Video/Text; UN: cattletamer96

[milkmycattle]

[ The video starts with a view of a large crow zooming in and out of the frame in a panic. Then BANG! There's a loud sound from off-screen that the camera spins over to the three-legged crow flat against the wall, before comically sliding down.]

Onyx, what are you doing?!

[ There's a hoarse rasp that comes from the person holding the camera. Reluctantly, he turns the camera view towards a bunch of blankets, and Crow's head pops out of the bundle. The spunky redhead isn't quite as energetic at the moment, instead, he looks a bit stressed out.]

It's an apocalyptic catastrophe!

[ Crow's words come out as a scratchy croak. His poor angelic voice! He sounds horrible! ]

I think I lost my voice! And I need to fix it before the concert! Help! It's a crimson emergency! And I think drinking milk makes it worse!

[ He can't stand to hear his voice like this, so he's going to dive back into his cocoon of blankets. He's not going to subject anyone else's ears to this dissonance either. Crow's familiar tries to comfort him by perching on top of the pile of blankets and gently tapping his beak against it. There, there. Crow stops the video but follows up with a text after:]

DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY HOME REMEDIES TO CURE THIS?!!!! I'LL DRINK EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN!!! I'LL DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SELL MY SOUL TO LUCIFER!! I JUST WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONCERT, DAMN IT!!!

Comments

[rediscovering]

how would you know? i have lots of friends i spend time with..

[ And he does! For as gruff as Zuko is, he made a few good friends in Prismatica, and he has a few good friends from home. He's got a more robust social life than he ever has... with a total of like... six friends. That's more than enough friends to have in life, right?

However, the fact remains Crow is still reading him, library is open. Zuko still spends a lot of time alone. And for as gruff as he is, indeed, he's also quite earnest. ]

meditate train movies trying to train my familiar because he makes trouble and when i make more money i'll try to find some model warships to build

[ Zuko's a fun guy. His new special interests from an alien planet are miniature model warships and WWII history — sometimes WWII miniature models, wow... Livin' it up. ]

[milkmycattle]

Well it'll be pretty lonely without friends!

[Crow doesn't assume that Zuko doesn't have any friends, even stoic types like him tend to attract people to them like magnets. Though the confirmation is good to know. Crow always believed in quality over quantity when it came to friendships, but he doesn't mind being admired by the masses either.

He reads the text taking Zuko's words into consideration.]

See? I knew you would have good ideas! I haven't seen a movie in a while. Meditating might help me be more patient. I could teach Onyx some more poses too.

Model warships? Is that a hobby of yours? I used to work at a hobby shop as a part-timer, there are so many different models out there!

[rediscovering]

yeah i do have good ideas but whats any of that got to do with whether i spend my time alone brooding or not...?
could do any of those things with friends

[ Even brooding! ]

even though you should do all those things alone because youre sick.....

[ A fair assessment, really. Zuko'd be A+ at social distancing. ]

you know about models though??? we dont have those where im from... its a new hobby.... i havent found any here yet but i also havent searched hard

[ As in, y'know, on foot. Rather than just typing "where to buy models" on AOL like probably most people's instincts would be. He still doesn't understand exactly how smart his smart phone is. It's smarter than him. ]

[milkmycattle]

I highly doubt and also don't believe you spend time alone just brooding. Clearly, you're productive when you're alone unlike me! I only asked because you seem like someone who values their solitude versus me who thinks it's a prison! If you can enjoy those activities with your friends, even better!

[This guys sounds very serious. He should lighten up a little. Although, making assumptions about him probably isn't helping!]

And yeah! I mean my bandmate, Yaiba was really into collectibles. To me, they all looked the same! However, when the models are assembled they look really cool! It's incredible what a box full of small pieces can make! I'm sure there's a hobby shop around here, but instead of warships, they might have those pirate ship looking ones. Whatever they're called.

[Crow's not even going to play off that he only has a drop of knowledge about ships.]

[rediscovering]

you sure can read between the lines huh, so many assumptions about what I seem like... clearly ive made a strong impression......

[ In fairness, Zuko is also being a bit rude, too. ]

....?? where im from most pirate ships have a junk rig cuz its faster... but im not interested in pirates theyre all assholes and their sailboats look like toys beside even the oldest of fire navy cruisers if im gonna make a toy boat it might as well be a model of some powerful battleship not some merrymaking peasant sloop im not a child

[ No, he's sixteen, he needs big boy toy boats to make... Obviously. ]

[milkmycattle]

Yeah, I can read! Guess, I gotta meet you in person, so you can show me differently!

[That's the only way to settle that. There's only so much he can figure from texts.]

Wow you're really into these boats! I haven't seen a naval ship here, so it's possible they don't have those models. Though I recently got a CD from my world. Maybe you can get one of those model sets from your world?

[rediscovering]

no thanks i have enough friends

[ Rude. Also, who has "enough" friends? Is there a cap? ]

they dont have models in my world
but how did you obtain something from yours....???

[ Whatever that something was; no clue what CD stands for. He's not sure what he'd want from his world, but — in case he ever figures it out, learning he can order something is mind-blowing. ]

[milkmycattle]

[Yes, rude! He never said anything about being friends, but only meeting up in person!]

Heh! Don't worry I believe in quality over quantity, too!

[From Zuko's stank attitude, he's definitely not quality!]

From the Elphame Traders? They have a lot of different things for purchase, but they also have this item that gets you stuff from home. Though it's really expensive, so save up your coins.

[rediscovering]

[ Zuko's attitude is the Stankiest. ]

id never heard of that
thats good to know thats really useful probably
thanks

[ But sometimes slightly less stanky, too. ]

[milkmycattle]

Probably? I bet you'll use that knowledge someday!

[He's not expecting the thanks though.]

No problem! And thanks for your advice too! I'll probably implement it right now, so I can get over this already!

Come to the concert if you can! And bring your friends too!

[Mind as well advertise.]

[rediscovering]

good luck, good health

[ That's... a not-yes. Zuko's not the concert goer type. His friends would resent him for inviting them and then acting like a stick-in-the-mud at his own suggestion. He may be a rebel, but he's not a punk. He's not that cool. He's really not. ]