{VIDEO POST}

[bentflame]

[Azula's sitting out on the hotel suite's balcony, enjoying the night air and looking contemplative]

[she's fingering a necklace-- a simple gold chain-- that some might recognize as one that she always wears under her clothing, and in her hand is a hand-held tape recorder]

[she presses the "play" button, and her own tinny-sounding voice comes out of the little speakers:]

Say something.

hotpinkaura follows:]

"Okay... hi, little machine thing. ... Okay, that just sounded stupid. Is that enough, Azula?"

[Azula rewinds; she plays the recording a few more times before setting the device down and staring off into the night]

Comments

[dreaming-oflove.livejournal.com]

...Azula?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

... What?

[dreaming-oflove.livejournal.com]

Is everything alright?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Why wouldn't it be?

[dreaming-oflove.livejournal.com]

You...look lonely.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm not lonely. Lisa's about twenty feet away.

[hands4healing.livejournal.com]

Are you okay?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Mm-hm.

[hands4healing.livejournal.com]

Was that a recording of one of your friends?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

It was someone I used to know a long time ago.

[hands4healing.livejournal.com]

That's nice, that you have her voice. Not as nice if she was there with you, I'd bet.

YOU'RE WELCOME BB :>

[darkmirror-vr2.livejournal.com]

So I'm going to assume this wasn't meant to be posted.

;_______________;

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

... Not really, no.

....don't look at me like that.

[darkmirror-vr2.livejournal.com]

Thought as much.

Who was that?

;_____________________________________;

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Someone who's gone now.

It could be worse! 8|

[darkmirror-vr2.livejournal.com]

....the community?

[xxxing.livejournal.com]

Ahaha! Looks like you're still a needy little brat, huh~?

[user xxxing has logged off]

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

[HATE HATE HATE KILL KILL KILL]

[changerofwilds.livejournal.com]

Thisis why you don't form relationships.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I don't.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

[He's taking quite a while to debate whether he should say anything here. Finally, he ventures...]

... Azula? Are you alright?

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Why do you all keep asking that?

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

Because people sitting and playing a recording to themselves very seldom are.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm just listening to it.

[unluckychimera.livejournal.com]

Sorry. It's usually better to check these things - if there is a problem it has this nasty tendency to get worse if you ignore it.