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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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There might be a few who won't get over it, but a lot of things get easier over time, even if it doesn't feel like it, y'know? Right now, we can't do anything about storage [if ever, but he won't voice that], no matter how much people are gonna yell about it. Most will lose steam, sooner or later, and move on. They don't have a choice, if they want to make it through.
[At least from what he's seen under the old hag's rule, even horrific news loses its impact eventually. It's if they ever find storage for real that they'll have to start worrying again.
Granted, this is the opinion of someone who'd suspected the existence of something like storage from the beginning, even before having it confirmed, so maybe he's a bit biased.]
... No one's giving you any trouble over this, right?
[At least from what he's seen under the old hag's rule, even horrific news loses its impact eventually. It's if they ever find storage for real that they'll have to start worrying again.
Granted, this is the opinion of someone who'd suspected the existence of something like storage from the beginning, even before having it confirmed, so maybe he's a bit biased.]
... No one's giving you any trouble over this, right?
Edited 2015-03-06 04:33 (UTC)
[ "I like busy days!"
Always so enthusiastic, this one. ]
Always so enthusiastic, this one. ]
[There's a sort of bounce to her steps as she runs off to grab the equipment bags, and she tosses one at Wan when she returns.]
Alright, let's gets these packed up!
[She starts dropping the stuffed animals inside, before she catches sight of the other pile--the ones with the prizes she hadn't been fast enough to rescue from the water.]
What should we do with those?
Alright, let's gets these packed up!
[She starts dropping the stuffed animals inside, before she catches sight of the other pile--the ones with the prizes she hadn't been fast enough to rescue from the water.]
What should we do with those?
[Wan looked over at them, chewed at his bottom lip (a habit he'd picked up from others in Haven and hadn't yet realized it), then then heads over with the empty bag she'd tossed to him.]
I'll pack them into here. We can store them in the locker room.
[And give someone who visited the oddest surprise.]
I'll pack them into here. We can store them in the locker room.
[And give someone who visited the oddest surprise.]
I guess. [This is probably the most uncertain Fujimaru has ever heard her.]
It's alright if they lose some steam over it--we did keep this from people because we didn't want them to get worked up over it when there was nothing we could do. But I don't want them to lose hope that we'll ever rescue our friends from Storage.
[The way that she purposely avoids answering his second question is probably an answer on its own.]
It's alright if they lose some steam over it--we did keep this from people because we didn't want them to get worked up over it when there was nothing we could do. But I don't want them to lose hope that we'll ever rescue our friends from Storage.
[The way that she purposely avoids answering his second question is probably an answer on its own.]
[Conversely, the topic of rescuing people from storage is one that Fujimaru doesn't think he can talk about—not without revealing his own uncertainties about it. He intends to do everything he can to save them, if it comes down to it, but he's not so sure if he wants to explicitly believe that they can be rescued.]
... Korra, you're not that great at hiding things. Answer the question.
... Korra, you're not that great at hiding things. Answer the question.
I didn't mean we should tell each other...everything. Everyone wants to keep some things to themselves. [It's a weird thing to say, perhaps, considering who Wan is, but they are their own people despite sharing a soul.]
Just...you know, we both hide things when we're trying to protect each other. Me with Storage, you with what Mako told you. I think we both know that we can handle things now. That's what I meant.
[She falls quiet again, before saying, tiredly:]
I know...and I'm sorry. You giving them that false hope is my fault, not yours.
Just...you know, we both hide things when we're trying to protect each other. Me with Storage, you with what Mako told you. I think we both know that we can handle things now. That's what I meant.
[She falls quiet again, before saying, tiredly:]
I know...and I'm sorry. You giving them that false hope is my fault, not yours.
Maybe it will make someone smile.
[It didn't take long to stuff the bag full and close it up. Once that was done, Wan slung an arm over Korra's shoulder and led her toward the gym. They had a couple more hours before the weird sensation of needing to get back to Haven West set in. Enough time to teach her some basketball and set up a stuffed animal surprise in the locker room.]
[It didn't take long to stuff the bag full and close it up. Once that was done, Wan slung an arm over Korra's shoulder and led her toward the gym. They had a couple more hours before the weird sensation of needing to get back to Haven West set in. Enough time to teach her some basketball and set up a stuffed animal surprise in the locker room.]
Yeah. Okay. You're right. We can handle it. And we have to remember that.
[He turned his head to nuzzle her cheek.]
