Jin finds the woman in the alley three days after the city's liberation. She’s curled up on herself, but not enough to hide her split lip and blackened eye.
Like a stray komodo kitten, she’s skittish. It takes smiles and soft words to coax her inside.
“Who are you?” Jin asks, finally, when they’re both sipping tea.
"Joo Dee." The woman flinches. "No. No. That's not me."
Jin bites her lip, wanting to comfort and not knowing how. “Maybe--I had a sister, once. Mei-Zhen. Would you like her name? Until you remember yours?”
Identity, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jin & Joo Dee (prompt 5)
Like a stray komodo kitten, she’s skittish. It takes smiles and soft words to coax her inside.
“Who are you?” Jin asks, finally, when they’re both sipping tea.
"Joo Dee." The woman flinches. "No. No. That's not me."
Jin bites her lip, wanting to comfort and not knowing how. “Maybe--I had a sister, once. Mei-Zhen. Would you like her name? Until you remember yours?”
The woman--Mei-Zhen--hesitates, then nods.