Whatever. [ thankfully, unlike toph, mako can definitely see that she's not, and he's the suspicious sort that wouldn't want to tangle with what she said when he can go and find cold hard facts. you can learn from him, zuko! ]
Anything useful. What they ate, how they fight, their weaknesses. If Roku's could do anything special because it was his animal guide. Stuff like that.
They were ins — [ zuko stops. one: it'd be best if he actually wrote this down so he wouldn't leave anything out. two: this is all very specific. and while zuko may not be as sharp as azula to know when he's being played, or simply milked for information because he's such an upstanding guy, he can put two and two together in the nick of time sometimes. ]
[ there's a pause as zuko remembers a man on the locket informing him that, yes, he had lived under a rock since raonil and had unfortunately missed the opportunity to see a dragon before it had perished. it's the only hint of a dragon's presence he's had since he had arrived in drabwurld. does mako not know? ] ... Why do you want to know? The dragon at Redgate perished.
[ despite what he's about to say, zuko's getting the sneaky suspicion the dragon of redgate hadn't been the only dragon in drabwurld. maybe his locket friend had just wanted to mention the one that had met an unfortunate and cruel fate. but considering how he hasn't heard a word about them, creatures that he thinks are majestic in their own right and deserve to be spoken of in high praise, especially the masters, even though he has been sworn to secrecy, he doubts they exist in a world that's unfortunate to be without them. ]
Why? [ even though it's not evident in his tone or perhaps even in his own words, he's happy to do it. writing down what he knows beats poking around at the boxes with letters on a rectangle, or even trying to watch the square with images. apparently it's an offense to burn them when he becomes super frustrated at the manner they squeak at him. ] There are no other dragons here. Unless this is for ... uh ... the Republic City? [ did he remember that right? ]
... You'll have to swear to secrecy, on your honor.
[ if you knew him better zuko, you'd know this was mako's "i'm going to write you a citation for snoring too loud and being a noise disturbance, bolin" police officer tone of voice. it sounds like serious, but... at the same time, you can tell he's being a little sarcastic on the edges. ]
[ aaaand it just so happens that korra hears the conversation at that exact moment.
and she knows mako's sarcastic tone.
and she doesn't appreciate it.
don't worry girlfriend she's got ur back, she's just gonna go ahead and knock some sense into mako. literally. by rapping her knuckles on the back of his head. ]
[ there's a short sharp ow from mako and an alarmed trill as the locket is fumbled, and the video clicks on. ]
Spirits —
[ mako is looking over his shoulder and massaging the back of his head irritably, with korra standing there glaring at hi like a prison warden to make sure he's done being salty and rude. on mako's shoulder, worriedly rubbing her nose into his hair, is a small jade serpentine creature with a golden mane trilling slightly in alarm.
[ honour doesn't necessarily have the same punch here, not when he's without it. his unseelie honour is in jeopardy, that much he knows. but where the sarcastic tone is a little lost on him, as he doesn't know mako from ursa, the knuckles rapping sharply on the back of mako's head tunes him in that he shouldn't really swear to anything on his honour in this moment. ]
[ even though he's prepared to, mouth open to do so, but it shuts just as promptly as the locket seems to switch from audio to a nice visual. ]
[ he's quiet for a long moment, as though his locket has switched off when he had merely pressed his fingers against the charred surface. but he needs a moment to take in what he sees, for he's only been able to touch a dragon twice in his life — one in reality and another in a dream. but his voice sounds a little far away, definitely filled with disbelief, ] ... You have a dragon. [ even though he's seen two large ones, ran and shaw, it still winds him to see what many within the world will never be privy to. the dragon on his shoulder is smaller than the masters, neither blue nor red nor menacing upon approach, but it's still a dragon. ]
[ mako's specific requests make a little more sense now. ]
[ zuko doesn't shift to video, only because his locket would malfunction if he did. ]
[ at the word "dragon" said dragon perks up and looks in the locket's direction, cheeping a greeting brightly as mako stops rubbing his head, casting his own fond look in her direction before focusing back on the locket and zuko's portrait. ]
This is Rìzhào, she hatched about a month ago. She's the last dragon alive from this world.
[ the masters had been enormous. to see a dragon at infancy is strange to zuko. he could possibly pick her up; maybe her flame would be as small as she is. ]
Is she anything like the dragons from ours?
