Video; UN: Korra

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[The face that appears on video is not at all her usual self. If anything, she seems shell-shocked. In truth, an entire piece of her has been unceremoniously ripped out of herself, and frankly she's moving through the day, just carrying out necessary motions.]

[Like a ghost haunting her own life.]

...Asami's gone.

[There is a long silence after that. She wants to say things about her, say what she meant to Korra, say all the things she never said in this stupid, stupid hell she loathed with all her heart that trapped them all - but what would be the point? Those who knew Asami already knew, and those who didn't wouldn't care.]

If you had any projects with her, I'll keep her shop open long enough for you to collect them.

...That's all.

[And not once, in those words, did her eyes so much as move towards the camera, staring off into the far distance instead. Right now, she's holding herself together by a thread.]

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[imaglyphwitch]

"Maybe!" Luz said, though the smile on her face was a sad one. She never got her hopes up when it came to getting out of this place: it always felt like that was a plan doomed to fail.

"I hope you don't die anytime soon, even if you do come back to life."

Luz could hope, anyway.

"When we completed that last crazy exercise, I got a prize I wasn't expecting, a very IMPORTANT one. For me to use it, I'll need to carve it myself. Can you help me with that?"

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"Not if I can help it," she said, quietly, putting the staff down. She sighed.

"Yeah, I can help you with that."

[imaglyphwitch]

Luz couldn't help but give her friend a hug again. Korra had been there for Luz when Eda had woken up, of course she was going to try and be as helpful as she could.

"I'm glad to hear it. I'd be pretty sad if you were gone too."

She smiled. "Thanks! This is actually going to be a pretty personal project, and I can only trust it to someone who knows what they're doing. You see Owlbert?"

She pointed to the staff. "This is a Palisman. You've seen him active, of course. But this staff is Eda's, so it always felt like I was borrowing it, you know? But now that I have this Palistrom wood, I can carve my own Palisman!"

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"Owlbert?" She'd never actually heard the name.

But she looked carefully, nodding.

"Ok, well, that's...that's definitely a personal project. How could I help with that?"

[imaglyphwitch]

"Eda named him, not me. I might have come up with something different."

Actually, she rather like that name.

"Korra, it is personal, but it's also important. It'd be one of the most important things I've ever done. I can only trust someone I care a lot about to help me do it right. It has to be you."

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What else could she say to that? She nodded, slowly.

"Anything you need, Sprout," she said with a nod. "I understand. My staff, there's a bit of all the elements in there, because...because it was me. So let's make this about you."

[imaglyphwitch]

Luz smiled. She hoped that Korra would say yes.

"Thanks, Korra. I really appreciate this. I wouldn't ask this on a whim, and please don't think it's just because of Asami. I know you'll take this seriously."

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"I know you wouldn't," she replied. "But it's...something to do."

[imaglyphwitch]

Luz nodded. Korra needed the distraction; she could see that much. It hurt that she couldn't heal the emotional wound of losing her girlfriend, but Luz quietly vowed to be there for her however she could in the meantime.

"If you need help with anything too, like with the shop, you'll let me know, ok?"

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She nodded, slowly. "Going to close it up for now," she replied, simply. "It can come back when I do."

[imaglyphwitch]

"Right, of course."

Luz paused, then put her hand on Korra's shoulder.

"If you need anything, or want company, don't hesitate to ask. I might not be around all the time, but if I am, I'll be over, ok?"

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She nodded, slowly.

"Just...keep checking on me if I go silent, please?" she said. She knew full well where she'd gone wrong the last time she'd felt like this.

[imaglyphwitch]

"You know I will! Just so you know, I'm going to be at some karate thing later on when you don't find me. I'm gonna be getting my butt whipped though, since I was told we can't use magic, but I'll do my best to check up on you after that, ok?"

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She nods, the very tiniest of smiles coming to her face. Because that sounds very, very Luz.

"Alright. That works."

[imaglyphwitch]

"Great! Just grab me when you can, ok? I'll be sure to make time for you!"