[ He nods briefly. Dancing makes more sense than she might realize. He thinks, for a moment, of dervishes he'd once seen. Whirling like teacups on glass to become attuned to hearing the true sound which supposedly emanated from the source of all. ]
[ He'd thought it was ridiculous at the time. Vertigo-inducing. But if there's one thing he's learnt, it's different strokes etc. ]
Then dance. See where that gets you. [ Wryly, ] 'I too dance to the rhythm of this world.' It's a saying by someone called Rumi. That's all I know about him. [ Or care to know. ] Maybe he has a point.
[ Or maybe he's full of crap. I too dangle from the noose of this world, is infinitely more fitting for Hei's lifestyle. ]
[He may be wry, but it gets a genuine smile out of Korra.]
I like that.
[It speaks to her, this idea of dancing to the rhythm of the world. And it makes a lot more sense to her than what her White Lotus masters had told her about the Avatar's spiritual connection to the world.]
Thanks.
[Something cold and wet falls on her nose. Snow! It's finally snowing!]
[ He shrugs her Thanks off. He hasn't helped so much as planted a seed. Whether it'll branch into success remains to be seen. All through her own endeavors. ]
[ His gaze flicks skyward -- tch, snow -- then back to Korra. Her excitement at something so mundane is a snatch of youth Hei has never directly experienced. 'Li's faked it and feigned it plenty, though. It makes him feel so old now. Tired and disconnected. There's an impulse to reach out, thumb the snow off her nose. He reigns it in. His voice is a little more clipped, but it's not unkind. ]
I'll see you around.
[ He gets moving before she has a chance to reply. ]
⊕ morning 12/12
Other than bending?
[She has to think about that.]
The dancing did, kind of.
⊕ morning 12/12
[ He'd thought it was ridiculous at the time. Vertigo-inducing. But if there's one thing he's learnt, it's different strokes etc. ]
Then dance. See where that gets you. [ Wryly, ] 'I too dance to the rhythm of this world.' It's a saying by someone called Rumi. That's all I know about him. [ Or care to know. ] Maybe he has a point.
[ Or maybe he's full of crap. I too dangle from the noose of this world, is infinitely more fitting for Hei's lifestyle. ]
⊕ morning 12/12
I like that.
[It speaks to her, this idea of dancing to the rhythm of the world. And it makes a lot more sense to her than what her White Lotus masters had told her about the Avatar's spiritual connection to the world.]
Thanks.
[Something cold and wet falls on her nose. Snow! It's finally snowing!]
⊕ morning 12/12
[ His gaze flicks skyward -- tch, snow -- then back to Korra. Her excitement at something so mundane is a snatch of youth Hei has never directly experienced. 'Li's faked it and feigned it plenty, though. It makes him feel so old now. Tired and disconnected. There's an impulse to reach out, thumb the snow off her nose. He reigns it in. His voice is a little more clipped, but it's not unkind. ]
I'll see you around.
[ He gets moving before she has a chance to reply. ]
⊕ morning 12/12
See ya.
[She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. The bite in the air makes her think of home.]