hungry and hollow for all the things you took away

[isntbroken]

For the thirty thousand millionth time or so, the (former) Lieutenant walks along the beach, looking for a way off this crazy island.

"Beebending," he spits, shaking his head.

For once, he's alone out here. No magicians, no psychics, no "heroes" in eye-searingly bright, skintight garments, no grey kids with horns. No damned beebenders, and today

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[isntbroken]

"Some kind of nutty mysterious island. Found you washed up on the beach a few weeks ago; I woke up here about a month ago after I got out of prison." He still wonders who pulled those strings and hopes it wasn't the Avatar, he'd never live that down. Among other things.

"This whole place is crawling with freaks who can bend things that shouldn't even be bendable. Thoughts, shadows, bees... You'll fit right in."

[createdequalist]

He has to cover his face with his hands, just for a moment. He has to let this sink in. He's alive, Tarrlok is not, the Equalist movement is done, the Lieutenant saved him even though he betrayed everything they stood for, the Lieutenant loathes him and with good reason--

"I'm...sorry," he whispers.

[isntbroken]

"Damn right you're sorry," he snarls. "Is that all you have to say for yourself after everything you've done?" He'd strangle him if he could - instead he gets up, kicks his chair at the wall, and stalks back toward the door. The chair hits the cabinet instead, jostling it open so his old uniform spills out, but he doesn't notice. "Just hurry up and get well enough to drag your ass out of my bed. After that, I wash my hands of you."

[createdequalist]

Noatak says nothing, watches as he storms out of the room.

Well. He thought he'd had nothing left, and he was right.

But why had the Lieutenant saved him?

He...he's dizzy and becoming dizzier. He'll take a nap, and the Lieutenant won't kill him in his sleep, and he won't think of his brother or his life's work or his closest friend until he awakens.

[isntbroken]

Lu Ten sets a tray of food on the bedstand with a loud bang. "Wake up. That Vantas kid gave me more scottie dog soup and it's a bitch to clean if it gets cold, so eat up." Not a bad guy to talk to, until he gets on one of those irritating comforting kicks.