[ Frankly, it's what Hei would imagine if he thought of someone physically opposite to Yin, too. That, or Huang. ]
[ The muffled thud of her fist against the wall doesn't make him flinch. Nor does the volume of her voice. (The Network device is perilously close to his ear. ) He doesn't say anything to her; he just watches. If Li were real, the back of his throat would burn with sympathetic words. But he knows Korra is experiencing only what is inevitable. A fraction of the trouble she's caused. But then, he thinks, maybe that's all any of us really get -- a sample of the misgiving for our mistakes. Because if we feel the full force of our old errors, we'll just stop. ]
[ At length, ]
I won't say this isn't your fault. But -- [ His voice descends into something almost-soft. ] You couldn't have known, either.
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[ The muffled thud of her fist against the wall doesn't make him flinch. Nor does the volume of her voice. (The Network device is perilously close to his ear. ) He doesn't say anything to her; he just watches. If Li were real, the back of his throat would burn with sympathetic words. But he knows Korra is experiencing only what is inevitable. A fraction of the trouble she's caused. But then, he thinks, maybe that's all any of us really get -- a sample of the misgiving for our mistakes. Because if we feel the full force of our old errors, we'll just stop. ]
[ At length, ]
I won't say this isn't your fault. But -- [ His voice descends into something almost-soft. ] You couldn't have known, either.