Anyway, if that's the case, we can't just leave everyone here to fend for themselves in some crazy war either. I mean, I know we have to get back home to save Etheria too, but...
[god. that's the exact reaction she expected, and it shows in her expression]
Adora-- [and god does she want to argue. to say that this isn't their responsibility, that they have so much on their plate already, that it isn't fair for them to be dragged into another conflict like this, but. . .]
[. . .]
[there is something else that is far more important than any of that]
[Can you really make that promise? Catra thinks, not because she doubts Adora, but. . . because she doesn't like this entire situation. it sends her fur standing on end, her tail bristling, her ears flattening. . .]
[idly, she lifts a hand to rub at the back of her neck, a subconscious motion that Adora has probably seen her do recently when she gets nervous or anxious]
The "rules"-- they mention switching. Like we have the choice to change what dorm we're aligned with.
[which would make things easier and, at the very least, soothe some of her worries]
[As far as Adora's concerned, it's not a matter of "can" or "can't", but rather what she will do. And what she'll do is never have to fight Catra ever again. It's a promise she makes to the both of them--because she can't do it again.
Adora frowns.]
But? But what? Why is there a "but"? That solves all of our problems. [or like, two of them.]
[. . . in this moment, she feels a little-- weak. after all, she turned against the Horde-- against Horde Prime-- to side with Adora and the mortal enemies she's fought against for her entire life. why can't she turn against someone she has yet to meet? she has no loyalty to them. her newfound loyalty is to Adora and Adora only, to the newly reconstructed bridge between them that still feels so frighteningly fragile]
[That... that does sound like Catra. It'd be a lie to say that Adora's not disappointed, but she also gets it. It sounds like Catra, and therefore it's not Catra fronting or getting herself into deeper trouble because she thinks she knows better.
It makes sense.
... ... ...
Adora reaches out to put her hands on Catra's shoulders.]
You know that I won't let them hurt you, right? No matter what happens.
[...]
But I get it. I want you to stay safe, so... it makes sense to wait and make sure it's safe.
[okay, okay. . . brief lighthearted reprieve over, because there is one more thing Catra thinks they need to talk about]
[she didn't argue against Adora insisting that they couldn't just leave this whole dorm wars thing behind while everyone else stayed and fought, but. . .]
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Even if we were, I don't want to fight in a war that isn't mine-- [. . .] That isn't ours.
[they both have enough war experience for a lifetime, okok]
But if we're not here for that, then what are we here for?
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[Adora, we have been here before.]
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Who throws around the word "war" and doesn't mean it literally? Please don't tell me you're letting all those pastries sugarcoat your brain.
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[...]
Maybe.
Anyway, if that's the case, we can't just leave everyone here to fend for themselves in some crazy war either. I mean, I know we have to get back home to save Etheria too, but...
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Adora-- [and god does she want to argue. to say that this isn't their responsibility, that they have so much on their plate already, that it isn't fair for them to be dragged into another conflict like this, but. . .]
[. . .]
[there is something else that is far more important than any of that]
You woke up in a different dorm than me.
[1/2]
[2/2]
... Huh?
Yeah, I did. So what?
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A dorm war. A war between dorms. Between four different ones, maybe?
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Even if that's the point of the fight, or the war or whatever, I'm never fighting against you again, Catra.
No matter what.
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[idly, she lifts a hand to rub at the back of her neck, a subconscious motion that Adora has probably seen her do recently when she gets nervous or anxious]
The "rules"-- they mention switching. Like we have the choice to change what dorm we're aligned with.
[which would make things easier and, at the very least, soothe some of her worries]
But--
[oh. there's a but]
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Adora frowns.]
But? But what? Why is there a "but"? That solves all of our problems. [or like, two of them.]
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[. . .]
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Yeah, and I'm not saying I won't do it.
[because of course it'd be her. of course she'd be the one to take the risk, not Adora]
But I don't want to be stupid about it. We don't know what these "dorm heads" are like, or what the consequences for deserting them are.
[she was, after all, just recently chipped and brainwashed for turning against Horde Prime]
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It makes sense.
... ... ...
Adora reaches out to put her hands on Catra's shoulders.]
You know that I won't let them hurt you, right? No matter what happens.
[...]
But I get it. I want you to stay safe, so... it makes sense to wait and make sure it's safe.
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[. . . . . . . . . .]
[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?!?!?!?!]
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[shoves a hand in Adora's face, her lips curving upwards into one of her patented smirks]
God, you should see the look on your face! You're such a doofus.
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Look who's talking... your tail was all poofed up on the roof until you saw me.
[she didn't actually See, she's just assuming.]
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[AFFRONTED?? but playfully so! she seems to be relaxing a bit now, even though everything about this situation is FREAKING HER OUT. slightly]
[. . . it helps, to have someone familiar-- to have that familiar person be Adora-- with her through it all]
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They still haven't found Glimmer and Bow yet, but... they're around here somewhere, she's sure. They've got this.]
Alright, alright. We should start with looking for Glimmer and Bow. You'll stay here until it's safe to move to the Winter dorm. Anything else?
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[she didn't argue against Adora insisting that they couldn't just leave this whole dorm wars thing behind while everyone else stayed and fought, but. . .]
Yeah. Just one thing.
[. . .]
[her ears flick backwards, then forwards again]
Whatever happens, don't do anything stupid.
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I wasn't gonna! I'm not going to do anything stupid.
[She... will probably immediately do something stupid.]
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[STARES AT HER]
[LIKE]
[SHE KNOWS YOU, ADORA]
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JEEZE!!]
I mean it! I'm not going to go out of my way to get into trouble or anything!
But... I'm not going to just stand by when people are in trouble, either.
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Well, if you are about to do something stupid because you can't stand not being a hero, at least find me first, okay?
[maybe she can, you know. . . make sure Adora is not THAT stupid?? possibly??]
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adora's second response:]
... You're worried about me.
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