Friends in Need; RL with Azula

[iknowucan]

After securing a worldhop (which was actually pretty hard to get, considering all the crazy "shadow" things going on, but Ryan is magic and gets what he wants), Ryan showed up at the AU house that's completely empty. Well, okay then. Azula always struck him as a minimalist so, cool.

He wandered through the place a little cautiously, since he knew that Azula was a little... um, easily annoyed. "Azula?"


((OOC: THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DON'T MAKE EXECUTIVE DECISIONS let me know if any o this should be changed :X))

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[iknowucan]

"Yes you do."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"How would you know? You weren't even looking at me."

[iknowucan]

"You make video posts sometimes and you kind of pout. Besides, I can totally tell." His life was full of girls pouting, after all. He knew how it was done, even when it was only done in spirit.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I don't pout in video posts. I never look anything but fierce and intimidating."

[iknowucan]

"..." He shook his head. "Azula, you looked upset and kind of worried in your last video post."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"And which one would that be?" She knew, of course, but...

[iknowucan]

He raised an eyebrow. "The one that made me decide to come out here. I wouldn't have been so worried for you if I hadn't seen it."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Being worried for me is stupid. It should be obvious by now that I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

[iknowucan]

"That doesn't mean I won't worry about you. I like you, so I'm gonna worry if you look like you're not doing well." Which was how Azula looked.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I think I look like I'm doing fine." She straightened her robe and smoothed her hair as surreptitiously as possible.

[iknowucan]

"I think you look like you could use a manicure, personally, but maybe that's just because that usually cheers people up." Including him. Not that he would ever say so.

bonding topic, here we go

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I had one three days ago. I like going to the spa."

[iknowucan]

He grinned, easing into the topic with no trouble. "Me too. There's nothing more relaxing than a facial or a massage, seriously. The spa at the country club my parents are part of is amazing."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I have my own, at the palace." She paused. "I like getting my hair combed."

[iknowucan]

"That's so cool. Sharpay and I usually only go to the one at Lava Springs, or the nice one a few miles from home, but I know she'd kill to have her own spa." He nodded at that, "Your scalp's usually pretty sensitive - that's why people like messing with their hair and stuff, I guess."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I go every day, if I have the time. It's... nice."

[iknowucan]

He smiled. This was a good subject, he figured. "It really is. No wonder you're so collected most of the time, if you go every day."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I'm collected all the time because it's in my nature. I'm strong."

[iknowucan]

"Most of the time. You're not all that collected now. And you are strong, nobody's debating that."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"What do you mean, I'm not collected now? Do I look like I'm sobbing all over myself?"

[iknowucan]

"No, not like that." He waved a hand. "You never cry in front of people, I can tell, and that's okay! I just meant that you're... not hiding that you're unhappy. You're making posts about how unhappy you are and were accusing people of taking Dr. Cuddy." Not that he had been lurking on her posts while he'd waited for a world hop. Not at all.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"Tell me the last time I made a post where I said 'I am unhappy'."

[iknowucan]

"You never say it, but... C'mon, Azula. Give me some credit. I know what people look like when they're unhappy."

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

"I look fine. ... And he didn't actually take her."

[iknowucan]

He shook his head. He wanted to explain to her that it was okay not to look 100% all the time, but he knew he wouldn't get through to her. "I know he didn't."