百十九; 「video」

[saucey]

[Holy shit, call the press Sasuke turned it on on purpose. The feed shows the counter of an abandoned joke shop with a bag of...dated candy on it. Next to is Sasuke, shuffling a deck of cards before going through them, wiping off some dirt off. Just casual, really.]

The shop's at [x,y], if anyone's curious.

Anyone know any card games besides poker, or up for a practice round?

[And as he says this, there's some plastic bats flying through. W-Wat.]

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[Zuko doesn't even lay out his cards. He simply places them face down; a fold, even though he's won the hand.

Sasuke can still trust in strangers. It's something Zuko wishes he could do. He just... can't. He doesn't. He hasn't been able to since he was a child. And, as he thinks to himself, it's really a miracle that he's playing cards with Sasuke at all. When was the last time he ever had a friend?

So he remains silent as he nudges the candy towards Sasuke.]

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[saucey]

[He'll glance down at the candy, but doesn't move to touch it. He gives off a soft breath and takes a slight step back, running a hand through his hair.]

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Because that's how life works.

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[saucey]

I hate this.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't stop trusting people.

[And Zuko flicks a card at him.]

You can't get it back once you stop.

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[saucey]

[Card catch, get!]

... It's hard to reach out to others when you've seen so many people go home, too. I don't even know why I still do.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

What other choice is there? Sitting alone and being miserable?

'cause it sucks. Believe me.

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[saucey]

I tried that, a lot. I even went as far as to separate myself from everyone else.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is... I tried that before I wound up here.

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[saucey]

[A half laugh as Sasuke reaches up to place a hand over part of his face.]

...We really could be brothers.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

May as well be.

[Because Zuko has seen your liver, Sasuke. It doesn't get much more close than that.]

I always wanted one. Never got one. Unfortunately. [As an afterthought; effing Azula.]

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[saucey]

[...His heart.]

...It really depends on what said brother's like.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[Oh, he saw that too. And helped pull wires out of it!]

Hn. That goes for anything.

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[saucey]

... Yeah.

[C-Can you tell he wishes Itachi wasn't an ass? ;;]

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[He leans over and shoves his shoulder lightly. Stop that, Sasuke.]

You have to keep moving forward even if life gives you seriously shitty cards. Standing still and waiting for things to change doesn't help.

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[saucey]

[Blink. What was that for 8|]

I know that.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

[Itachi is an ass, Sasuke. Just gotta stop wishing it'll change.]

Hn.

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[saucey]

[HE WASN'T ALWAYS AN ASS, OKAY.]

...Guess you won that game of poker.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

Not really. I have no idea how to play.

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[saucey]

...More reason to ask Allen and Mikk how to play.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

I'm not learning how to play poker from Mikk.

... Allen, sure.

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[saucey]

Yeah, yeah.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

But I'll go with you if you really want to learn how to lose some more.

[This way, Zuko can observe Mikk and punch him in the face if he gets creepy.]

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[saucey]

I think I can manage that with my bad luck.

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[innerfirewithin.livejournal.com]

My luck is worse.