EMERGENCY BROADCAST (text)

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To: All Users
From: sans.
Subject: (SUBJECT HERE)
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT: The following is an automated message.

Nature of Emergency: cagey queen left us hanging


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Users in the vicinity of: home are requested to congregate in the: mess hall immediately for: probably a good idea to come save us


Additional Notes:

* sup.
* not much, not much, just hangin' with about 3 new and old friends in this cage dangling precariously above the water.
* can't say i like the conditions either, but the cold and damp doesn't get under my skin. i think i see other cages, tho and, uh, i can't say much for them yet.
* six other occupied cages, with about three in each. hey, it's like those math problems you used to get in school.
* startin' to get a real sinking feeling so if there's anybody out there who ain't locked up, it'd mean a lot to me and over 20 other people if you bailed us out.
* see ya. sans.

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Comments

[daughterofursa]

With punching someone in the face?

[She's. not following.

Why is Rin acting nice all of a sudden, wasn't she mad?]

[heritrix]

[HA. There's a twinkle in her eye, like she's trying not to laugh but really does find that prospect entertaining.]

Ooh, if you're offering, another time perhaps. But no. I meant getting me another shirt!

[With a smirk, she points at Zuko's own clothes.]

That's a time-honored custom in my culture. If it were just a stain, I'd have you foot the laundry bill or wash it for me. I suppose I could have you mend it, buuuut.... [She strokes her chin, giving Zuko a sly look.] I have another shirt just like it, so that won't be necessary. And this seems like a great opportunity for new clothes.

[Her hands drop to her hips.] What do you say? You have good taste, as far as colors go. I bet you could pick out something nice.

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko glances down at her pajamas when Rin points at her and tries to work this out.

Is Rin... genuinely just upset about her shirt? But Zuko burned her.]

You want one of my shirts when we get back?

[heritrix]

That's right!

Normally I'd drag you shopping with me and make you shill out for a new one, but we can't do that here. So you can give me one of your shirts, or have Ozuma make one just like it. Which sounds preferable to you?

[daughterofursa]

Well... I don't have much that's warm. It might be worth it to ask Ozuma for a lot of winter clothes.

[Not realizing of course that Chara's already beat her to it. But do they have her fashion sense]

[heritrix]

If you're offering your own favor for it, I won't argue~.

[Though once everyone finds out Chara's beat them to asking for clothes for everyone, she could just as easily go back to demanding a single shirt, or for Zuko to otherwise help her design something. What doesn't really matter to her, the point is to sell the exchange.]

Do we have a deal?

[daughterofursa]

Yeah. Deal.

[No hesitation. Zuko barely uses her favors as it is, if this helps make up for burning Rin, she's all for it.]

[heritrix]

Great!

[She reaches for Zuko's hand, punctuating her flourishing speech with a firm handshake.]

Seal~ with~ a shake~ and we're settled.

[So don't look so glum.]

[daughterofursa]

[Glum is her default expression, Rin. That probably makes it a step up.

But hey, she knows this handshake business.]

Does this mean... we're okay?

[heritrix]

Absolutely. Being fussy with you after you repay your debt would just be petty. That puts us in the green.

[daughterofursa]

[Okay, she might look less glum from relief. ... She's guessing green means good here.]

Good.