[ It's not her fault she's an open book. But Hei's been trained to skim through people like the pages of one, to file away details in varying degrees of usefulness. What's rare is when he goes beyond that, or when he lets people see that he's doing. (Korra may think he puts up walls, and he does. But he also opens doors, over and over, letting her step in.) ]
[ Dryly, ]
You'll learn there's a fine line between them. [ This conversation is a particular unexpected bewilderment, but he likes the nothingness of it. He's never quite talked to anyone with so little at stake. ]
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[ Dryly, ]
You'll learn there's a fine line between them. [ This conversation is a particular unexpected bewilderment, but he likes the nothingness of it. He's never quite talked to anyone with so little at stake. ]
[ Which means it's time to cut the chat short. ]
I should go. I have seaweed stew to make.