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[nohalation]

Who: FiN + visitors?
Where: FiN dorm!!
When: Day 288 afternoon

[Things are probably calming down now!! Right? Right?]

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[dumbjockenergy]

I-I should have done better. Should've tried harder, been better--

[ the words come to her without thought as she freezes in Adora's arms. ]

What-- What are you doing?

[adorabilities]

[maybe. maybe that was the case and yet.]

She's... always... like that. Shadow Weaver.

[adora doesn't like her but at the same time, she gets it. and then she pauses.]

I. I'm hugging you.

[dumbjockenergy]

[ it's not that she doesn't know what hugging is. but physical affection has always been limited. even with catra, the little bit she's managed to remember, was a rough and tumble affection or just leaning into each other. never a full out hug. never something so blatant and visible.

it's. it's not bad. just-- ]

I, um. I don't know...what to do. Honestly. I don't think anyone's ever...hugged me?

[adorabilities]

[there are a lot of questions, and she pauses, mid hug.]

... Is it weird I don't feel like that's true, somehow...?

[a beat]

Um-- I guess. You just take... the hug?

[dumbjockenergy]

[ she gives a weak laugh ]

I guess that's another difference between us...

[ after a beat of hesitation, Adora returns the embrace, stiff and trembling. ]

Who is she?

[adorabilities]

She's... our commanding officer.

I have a-- few memories with her in them.

[dumbjockenergy]

Are they all like that?

[adorabilities]

Yeah.

[she finally eases off the hug, and pulls at her overall strap, thoughtful.]

I have one where Catra and I ran into her room to play and it was... really awful too.

[dumbjockenergy]

I guess that's why we banished her. Is it bad that I...wasn't all that conflicted? I was almost relieved.

[adorabilities]

I... could... see that.

[she's awkward as she says it, halting while she works through at a rapid clip: shadow weaver is awful.]

I... Feel like she hurt us. Me, you, Sabre, Kohime. Maybe... Maybe that was the only option.

[conflicteeeed]

[dumbjockenergy]

...You don't think she could come here, do you?

[adorabilities]

... Maybe...?

[she isn't sure honestly, and she looks it]

... Actually, she probably could, huh...

[dumbjockenergy]

Can we petition against it? We should petition against it.