-AU Interlude- [Action] .027

[markofthebrave]

[...sometime this morning, Katara wakes up slowly, prodded too it by the pain in her back and the nagging sensation that something is different. The air isn't salty. She's not cold. The ship isn't moving

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[stilldontgotit]

[Riku came into the forest in order to get a break from the chaos engulfing the village. That's all.

He hasn't noticed Katara quite yet, though. If anything, he's a tad too frustrated really look around right now.]

[southernsquirt]

[Not noticed? Excellent. That means she can just sneak around him and - ow, root! Foot! Falling on burned hands! Owwwwww. There is some definite pained noises now.]

[stilldontgotit]

[Okay, yeah. He totally caught that and promptly turns to face her.

... Well, that's odd.]

Katara?

[southernsquirt]

[That's not good, he knows her name! That means she'd better start to run!

Which she does to the best of her limited ability.]

[stilldontgotit]

[...Ope. That's... not exactly what he had in mind.]

Hey, I'm not gonna to hurt you or anything.

[Chasing would probably make things worse, so he'll just hope he can get her attention without looking too suspicious.]

[southernsquirt]

[Nope, sorry. You're a stranger, you shouldn't know her name, this world is scary and she very, very much does not want to be sent back to that ship, so she is not taking any chances.

...she is not very fast, though. Not only by being much smaller, but the burns also inhibit movement.]

ack! sorry this is late. /drowns in tags foreverrrr

[stilldontgotit]

[Then before long he'll trailer behind her.]

Hold it! If you're hurt, maybe I can take you to the clinic. The village isn't too far from here.

[He's...still not quite sure what to do, what with Katara being so different, but here's another shot in the dark.]