[ something about today told korra to be out, go explore, take appa and just see what happens. she hasn't been this struck by a feeling of destiny since she ran her way to republic city after tenzin left the compound. yet, something in the world was calling her forward — so, leaving a note for mako and bolin when they woke up, korra answered.
even losing her sky bison wasn't enough to deter her from trying to find what was calling out to her. it was a distraction more than anything else, but from behind appa's giant frame comes korra, pushing aside her own leaves and bushes as she makes her way through the barely-trodden path in the woods. roots stick out everywhere threatening to trip her up but even if she loses her balance she can use her airbending to pick herself back up, right her frame, keep from hitting the ground and making an idiot of herself. gentle breezes rustle the canopy above her and for the first time since arriving to this place she feels an utter sense of peace wash over her. it's alien and it's new and it's nothing like korra's really felt before but out of nowhere her heart rate calms and she feels herself smile in spite of the situation. ]
Appa! [ her voice calls out into the woods and branches as she gracefully makes her way through. ] C'mon boy, I can't get back to the castle without you! I've got some juicy apples for you if—
[ and her steps come to a halt when she spots a familiar set of orange and yellow robes, and that sense of overwhelming peace bolts right out of her like a fleeing deer to be replaced by adrenaline, hope, and surprise. ]
[ It takes him a moment to break himself out of the reverie of being mauled by his father's bison; it's been a long time since he was smothered by Appa rather than Oogi and he's laughing, reaching around to pat at his old friend's jaw with a tender hand. He knows that this has to be the spirit world now, nothing else makes sense, because Appa went with his father when Aang had died. It brings up a swelling emotion that clogs his throat. He knows he'll never see his father again, not with the connections broken, but seeing Appa warms him from the inside out.
The voice breaks him out of his catchup and he moves, shifting out as much as he can from under the weight of his old friend's searching tongue. Of course the voice is familiar and he pats at the bison's head before he slides out and struggles free, chuckling even as he goes and moving to stand, brushing the stray fur from his robes and adjusting his collar a little. It's far too easy to turn back to Korra and even if it's a shock to see her here the knowledge that he's not alone uplifts him. ]
And why, exactly, have you been at a castle, Korra?
[ He can't help the stern expression, eyebrow quirking as his arms cross over his chest. ]
[ there's a kick in her gut that screams this is impossible even though korra knows that anything in the drabwurld that can happen often does happen, and that leaves her rooted to the spot as her heart starts to race. from her hips down she can't stop shaking, like her knees are about to give out, and despite the fact that she can't relax her fists her entire body feels like jelly.
tenzin is the last person she ever expected to see here and korra had convinced herself that he was the last person she ever wanted to deal with here but she knew, deep down, that it was only because she knew she'd be nothing but a disappointment to sifu tenzin. he's not the only one getting choked up because immediately upon hearing that question everything about the past several months wells up inside of her, weighing heavy on her chest like an elephant-rhino, threatening to suffocate her under the realization and knowledge that she can finally talk to the one person she could always trust with the things that frightened her, her previous spiritual advisor who has seen the worst of people and knows the world better than his daughter should at her young age. something hot bites at the back of korra's eyes: regret, fear, disappointment in herself knowing she should have done better, the deep scar that lost honor can leave in a person. korra's always been a person in conversation with her emotions and now is absolutely no different. there's only the slightest bit of hesitation, long enough for tenzin to remark and brush off his robes, before korra stumbles forward to him, letting her tears mark her face like a scar. ]
I thought I'd never see you again! [ it all comes out in a rush, words pushing up through her throat, words she never considered or even felt until right now and it hurts and she hates being so weak but she knows tenzin won't judge her for anything of this nature and she has to be absolved of this. she has to have someone tell her it's okay to forgive herself so she can learn from her mistakes and move on instead of constantly fighting it off in the middle of the night, throwing punches at phantom creatures so she can finally get a good night's rest.
korra slams into tenzin and is only half aware of the way her feet leave the ground for a second; her strong fingers twist and grab at tenzin's robes as her body sinks down onto the duff beneath her. ] I've been so lost without you, I don't know what to do...!
[ jinora, as always, was a beacon of much-needed light in korra's life, but there are things korra's done in this world that she doesn't want jinora to yet find out. it would break korra's heart if jinora gave up on her like she fears everyone else will. ]
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even losing her sky bison wasn't enough to deter her from trying to find what was calling out to her. it was a distraction more than anything else, but from behind appa's giant frame comes korra, pushing aside her own leaves and bushes as she makes her way through the barely-trodden path in the woods. roots stick out everywhere threatening to trip her up but even if she loses her balance she can use her airbending to pick herself back up, right her frame, keep from hitting the ground and making an idiot of herself. gentle breezes rustle the canopy above her and for the first time since arriving to this place she feels an utter sense of peace wash over her. it's alien and it's new and it's nothing like korra's really felt before but out of nowhere her heart rate calms and she feels herself smile in spite of the situation. ]
Appa! [ her voice calls out into the woods and branches as she gracefully makes her way through. ] C'mon boy, I can't get back to the castle without you! I've got some juicy apples for you if—
[ and her steps come to a halt when she spots a familiar set of orange and yellow robes, and that sense of overwhelming peace bolts right out of her like a fleeing deer to be replaced by adrenaline, hope, and surprise. ]
...Tenzin...?
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The voice breaks him out of his catchup and he moves, shifting out as much as he can from under the weight of his old friend's searching tongue. Of course the voice is familiar and he pats at the bison's head before he slides out and struggles free, chuckling even as he goes and moving to stand, brushing the stray fur from his robes and adjusting his collar a little. It's far too easy to turn back to Korra and even if it's a shock to see her here the knowledge that he's not alone uplifts him. ]
And why, exactly, have you been at a castle, Korra?
[ He can't help the stern expression, eyebrow quirking as his arms cross over his chest. ]
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tenzin is the last person she ever expected to see here and korra had convinced herself that he was the last person she ever wanted to deal with here but she knew, deep down, that it was only because she knew she'd be nothing but a disappointment to sifu tenzin. he's not the only one getting choked up because immediately upon hearing that question everything about the past several months wells up inside of her, weighing heavy on her chest like an elephant-rhino, threatening to suffocate her under the realization and knowledge that she can finally talk to the one person she could always trust with the things that frightened her, her previous spiritual advisor who has seen the worst of people and knows the world better than his daughter should at her young age. something hot bites at the back of korra's eyes: regret, fear, disappointment in herself knowing she should have done better, the deep scar that lost honor can leave in a person. korra's always been a person in conversation with her emotions and now is absolutely no different. there's only the slightest bit of hesitation, long enough for tenzin to remark and brush off his robes, before korra stumbles forward to him, letting her tears mark her face like a scar. ]
I thought I'd never see you again! [ it all comes out in a rush, words pushing up through her throat, words she never considered or even felt until right now and it hurts and she hates being so weak but she knows tenzin won't judge her for anything of this nature and she has to be absolved of this. she has to have someone tell her it's okay to forgive herself so she can learn from her mistakes and move on instead of constantly fighting it off in the middle of the night, throwing punches at phantom creatures so she can finally get a good night's rest.
korra slams into tenzin and is only half aware of the way her feet leave the ground for a second; her strong fingers twist and grab at tenzin's robes as her body sinks down onto the duff beneath her. ] I've been so lost without you, I don't know what to do...!
[ jinora, as always, was a beacon of much-needed light in korra's life, but there are things korra's done in this world that she doesn't want jinora to yet find out. it would break korra's heart if jinora gave up on her like she fears everyone else will. ]