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[This place is definitely weird. The day before yesterday she had been sweltering in her Water Tribe clothes, and now she's grateful for her heavy coat and fur-lined boots.

She had been trying to meditate in the apartment, but there had been too many distractions. So she went outside, hoping the cold would help sharpen her focus.

Problem is, meditating is still boring. Very. Boring.

Somebody. Help her.

Please.]

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[candothat]

You did not say anything. Usually, in conversation, one person will say something--about his home, maybe--and then the other will reply with something on the same topic.

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[anatural]

Sorry. I just got a little lost in thought, I guess.

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[candothat]

[He sits up and frowns thoughtfully.]

I do that also. Mostly, though, when my mind wanders now, with the snow, it gets homesick.

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[anatural]

Me too.

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[candothat]

But we will both go home eventually. ...Is there anyone from your world here, other than you?

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[anatural]

Yeah, my friend Bolin is here. Upstairs, actually.

What about you?

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[candothat]

Good! You have something familiar in this world, then.

[He shrugs and does a very poor job of pretending that he doesn't miss the Enterprise's crew.] Eh. Doctor McCoy was here, and so was my captain. They have both left.

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[anatural]

I'm sorry. It must be hard, being alone.

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[candothat]

[He brightens.] It is not so bad or so unusual, and there is nothing to do for it, so it's not a concern.

Is Bolin also from the South Pole?

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[anatural]

What? [She laughs, trying to picture Bolin dealing with her frigid and empty home.] No way. He's from Republic City.

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[candothat]

Which is much warmer? Did you go there for school?

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[anatural]

Kinda. I went there to train with Master Tenzin. [Not that she calls him that normally, but it seems appropriate to use his title with a near-stranger.]

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[candothat]

Training? For a sport?

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[anatural]

Eh, I guess sorta? [She scratches the back of her neck, not really sure how to explain bending to him.]

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[candothat]

[He doesn't press for now.]

It must have been nice, going to the city. I would guess there are few people to be friends with at the South Pole?

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[anatural]

[Nice. NICE. Nice to start a civil war. Nice to be kidnapped, abused, hunted, all but stripped of her entire identity. Nice to break a good guy's heart and fall in love with a guy who didn't love her back.

She wouldn't change a thing, not really. But she can't call it nice.]

Yeah. Not many people in the South Pole.

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[candothat]

[Funny. He gets this feeling that he should excuse himself from this conversation and stands, not bothering to brush off the snow clinging to him.]

Korra, it was good to meet you. I will leave you to your meditating; I need to demonstrate the right way to build a snow fort.