[ As dumb and obtuse and infuriating as he needs to be. Whatever keeps her at an arm's length, because each step she takes closer to the truth is like descending into quicksand. Korra may be a formidable Contractor. But she is still just a chit of a girl no matter how tough a game she talks. Put her in Amber's crosshairs and it'd be like plopping a chick in the cat's mouth. ]
[ Stretching out a crick in his neck, he keeps his eyes on the road, ignoring the small whirr of the window, the cool rustle of the wind. The silence around them boils with things that can never be spoken, or if spoken, never really be heard. And to be honest, it's better that way. At the brightly-lit drive-thru for Burger King, he swerves off to order an enormous amount of food, water, and coffee, while keeping an eye on the gradually lightening sky, the sparse traffic, his body reverberating with the after-effects of a night of relentless adrenaline and exhaustion. ]
[ Handing Korra the fragrant bags -- the gesture offhand, suggesting an olive branch -- he pulls out again at whiplash speed. ]
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Date: 2015-03-25 01:39 am (UTC)[ Stretching out a crick in his neck, he keeps his eyes on the road, ignoring the small whirr of the window, the cool rustle of the wind. The silence around them boils with things that can never be spoken, or if spoken, never really be heard. And to be honest, it's better that way. At the brightly-lit drive-thru for Burger King, he swerves off to order an enormous amount of food, water, and coffee, while keeping an eye on the gradually lightening sky, the sparse traffic, his body reverberating with the after-effects of a night of relentless adrenaline and exhaustion. ]
[ Handing Korra the fragrant bags -- the gesture offhand, suggesting an olive branch -- he pulls out again at whiplash speed. ]