[ He supplies the explanation in a terse, almost businesslike tone. Stares for a moment at the glinting metal in Korra's palm, concentrating on it as if it holds the answer to the whole conundrum of Right Now. The unfamiliarity -- the inherent threat of compromised -- disquiets him a bit. No professional offers a civilian access to their private hideaways. It's practically taboo -- unless you're springing a trap, or planning to use them as a decoy. What delicate work it is, this business of navigating an affair that has neither strategic nor emotional boundaries. No wonder he's ever attempted it before ... ]
[ Brushing it off, he continues. ]
I have a loft Underground. That key's for you to use, whenever you want to drop by. Or if you want to escape a curse.
[ Because Pai doesn't like when I bring you over and Because I'll never be comfortable somewhere like the Beach House. Not stated, but vibrantly palpable. ]
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[ He supplies the explanation in a terse, almost businesslike tone. Stares for a moment at the glinting metal in Korra's palm, concentrating on it as if it holds the answer to the whole conundrum of Right Now. The unfamiliarity -- the inherent threat of compromised -- disquiets him a bit. No professional offers a civilian access to their private hideaways. It's practically taboo -- unless you're springing a trap, or planning to use them as a decoy. What delicate work it is, this business of navigating an affair that has neither strategic nor emotional boundaries. No wonder he's ever attempted it before ... ]
[ Brushing it off, he continues. ]
I have a loft Underground. That key's for you to use, whenever you want to drop by. Or if you want to escape a curse.
[ Because Pai doesn't like when I bring you over and Because I'll never be comfortable somewhere like the Beach House. Not stated, but vibrantly palpable. ]