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It definately is. I should thank him again the next time I see him.

[He was a weird as heck old man but sometimes those are the best teachers.]

Eh?? I did see some of those flower tubs! I think they were pods you laid in? I didn't know other people were seeing memories of Japan too. I did have someone see my school in one of my memories. She thought she was one of my teachers...!

It would be amazing if we could visit other worlds. If there's a chance for it again I would like to see yours too. I feel like there's a lot to Japan to see.

[Become isekai.]

yeah those tubs!!
i got to see my friends' school and their town and his boss's mom's house and stuff
it was nice....... it wasn't like i imagined it
i wish i could show people my world at whim
it's so different from this world and what i saw of gokudera's japan
we don't have electricity or all this technology it's all foreign to me
ive gotten more used to it but it's taken what ten months.....
any high technology the fire nation has is used toward war
not like
movies or something
have you seen movies???? amazing

[ "Have you seen movies," he says, like this is some niche interest of his... ]

[Oh no. This is so wholesome?? Well, aside from the fire nation and making war technology, of course...!]

Seeing things like television and smart phones must have been weird to see or use at first! But everything is useful, I can't imagine what it's like not having technology and electricity. Except maybe for camping?

And I've seen a lot of movies before-! I'm a big fan of hero dramas, movies about heroes going on long journeys or facing personal dilemmas or saving cities and the world from certain destruction. My favorite ones are about the journey heroes have to make to become the greatest. Or samurai movies. What kinds have you seen or do you like?

There's whole movie theatres in Japan!

[ That's Zuko, wholesome with a pinch of war. ]

it took me ages to accept that there's no ink or stamps or paper inside the phone...... i know it's metal inside now but i won't even pretend to understand how it works
"magic." enough for me.

but it really is incredibly useful. i can't imagine what our world would be like even if we just had cameras. let alone phones and internet and stuff. you can just... look something up.... if you ever want to know something, the answer is right there!!!! it's beyond my imagination!!
or just
play music on the spot without anyone playing it
even instruments i'd never heard of before, like my friend showed me what a piano was online before i ever saw him play it in person
then i got to show someone else here a piano online who'd also never heard one!!
i hope you appreciate how amazing that is to be able to do that?!?!!

[ Midoriya just shot right up on Zuko's list of fast friends to talk to, though, because of what he says about movies. Nobody seems to share Zuko's enthusiasm about movies and it's aggravating not having an outlet for his amazement! ]

there are movie theatres..?! why?! what does that mean!? one of the best parts of movies is not having to go to the theatre! all the plus sides and none of the cons

i want to see movies like those!! that all sounds like the kind of story i'd like.
i've seen many movies..... but not in several months. not since i left the last world i was in. we don't have a tv here. my old roommates and i had a big tv in that world and i was tired a lot there so i stayed home and watched movies on this endless catalogue called moonflix a lot. i want to watch more movies again though
i liked kill will, the shimmer, mad matt: rage road, silence of the fawns, schneider's list.....
tell me more movies to watch!!
and i know a samurai here. i'd like to see samurai movies. i can show nobunaga, his world was like mine, no electricity no movies no phones. i bet he'd like that.
oh and if there are movies about the mafia i wanna see those too!!

[It's so amusing and interesting to read someone just experiencing these things?! Izuku never thought he would see something like this.]

Our phones have a lot packed in them- It's useful for when you might get lost that you can pull up a map of exactly where you are and where you need to go. That's saved my life before, it's really changed our lives. It's a big leap in technology, but I'm glad you get a chance to see it for what it is.

[And then Izuku is almost sparkling. Reading of someone so interested in movies makes him sit forward in his seat.]

Whole movie theatres! You can watch a movie on a giant screen almost as big as a house! It might be crowded and you have to go there but getting to watch a movie with your friends in front of a giant screen... I miss that. I wonder if there are theatres here in Avalon? Or even tvs and dvd players...??

I've- I've heard of those movies?? I think? ... Maybe something like that? Hero movies are the best ones, some of the action and fighting scenes I've seen are the best acting across the genre! The Revengers, Steel Man, Superb Man!

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Nobunaga?! ... THE NOBUNAGA?

