Hundred Third Explosion

[deusexhormones]

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[Well, as some of you might recall, Haruki Suzumiya has been MIA for the better part of this whole affair so far. But now, finally, he's made a full recovery. A full recovery and... he's gone back to his house to confirm that things have recovered. He's inspecting it inside and out so you might happen across him during that, particularly if you're Neku or Shiki.

But aside from that, after he's half-way through this inspection he flips open the journal and-]

Oi, guys, I'm back. [...It's useless to say "did he miss anything" right? Just glancing at the entries while he was out shows he did] So everyone report in.

[Because we wants to make sure everyone's okay]

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[markofthebrave]

[There is a very, very long pause. Far longer than listening to that conversation would be.

He sounds... worse than Jet.]

That. Is not Sokka.

[She's not angry at Haruki, but she is practically trembling with fury. Her brother is -- he likes girls, sure, and is a flirt and all but he never - that - just made her feel dirty.]

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[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I kinda told him that.

[Haruki knows it's useless, but he offers her a weak smirk. He knows he can't comfort her - hell he's not even good friends with her. But somehow, this makes him think this must be like when he met Kyon... when Kyon rejected him. Hell, maybe it's worse. But he knew that hurt like it was tearing him up inside]

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[markofthebrave]

[There's the rage at the way he talked about women, and the total jackassery of him, but there's also a deeper sting, salt on a wound-

She's known for ages that her bending caused a rift between them, and caused Sokka pain. She's known that their life was hard. But to hear Sokka's voice talk about... himself that way...]

I have to go.

[Go and do what, she's not exactly sure, but it will likely involve crying, screaming, and bending, and not necessarily in that order.]

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[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. Later, Katara.

[...sigh. He hopes he did the right thing.]