imeeji_frontstage | mingle (memory)

... Do you want me to go first?

[she offers, supportive.]

. . .No. I can do it.

[She sucks in a breath and punches the purchase into her phone before she loses her nerve -- and just a short, quick memory plays. But hey, at least she finally remembers Prime...]

[uh.

that-- that is creepy and she Does Not Like it.

she looks, worried, at Catra.]

I really hate him.

[It sure is, she's still rubbing her arms, smoothing down the slightly raised fur.]

You think I don't?

. . .I think I knew it wasn't gonna end well, even then.

Well...

[she leans her head against hers. that place obviously wasn't the Fright Zone, Adora's not even sure there was a good way for that to end.]

At least you got away from him. Even if he still found his way to Etheria.

[She sighs, leaning into her.]

That was probably more you than me. Since I was dead or not dead or whatever.

. . .I'm fine. That wasn't a big deal, just sorta -- rattled me, at the time, I guess. You wanna go now?

... Okay.

[well, she has to purchase the memory--

and then press play.

It's her first directly negative memory between her and Catra, after leaving the Horde, and there are a lot of-- not great feelings that she's suddenly getting hit with.]

[Oh. She already has this one... it’s weird, seeing it from a different perspective, and she feels a little detached from it. ]

The battle of Brightmoon...

... I really don't like that-- sensation? Feeling?

[it's actually really unpleasant to have your adrenaline go that high suddenly.]

For memories like that.

[A little absently:]

I got promoted for that. Second in command —- I don’t know if you ever knew that.

... I can guess why.

[she sighs.]

You were really leaning into it.

Oh, what, like you weren’t, “Hero”?

If I didn’t perform then I’d be ordered executed. Which basically happened, by the way.

Yeah, but "until darkness covers Etheria?"

Come on, Catra. You didn't have to say that.

... And what do you mean that basically happened?

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[Pushing herself away from Aster to look at her more directly. ]

Seriously? You’re mad about some dramatic line and not that I set the castle on fire?

... I'm not mad about any of it, because I already know that's not the end of it.

[she just frowns, thinking.]

Like you said, you needed to win in the Horde. And... you were good at that. I know that. But who else was around to hear you say that? It's not like anyone from the Fright Zone could've reported back on it. It's just... extra.

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Cool. Opinion noted. Next time I decide to invade a kingdom I’ll tone it down. Happy now?

[Her tone is a tad sharp. ]

It's not like you, is what I'm saying, Catra.

And you never followed up with this "execution" comment. You can't just throw that out there.

[even though she... definitely was almost successfully distracted.]

[She frowns a little at that “not like her” comment, but doesn’t dwell on it.]

Shadow Weaver used me to escape prison and Hordak found out. I climbed back on top after anyway, so whatever.

Shadow Weaver escaped?

[she'd. actually, she doesn't know what she'd assumed happened to shadow weaver, but not that.]

And-- how? What?

The point is, I made it to the top just like we planned, only I did it without you. I was good at it.

[she rubs her face.]

Alright, alright. I'll stop getting distracted.

[Irritated, she jabs harshly at her phone to buy another memory without preamble — and one plays showing how super fine and great commanding the Horde really was!]

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Catra...

[she reaches out, touching her arm lightly, just to re-establish some sort of connection.]

[Yeah she folded over on herself — reliving a literal breakdown isn’t fun to begin with, but it echoes uncomfortably with a lot of recent stresses and traumas.

She sucks in a shuddering breath and buries her face in her hands, trying to shove all these bad feelings down deep where they belong. ]

[she scoots in a little closer and pulls her into a hug, slowly stroking her hair.]

Hey, it's in the past now.

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