[ A part of her still can't really believe what's happened, but she's learned that in the Drabwurld, the unexpected always finds a way of...doing what it does best. Traveling back in time is one thing, but the amount of people that came along with her? That's even more surprising.
And there's someone that a few of the refugees are requesting by name.
[ To say that she wasn't worried between those few days is a lie, but Asami assumed that maybe not everyone made it back. There had been a heavy bit of world-hopping, so it's very likely that people just returned home.
So there's surprise and, strangely enough, a bit of relief when he finally does respond. It's very evidence in the sound of her voice. ]
It's good to hear from you. I was starting to think you didn't make it with everyone else.
[Kirei thinks it is a rare response. He's encountered surprise and relief with his congregations, of course, but he has a feeling not everyone will be so relieved to see his face again.
Ah, he'll deal with it then.]
Fortunately, I did make it. [He doesn't give any details. It might have been quite the struggle.] I wanted nothing else than to return to the Drabwurld. It appears the great Gem has heard those prayers.
[Probably not, but—eh.]
What may I do for you, Asami? If you or your people are in need of any kind of assistance, my churches' doors are always open.
[ For her part, Asami hasn't had a negative experience with Kirei. He's been helpful to her from the start, offering advice and he's been available whenever she's asked. Why wouldn't she have a positive opinion of him?
Of course, she doesn't subscribe to the spiritual or religious leanings of the Drabwurld, but she's always thought that people should be able to believe whatever is most comfortable for them, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. The Void, while terrifying, did offer the promise of rebirth, a cycle. Perhaps she wasn't ready to face it. ]
That's actually the second reason why I wanted to talk to you.
[ You know, other than making sure he was okay. ]
I didn't think they would, but all of the refugees did come back with me. I think they need the kind of guidance that I can't offer them.
[She is far too forgiving where most would not be, but to Kirei that would be a boon. Too little people understand that worshiping the Void does not automatically equate a desire for it to eat and kill all. It simply means accepting the cycle of life and being able to permit the natural order, even if it includes the terror of the Void.]
Say no more. They have need of me.
[It's a definite statement, but the lilt of it at the end makes it sound like a polite question, anyway. He could be completely off the mark.]
[ As terrifying as she found the Void, it was Korra's steadfast belief that it was a necessary part of the cycle that gave her pause. She still didn't think it was the right answer, but she respected that belief none the less. Meeting the people of Leana had only strengthened that--most just wanted to see the world live again. Arguably, a few were a little nihilistic, others forcing their families out to meet it, but...the majority were good, simple. ]
Yes, they do.
[ He's not off mark at all. ]
I know you've got to be just as busy as everyone else, but I know they would really appreciate your time. Some of them are actually pretty upset about everything that's happened.
It is understandable. Our world, doomed as it was, has been pulled out from underneath us like a rug. We are left struggling for balance in its wake. What we had hoped for has been separated from us for an even wider expanse of time, possibly hundreds upon thousands of years.
[He knows, distantly, that part of him felt very frustrated once. So he has accepted it. If asked whether he thought the Red Hand's summoning of the Gem was "right" or "proper", he would overwhelmingly disagree. And now they have been flung into the past, an extremely unnatural situation. This is not God's work, but it could only have been accomplished by a human mishandling of an agent of God.
In many ways, it is how he has overcome his frustration that powers him now. He has known disappointment. He has known waiting. He has known fighting against impossible odds.
They may carry out their dedication to the Void, and what it represented for them, in this early Drabwurld. It just might take a different form, and it might have a different effect.]
How busy I am does not factor into it. [It never has.] These people need a priest. As a servant of God and the Void, I am bound to visit them. Please describe to me their location and I will be there as soon as I can.
[ She listens quietly--he is a good speaker, even if she isn't necessarily on board with the beliefs that underlay it all. What he says is true, however, that everyone was taken off balance, left shake and confused and uncertain of what happened, what is to happen.
Asami didn't want the Void to devour everything, but if that was what was going to happen...she would have accepted it in the end. The cycle itself, of life and rebirth is one thing, but she didn't entirely feel that was all there was to it. Something felt off, but was traveling back in time the answer to it all? Did it really stop anything, or just prolong the inevitable? Questions that would take some time answering. ]
We're in La Llorona right now. Some people have decided to go south and a good few are considering going to Leathann. But I think the majority want to stick together...shared experiences, you know? Everyone here understand what everyone else is going through.
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And there's someone that a few of the refugees are requesting by name.
Asami's just hoping this works... ]
Hello? Kirei?
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... Miss Asami. I am here, and I hope you are well. It comforts me greatly to hear your voice once again.
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So there's surprise and, strangely enough, a bit of relief when he finally does respond. It's very evidence in the sound of her voice. ]
It's good to hear from you. I was starting to think you didn't make it with everyone else.
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Ah, he'll deal with it then.]
Fortunately, I did make it. [He doesn't give any details. It might have been quite the struggle.] I wanted nothing else than to return to the Drabwurld. It appears the great Gem has heard those prayers.
[Probably not, but—eh.]
What may I do for you, Asami? If you or your people are in need of any kind of assistance, my churches' doors are always open.
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Of course, she doesn't subscribe to the spiritual or religious leanings of the Drabwurld, but she's always thought that people should be able to believe whatever is most comfortable for them, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. The Void, while terrifying, did offer the promise of rebirth, a cycle. Perhaps she wasn't ready to face it. ]
That's actually the second reason why I wanted to talk to you.
[ You know, other than making sure he was okay. ]
I didn't think they would, but all of the refugees did come back with me. I think they need the kind of guidance that I can't offer them.
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Say no more. They have need of me.
[It's a definite statement, but the lilt of it at the end makes it sound like a polite question, anyway. He could be completely off the mark.]
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Yes, they do.
[ He's not off mark at all. ]
I know you've got to be just as busy as everyone else, but I know they would really appreciate your time. Some of them are actually pretty upset about everything that's happened.
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[He knows, distantly, that part of him felt very frustrated once. So he has accepted it. If asked whether he thought the Red Hand's summoning of the Gem was "right" or "proper", he would overwhelmingly disagree. And now they have been flung into the past, an extremely unnatural situation. This is not God's work, but it could only have been accomplished by a human mishandling of an agent of God.
In many ways, it is how he has overcome his frustration that powers him now. He has known disappointment. He has known waiting. He has known fighting against impossible odds.
They may carry out their dedication to the Void, and what it represented for them, in this early Drabwurld. It just might take a different form, and it might have a different effect.]
How busy I am does not factor into it. [It never has.] These people need a priest. As a servant of God and the Void, I am bound to visit them. Please describe to me their location and I will be there as soon as I can.
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Asami didn't want the Void to devour everything, but if that was what was going to happen...she would have accepted it in the end. The cycle itself, of life and rebirth is one thing, but she didn't entirely feel that was all there was to it. Something felt off, but was traveling back in time the answer to it all? Did it really stop anything, or just prolong the inevitable? Questions that would take some time answering. ]
We're in La Llorona right now. Some people have decided to go south and a good few are considering going to Leathann. But I think the majority want to stick together...shared experiences, you know? Everyone here understand what everyone else is going through.