Cup 016: Iroh [In Person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[In the kitchen, sitting in a chair by the window, sits a boy.  He has black hair, and golden eyes, and his hair is held up in a topknot.  His clothes are red and gold, the fine clothes of the Fire Nation royalty.

The boy Iroh sighs, content, as he looks out the window.]

What a rare gift this is.

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[In Person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

[Tom walks into the kitchen to makes some nachos, which is now pretty much a weekly thing for him or at the most three times a week. He spots the boy and pops the bowl of cheese and chips in the microwave.]

Looks like you're enjoying this.

[He smiles.]

[In person]

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[Iroh turns to the boy. It takes him a moment to recognize him, but he does after a moment.]

I am. What other chance would I have to revist my lost youth? Not that being old is at all bad, but this is a nice break.

[He pushes himself off from the chair and lands on the floor.]

How are you dealing with it?

[In person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Iroh?

[Tom's eyes widen. It was nice to see someone happy despite the issues that surround them.]

I'm doing okay, I guess. It's not too bad but it's harder to reach things.

[And no, he's not going to admit that he leaves the top shelves intentionally empty at his own apartment.]

[In person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[He shrugs.]

I suppose it is. But I'll take the energy and fire of youth over height for now. And at least we still have our older minds.

[In person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the scary part. It's like the innocence is only a shell. I kinda like the idea of starting over, you know. Maybe I won't repeat my mistakes again.

[He looks outside to the grounds and smirks.]

I want to climb a tree.

[In person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

An appealing though, I suppose. But our mistakes make us who we are. What do we have left if we change that?

[He smiles at Tom's request.]

It's been far too long since I've done that. Let's do it.

[In person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[And now he brightens up with the chance to actually be a kid despite that his mother may have thought Tom to be a clumsy kid, hence the dance lessons and all the other weird things that his mom put him through simply because Tom refused to snitch on his bully...who happened to be a girl.]

Finally! Something fun!

[In person]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh grins.]

Race you to the tree.

[And with that he takes off for the manor's front door. Despite his solid, almost chubby frame, the kid Iroh is fit and energetic, and he laughs as he tears through the manor halls.]

[In Person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Hey!!

[Tom's smaller frame has to work a little harder to catch up to the trained kid that Iroh is at this point.]

You're bigger than me!!

I have a troubled youth for you Iroh~ Mend him with your tea and good nature! XD

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[Gokudera was in the kitchen looking for materials to make a makeshift explosive... if he wanted to break that barrier thing he was going to need more then what he had.

Now... lets see... dish soap could be used as a substitute for one of the chemicals he needed... but how the fuck was he supposed to reach the dish soap as an eight year old? Then he hears what he assumes is the other kid in the room call it a gift.]

Gift my ass! I look like a dork, I can't reach the friggin' counter, and I have to find the way out of this shit-hole!

[In his irritation he pulls out a cigarette and lights it]

Let's see what we can do...

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh turns to the kid who spoke. He doesn't look at all familiar.]

Hello there. You must be new here.

[He jumps down from the chair and bows to the kid.]

I am Iroh. What's your name?

So much luvs on Iroh~ Always~

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[Gokudera's brows nit together as he looks over Iroh questioningly, honestly caught off guard causing him to leave out his usual qualms about giving out his name]

Gokudera...

[Realizing what he had done he quickly goes back on the defense]

The hell does it matter anyway?

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

It matters because I want to be polite. I gave you my name, so I asked for yours.

Have you been here long? It's a very confusing place, to say the least.

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[Polite?This word does not exist in his vocabulary What kind of bullshit was that? what did this kid want?]

I've been here for a few days... What the hell do you want anyway?! You're not getting anything out of me, kid!

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[He can't help but smile. It's been a long time since anyone's called him 'kid'.]

I simply want to help you. I know I was lost my first few days here.

[andsuddenlydynamite]

[Color him confused]

Well I ain't doin' you any favors after this. Whether you help me or not.

[He blows his cigarette smoke from his nostrils irritably]

Doubt you could help me anyway, unless you know how to make a bomb.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

Very well. If you feel no need to repay me, so be it. But if you ever need help, I may still offer it.

[He frowns at his next request.]

I'm not sure I do. What would you need with one, anyway?

[whitefacedclown.livejournal.com]

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh turns from the window and smiles at the young Allen.]

How are you?

[whitefacedclown.livejournal.com]

I'm fine.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

[Iroh gestures for Allen to come closer.]

Come in, then. Don't be shy. I'm the same as before, just younger. Though I suppose the same can be said for all of us.

[whitefacedclown.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm just not...exactly fully convinced I guess.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

Of what, might I ask? I know I'm the same inside. I have memories of everything I've done over the last sixty years. It's only my bending that's affected.

[whitefacedclown.livejournal.com]

That I am where I think I am.

[ginsengismyfave.livejournal.com]

As far as I know we're still here, at the manor. Nothing's changed but us.