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IC CONTACT (FOR HAVEN)
"Okay, I've finally got the hang of this thing...It's Korra!
Leave me a message and I'll call you back soon."
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"Okay, I've finally got the hang of this thing...It's Korra!
Leave me a message and I'll call you back soon."
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[She seems to relax a little. Though she's still leery of any kind of experiments, he at least knew what he was getting into.
It also makes her remember something that she saw while Steve was having trouble with his new powers before. She's certain the memory she glimpsed then had been him, though Steve looked so different then.]
Was it...something to do with how you were before? Was that why you volunteered?
It also makes her remember something that she saw while Steve was having trouble with his new powers before. She's certain the memory she glimpsed then had been him, though Steve looked so different then.]
Was it...something to do with how you were before? Was that why you volunteered?
[His jaw ticks off to one side.]
Sort of.
[He glances down at the faint glow of the water, and then towards the door.]
I was sick a lot growing up. [Understatement of the century.] So when my country went to war, there were-- restrictions, health-wise, related to a lot of what was wrong with me. Tried a few times to enlist, but it didn't matter.
[He lifts his left shoulder in a half-shrug.]
Met a man who was willing to give me a shot. He did more for me than I can ever explain. I'll always be grateful for that.
Sort of.
[He glances down at the faint glow of the water, and then towards the door.]
I was sick a lot growing up. [Understatement of the century.] So when my country went to war, there were-- restrictions, health-wise, related to a lot of what was wrong with me. Tried a few times to enlist, but it didn't matter.
[He lifts his left shoulder in a half-shrug.]
Met a man who was willing to give me a shot. He did more for me than I can ever explain. I'll always be grateful for that.
I think I saw...something. When you were having trouble with the mind-reading? I saw you in my mind, but you looked...different.
[Almost unrecognizable. Korra shifts her gaze to the side, realizing what all of this means.]
You wanted to fight and protect people. [This much she can guess from what she knows of him.] You volunteered for the experiments so you could enlist.
[Almost unrecognizable. Korra shifts her gaze to the side, realizing what all of this means.]
You wanted to fight and protect people. [This much she can guess from what she knows of him.] You volunteered for the experiments so you could enlist.
[He smiles, crooked.]
Well, I was a foot shorter and about a hundred and fifty pounds lighter back then.
[When he thinks of himself now, that's still the person he sees. He's only Captain America in the history books, and to the people that don't know him very well.]
And yeah, that's-- about the size of it. The thought that there were people that were off fighting and dying for my freedom, while I did nothing-- that... it didn't sit right with me.
Well, I was a foot shorter and about a hundred and fifty pounds lighter back then.
[When he thinks of himself now, that's still the person he sees. He's only Captain America in the history books, and to the people that don't know him very well.]
And yeah, that's-- about the size of it. The thought that there were people that were off fighting and dying for my freedom, while I did nothing-- that... it didn't sit right with me.
You're brave. Not a lot of people would think like that, or put themselves through experiments so they could help other people.
[She wonders, if she were like that--weak physically from some sort of illness--would she keep on fighting and trying to protect people like Steve did? She'd like to think so.]
So those experiments made you...stronger?
[She wonders, if she were like that--weak physically from some sort of illness--would she keep on fighting and trying to protect people like Steve did? She'd like to think so.]
So those experiments made you...stronger?
[It never does sit well with him, being praised for what he thinks should be a normal reaction. A lot of men volunteered for Project Rebirth, Steve-- was just the one that got picked.]
That's one way of putting it, yeah. Stronger, tougher. I can about keep up with a car if I've got a good pair of shoes.
[A bit of a joke, that.]
Sometimes it's enough to make a difference. Sometimes it isn't.
That's one way of putting it, yeah. Stronger, tougher. I can about keep up with a car if I've got a good pair of shoes.
[A bit of a joke, that.]
Sometimes it's enough to make a difference. Sometimes it isn't.
