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[Asami has waited a few days to post this, gotten through the initial emotional shock of it. Yes, Korra is fine, and she knows that. But she's not here, anymore. And if what she's heard about going home is true, she won't remember anything about being here.

When the video turns on, she looks a little weathered. Definitely tired, as she rests against the side of a giant Arcanine. She didn't cry this morning, that's a start.]

Korra's gone home.

[Asami pauses. She hasn't really thought out the post any further than that. Taking about this is more difficult than just stewing and processing.]

Just... thought her friends would like to know. If you ended up with any of her Pokémon, could you tell me? I'd just like to know, that's all.

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...That seems to be going around a lot, lately.

Are you all right?

I think a part of me is still processing. But she's okay, right? That's all that really matters. It was going to happen to one of us someday.

That's usually how it goes.

And it usually doesn't feel fair that they're gone and you're the one left to miss them, at least to some extent. Irrational or not, I think that's natural.

That sounds about right. I'm sure I'll feel better about it in a while. It's just hard to have the bandage ripped off so suddenly. You always know it's coming, but you can't always be thinking about it, so you're never really ready.

...Do you mind if I ask a slightly personal question? You don't have to answer it if you don't want to, of course.

No, but if you could do it privately, I'd appreciate it.

That's fine. I certainly don't mind it.

I'm wondering if this is the first time you've lost someone like this.

It's the first time I've lost someone close to me here, if that's what you mean. But this isn't the first time we've been separated. And I'm pretty acquainted with losing people in a more general sense.

That is what I mean.

I'm sorry to say you never really get used to it happening, but it does get easier to cope with over time.

I'm sure it's different, when it's someone you know you're never going to see once you go home. Even if you're going to just forget them, anyway. That almost makes thinking about it worse.

Worse still when you know they're going home to bad circumstances, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Do you happen to know what your friend is going back to?

I do. It's something good, so that makes it easier. I don't think she's going to have to deal with any real trouble for at least a little while.

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