( After the discussion with his uncle and after everything that had happened Zuko had taken to shutting himself away in his room. Or ... the room his uncle had claimed had once been his or ... something to that extent. He sat on the edge of the bed, eyes sweeping the room and mentally noting how clean it appeared.
The knock at the door jerks Zuko back to the present and his eyes dart over in that direction. He hears her voice. Her voice. A part of him wants to tell her to leave him alone. He almost does but instead rises off the bed to cross the room.
Zuko hesitates a moment, then opens the door. )
... Katara?
( Golden eyes lower to the tray at her hip and then lift back up to meet her blue ones. He might look a little confused - why would she be at his room with a tray of tea and crackers...? )
[Katara is prepared for his confusion -- perhaps a little over-prepared. She smiles brightly as he opens the door, before it falters just slightly. Katara shifts the tray of tea and crackers, offering it to Zuko.]
This place - it's a pretty big adjustment. I thought you might want a snack.
[Yeah.
Those are pretty much two complete non-sequiturs. Good job, Katara.]
And I thought, if you had any questions.. I can answer them.
... Why are you being so... so friendly? You don't have to - ( Obviously Katara isn't pretending. If she had been pretending then she would not have stuck her neck out for him earlier with Jet's confrontation.
Zuko snaps his mouth shut and presses his lips together. He takes a step back and then turns altogether, moving back to the bed to sit on the edge. )
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The knock at the door jerks Zuko back to the present and his eyes dart over in that direction. He hears her voice. Her voice. A part of him wants to tell her to leave him alone. He almost does but instead rises off the bed to cross the room.
Zuko hesitates a moment, then opens the door. )
... Katara?
( Golden eyes lower to the tray at her hip and then lift back up to meet her blue ones. He might look a little confused - why would she be at his room with a tray of tea and crackers...? )
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This place - it's a pretty big adjustment. I thought you might want a snack.
[Yeah.
Those are pretty much two complete non-sequiturs. Good job, Katara.]
And I thought, if you had any questions.. I can answer them.
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Zuko snaps his mouth shut and presses his lips together. He takes a step back and then turns altogether, moving back to the bed to sit on the edge. )
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[She speaks with a careful, gentle patience, sliding the tray onto his bedside table.]
You might not believe me, and it's okay - you don't have to. But in the time I'm from? We're friends.
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