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[maddest]

[Following this.]

Whoooooo wants a slumber party?!

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[Voice][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

You would never hurt us. Any of us in the house. I don't believe that you would, and I never did.

[Still quiet, but with a sharpness in her tone. Unwavering.]

[Voice][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Katara, it's blind faith like that that will get you killed.

[Voice][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

You have to have faith in something.

There are a lot of people in this place that I don't trust, that I can't forgive. I'm not that blind.

[Voice][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure why you've picked me to have such faith in.

[Voice][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

You left Emily for me.

[Voice][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Well.

Dreams.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

[She switches it to video abruptly, then. Emily is securely in her lap.]

I'm sorry for what I said. I was being selfish.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[It flicks on to him rumpled and tired looking, with the missing eye revealed. He combs his hair down in a hurry.]

You weren't. You just need to understand that my family tends to end up dead.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

I was.

[She bites her lip to allow him time to comb down his hair before speaking again.]

This is the first time in my life I haven't had my brother with me, and -- I was being selfish.

[She holds Emily to the screen, attempting to mimic her voice.]

I miss you, Break!

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Why don't I tell you the whole story over a cup of tea?

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

[She lowers Emily a little half-heartedly.]

I really want the whole story. Everything.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[Damn it, Al-]

It doesn't justify anything.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

I just want my questions answered, Break. That's all, honestly.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

All right.

Put on some oolong?

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

I'll be downstairs.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I'll get there as quick as I can.

[Video][private: unhackable]

[waterbends]

[She hesitates for a moment, not really sure what's polite to say, before --]

Just be careful.

[And off goes the feed.]

[Video][private: unhackable]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[He knocks on the kitchen door.]

[Offline]

[waterbends]

Come in.

[She's standing a little nervously over the kettle, watching it closely.]

[Offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[Break comes in.]

Almost ready?

[Offline]

[waterbends]

Yeah. Sit down and I'll bring it to you.

[Offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[He takes a seat.]

Where did you want me to start?

[Offline]

[waterbends]

Why you did it. Why you - killed people.

[She settles the tea and Emily both onto the table in front of him.]

Real answers, not "I was selfish" or "because I wanted to."

[Offline]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

All right. Do you know what a chain is, Katara? In the context of my world.

It's a sort of monster- they can form contracts with humans.

[Offline]

[waterbends]

You made a contract with a chain?

[And she sits across from him at the table, not touching her tea.]