[ it'll click a few moments later that that's a stupid question. dragons are extinct, as far as anyone outside of the sun warriors' confidence is concerned. isn't that why mako had come to him? but perhaps he'd read some books on dragons while here. there were apparently books about dwarves! ]
[ it's a dumb question from lord idiot, but at least he'll get an idea as to how much mako doesn't know. good question? maybe. that's a dragon he's staring at. ]
Apart from how she looks? I dunno. Her wings — [ he turns to look at doll for a second, quietly instructing her to turn a bit, and helps her stretch out a wing for zuko to see; it's covered in baby down, like a baby turtleduck. ] — she'll have feathers on them eventually, and she'll breathe fire but apart from that...
[ a shrug ]
Seriously though, you've got to keep her a secret.
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Anything useful. What they ate, how they fight, their weaknesses. If Roku's could do anything special because it was his animal guide. Stuff like that.
[ WOW so much for... subtlety. ]
audio;
[ there's a pause as zuko remembers a man on the locket informing him that, yes, he had lived under a rock since raonil and had unfortunately missed the opportunity to see a dragon before it had perished. it's the only hint of a dragon's presence he's had since he had arrived in drabwurld. does mako not know? ] ... Why do you want to know? The dragon at Redgate perished.
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[ we coud jsut... show him rizhao but he's not too crazy right now knowing how zuko can't apparently keep his mouth shut... ]
It's imperative that I learn as much about them as I can.
[ oh my god mako just make him swear on his honor he won't tell. ]
audio;
Why? [ even though it's not evident in his tone or perhaps even in his own words, he's happy to do it. writing down what he knows beats poking around at the boxes with letters on a rectangle, or even trying to watch the square with images. apparently it's an offense to burn them when he becomes super frustrated at the manner they squeak at him. ] There are no other dragons here. Unless this is for ... uh ... the Republic City? [ did he remember that right? ]
audio; 1/3;
[ if you knew him better zuko, you'd know this was mako's "i'm going to write you a citation for snoring too loud and being a noise disturbance, bolin" police officer tone of voice. it sounds like serious, but... at the same time, you can tell he's being a little sarcastic on the edges. ]
audio;
and she knows mako's sarcastic tone.
and she doesn't appreciate it.
don't worry girlfriend she's got ur back, she's just gonna go ahead and knock some sense into mako. literally. by rapping her knuckles on the back of his head. ]
audio → video; done
Spirits —
[ mako is looking over his shoulder and massaging the back of his head irritably, with korra standing there glaring at hi like a prison warden to make sure he's done being salty and rude. on mako's shoulder, worriedly rubbing her nose into his hair, is a small jade serpentine creature with a golden mane trilling slightly in alarm.
das right, zuzu, that's a dragon. ]
audio;
[ even though he's prepared to, mouth open to do so, but it shuts just as promptly as the locket seems to switch from audio to a nice visual. ]
[ he's quiet for a long moment, as though his locket has switched off when he had merely pressed his fingers against the charred surface. but he needs a moment to take in what he sees, for he's only been able to touch a dragon twice in his life — one in reality and another in a dream. but his voice sounds a little far away, definitely filled with disbelief, ] ... You have a dragon. [ even though he's seen two large ones, ran and shaw, it still winds him to see what many within the world will never be privy to. the dragon on his shoulder is smaller than the masters, neither blue nor red nor menacing upon approach, but it's still a dragon. ]
[ mako's specific requests make a little more sense now. ]
[ zuko doesn't shift to video, only because his locket would malfunction if he did. ]
permavideo;
This is Rìzhào, she hatched about a month ago. She's the last dragon alive from this world.
[ she's a secret. ]
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Is she anything like the dragons from ours?
[ it'll click a few moments later that that's a stupid question. dragons are extinct, as far as anyone outside of the sun warriors' confidence is concerned. isn't that why mako had come to him? but perhaps he'd read some books on dragons while here. there were apparently books about dwarves! ]
[ it's a dumb question from lord idiot, but at least he'll get an idea as to how much mako doesn't know. good question? maybe. that's a dragon he's staring at. ]
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[ a shrug ]
Seriously though, you've got to keep her a secret.