[DREAM/Video]

[heartandsoul]

[Maka can't be seen in this dream, which is a bit unusual as any quick check of the user ID would show that it's her SFC-turned-Dreamberry that's making this broadcast. No, all anyone would be able to see is this strange creature wandering around what's presumably Maka's dreamscape. Even for Maka's lack of imagination, this creature seems decidedly...lame, it can't be a construct of hers. What is it? What's the point of it?

Then it starts talking.

And talking.

And talking.

And talking.]

[There's a clatter and the dream abruptly ends, soon Maka appears on the screen having apparently just woken up from sleeping at her desk. She finally notices the Dreamberry and scowls at it, muttering to herself "how lame" before reaching over and turning off the feed.]

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[video]

[heartandsoul]

...[But she's...

Scared?

She's scared. She's afraid for Soul's well being, just as she was afraid for Kid's.

But this isn't how Maka operates with fear, she turns it into courage and fights on. Has being in Vatheon for the past year really worn her down so much that someone else has to remind her of what it means to have faith and take chances? Having time to think or to worry...was it really worth it?

Of course not, it's just made her into a miserable, bitter wreck.]

Zuko...I...[She stops, drawing into herself as she tries to force the words out. Finally she answers, though in a tone more strained and quiet than she intended:] I'll try. I'll try my hardest.

[video]

[flammatory]

Sometimes the only thing you need to do is keep trying.

Anyway... you don't have to deal with it right now, so don't go borrowing trouble, alright? It's my fault it got brought up.

[video]

[heartandsoul]

...Borrowing trouble? What does that even mean?

[video]

[flammatory]

You haven't heard that before? [Hey, that's a legitimate adage, people use it all the time. He's not being a dork for once.]

It means don't add more problems to the ones you already have.

[video]

[heartandsoul]

...We have "don't go looking for trouble" where I'm from.

[She is mystified and has never heard it before.]

Um. Thanks anyway, though.

[video]

[flammatory]

Uh... you're welcome. Did I do okay? I don't give a lot of pep talks that don't include kicking someone through a wall.

[video]

[heartandsoul]

[At this Maka actually cracks a smile, laughing a little.]

You did great. It's the best advice I've gotten since...Soul was here, actually. I've never spoken to anybody about what happened before now, so...I was kind of stuck.

[A pause before adding:] You're free to kick me through a wall in a different situation, though.

[video]

[flammatory]

[Well. At least she's laughing, even if it's at him. He slumps in place a little, unable to be irritated in the face of her actually cheering up.]

It wasn't even that much advice. I just told you not to give up! I guess... I kind of know how you feel. It's easy to be fatalistic, but it's harder to change the world into what you want it to be.

--You want to train or something? [He blinks for a second, but then says with more confidence,] We could do that.