Zuko (
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thebastion2014-12-05 10:57 pm
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Day 256 [Open]
Who: Zuko and anyone
Open: Open!
When: Day 256, evening
Where: By the lake
What: A failure to meditate
Format: I'll match
Warnings: Honor
Zuko knows she's always been hard on herself, but she's never really considered it to be too hard. But some of the things people have been saying about her... Well, people in the Bastion have always expressed a more positive view of her than she thinks she deserves, and she always figured it was because they don't know what she's come from, but she's finally starting to wonder. Maybe the flawed perspective is her own.
Which is why she is attempting something else which, like positive thinking, she is not very good at: meditating. Whoever really wants to can find her by the lake, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed and... definitely scowling more than she ought to be.
Open: Open!
When: Day 256, evening
Where: By the lake
What: A failure to meditate
Format: I'll match
Warnings: Honor
Zuko knows she's always been hard on herself, but she's never really considered it to be too hard. But some of the things people have been saying about her... Well, people in the Bastion have always expressed a more positive view of her than she thinks she deserves, and she always figured it was because they don't know what she's come from, but she's finally starting to wonder. Maybe the flawed perspective is her own.
Which is why she is attempting something else which, like positive thinking, she is not very good at: meditating. Whoever really wants to can find her by the lake, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed and... definitely scowling more than she ought to be.
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...You seem troubled.
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[Apparently the lake was the absolute worst choice if she wanted to be undisturbed, does everyone take their evening walks here? Zuko speaks even before looking over this time, but then she blinks in some surprise. She's seen him around before. The man whose face might actually be worse than hers.]
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My apologies for the interruption. You just seemed to be having difficulty concentrating, and thought I might offer my assistance.
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[It's said sarcastically, but if she didn't want the help she would have said she didn't need it.]
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[Let's face it, she probably forgot 80% of what her uncle might have told her about it because she was too stubborn to listen.]
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I could give more than just general tips if I had some clue of what you intend to meditate on, but I suppose the knowledge that one does not necessarily need to be sitting during meditation may be useful for future reference.
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[Obviously.]
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[...or at least not all at once. She has other things she needs to do.]
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[Well, not a complete mystery since people are fundamentally people and thus in some ways rather predictable, but that's neither here nor there.]
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[Spend an entire day lying around meditating she means.]
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[And even then almost never an entire day. Things to do, you know.]
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[Although it might help if relaxation was a step that she included.]
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[This is his way of saying that Zuko looks as stiff as a board without using that exact phrasing. Tact, he knows how to use it.]
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I get it, I'm bad at all of it.
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Oh really? And here I thought your lack of skill was due to a lack of practice. If you truly lack ability, then speaking of your troubles to someone would serve you far better.
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Who, like you? Forget it.
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...exactly.
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Forgive the unsolicited advice earlier. I was once a teacher, and it seems old habits die hard. I am Ghaleon.
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...it's fine, I guess. If it were someone flailing around with a sword, I know I'd interrupt.
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Yes, far better to damage their pride than risk an injury in that case.
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Why did you stop teaching?
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[Massive. Understatement.]
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