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[drizzlinginside]

[Accidental Video;]

[The video flickers on with Katara arranging her bed dutifully. She's tucking the sheets, fluffing the pillows, and dusting off the bed silently. This goes on before the video turns hazy and flickers on a memory

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[stargathering]

[ Handcuffs be damned. It's hard to pay attention to the memory playing - and it feels disgustingly voyeuristic to watch - with Katara raising hell in the background. He doesn't really want to look when it's obvious she's trying so hard to hide it anyway.

It's only long after the memory is through playing and the feed has timed out that Tyr responds. His voice comes over the device softly and filled with concern. ] ...Are you okay, Katara?

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[She hears you, but she just continues to sob. After a while, she responds, her voice so so weak.]

...... I'm fine.

[stargathering]

Katara...

[ That doesn't sound good. He's never been good at comforting people, but... ]

Do you...?

[drizzlinginside]

[She continues to cry, sobbing uncontrollably. Her voice remains cracked.]

.... Yes?

[stargathering]

[ It's hard to hear; he's so much more used to her being stronger than this. Ugh, he wishes he weren't attached to Rita right now! He continues to speak in a low, but firm voice. ]

...Tomorrow, I'll come see you.

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[She looks up but rests her chin on her knees. She's still crying but not as bad as a while ago.]

You... don't have to. I won't be good company.

[stargathering]

[ He shakes his head at that. ]

If you'll let me, I want to see you...

[ He'd completely understand not wanting to see anyone at all for the next week, though. ]

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[She sighs, and pauses for a while, before her features turn soft.]

.... Alright. I'm not stopping you.

[stargathering]

...

[ That sort of makes him debate that choice, but he remembers how she came over after the slug mess. ]

Until then, take care...

[drizzlinginside]

Thanks... [A bit of a pause.] You too, Tyr...