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[Sokka is usually the one shelving things at the store. Tonight though, he's been tasked with the register. He's kind of bored whenever he's there since he just waits for people to come in and buy stuff. Tonight's even a night when Katara's not working so he's extra bored. Usually it's a good time for him to plan his next videos for his channel, but right now he doesn't feel like it.

Instead he checks the cameras and sees a strange looking guy in a strange colorful mask... shoving stuff into his backpack? This is the shoplifter they have been warned about! Well he's not gonna succeed in his store! Sokka promptly gets up and checks which isle this image is coming from before half-running there to deal with this thief.

While he has no weapons with him in work, he does have a mop for cleaning the floors which he took with him - which he points towards the thief.]

Stop!

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[ The thief is not caught off-guard, immediately drawing the string of the backpack and flinging it over his shoulder in one fell motion, but just before he moves to bolt, he's stopped in his tracks by surprise... While he's always anticipating he might get caught and is ready to run rather than fight, one thing does catch him off-guard. ]

...Sokka?!

[ His mask may still be on, but, uh... he has a pretty recognizable voice. Oops. ]

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[That makes him pause and his eyes widen. Wait, what.]

Zuko?! Why are you... ugh. [He looks around. No one.] Come with me to the staff room. Quick.

[He attempts to grab his wrist.]

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[ Zuko snatches his wrist away, though. He's glancing around, searching for other customers or employees, but it seems to be just them. Sokka wouldn't turn him into the Knights, surely... But he's also not really keen on going in the backroom to get a stern talking to and slapped on the wrist. He wishes he could just bolt, but he knows he can't; it'd cause problems personally now if he goes through with it. He just has to pay for all this... That's all he can think to do to fix this. After a moment's silent hesitation, Zuko goes ahead and follows Sokka to the staff room, but says nothing. Is there still a chance he could get out of this as if he's not Zuko...?! No... There's not. ]

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[Once they're both in the staff room, Sokka closes the door and leans against it, looking like an upset big brother or something similar.]

Explanation. Now.

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[ Zuko is silent for a long moment, not looking at Sokka from beneath the mask; even if Sokka can't see that he won't make eye contact, it's so palpable he can surely feel it anyway. The gears in his head aren't turning fast enough, and finally, on the verge of defeat already, caught redhanded, the best he can muster is a mumbled: ]

...I didn't know you worked here...

[ Like that's any kind of excuse or explanation. Zuko knows what Sokka is asking for. He just doesn't want to admit it. ]

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[Sokka facepalms at that "explanation".]

Even if you didn't, why would you rob any store?! Does your uncle know about this?

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No, and don't you tell him! I don't need Uncle worrying about us even more than he already probably is...

[ "Us." That one short word is revealing. There's only so many other people who can be encompassed under "us" in a regular-shoplifting scenario like this... And someone who's probably quite close to home and knows how best to lead the future fire lord astray more than anyone else could. ]