二十八

[anatural]

[ action ]
[Korra had gotten up early that morning to train with Jinora. She was surprised that the young airbender hadn't woken her already, although Jinora had eased up in the face of Korra's injury.

The young girl isn't in her room.]

Jinora? Jinora, where are you?

[housemates can hear her limping through the house, shouting for the young girl]


[ voice ]
[She means to filter this to Chekov, but she can never remember how when she most needs to]

Chekov, I need a favor.

Comments

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[anatural]

YES. [DO YOU THINK SHE'S AN IDIOT?!?!?!? sorry she's just upset]

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[candothat]

[Basic logical thoughts are often the first thing to go in an emergency... followed by tempers. It's okay.]

Give me ten, twelve minutes to check the Hall.

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[anatural]

Thank you.

[She's just going to be sitting on the steps, rocking back and forth and worrying hard.]

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[candothat]

[Ten minutes and twenty-six seconds later (because accuracy matters):]

Korra? Jinora's picture is here.

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[anatural]

[Thank goodness. Korra's almost bowled over with a dizzying sense of relief. She knew that it was most likely that Jinora had left the City, had gone home to her mother and siblings and a world that was dangerous but infinitely safer than here, but for each of those ten minutes and twenty six seconds she had been haunted by the possibilities -- the most frightening of which had been a simple image of that old flesh peddler holding the little girl's hand. (She remembers seeing that boy her younger self had tried to save, once again being handed over to another adult with something awful in their eyes. He was gone before she could do anything.)]

Thank you.

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[candothat]

Of course.

[He'd like to add something optimistic or comforting, but it wouldn't be sincere.]

Is there anything you would like?

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[anatural]

No. [shaking her head, although he can't hear] I need to tell Tenzin and the others.

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[candothat]

At least you will be able to tell them that she's home. They won't need to worry.

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[anatural]

Yeah. [and off she goes to break the news]