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the fire lord stepped into the quiet palace garden, his scarred face half-hidden in the shadow of the overhanging cherry blossoms. golden sunlight filtered through the leaves, warming the stone path beneath his boots. zuko paused, sensing another presence nearby.
            
            his golden eyes narrowed slightly as he turned toward the unknown figure standing among the flowers.
            
            "who are you?" he asked, voice low and guarded, one hand instinctively hovering near the edge of his robe where a flame could easily spark. "this garden is restricted. state your business."

@spacediva 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤno need to be cautious of me,  I'm quite friendly.

I do not feel fear. I learn caution.

@ofspite 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤwhy not.  scared I might pounce?

@fashioned 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤa small town, why? and that's not very nice. 

@rcttenguards 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤshe shook her head in disappointment,  ❝maybe where you come from, kids think like that but here.. in this town, not so much.❞  merikh stayed silent, listening to his words. Her facial expressions are calm, however, her gaze seems stern.  ❝as I said before, this is my town and foreigners like yourself are not always filled with good intentions.❞ ...  ❝i hate to be deceived but my questions are just precaution I must take for the safety of this town. I hope you can understand.❞

“Kids these days just assume it’s like a Halloween thing, like I just wear a costume or it’s make up.” He shrugged. “Not sure if that was intentional of you to say that but. Haha..very funny.” He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.  “No I don’t have any family, I do have a home. Why does this even matter to you anyways?”

@rcttenguards 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤshe chuckles, crossing her arms under her chest. lips curling into a playful chuckle,   ❝oh please, I meant no harm especially to a, /dead man/.❞   her eyes gleam as she punctuates her words.  ❝hm, I can't have you wondering around like this, you'll scare the children in my town. do you have a home? a family member I can help you return to?❞ she asks curiously while checking the time on her watch, before gazing back down at the man with a slight title of her head. seemingly not so surprised that she was talking to a literally dead man.

@prettysmilings 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤshe just further laughs, now with a glove hand covering her face while trying to calm down.  ❝you're one funny lady❞ she says with a small exhale of satisfaction, her tone soft as she stares with delight. ❝i like you,❞ she claims with a purring cheeky tone, ❝come, you must tell me your name as I'll take that as an apology for bumping into me❞  

@MOTHERGANG 
            
            Carmon furrowed her brows a bit in confusion but proceeded to raise an eyebrow. “I was quite wrapped up in texting someone— which doesn’t help my case at all.” 

@prettysmilings 
            ㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝didn't see me?❞    she blinks at first, before following right after with a burst of laughter.   ❝its hard to believe that, just look at how much the gap of height is between us dear❞   she says with a small cackle, with her head tilting further down to get a good look at the smaller woman.