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[forestpride]

[San is ordinarily an early riser. Those who live with her in Cecil and Terra's ridiculously crowded home should be accustomed to her getting up and taking a walk, or trying to make herself busy in the house, before the rest of the family rises for real. Sometimes she even starts breakfast! (Not that she's very good at it.)

Usually these things don'

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[heavenslament]

[The bumping and stumbling rouses Terra, and she snags a robe before heading out of the room she shares with Cecil.]

...San...?

[forestpride]

[San turns her face away, but still. Terra should recognize her adopted daughter doing something she hasn't in a very long time: crying]

[heavenslament]

[Terra startles at that, then starts forward.]

San! What's wrong?

[forestpride]

[She just shakes her head. It's not something she can explain, or even knows how to]

[markofthebrave]

[Blink.]

San? Are you okay?

[forestpride]

[oh. It's Katara. ...It's pretty impossible to hide things from Katara.]

I just needed a walk.

[markofthebrave]

In your pajamas? [Katara frowns in concern. She's known San since they were little - being outside calms her down. But not even bothering to get dressed?]

[forestpride]

It was a really important walk.

[As hard as San tried to erase the evidence, her face is still puffy and her eyes red]