[At first, this post wasn't supposed to be on purpose, which is evident in that for a while, all your getting is the inside of Zuko's pocket as he's heading up the stairs to the deck. Unfortunately, the Barge apparently has other plans, and in another freak why is this happening moment, a huge, powerful stream of water is suddenly spilling down from the ceiling, which is sending him tumbling down the stairs in a decidedly undignified manner. There might have been a confused yell, and the communicator is falling out of his pocket and dunking under water for several seconds, floating away.

The communicator shoots down a level or two and floats there for a while. You can still hear the water, and probably Zuko coughing a couple feet away before he eventually wanders over, looking a lot like a pissed off wet cat. He scowls at the communicator when he sees it's recording and picks it up before addressing anyone who might be watching it.]

For anyone who cares, the stairwell's turned into a waterfall. [He turns the communicator to get a view of what exactly's going on, and indeed, a waterfall has popped out of no where. It's a little less powerful now, but there's a couple inches of water on the floor and it's still steadily pouring down from the ceiling. There are some mossy rocks sticking out of the walls now, too.]

No one has any idea why this is happening? Still?

I'm going to get dried off. [And the feed cuts.]

[Private to Jon, a while later]

Would you be interested in sparring later?

[Private to Vanessa]

I'm heading up to the CES to practice my Firebending. Do you want to come?

Has anyone actually seen who's in their room? [Pause. Trying to wrestle it open. Failure.] Or been able to unlock the doors?

[Someone is locked out of his room and he is not happy.]

And what happened to the deck?

[Private to Vanessa]

If this is some prank you're pulling on the rest of the Barge, it needs to stop.

[Private to Iroh]

I'm assuming this isn't what you were talking about in your last post, Uncle.

[Zuko sits imperiously at a desk in his chambers, which are far more ornate and expensive looking than his usual room. It's his suite in the Royal Palace, and basically everything shades of red and gold. His hair is longer and tied up in the traditional Fire Nation topknot, and is wearing full on Fire Lord raiments. The most glaring difference though? His face is unscarred.]

My people favor ambition. Drive. Something so many people here are lacking. Very few know what has to be done, and even then, some lack the will to do it.

You have to know what you want and take it. It's that simple.

Unrelatedly, I've come to miss having servants wait on me hand and foot. Does anyone have an inmate who wouldn't mind - [Read: who wants to be an ass to their inmate and make them work for me?] - doing a few chores?

[Filtered from Sveta & Howie]

Before I came here, the Avatar - my friend - was faced with the problem of wanting a nonviolent solution to a violent conflict. He was raised to believe that all life was sacred, and wanted to find another way to stop it, even though ending the threat permanently would restore peace and end a war that had.

I thought he was being naive. That violence was the only way to stop what was happening. But he found a solution that didn't end in murder while still eliminating the threat.

Obviously I don't know Howie or Sveta as well as I know my friend. But maybe that can work here, too.

... Does anyone need any assistance with what's going on?

[Private to Iroh]

Are you alright?