[ Hei could say they were caught in a web of cause and effect. That's all life is -- even here, where the surreality quotient is sky-high. But that's a gross oversimplification. They got to this point because 'Li' was lulled in by a pair of nice, normal kids. Because he'd slacked his rhythms enough to let them close. Now one half of the pair is too steeped in his business for her own good. The other half had to be stripped of secrets with drugs and coercion -- but there's still evidence, bits and pieces, left behind. All thanks to his screw-ups. All because he was a sentimental idiot who believed his lifestyle -- who he is -- wouldn't carry through to the City. ]
[ He wishes, for a beat, that he had ME technology to safely erase Korra's and Pavel's minds, like at home. He wonders if he can arrange for a Deity trade to have their knowledge of BK201 drained away. Like that movie. Code 46. Problem solved. Ignorance is bliss. ]
[ But those are plans for a later date. For now, he meets Korra's face onscreen. His indulgent half-smile is a private one, more fitting behind-closed-doors than in a sanitized hospital-room. She's calm -- that's good. There's other things he wants to ask her. But for now he assumes 'Li's quiet stammer, ] I-I'm doing okay. But -- [ He tempers his tone; makes it co-conspiratorial, ] I think Pavel was worried about you. Something about a fight and acid trips. I'm not sure, but it's got him antsy. Maybe he needs a hug? [ Pavel's silence, that dumb nod earlier, were so very telling. Hei's focus is on scrambling any memory-pieces the younger man still recalls into complete senselessness. He needs to be distracted. To have his ideas countermined. ]
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[ Hei could say they were caught in a web of cause and effect. That's all life is -- even here, where the surreality quotient is sky-high. But that's a gross oversimplification. They got to this point because 'Li' was lulled in by a pair of nice, normal kids. Because he'd slacked his rhythms enough to let them close. Now one half of the pair is too steeped in his business for her own good. The other half had to be stripped of secrets with drugs and coercion -- but there's still evidence, bits and pieces, left behind. All thanks to his screw-ups. All because he was a sentimental idiot who believed his lifestyle -- who he is -- wouldn't carry through to the City. ]
[ He wishes, for a beat, that he had ME technology to safely erase Korra's and Pavel's minds, like at home. He wonders if he can arrange for a Deity trade to have their knowledge of BK201 drained away. Like that movie. Code 46. Problem solved. Ignorance is bliss. ]
[ But those are plans for a later date. For now, he meets Korra's face onscreen. His indulgent half-smile is a private one, more fitting behind-closed-doors than in a sanitized hospital-room. She's calm -- that's good. There's other things he wants to ask her. But for now he assumes 'Li's quiet stammer, ] I-I'm doing okay. But -- [ He tempers his tone; makes it co-conspiratorial, ] I think Pavel was worried about you. Something about a fight and acid trips. I'm not sure, but it's got him antsy. Maybe he needs a hug? [ Pavel's silence, that dumb nod earlier, were so very telling. Hei's focus is on scrambling any memory-pieces the younger man still recalls into complete senselessness. He needs to be distracted. To have his ideas countermined. ]