[they would make a curious picture to anyone passing by, if passing by were so simple in tellus' current state: a mermaid and a boy in what would appear to be a benign but no less intense staring contest. that is, of course, not what it is at all, but haru matches oona for solid eye contact, something definitively alive in the wordless interaction happening here. just as oona does not exactly blush, neither does haru, though he lets his gaze slip past her shoulder to the water for a second, then back again. before arriving here, he had gotten more acquainted with that piercing sort of observation -- but where he recoiled from it harshly back then, with the oona he simply finds himself experiencing a rare bout of self consciousness. it's not about the kiss, though that would make the most sense, and still bothers him for unrelated, unclear reasons, a snag at the back of his consciousness that won't come clean. rather, in their case, it's just a matter of not knowing what she's looking for. he has, as far as he himself knows, no more to his story.
so when she continues the dialogue, it's almost a relief, though in his half-asleep state, it takes him a little longer than normal to respond.]
Oh...it's...yeah. When one of the buildings collapsed...
[he looks away, shrugs lopsidedly and tries not to think about it too deeply.]
It should be better soon, though.
[actually, he's not sure about that. korra did all she could, and he doesn't know precisely how that factors into it other than to see what happens -- whether the ordinary convalescence period is halved or more than that or less.
sooner would be better of course.
i want to be in the water, he thinks again, frustrated, though it doesn't really show on his features.]
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so when she continues the dialogue, it's almost a relief, though in his half-asleep state, it takes him a little longer than normal to respond.]
Oh...it's...yeah. When one of the buildings collapsed...
[he looks away, shrugs lopsidedly and tries not to think about it too deeply.]
It should be better soon, though.
[actually, he's not sure about that. korra did all she could, and he doesn't know precisely how that factors into it other than to see what happens -- whether the ordinary convalescence period is halved or more than that or less.
sooner would be better of course.
i want to be in the water, he thinks again, frustrated, though it doesn't really show on his features.]