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[sexyhitchhiker]

[it's gone on long enough. Time to stop dragging her feet and hoping he just ran off into the Dead Zone for a few weeks without telling her.]

Zuko's gone home, for anybody who cares. It's what he wanted, so...

[there's a pause. How does one express the feelings involved when an (unexpected) best friend finally gets to go home after a miserable two years?]

...Whatever.

[she might finally put up the fire nation wall scroll/hanging she found in her room a couple of weeks back]

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[deterrence]

[skipping the "are you okay," when the answer is obvious and she can't do anything about this anyway. Instead --]

I'm coming over. [could have phrased it as a request, but eh, not bothering. Plenty of time to say no before she gets there]

[sexyhitchhiker]

[and greeting you at the door is an enthusiastic dog and a slight scowl]

You didn't need to.

[deterrence]

When has that stopped me before. [Blitz gets a hello headpat!

Pause, and she turns her head to look down the hall where Zuko's room once was] Already found out much earlier, didn't you.

[sexyhitchhiker]

Yeah. It's been a couple of weeks.

[and she turns back to find something to keep her hands busy. That desk is never going to look neater.]

[deterrence]

[not long after that spate of nightmare-inspired drama, then ;; ffff WHY NOT TELL HER, AT THE VERY LEAST...]

I never knew him the way you did. [which is already an exaggeration] But if you want to talk about it...

[sexyhitchhiker]

[there was some denial going on]

Not really. [feelings are overrated] I need to find a new sparring partner, though.

[deterrence]

[welcome to denialville, bumper stickers are thataway]

I could ask some people I know. [but not herself. Down that path lies too many complications she simply isn't equipped to handle] What about the firing range? Anybody you met there?

[whichwayyoulean]

[But...fake brother. No you can't leave him with just Korra :(]

...Guess it's for the best right? Heck I don't even know what he's going home to.

[sexyhitchhiker]

[a quiet sigh]

Yeah, probably. He's some kind of prince or something.

[whichwayyoulean]

Really? He missed that part out of his 'the world hates me, and my life sucks' rants.

[sexyhitchhiker]

[small eyeroll] He does that once in a while.

No, I think he misses his uncle.

[whichwayyoulean]

Oh he mentioned him once or twice, I think.