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[forestpride]

[it's a typical, crisp fall day. The weather is cooling off, and the atmosphere of the forest is changing.

So what happened to San today was a bit of a surprise.

And now she's walking - limping - slowly into the village. Because she can't deny that she might actually...need the humans' help this time. Dying in defense of her home is one thing, to

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[markofthewise]

[Consider yourself spotted. It's not too hard to notice that limp she has going there. He's had his own more than a few times from injuries, some heroically and some... well, best not mentioned.]

Whoa. San, what happened?

[forestpride]

[Oh hey. Someone she knows and doesn't...really mind talking to. Usually.]

I'm injured. [apparently, beyond what she can deal with on her own]

[markofthewise]

[He guessed that. He's trying to figure out what exactly happened by peering at her limp leg.]

I can tell. How bad is it?

[forestpride]

[There's actually not a lot to see.]

...

It was a snake.

[markofthewise]

[Oh boy, this isn't good.]

Not good! That's not good. [He immediately starts to pull off his belt.] Sit down, we need to stop the poison from spreading.

[forestpride]

[...This is what she was afraid of. Please don't be weird Sokka.]

What are you doing?

[markofthewise]

[He holds the belt in front of him, not realizing how weird this might seem for her.]

That snake's venom is circulating through your blood. We have to stop is from spreading by cutting it off. [Waving the belt a bit.] With this.

[forestpride]

It's too late. I've walked all the way here.

[markofthewise]

[... oh. Yeah, that would make sense. He shakes his head.]

So it's too late to draw the poison out. [He turns his attention down the path.] The clinic is your best bet. Hopefully. Do you remember what the snake looked like?

[forestpride]

I'm not going there. I want to talk to Katara.

[markofthewise]

This isn't an injury, San, it's poison. I'm no waterbender, but I'm pretty sure her healing isn't going to be any help here. You need an anti venom to fight the infection.

[forestpride]

[stubborn face]

[markofthewise]

[Normally, he's willing to be patient with her, but he has no idea how long she has before the poison sets in or even how bad it could be. So for once, he's going to be very short with her.]

You're wasting time, San! Now come on!

[forestpride]

No. I will wait here.

[markofthewise]

[Augh, women!]

And what, wait for it to magically heal itself? Don't be so stubborn.

[forestpride]

And wait to talk to Katara.