Catch-all; Catra

[momming]

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[momming]

[ It's fine. She's just going to silently pet her back. ]

[supercatty]

[god. she's so miserable. but the back patting helps a bit, and the tension in her muscles eventually relaxes]

[still!! not talking tho!!]

[momming]

[ she's not going to make her talk!! She is going to talk, however. ]

I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could say to make this hurt any less.

[supercatty]

[. . .]

It's fine. It's like I told Mabel— this is just. . . how things are.

[momming]

It may be how they are, but that doesn't mean they have to be fine.

It's okay to be upset, Catra.

[supercatty]

[. . . tail lash]

I just wish I knew— why.

[momming]

I know. [ softly. ] There has to be a reason.

... And I'm sorry. Crow was important to me, too.

[supercatty]

[. . .]

[finally rolls over to face her]

[. . .]

He had a stupid face.

[Catra]

[momming]

... Did he?

[supercatty]

[OTOME??]

[just kind of stares at her for a moment before]

[. . . she laughs]

[momming]

[ LISTEN THAT WAS SUCH A WEIRD THING TO SAY

But at least she's laughing. ]

... Well, I still seem to be able to make people laugh...

[supercatty]

[her laughter tails off, and she seems. . . well! a little less tense? but still slightly tense]

Well, I guess that's not a terrible talent to have at a time like this.

[momming]

It's true, I shouldn't complain. You look at least a little better now.

[supercatty]

[. . .]

[shrugs a little bit]

I don't feel any better.

[Catra is already sensitive to betrayal, so the sting of Byleth's is going to linger for a bit]

[momming]

You don't have to. There's so much that happened today, it's a good thing if you can even process some of it.

[ Even if it's. Not great. ]

[supercatty]

[. . . scrubs at her face]

I'm not processing it. I'm just-- I don't know.

[angry? hurt? mad? . . . afraid? all at once? she doesn't know! how does anyone process any of that?]

[momming]

Overwhelmed, a bit?

[ Ah, the tidal wave of emotions... ]

[supercatty]

. . .

[yeah that's a good word for it]

I don't know what to do.

[said a little. . . quietly. a little helplessly]

[momming]

You don't have to know that yet, Catra.

[ Softly, so very sad and concerned. ]

If you need the time to decide what you want to do, you have it. Don't force yourself to act in any one way until you have the chance to think about how you feel.