lays all over zuko. ;;

[deformed]

You miss me? Well, I have a lot of experience with that feeling, so good luck. [ Shrugs, frowning to one side. ] You never actually say it, this is kind of a huge surprise to deal with. Thanks, I guess.

It's not like I'm the one who stopped talking to you.

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[deformed]

It's not that. It's more like, trying to let someone know you care for ages and ages, and then getting completely ignored! Then all of a sudden, they care what you think again?

Girls are crazy. How does any of this work?

[alchimia]

You're telling me... [ Rubs the back of his head, as if remembering some kind of old wound. ] Never could figure them out myself. But I guess it's better late than never. Or something. I dunno.

[deformed]

How do you deal with yours?

[alchimia]

My mun? I've just about given up trying... She does whatever she wants anyway.

[deformed]

Oh.

[alchimia]

Yeaah. Good luck with yours, though. I mean, from the sound of things, yours isn't as much of a freak as mine is.

[deformed]

She'd argue the point, but I won't. Mundanes are mostly the same, right?

[alchimia]

Probably. 'Sdamn hard to tell sometimes. But you do hafta wonder when they got people like us up in their heads.

[deformed]

Yeah. I don't know about you, but I wonder why they put up with us. The only thing I can think of is that they really do like our company, even when they're being jerks.

[alchimia]

To be honest? I think mine just likes fucking with me. But it'd be nice to think she does actually care.

[deformed]

Sometimes she lets you be happy, doesn't she?

[alchimia]

I guess. But more often than not, it's more about whether I can let myself be happy. Not always easy, y'know?

[deformed]

I know exactly what you mean. I'm never happy.

[alchimia]

Not even a little bit? Sounds... shitty.

[deformed]

There's not much to laugh and sing about. Take today — it's terrible and I haven't even done anything yet. What does that say about me? That I whine and never get anything done? Augh.

[alchimia]

I dunno. I can't really blame you. If it was me sitting in the dark waiting to be dragged out, I'd pitch a fight. Whining's not so bad. And now that you are out, if you wanna do something... do it? But I guess that also depends on what you wanna do.

[deformed]

I want to help my friends and I want to make my girlfriend happy.

And I want to face-plant the floor and never get up, but that last one's not really an option.

[alchimia]

...You could face-plant the floor, stay there for a while, and then get up to help your friends and make your girlfriend happy? Though I can't give much advice on that last one.

[deformed]

What about you, Ed? What do you want?

[alchimia]

What do I want...

[ That. Is a really tough question. In all honesty, he doesn't know. Before, it had always been about restoring Al and now that he's accomplished that, he's at a bit of a loss. ]

I don't... really know. I mean, I kinda got what I wanted. Things didn't turn out exactly like I hoped, but— It's fine, so... I'm fine.

[deformed]

'Fine' isn't happy.

[alchimia]

No, it's not. But "fine" is better than some of the other things I could've ended up being. Like "completely miserable", for a start.

[deformed]

Why would you be miserable?

[alchimia]

Why are you never happy?

[deformed]

[ — Point taken, shutting up now. ]

Sorry.