[locked to new hires] post-babadon't

[princesspower]

[ Adora fidgets with her communicator, staring at the screen, her brow furrowed as the video feed starts up. She's in a bed in the infirmary, with some bandaging on her head where she's was previously bleeding from the scalp. She looks tired, mostly. ]

Hey everybody. I just - I guess I wanted to say that I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let myself get taken out like that. Everyone had to deal with that because of me. I screwed up. I won't let it happen again. Uh - I guess that's about it.

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[heterochrocatic]

You don't have to do anything! You're doing this because you think if you're not helping people, you're worthless! You're wrong about that because I would love you no matter what you do or who you are. I don't care if you're She-Ra. Sparkles and Bow don't care if you're She-Ra. They care about Adora, their friend.

[ Catra's breath catches and she's surprised to notice tears starting to trickle down her cheeks. Angry, hurt, tears. ]

Stop doing this every time you make a mistake. Stop hurting yourself because you aren't perfect. Please!

[princesspower]

[ Adora honestly doesn't know how to respond to that. She's caught between her desire to comfort Catra and her own sense of responsibility for everything. For the world. ]

Catra...

[ She should go find her, right? ]

Where are you?

[heterochrocatic]

Why?

[princesspower]

Because you're upset. And I don't want that. I never wanted - I didn't mean to hurt you.

[heterochrocatic]

Well, guess what? I am upset. You are hurting me. You just won't listen to what I'm telling you.

[ There's a shift of weight. She doesn't know how to reply to this. She wants to hug Adora, but she's so mad. ]

I...

[ She grits her teeth. ]

I need space right now.

[princesspower]

...OK.

You - you know where to find me.

[ And she turns off her communicator. ]