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markofthebrave) wrote2013-11-25 09:15 am
markofthebrave) wrote2013-11-25 09:15 am
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[Katara is not doing well.
I know - I know I go back. I know I have something I need to finish. But how long is it going to be, Sokka? Other people, it seems like they go and come back all the time. And I can't help but wonder when it's going to be you and - and if it will ever be me."
"Sometimes I think it will never be me. But I can't do this without you."
But it had been him. It had been him, just like she'd been afraid it would be. And now the one person she had always known had her back was gone. She knew it wasn't fair, but she felt alone.
And angry. And helpless. And hurt. And angry.
"Sometimes I think it will never be me. But I can't do this without you."
She should have told him. She wasn't sure she could do this without him either.
Katara let Aang make the announcement. She didn't want to have to deal with his friends grief on top of her own. Maybe it was selfish, but maybe there was a time for that. There wasn't enough to do. She didn't really want to see anybody, but this wasn't like when she'd lost her mom. There were no emergencies. There was nothing to distract her.
But she couldn't stand being in the house Sokka had expanded, not after cleaning it from the second floor on down. If you're in the house, it's probably best not to get in her way.
Once that's done, there's still not enough to do. She goes out to practice bending by the river and takes her bo with her, just in case she wants to practice that too. But she mostly ends up sitting on a rock by the river, her feet dangling down and almost touching the water.]
I know - I know I go back. I know I have something I need to finish. But how long is it going to be, Sokka? Other people, it seems like they go and come back all the time. And I can't help but wonder when it's going to be you and - and if it will ever be me."
"Sometimes I think it will never be me. But I can't do this without you."
But it had been him. It had been him, just like she'd been afraid it would be. And now the one person she had always known had her back was gone. She knew it wasn't fair, but she felt alone.
And angry. And helpless. And hurt. And angry.
"Sometimes I think it will never be me. But I can't do this without you."
She should have told him. She wasn't sure she could do this without him either.
Katara let Aang make the announcement. She didn't want to have to deal with his friends grief on top of her own. Maybe it was selfish, but maybe there was a time for that. There wasn't enough to do. She didn't really want to see anybody, but this wasn't like when she'd lost her mom. There were no emergencies. There was nothing to distract her.
But she couldn't stand being in the house Sokka had expanded, not after cleaning it from the second floor on down. If you're in the house, it's probably best not to get in her way.
Once that's done, there's still not enough to do. She goes out to practice bending by the river and takes her bo with her, just in case she wants to practice that too. But she mostly ends up sitting on a rock by the river, her feet dangling down and almost touching the water.]
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[His voice is subdued. He isn't going to do anything sneaky.]
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Yes?
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[So sorry. It hits him viscerally, losing one of his most longstanding...friends? No, it was far, far weirder than friendship, their relationship. But in such a come-and-go place that was simultaneously so isolated from the world, losing a comrade as longstanding as Sokka was a blow.]
Very sorry, lass.
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Why? He got to go home, didn't he? He got to leave and forget all about this place.
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...I've got something for you.
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I have enough starfish, Jack.
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No, no -- not starfish.
[And reaches into a pocket to reveal an empty bottle made of clear glass.]
This.