Third Floor Common Room, Saturday Evening

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Not exciting, but fun: Dinah had ordered pizza, made popcorn, and had pop out for whoever wanted it, while she clicked on the Chiller marathon of Darkest Night. The usual theme music swelled, the vampires swooshed across the screen, and hello, Lee's shirt getting ripped. How she'd missed you.

[open to all, as Dinah catches up on Tony's show]

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Hunh. Yeah, I guess that's true... and she was getting ready for Barbara and Helena. Not everyone else here." Dinah cocked her head, grinning a little as Azula bit into the pizza, then blinked. "Oh, wow. Would that ever be the confrontation from hell."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"I think hell would be a lot more cooler than the inferno I have in mind," she said mildly. Azula refrained from pointing out that if she were allowed to push Dinah more, she'd have developed that new power of hers a lot faster.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah kept her shudder internal, and said with equal calm, "Well, I screamed her out a window, and she landed in the river. She's probably fine, but she hasn't reappeared in two weeks."

And good thing Azula refrained from saying that, because for all Dinah knew, she could've *killed* Shiva, and killing Azula would've been hugely, tremendously awful. So yeah, no.

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Probably off revising her plans, you've warned your family? I'm suspect she's not finished with any of you."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Ohhhh yes. Priestly called them when I got grabbed, they figured out who did it... then I went home after. Barbara was freaking out bad." Mostly from guilt. But a lot from worry too. "And yeah. Until she's back in jail, there's no way we can't expect her to not show up again."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"It's only practical to be on your guard." Azula said in a matter a fact tone. "If she's as relentless as you say..."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"She is. She totally, totally is." Dinah grimaced. "I've checked the news for anything about her. Nada." She sighed. "It might be easier when I'm back on my home territory in New Gotham, you know? Graduation is only forty-some days away."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Then you plan to be a private detective? Well, being in your home territory can have its advantages."

There was an unexpected spike of something when Dinah mentioned her graduation. "I suppose after you leave that's it? You move on and you live your whole life in New Gotham?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I'll live my life there, but I'm definitely coming back for visits." Azula didn't sound like she'd miss her, did she? "Momoko will kill me if I don't come back for her birthday in July, and Karla's going to need help with her home territory, and... there's Jaime." She paused, then admitted, "We just started dating. I'm not disappearing."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Of course not, the mere idea that she would miss Dinah was ridiculous.

"That's good. Its not good to forget allies," she said. "Jaime? I think I've met him. Nice but forgettable."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"From where you're standing," Dinah said, bridling a bit. "From where I'm standing, there's a lot more to him."

And noooo, right, backing down on that, no reason to give Azula any suspicion of Jaime's Scarab or identity. "I don't forget friends, or allies." She gave Azula a sideways smile. "Or former teachers who are friends."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

She blinked, then crossed her arms and affected the tone of voice she used when teaching. "That is only right, of course. After all my teachings are invaluable."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah snorted, then grinned. "For all sorts of reasons."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"And best you remember that," she focused on the television set because she felt if this gets on, she'll replicate her stunning missteps in Ember Island here. Regular social interaction is confusing. "I still don't get why that man tore his shirt off."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah grinned. "There is no reason that really makes sense in the story... mostly it's just 'cause Lee has a nice chest and many of us want to see it."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Azula regarded Lee. "I suppose... But I know more boys that have better chest in the Fire Nation."