[His brain is overloading with nerdy joy.]

yes!!!! thats amazing too the magic maps!!!!
i spent three years living at sea and had to learn how to navigate and read all kinds of old maps i found all over the world and here you can just
press a key and go
mind-blowing

[ The Avatar is lucky Zuko could find him with GPS in this world. No time wasted at all. ]

screens as big as houses?!?! i want to go!!
i used to go to the theatre all the time when i was young, my mom loved the theatre
if she could see movies....... wow. i can't imagine.
but i don't like the dramatic stories as much as she did i like the fighting too
there was this scene in kill will where a woman was wearing all white and having a sword fight in the snow and another woman scalped her and you saw the black hair and the red blood on the snow and it was like a painting it was so beautiful but chilling i never forgot it
another scene in the same movie where a cute girl got hit in the face with a spiked ball and the blood ran down her cheeks from her eyes like tears

[ Dumb teenage battle-crazy boy had a movie crush on both Gogo Yubari and O-Ren Ishii, yes he did. ]

whats the revengers
what do you mean by hero
doesnt every story have a hero

[ Nobunaga has told Zuko a fair bit about himself and Zuko's impressed with the daimyo, but he's been warned by his modern Japanese best friend about the man's historical reputation, too, so he has a mixed opinion about his samurai friend. ]

yeah oda nobunaga
hes here
and some of his vassals
masamune, the one-eyed dragon of the north
or something like that

Edited 2021-06-11 22:19 (UTC)

[Did their friendship just level up again? Izuku is on the verge of vibrating with delight, it's so fun chatting with someone who likes the same sorts of things. Getting excited about movies for the first time is so amazing to see! And he's not being called a nerd for liking so many hero movies or liking old Japanese history figures like Nobunaga!]

Sometimes the special effects in movies are amazing like that! How they figure out how to make it so beautiful and lifelike is like... an art! I think if a movie can make you feel something as deep as that, to make a memory you can't forget? That's the best thing.

But I mean SUPERHEROES! Heroes with special superpowers that can protect people who can't protect themselves! Stoping villains who want to destroy half the galaxy, with great power comes great responsibility! All of that!

I can't believe the real Nobunaga is here... I don't know what I'd say to him if I could meet him in real life. He's an important figure in Japanese history...!!!

mom said theatre showed us life like a mirror
i think movies can be like that too..

superheroes sound interesting then, that is all true, with great power does come great responsibility, and the strong should help the weak
especially in the face of people so blinded by their pursuit of power they'll destroy the world itself

[ He, like, is a superhero, casually, and has never heard of such a genre, so he's not catching any of this tongue-in-cheek rhetoric... this is just how he thinks... his everyday thoughts... ]

nobunaga is an interesting guy
we talked about military philosophy and he told me about his world
he likened japan in his time to being ruled by "crabs in a bucket"
all these different warlords fighting each other and pulling down anyone who tried to get out of the bucket
i liked talking to him even if he has some harrowing stories too
mixed opinions maybe. but interesting guy.
you should meet him.
especially if hes so important. you can gain another understanding of your country. thats important.
if i could meet Avatar Szeto or something from ancient Fire Nation history i wouldnt know where to start the conversation so i think i know what you mean

Your mom was right about that! I think so too. Movies and theatre can teach us a lot of things.

And that's why superheroes are important! Heroes can teach us that we should help people who can't help themselves, to protect people and that everyone deserves to be safe. Movies are a great way to show how important heroes are.

That's why I'm training to be one too.

[He doesn't even feel bad for sounding so nerdy about it. He's found some kinship!]

Wow... It's really like you talked to an actual celebrity. Japan's history can be a pretty messy one, especially during those times. I feel like I'd freeze up if I got to meet him. I better write down some questions if I get the chance...

[ It doesn't even register to Zuko that this guy might sound nerdy. Zuko's so earnest and serious, he just thinks this guy sounds moral? He's into it. He likes that schmaltzy heroic shit. ]

whats a super hero??
you talk about it like it's a career rather than a mindset....
thats noble of you to want to be like a protector of the people though
in a way i have similar aspirations.. not sure how much i'll be out there fighting anymore when i return home though. hopefully not much because there will be peace!! the war will be over!

but i definitely agree that the strong should feel compelled to help the weak, that people should be safe and free to express themselves and make art about anything they want.... in my country, most of the plays you'll see are very patriotic in nature in some way or another. it's a constant theme, that our art brings glory to the fire nation and the fire lord. it's good but it's not like these movies i've seen.... people just.. doing anything. stories that do nothing to glorify their country. even criticizing their governments!!! it's so different from anything you'd ever see in the fire nation..... i hope that my country's future after the war has ended will promise to better our culture. you know what i mean?

as for nobunaga
he talks a lot
he'll tell you whatever you ask about probably, that was the impression i got
we had long conversations about war and philosophy and he explained a lot about his world and their current politics and things he's done, shared about his life, his family...... we really covered a lot of ground honestly
he's easy to talk with. for me at least. i don't feel like that with most people.
and it's been easy talking with you too so you'll probably get along with nobunaga just fine. don't be nervous. he's just a person still. don't forget that.

Edited 2021-06-21 21:16 (UTC)

[Izuku isn't all the greatest about talking about himself but he feels oddly okay with doing it now! It's kind of really nice to talk to Zuko.]

Actually- in my world being a superhero is a career! Everyone has so many different sorts of abilities that our society is made up of a section divide between villains and heroes. Training to be a hero means protecting everyone and keeping villains from doing any damage. That's what I'm trying to do! Being a superhero means you're a pro! But if you're doing your best to protect people and do what's right? Especially with things like helping to stop a war? I'd say you're already training to be a pro hero too, Zuko-kun!