I forgive you. Will you forgive me?
[He turned his head to nuzzle her cheek.]
I forgive you. Will you forgive me?
... You sure? If anyone is giving you a hard time, you can direct them to one of us, y'know.
'Sides, if anyone's getting upset over not being told about storage, just remember that it'd have been a breach of trust to tell them. I don't know about you, but Cecil trusted me with knowledge about storage 'cause I told him I wouldn't tell anyone else—should I have broken my promise to him? And I wouldn't be telling you much if I thought you were gonna share the info with everyone you knew, for their own good or not.
[Cecil might've 'betrayed' him in the end, but that doesn't mean Fujimaru's inclined to go back on what he agreed, and similarly, if Korra went around telling people about things that she knew Fujimaru wanted to keep private, like the rebel phone, he wouldn't be happy about it.
Maybe he can't really talk about any of this, because unlike Korra or any of the others, he... doesn't really have anyone whose trust he violated by not telling them any of this, but.]
'Sides, if anyone's getting upset over not being told about storage, just remember that it'd have been a breach of trust to tell them. I don't know about you, but Cecil trusted me with knowledge about storage 'cause I told him I wouldn't tell anyone else—should I have broken my promise to him? And I wouldn't be telling you much if I thought you were gonna share the info with everyone you knew, for their own good or not.
[Cecil might've 'betrayed' him in the end, but that doesn't mean Fujimaru's inclined to go back on what he agreed, and similarly, if Korra went around telling people about things that she knew Fujimaru wanted to keep private, like the rebel phone, he wouldn't be happy about it.
Maybe he can't really talk about any of this, because unlike Korra or any of the others, he... doesn't really have anyone whose trust he violated by not telling them any of this, but.]
It's a little different. [Korra sighs again. Though Wan had eventually forgiven her for keeping the secrets, his words still echo in her head, making her heart heavy with guilt.]
You sort of expect there to be no secrets when you're really close with someone. Like...other life sort of close. [She gives a soft, strained sort of laugh. If that didn't give it away...] If I tell him, I'm breaking my trust to other people. But if I don't, then I'm lying to him.
I guess there just isn't a right answer in a place like this.
You sort of expect there to be no secrets when you're really close with someone. Like...other life sort of close. [She gives a soft, strained sort of laugh. If that didn't give it away...] If I tell him, I'm breaking my trust to other people. But if I don't, then I'm lying to him.
I guess there just isn't a right answer in a place like this.
[...]
Ignorance is bliss. If you didn't know anything to begin with, you wouldn't have to keep them hidden. That's the price to pay for getting involved in this kind of thing.
You're right—there's no correct option. For what it's worth, though... while I can't really empathize [as he's been doing this sort of thing for years now], I still don't think we made a mistake. However things are right now, it's not like all of Haven is against you.
[Come what may, she has his support, at least.]
Ignorance is bliss. If you didn't know anything to begin with, you wouldn't have to keep them hidden. That's the price to pay for getting involved in this kind of thing.
You're right—there's no correct option. For what it's worth, though... while I can't really empathize [as he's been doing this sort of thing for years now], I still don't think we made a mistake. However things are right now, it's not like all of Haven is against you.
[Come what may, she has his support, at least.]
I hate learning sometimes.
[A smile finally cracked his lips and he shut his eyes.]
Can we sleep together tonight? I really need the company.
[A smile finally cracked his lips and he shut his eyes.]
Can we sleep together tonight? I really need the company.
I've been ignorant before. I'm not going to let myself be kept in the dark just because it might be easier. [Korra says flatly.] It's not what an Avatar should do. And that's not the way I do things either.
[There's a pause, and then: ] I guess Tenzin was right. No matter what I do, there's always going to be some people who aren't happy about the choices I make. [Different scenarios, but technically the same concept here.
Korra sighs.]
Morgan said the same thing you did. That she doesn't think we made a mistake either.
[There's a pause, and then: ] I guess Tenzin was right. No matter what I do, there's always going to be some people who aren't happy about the choices I make. [Different scenarios, but technically the same concept here.
Korra sighs.]
Morgan said the same thing you did. That she doesn't think we made a mistake either.
People tend to be pretty hard to please. [He's known this all his life.] Don't worry too much about it.
[...]
What exactly is the Avatar supposed to be, by the way? Mako mentioned a few things, but...
[...]
What exactly is the Avatar supposed to be, by the way? Mako mentioned a few things, but...
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