Heyyy, what's happenin'? You've reached the voicemail of one very fine-lookin' man. Wanna chat? Fanboy all over my mad skillz? Declare your undying love for me? You know what to do. [BEEEEP]
[More silence. If Korra listens closely, she might be able to hear the sound of deep, steadying breaths as he struggles to keep his repose.]
Thank god. No more hooks. I tell ya, my clothing was taking a beating every time she decided to latch on to me. Spandex can only take so much abuse, y'know.
[His tone is too obviously flippant, as if he's overcompensating in trying to hide his sudden surge of emotion.]
Ah... [His voice is dismissive.] She's always gettin' herself in trouble. Ever since I met her I've had to go through this huge rigamarole of tryin' to keep her safe. It's kind of a pain in the ass sometimes, really.
[In other words, yes. He does care about her. A whole lot.]
Heh. I, uh... don't know I've got control over when I talk to her, unfortunately. The guy she's livin' with now took away her only means of bein' able to reach me.
[He's still kind of burned about that, to be honest. After all, it's not like he'd give away the phone she gave to him.]
That's him, yeah. I tried to get in contact with him on Jess's phone-- the one she gave me. Guess he wasn't too happy that one of the captives had access to her at any time, 'cause the last time I saw her she said he'd taken it away from her.
...Which sucks right now, because I kinda wanna hear from her, y'know?
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Thank god. No more hooks. I tell ya, my clothing was taking a beating every time she decided to latch on to me. Spandex can only take so much abuse, y'know.
[His tone is too obviously flippant, as if he's overcompensating in trying to hide his sudden surge of emotion.]
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She asked about you when she showed up. Said you’re her hero. You really care about her, don’t you?
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[In other words, yes. He does care about her. A whole lot.]
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[Yep, just as she suspected.]
I don't know where she is now, but...you should talk to her when you get the chance. She probably wants to see you.
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[He's still kind of burned about that, to be honest. After all, it's not like he'd give away the phone she gave to him.]
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Who is she even staying with now anyway? Beast boy said her brother was taken…so you’re talking about someone else, right?
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...Which sucks right now, because I kinda wanna hear from her, y'know?
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From what's I've heard, Stefan's doesn't really want much to do with us, so I guess I'm not too surprised.
At least you know she's safe now? We'll find a way for you to talk to her. I'll even help you look.
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[He just wants to see her, whole and alive, with his own eyes.]
...Thanks for the support, Korra.
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[A pause.]
I'm glad you're okay, too. Not just her.
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[He's obviously playing off the fact that he's secretly touched at Korra's concern.]
But, uh... thanks for that too.
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You know, you should probably call Beast Boy. I think he was pretty worried about you, too.
[and, more softly: ]
I'll see you around.
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...See ya.
[There's a hint of a shy, grateful smile in his voice before he hangs up.]