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lantern_kid ([info]lantern_kid) wrote in [info]dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-03-30 18:27:00


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Entry tags:inactive - henry jordan, inactive - katima sers, plot - "hearts & brains"

Compassion's Firm Hand
Henry's been gone a few hours. A flight around the asteroid belt has helped him clear his mind. He's hoping Avalon's better now, and less prone to fly off the handle over these perceived slights.

Henry's still upset by some of the stuff Avalon said. But he's calm now, and he's willing to forgive and forget.

He phases in through the wall to the living room, shifting his clothes back to normal. "Blue? Josh? Dad? Kat? I'm home!"



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[info]compassionate
2010-03-31 12:10 am UTC (link)
"I...you must set things right with Avalon and Josh. I will be fine. I will go back to my Tribe. The love I gave you was real but you do not have to return it or apologize. Just set things right with them."

Katima touched his face with her hands.

"Nok." Her brow furrowed. She was saying goodbye. "Nok, Henry."

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[info]lantern_kid
2010-03-31 12:28 am UTC (link)
He reaches out and touches her face. His eyes are wet.

"Please, Kat... don't go." He brushes her face. "I... If I set things right with Avalon and Josh, then I've only fixed two-thirds of what needs to be done." A tear begins to roll down his cheek. "Please... I need your help to set things right."

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[info]compassionate
2010-03-31 12:32 am UTC (link)
"I'm sorry, Henry. This bridge will only take you halfway there-
The last few steps you'll have to take alone." She stepped back. "Be well."

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[info]lantern_kid
2010-03-31 12:36 am UTC (link)
Henry can't say a word.

He stares, his heart in his throat.

...wait.

"...Kat... did you say Avalon was gone? Like... gone, gone?"

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[info]compassionate
2010-03-31 12:37 am UTC (link)
"Yes." She looks back at him, in agony. "He's gone. He could bear it no better than I can."

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[info]lantern_kid
2010-03-31 12:40 am UTC (link)
"I need to get him," Henry announces. "I need to go apologize."

He closes his eyes. "Please... hear me out. I need to go to him... to apologize and try to set things right. But... I need your help. Not for my sake, but for his."

He looks her in the eye. "Please. Stay here. Watch the people of Coast City until I get back. If you want to leave then... I won't stop you. But I'd ask... please... stay just that long. I won't be here to screw up any more."

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[info]compassionate
2010-03-31 12:41 am UTC (link)
She sighs.

"Alright. I will keep guard. But after that, Henry...you don't want me. You have to let me go."

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[info]lantern_kid
2010-03-31 12:45 am UTC (link)
"You're wrong, Katima. I do want you."

But he also wants Josh. And he wants Avalon. And he's probably screwed it up so bad that he won't get any of them.

"But... hold on. I need to stop Josh from leaving, too." He leans forward and gives Katima a kiss on the forehead -- by Henry's standards, very chaste.

"Thank you, Katima. For staying... and for helping me see."

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