I have--friends. They help when things get bad. [She avoids his gaze now. Being in Haven's made her more aware of her habits, and she knows that her tendency to run off and try to solve everything on her own is something that frustrates her friends at times.]
[They floated up same as the first one had and when she surfaced again, Wan was sitting with his legs over the edge of the pool, feet in the water. Sandals still on. His pants were hiked up a bit, though, and the burn scar on his left leg was more visible than usual because of it. The one he'd gotten from the Dragon killing him. The one he'd been hiding for months. He didn't feel the need to do so anymore. Which was a good thing. He wasn't happy about the scar, but he was now comfortable with it being seen. Everyone in Haven had their share of scars.]
That's five! I'm might have to subtract points though, there's two at the other end of the pool that have already surfaced.
[Of course, they were also the two smallest and had the least amount of ice surrounding them.]
I'm just messing with you. [As friends do.] At least try not to be so pessimistic about learning how to fight? You're never going to get anywhere if you keep thinking you suck.
[She thought about it for a second, eyes drifting upward as her fingers twitched in front of her.]
Oh, I'd say about... [Placing her forefingers and thumbs together, respectively, she formed a circle between them roughly three centimeters in diameter.] ...this big. Nine is usually the ideal measurement, but that'd be way too big, so three centimeters should suffice.
[Korra splashes some water in his direction once she has the iced toys on dry ground.]
That's because you made the water so warm.
[Seriously, Wan, it's really warm. Korra dives back in, repeating the process over and over until she's collected most of the toys. A few others join their soggy brethren in floating around in the pool after their ice melts.
Korra hauls herself out of the pool and bends the water out of her clothes and hair.]
But once she was out of the water, Wan lifted his arms to pull the un-rescued toys up and out of the pool on a small wave. Water was pulled out of them as well as out of the ones that had been properly rescued.]
Not bad. You got most of them.
[He leaned back on his hands to look over her haul. Every stuffed toy was a variation on dogs and bears. He'd grabbed all that he could find without having doubles. The biggest one, the one that had sat in the middle of the pool and stood as tall as Korra, was a giant white teddy bear. After giving her a few moments to realize the theme behind the toys, Wan said quitely:]
I wasn't sure which was a better match for Naga, bears or dogs. So I got as many as I could of each. I know it's not the same, and I'm not really trying to replace her. But... maybe having something around that reminds you of her wouldn't be so terrible. I even found one you could sleep with. I know I miss doing that with Mula.
And Korra just looks at him, propping her chin back on her hand again.]
See--the thing is, when it comes to fighting, you have to have some confidence. At least, that's how I see it. Even if you know the right stances, the right moves, it's not going to be effective if you don't think you can carry them out, right?
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