And I do know what you mean. Even in Japan's history and a lot of cultural history countries tend to use things like plays and media to help what people think of their nations... It can be hard but I think with the right people and the right way to express things I think people can learn a lot about themselves and be open-minded to the real world? I hope your home nation gets to that point too.

Thanks. I didn't expect to find someone who loves movies and things as much as I do. I'm glad I did. Nobunaga seems like the type of person who would be a good sort of mentor... But it's true, he's just a person too.

[Izuku is just a bit of a fanboy, that's all! He'll probably still freeze up. Like meeting a celebrity...]

interesting.. how do people decide if theyre heroes or villains.....? does it have to do with the nature of their powers??
seems like a strange way to separate society, like that just begs for more violence and unrest by polarizing people like that...
but i've heard of crazier bases for a society than hero vs villain.
thankfully my world has far more heroes than villains, i think. just one very powerful villain who needs to be taken down.
im sure there will always be more popping up though. but my friends and i will see to a global peace. and if im a hero to my world for that.... so be it. but im not chasing any glory for it.

my home nation has a long way to go in our culture before we can connect with ourselves like that again i think
i mean as we are now, we sing a lullaby to children about sons going off dying in war....
we've been defined by our military for so long, by others and by ourselves. i hope the fire nation can rediscover more beautiful parts of our culture, both those that were lost to a time before the war.... and new ones we make now.
i'll be excited to see such changes over the years.

in the meantime, yeah, i'm glad to meet someone who likes movies too :)
we'll get together in person sometime to watch more movies.
and yes nobunaga definitely seems to have a certain brand of wisdom, youre right. he's an interesting guy.
is he viewed as a hero in japan?? maybe he can be your mentor
my uncle is here in avalon, i dont need another mentor :)

The definition of a villain and a hero can be broad in the sense of those words in my world... I mean, it's more like looking at a criminal and the crimes they pick to commit. Villains are people who choose to hurt or cause distress for their own reasons. What makes someone a bad person that they want to do selfishly hurt others? I think it's those things that would classify a villain. A hero is someone who wants to keep the peace, and that's what we fight for. For a fair world for everyone.

[It's definitely a complicated topic. Izuku almost feels like he's in his ethics class again. Defining a Hero and a Villain can be tricky... Because are villains bad people? Or is it just circumstances? He wonders that...]

But yeah... History takes a long time to form. Making a path can take generations. But if it has people as hopeful as you? I think it's well on its way to peace too.

Anyway- Yeah! I think that would be great! I can't wait to see if I can find some movies here! I wonder if Camelot has its own movies? I'll try and find out! I'll get back to you soon?

[He's really happy to have made a friend?? Gosh, he might be still blushing furiously thinking about Nobunaga as a mentor though!]

Edited 2021-07-01 02:24 (UTC)

but those can be the same person
and what about people who change
it's not so black and white.....

[ Casual ethics class, yup, that's talking with Zuko. ]

thanks. i believe a little hope goes a long way.

im sure camelot has its own movies yeah
we'll find out.
text me whenever

[ Quite an invitation from the fire prince. He doesn't make friends so easily — or so he thinks — but he really is thrilled to have someone to dork out about movies with. His sister didn't seem to care when they'd watched movies together; his uncle can barely use a phone, they haven't gotten to movies yet; he hadn't introduced movies to his friends from home yet, one of whom is blind anyway, and his friends from other worlds were so used to movies as a normal thing that they didn't see the novel quality that excited Zuko so much... Just having a movie buddy alone is exciting. But also someone who trains in broadswords and is concerned about ethics and heroism? Izuku is Zuko's kinda guy. ]

[Izuku has never really been that great at making friends himself until he hit his high school days, honestly! And even to this day he still gets teased by the other people he knows for being a giant nerd. To find someone who likes the same sort of things he likes? And can talk about things like heroes and ethics... Who has a lot of stories of his own... He's excited to make a new friend!]

I think so too. I think people can be moved if we try to learn who they are or where they came from...

Right! I'll text you again soon! It was good talking to you, Zuko-kun!!

And good luck with finding a job! You can do it.

ha
thanks
:)

Edited 2021-07-03 01:58 (UTC)

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gruihslfjnkd this is my small joy ok the fourth wall is a thin veil

sjhdfsdf this is amazing!!!

igjrsk theyre so cute, i love this cr already, watch movies w zuko and make cheeky puns w meee lol

omg i love it too they need to be nerdy movie friends???

yesssss let's have them watch all the movies together, zuko needs it too

sorry for the delay, it's been a rough week!

no delay, no need to apologize, sorry to hear that it's been tough though! that's rough, buddy...

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legit, hit up zuko's inbox anytime, i'd love a movie night thread with izuku! :)