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[noturmother]

[She's been avoiding her Comm for the most part- beyond answering people calling her, like Jet. But other than that, she can't stomach listening to the other people who've died. So many, from what it seems. She hasn't been listening to anything, and the 'new post' list has been wracking up on her little device.]

[Katara's made it back to her room

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[noturmother]

[Hm. She'd need to leave him a message on the communicators, then. She's got half a mind to reach for her own to do just that, but something the Firebender says lures her curiosity.]

Visions? What visions?

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[noturmother]

[Katara, for all intensive purposes, looks completely confused. Zuko looked almost as confused as she felt, and that was, perhaps, just as worrying.]

[His explanation isn't much, but it tugs at her heartstrings all the same.]

And these.. visions. Were they different for everyone or..?

[Was it something induced by the Captain? Weren't they just hallucinations? Zuko looked a little too.. distraught for it to have been so simple. What could have scared him so much?]

[Did she really want to know?]

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[noturmother]

[He speaks again, and her heart skips a beat, the color draining from her face. That was their vision? A lump springs to her throat.]

That- That can't be true. How do you know? A feeling? It was a v-vision! You can't be sure about anything! The.. The Captain's done weird things before, who's to say this is any different?

[That's a lie. Their homes are fine. Fine. Katara hasn't realized she's stood up, glass of water knocked to the floor as she takes to a two-step pacing on the spot. -No no, Zuko you're wrong.]

[She hasn't noticed just how upset he is either, too caught up in her own thoughts that are quite literally exploding within her mind.]

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[noturmother]

[She ceases her pacing as he stands, more than a little shocked to see the boy brought down on such an emotional level. It's tugs at her heart- he shouldn't be like this. Zuko shouldn't need to cry. No one should.]

[He.. The Captain. Her hands lift and gently grasp at his shoulders, eyes up to try and catch his.]

He did this. The Captain. It was only visions, Zuko. How is this any different from any other time? Just because it felt real? Things of the past. They aren't real- Your Uncle isn't dead.

[There's a small part of her that's still saying 'what if?', but dwelling on that won't do any good. The Captain has messed with them before.. This was no different.]

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[noturmother]

[She doesn't flinch; if he's this high-strung, shouting isn't unexpected. All it does is harden her frown against her forehead.]

[If he can't even try to believe her, then this must have been.. She can't imagine. Something so horrible as to leave him like this? Her heart stutters for a brief moment; Had Sokka gone through the same thing? He hadn't said anything..]

Then don't. But I will- for you. Our homes aren't gone.

[They can't be. If we had been taken in by the Captain, then we would have seen the world destroyed, wouldn't we?]

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[noturmother]

[She stays up, arms crossed now, staring down at him. Neither will believe the other; a double edged sword. Not that she has this nagging urge to even want to believe him, especially after what happened before- but this is her unbiased opinion.]

I know. ... Tell me what you saw?

[Now she does sit, close enough to be almost shoulder to shoulder. She wants to know, try and find a loophole that couldn't be seen from someone so immersed in.. those stupid visions.]

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[noturmother]

[She honestly finds it hard to imagine. It sounded more like he'd had a nightmare, than some sort of.. historical viewing. But she'll listen to what he has to say. She can't just open her mouth and flat out deny it. -To him, this isn't just some nightmare. But how could she sway him differently?]

What happened after the visions?

[There really isn't anything she can say to that. 'It's going to be okay?'.. No, not really.]

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[noturmother]

Wait- Take down the Captain? You mean there was someone else involved? I thought the Captain was at the party- didn't he do anything?

[There's something missing. But what?]