blurts out, then takes a second look at her.] What's -- going on? [Asking her what was wrong with her probably wasn't the best way to start this conversation off, he admitted to himself; he hadn't seen her in long enough that the familiar aggravation was slow to come, behind the initial bewilderment and the pleasant ache of family.]

/catche

[peoplesprincess]

[she just... assuming he's one of the ghosts, mostly because Ozai is SOOOOO she'll fight at him, too]

:> :> wait, can the ghosts look like people they know, then? like. is there a ghost!Ozai somewhere?

[honorregained]

[Some part of him's always prepared and expecting Azula to appear out of nowhere and attack him, so he takes this with moderate grace. Zuko hops back further, protesting,] Why are you attacking me this time?! I haven't even seen you for over a month!

[Man, Claire must be right about his sister falling apart. He dodges again hastily.] Would you stop already?!

[askedtobe]

[ And lookit that, Peter's wandering too. But just like Claire and everyone else, Zuko is just one more person that he's inevitably going to walk right past. There's not even the slightest bit of recognition, and anyway, Peter is on his ~wandering mission.~ ]

[honorregained]

[Stares after him oddly.]

I know it's been a while, but you're not even going to say hi? Don't you do all that polite stuff?

[askedtobe]

[ CRAP. Peter stops instantly and then turns back. ]

Yeah, sorry. I was just-- Hey. [ His amnesia: it is showing. ]

LOL. Peter, you are so... fail.

[honorregained]

Whatever. [He runs his hand though his hair, hating all these social niceties.] You still managing with everything? I meant to teach you more, but the community wouldn't let me on. You haven't, uh... had any accidents, right?

[xxxing]

[Minatsuki is walking around with her Whip Wing flicking about, and most of the ghosts are glaring at her. She's... sort of been generally tormenting them all. She also looks REALLY UNHEALTHY because she's barely slept in a week, but she's pretending to be unaffected by it.]

--Ah. [She spots Zuko wandering around and mock-salutes him.] Yo. Didn't you vanish for a while or something?

[honorregained]

[He stops when he sees her, kind of glad that the ghosts are avoiding her. Ever since he saw his father as one of them, he hasn't been quite so nonplussed about their presence.] Or something. It wasn't intentional.

...Are you doing okay? [eyebrow raise]

[xxxing]

It never is. [It's said sarcastically, though, bitterly - just because she can never think any sort of abandonment is really, honest and truly unintentional.

She tenses visibly at that, but scoffs, a little stiffly.] I'm fine. What do you care?

[suze_querida]

[And here's Suze, looking a bit tired from her latest run in with a ghost.]

Hey. Fancy meeting you here.

[honorregained]

Oh, good, [he said hurriedly, scooting over to her and trying not to look too relieved.] At least you're used to dealing with the ghosts.

I mean, uh... hey.

[suze_querida]

[She smirks a bit at his nervousness.]

Having a bit of trouble?

idk this kind of totes has to happen. :| Also WB DARLIN

[little_nutmeg]

[She's not sure how long she's been running. Running from sleep, running from the deceased. From life, in general.

The nightmares have been a problem for a while. Something different every night, more terrifying than the night before. Megara was a strong woman, but these terrors felt so real it wasn't so much that she was running from sleep as she just couldn't.

It was all well and fine until these ghosts that everyone's been talking about decided to play with her. She was always relatively safe in the presence of Hades. How long has he been gone now?

She pushes the thought away as she turns a corner and comes face to face with one of the deceased. Great. As he reaches out for her, she turns on her heels and bolts down another corridor, the ghostly image in pursuit.]

Lay off, you creep!

SORRY I TOOK A FREAKING WEEK but thank you ;_______;

[honorregained]

[A blast of fire shoots over her and through the ghost, spiraling off over the ocean. Zuko hopes that'll do enough to scare it off, and hustles to meet up with Meg. He's been having his own nightmares, and they're definitely getting to him, too. He looks somewhat tense, tired, and withdrawn.]

Meg, are you okay? [he asks, halting neatly in front of her and reaching out to grab her shoulders and steady her from all the running. Staying put for a moment would be more readily defensible.]

IT IS OKAY. I AM A BIT SLOW TOO BECAUSE MY SCHEDULE IS DUMB.

[little_nutmeg]

[The fire catches her by surprise and she ducks in order to avoid whatever danger it might have posed, nearly tripping over herself in the process. As she's steadied by Zuko, a wave of relief washes over her, followed by a wave of, well, to be quite honest: Disappointment. She finds herself too often in situations that require her rescue.]

I'm fine. [She offers a cautious smile as she scans the area. Finally, as she reassures herself that the entity has scampered off to better things, she turns her attention to the hero of the day.] Just entertaining a little company. You look terrible.