[video, voice] what goes around comes around

[maddest]

[The device flicks on. Static.

Then, purple- only purple. White. Break's coat, the beautiful off-the-shoulder, white one that he lost almost a year ago during that episode with all of the blood. It's back in one piece.]

What-

[Then the feed flicks off. On again, very briefly, as he bangs it on the table. Sound.

Then to video- there's Break's elbow, Emily's dress.

On. Rap rap rap. Someone's knocking it against a table to see if it can be broken open.]

-why does it keep chirping, Emily?

[This is almost exactly how he arrived, nearly two years ago to the day. And here we are, come full circle, about to smash the PCD on a table corner in idle, non-technologically oriented curiosity.]

Comments

[Video]

[waterbends]

Yes. Your room was down the hall from mine.

[A pause.]

.. it's a lot to take it for now. Just - being here. But I'm glad you're back, as selfish as that is.

[Video]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm the man you remember, little girl.

[Video]

[waterbends]

Are you Xerxes Break?

[Video]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

I am.

[Video]

[waterbends]

Then you are the man I remember.

My name is Katara, not 'little girl.'

[Video]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[He draws in a deep breath. That means something.]

Re: [Video]

[waterbends]

It takes time to remember. Sometimes people don't remember at all.

Can I see you, when you get settled in?

[Video]

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Where do people live?

[Video]

[waterbends]

Houses. They're these square or rectangle buildings, with four walls and ceilings --

2/2

[waterbends]

You just left last week. Your house is still empty, I think.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Any idea how I'd go about finding it?

[waterbends]

Do you want me to show you?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Yes please.

[waterbends]

Yellow button on the side of the PCD. Push it, please. It'll show me where to find you.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

This one?

[Switching off the feed for a moment. Then on, then off again. Wrong (red) button.]

[waterbends]

-- Break. Can you see?

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Of course. These are just so fiddly-

[Text. Video. Voice again. Then finally, x,y.]

[waterbends]

Just don't move. I'll be there soon.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

[He settles down to wait.]

[waterbends]

[Katara will arrive on the scene a little while later, hands folded across her stomach a little uneasily.]

Hey, there.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Good afternoon.

[Grinning.]

[waterbends]

[The smile relaxes her slightly -- and maybe it shouldn't, but she closes the distance between them regardless, reaching out to try to grab one of his hands.]

Break. I'm glad to see you.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

And I suppose I'm glad to meet you.

[Dragging his hand away in surprise, though.]

Katara, wasn't it?

[waterbends]

[She winces slightly when he draws back, but otherwise is relaxed.]

That's right. And it's good to see you, too, Emily.

[mister-hatter.livejournal.com]

Don't mind this layabout! He's crabby because he was eating a very nice scone when we up and arrived!