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十八

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[It's dawn when Korra trudges back to the apartment. She's limping slightly, having discarded her bloody shovel blocks away.

She'd done it. Tenzin, Bolin, Asami, Mako. They're all gone. It had bothered her at first, but now she's okay. She'd done what she had to do. It's her job as the Avatar to protect people, and that's what she had done. This shouldn't bother her. This doesn't bother her.

Seriously. She's okay.]

[video]
[She's panicked and scared and who cares about filters Naga is sick.]

Setsuna, I need a doctor. Naga's sick.

[If anything happens to Naga, she doesn't know what she'll do.]

[action]
[All hours are visiting hours in Korra's backyard!

Wednesday: The height of Naga's fever
Thursday: Naga's fever has broken, but she's still very ill
Friday: Naga is exhausted but recovering

If you're a friend of Naga -- or just passing by -- you can stop by any time!]

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[It has been four days since the monster that looked like Tenzin attacked and Korra went off to deal with them. It was hard the first day. Jinora was scared, angry at Korra, and even angrier with herself for letting Naga get hurt. She had Tohru there to help her.

And then it was easier. The emotions--fear, anger, guilt--were (for the most part) expressed and let go. All there was to do was worry about both Korra and Naga. Naga was getting sick, but she was too dangerous to go near.

Then Korra came back, and she brought another rush of emotions with her. Jinora made sure the Avatar was okay and Naga was going to be seen to before going off to sulk in her room. (Well. It's Korra's room, too, but it has a door that can be shut and that's the big thing.) She's mad; Korra shouldn't have done this alone and Jinora knows that she could have helped. Most of the girl's anger is directed at herself, in part because nothing physically stopped her from helping. If she had truly been brave--if she had been like Tenzin or Lin or Aang--she would have followed.

She would have taken care of Korra and Naga wouldn't have been bitten.

Jinora isn't coming out of the bedroom any time soon.]

[Korra knows Jinora's upset. A part of her is dimly aware that she should go to the younger girl and comfort her. She doesn't have Tenzin or Pema or anyone; she only has Korra. (Tohru, too, but exhaustion has given her tunnel vision.) She's only 10.

And you're only 18.

Korra doesn't go to the younger girl. Tohru and Jinora could barely convince her to shower and eat; the only thing she cares about right now is Naga. And truthfully, a part of her is a little resentful as well -- that she has to be the adult, that she had to be the one to kill all their friends. She wants to protect Jinora, but she resents it too, because there's nobody here to protect her, and she hadn't realized before coming to the City just how protected she had been. Here, Naga is the only one who really has her back, who she can count on completely when the chips are down and everything is falling apart. If Naga dies, a large part of Korra dies too.

She sits with the polar bear dog, Naga's head cradled on her lap. Her tattered jacket protects her from the dog's teeth and claws, which occasionally strike out as her fever rages.]

Shhhhhhhh, girl. It's all right. You're going to be all right. You have to be all right.

Who's Naga? Is Jinora ok?

What do you mean sick? I can alert the zoo vet and they can likely make a housecall. It'd be safer than taking her out in this...mess.

[A pause and a worried look.] Can I see her?

[Tohru wasn't sure how close she could get, or what she might be able to do. But she at least went back to see how Naga was doing, and speak softly, to Korra.]

I'm so sorry this happened. I should have been looking after Jinora better.

Is there anything I can do? What is it Naga likes to eat? Maybe I could make something for her?

[Odd. The animal shouldn't be susceptible.]

Did it try eating a zombie?

[Chekov is aware of Korra's dislike of communication via the network, but it's Thursday by the time he has a chance to check in. He hasn't spoken to his friend for some time; the ghouls were a distraction, and then he had needed a distraction of his own after Spock and Amanda Grayson. And then Lucy was bitten yesterday, but she is safe...

He approaches Naga before trying the apartment. Pavel likes the polar bear dog and has a sneaking suspicion that he might find Korra with her.]

Hello?

She's my best fried.

[It comes out harsher than she intended. She takes a deep breath.]

Jinora's fine. Are you okay?

She was hurt by the ghouls. She's got some kind of fever.

[She's not crying she's not crying she's not crying]

I don't know what to do.

[Come over if you want. She won't say no to anything that might help.]

[Luke may not have any way of knowing what gender Naga is, but the "it" comment still grates on Korra's frazzled nerves.]

She was protecting me.

What exactly did she do?

[Naga lifts up her head and weakly thumps her tail. Korra doesn't respond -- she's settled into an uneasy sleep against the polar bear dog's back. She's only been managing to catch an hour or two at a time for the past week.]

[Korra takes a deep shuddering breath].

It's not your fault. [It'd be nice if she could blame Tohru, if she had one person that she could get angry at. But that person isn't Tohru.]

Can you get her some water? I think she's getting dehydrated.

She fought them! She fought them and she got hurt.

[No Korra, then. Chekov's not approaching from the right angle to see her.

He walks right up to Naga and holds the hand without fingers in splints out for her inspection, talking quietly to the polar bear dog in Russian. It's nice to not speak Standard occasionally, and Chekov is sure that Naga doesn't mind what language he speaks around her.]

[Naga lays her head back down and closes her eyes, but the twitching in her ears indicates that she's still listening to him.

Tenzin's hand is around her throat. Korra claws at his arm, ripping away rotting flesh, but his grip doesn't loosen.

Those little whimpering sounds you might hear, Chekov, are coming from Korra, but it'd be easy to mistake them for Naga in pain.]

I hope she's okay.

Yeah, I'm good. I'm staying inside, mostly. [ Or going out as Spider-Man, but she doesn't need to know that. ]

[He pets her, babbling away all the while, until he hears the whimpering. Chekov looks to Naga; the polar bear dog doesn't look like she's in pain, just tired. Curious, he peers around...]

Korra?

I'm not familiar with this species. In attacks, which do they primarily rely on: teeth or claws?

Excuse me?

[In the manner of dreams, his voice is incorporated in.

Tenzin's body convulses as he's hit with a blast of electricity, but when she tries to move, her limbs won't listen. Hands help lower her down to the ground. She looks up at Chekov's face as he holds a knife to her throat.

She gasps and her eyes fly open, but she's not yet entirely awake.]

Yes. Stay inside. Good.

[He doesn't need to be a part of the horror going on. What if someone he cares about is out there? He doesn't deserve that.]

[He stops in his tracks when she starts awake. It does occur to him that Korra might be slightly dangerous when she's not entirely awake.]

Hello?

[ He had that when his uncle showed up. ]

You be careful too.

Y-yes! Of course. I'll get water right now!

[Tohru rushes off, determined to get water - the best water! - and brings back a large bowl filled with it.]

Does she prefer her water like this? Or another way? I forgot to ask before I went....

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