OPEN SEASON 2.

[crawly]

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2. provide a prompt.

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3. gotta go fast.

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previous post here.

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[seaclipsed]

I'm thinking about it
I'm not doing anything else later, so might as well

[ she squints at her phone. does this mean he is poking his head out of the cave. ]

Are you coming?

[brandedloyalty]

Maybe... I did my homework.
Do you want to walk over with me?

[seaclipsed]

Sure!
I'd love to
Meet me at 8?

[brandedloyalty]

Works for me
:-)

[ At 8, Zuko's waiting for Katara on the corner of the street halfway between their apartments and Toph's house. The rest of the walk won't take long; Zuko's wearing sneakers and casual clothing anyway. ]

Hey! [ Zuko here. He waves when he sees her. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ she waves back, trying not to laugh. ]

Ready to go?

[ she's dressed comfortably too, just a casual dress and flats because honestly the idea of wearing anything particularly fancy to a party that toph is throwing sounds like a horrendous idea. ]

[brandedloyalty]

[ Zuko likes Toph, he's friends with Toph, but he too would never wear something very nice to a party of hers. Not that he owns many nice, acceptable-looking clothes in the first place. ]

Yeah! [ As they start walking, the temperate, warm weather makes it a comfortable evening. ] I don't think I've been to a party in weeks. Especially not a Toph party.

[seaclipsed]

You've sort of been a recluse since the last time I saw you.

[ not that she can blame him; she's been pretty busy too. ]

[brandedloyalty]

I had homework!

[ After the immediate defensiveness comes a sheepish hunch of his shoulders. ]

What about you, have you been out at all?

[seaclipsed]

[ she has to cover her mouth with her hand to stop herself from laughing. ]

I've been doing my club activities, so yes, I have.

[brandedloyalty]

But does that really count? [ Zuko doesn't quail at nearly being laughed at, because yeah, he's been kind of a shut-in lately. That doesn't mean he can't elbow back at her too! ]

Club activities are kind of like homework too.

[seaclipsed]

I don't get punished if I don't go though.

[ unlike not doing homework, which results in failing. ]

[brandedloyalty]

...I guess. [ Zuko exhales heavily, somewhat defeated. ] Hey, at least we're going off campus today. That's something.

[ That's just sad, Zuko. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ it's very sad but it just makes her smile, because it's the kind of sad that rolls over into being funny. ]

We can stay out as late as we can then. [ ... ] Unless you have a curfew?

[ she's teasing. mostly. ]

[brandedloyalty]

I'll have you know I haven't had a curfew since I was 19.

[ Sniffing, Zuko only manages to hold onto his poker face for a few seconds before he breaks into a snicker.

Toph's house is only a walk away, and even when they're close to the door there's no thumping music. Just the occasional voice, people shouting and laughing inside the house. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ it's a good thing zuko laughed, because katara definitely does too. ]

I wonder if my brother is here...

[brandedloyalty]

Sokka? I have no idea. You didn't ask him if he was going to show up?

[ As they enter, the music becomes more noticeable, playing from a speaker loud enough to offer a backdrop to the conversations and interactions.

And the alcohol drinking, because there's definitely a wide array to choose from in the kitchen. ]

[seaclipsed]

No... because then it was going to turn into a thing.

[ a weird sibling thing, where it would have turned into a dumb argument over nothing and then they would have gotten over it by the next day. but it still seemed like too much work. ]

[brandedloyalty]

A thing?

[ Look, Zuko's no stranger to weird sibling things. But Katara and Sokka's brand of weird sibling things are another... well, thing. ]

What if you run into him here?

[seaclipsed]

I'll say hi. He'll probably wave excitedly and tell me to watch him lose at beer pong.

[ okay, it'll probably be watch him play in general, but katara knows he'll lose. ]

It'll be fine.

[brandedloyalty]

Oh. That sounds... fun. [ A pause. ] Fun?

[ Zuko allows, ] Well, if you think beer pong is a good time.

[seaclipsed]

[ honestly she doesn't even think sokka is in it for the drinking, he just wants to impress his girlfriend by winning.

it's a little cute, in the "he's an idiot" way. not that katara would say? that? out loud? ]

Have you ever played?

[brandedloyalty]

Once or twice. I'm okay at it.

[ The hand-eye coordination part is fine. Having tolerance to alcohol is less... doable. ]

Why, do you want to play? Show Sokka who's boss?

[seaclipsed]

[ honestly that would probably end terribly, but it also has the potential of being amusing. ]

Why don't we see where the night takes us?

[ she should. probably not assume zuko is going to stick with her all night just because they came here together. ]

[brandedloyalty]

Oh, okay. [ The thought of playing beer pong with Katara shouldn't be as fun as it is, but he doesn't push it. He can... just hang out with her! ]

You... want a drink?

[seaclipsed]

[ okay, the awkward phrasing makes her laugh, and katara is just going to grab him by the arm and start walking. ]

Let's go.

[ to the drinks, she means. ]