[He doesn't insist, and the way he back off immediately at least loosens a knot in her chest. She doesn't want, doesn't need to be coddled right now.
But she still balks at telling Fujimaru what happened. She hates talking about it, hates the way she can still feel the poison seeping into her skin, as painful as needles. Hates the way she can still feel the air being sucked out of her lungs, suffocating her. It all still seems too real, too close.
She forces it out eventually.]
It was poison. Something metallic... [She closes her eyes.] Katara said it did a lot of internal damage.
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But she still balks at telling Fujimaru what happened. She hates talking about it, hates the way she can still feel the poison seeping into her skin, as painful as needles. Hates the way she can still feel the air being sucked out of her lungs, suffocating her. It all still seems too real, too close.
She forces it out eventually.]
It was poison. Something metallic... [She closes her eyes.] Katara said it did a lot of internal damage.