Hey, stranger.
You busy? I thought we could take a trip up to North together.
You busy? I thought we could take a trip up to North together.
[One could only imagine why.]
Sounds good. I can be there in twenty minutes. Just need to pack up a few supplies and make sure the boys know where I'm going.
[They weren't her keepers, but it was a thing she did because...well...Haven.]
Sounds good. I can be there in twenty minutes. Just need to pack up a few supplies and make sure the boys know where I'm going.
[They weren't her keepers, but it was a thing she did because...well...Haven.]
Normally, I'd tell them to stop worrying so much, but... [It's Haven. So she understands why they're doing it.] Anyway, I'll see you there.
[Korra's waiting on the steps, an empty pack slung over her shoulder, whenever Zee shows up. She seems a bit lost in thought.]
[Korra's waiting on the steps, an empty pack slung over her shoulder, whenever Zee shows up. She seems a bit lost in thought.]
[Zatanna, meanwhile, seemed to be in an unusually good mood. Not that she was normally a pessimist, but there was something about that smile on her face, even as she approached Korra and took note of the older girl's expression. Korra looked distracted, not upset, so she saw little reason to worry.]
Can of peaches for your thoughts?
Can of peaches for your thoughts?
[If there's one thing that's clear from the beginning, it's that Korra's the worst at hiding her feelings. So when Zatanna asks her what she's thinking about, Korra naturally gets flustered.]
It's nothing! [She's a little too quick to respond and she seems to realize that a second later. She pinks up just a bit.] Um...we can talk about it later?
It's nothing! [She's a little too quick to respond and she seems to realize that a second later. She pinks up just a bit.] Um...we can talk about it later?
[The absolute worst.]
It was almost impossible not to want to question her about it further when she made that face, because it usually meant one of two things. Something really, really embarrassing...or else a secret she was trying to (poorly) hide. And Zatanna had already had words with somebody close to her about her feelings on Secrets recently.]
That bad, huh?
Just so you know...a little trip through the subway tunnels isn't going to distract me forever.
[If Korra absolutely refused, she'd let it go. But if Korra thought she could simply put it off, then she might as well get it over with.]
It was almost impossible not to want to question her about it further when she made that face, because it usually meant one of two things. Something really, really embarrassing...or else a secret she was trying to (poorly) hide. And Zatanna had already had words with somebody close to her about her feelings on Secrets recently.]
That bad, huh?
Just so you know...a little trip through the subway tunnels isn't going to distract me forever.
[If Korra absolutely refused, she'd let it go. But if Korra thought she could simply put it off, then she might as well get it over with.]
Like I'd ever think I could distract you from getting me to talk.
[Korra smiles at Zatanna, amused. Then she looks away.]
And it's not bad, not exactly... [Her gaze flicks in the direction of the housing area.] I just... want to be out of range. Of hearing.
[That alone should tell Zatanna who Korra's thinking about. Though it's not something she'd want Kal to accidentally overhear either.]
[Korra smiles at Zatanna, amused. Then she looks away.]
And it's not bad, not exactly... [Her gaze flicks in the direction of the housing area.] I just... want to be out of range. Of hearing.
[That alone should tell Zatanna who Korra's thinking about. Though it's not something she'd want Kal to accidentally overhear either.]
[Oh.]
[Oh.]
[Now she was definitely asking the moment they reached North.]
Come on, then. Let's see if any of the monsters in there missed us.
[Oh.]
[Now she was definitely asking the moment they reached North.]
Come on, then. Let's see if any of the monsters in there missed us.
[Wow. Did nobody in Haven know how to initiate a race without cheating? Or at least a little prior warning?]
[Like she was any better.]
You're on!
[She took off at a full sprint, unbothered by the small weight of her nearly-empty knapsack.]
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You're on!
[She took off at a full sprint, unbothered by the small weight of her nearly-empty knapsack.]
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