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For a while.

Dad taught it to us when we were little, saying it would help our diligence and reflexes. 

I noticed Lo'ak was awake, too. He was hovering over Spider and Tuk, smirking. He was speaking soundlessly to my ears. I didn't see Ma or Dad, but I did see Kiri sitting against the wall, weaving something of a green net. Fe'ya was holding the other side of it, helping her string it together. 

Slowly, I used my aching arms to push myself up. It was fine until a wave of dizziness swamped my senses, making my surroundings reel and whirl before me while a throbbing migraine pulsed through my temples. Overtaken by the queasiness I slumped back to the ground, squeezing my eyes shut to avoid the light, thinking, what else will I have to deal with?    

I felt the swift movement of someone coming over to me, and judging by the light motion of her feet, it was Fe'ya. I squinted one eye open to find her and Lo'ak looming over me, both of them talking. Lo'ak slid his arm under my back and Fe'ya grabbed my hands, hauling me back into an upright position. 

Once more the disorientation and the headache washed over me, making me unable to keep stable. When I shook my head, signaling for them to put me down, the pain in my cranium knocked about in my skull. The lightheadedness was so bad I could hardly see other than the white splotches clouding my sight, and the swirling roof of our mauri.

I was laid back onto the ground gently. Fe'ya rubbed my arm, and Lo'ak, who rose to his feet and scampered away was replaced by Kiri, a frown on her face. I was more annoyed than sick, because I hated the fact that I couldn't just have a problem-free day. Most importantly, my family kept having to deal with me and my health issues, and I wish they didn't have to, because they had better things to do. 

A couple minutes later, Lo'ak came back with Norm's avatar following him into the mauri. He was holding his emergency case, and I immediately began to hate it with a burning passion. I was surprised he hadn't gotten Dad or Ma, but instead brought Norm without a second thought. 

Even though I resented being helped, I couldn't hide the discomfort I was in. Despite lying down and being still, the wooziness and nausea continued to fester inside me, and I felt terrible. A heavy, claustrophobic, hot, and motion-sick combination made me want to throw up, but I'd had enough of vomiting for one lifetime, so I resisted the urge.

Norm kneeled down next to me while Lo'ak informed him of what he'd seen. I couldn't hear them speak, but I knew my brother wasn't talking about the genre of food he liked. Norm eventually tried to communicate what was wrong, but the words he was using didn't have a translation in sign language, so he gave me a sip of something out of a short, white cup and left me wondering.

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It was hot outside for an early morning at high camp, especially considering the entire place was enclosed inside the hallelujah mountains. But unlike the reef this heat was without a breeze, and it was humid, muggy, and moist. I was disappointed I couldn't tease Tonowari for being unable to withstand it, because he was perfectly fine with the temperature.

I walked with him around camp, showing him everything, telling him what we had left to do until we could officially move back to the village near Hell's Gate. He listened intently, nodding at my words. The Omatikaya Na'vi watched him with curious expressions, just like the Metkiyana did with us when we first arrived. But they treated our guests welcomingly, never being rude or snarky. 

Tsireya had already made friends with the darker blue children of the rainforest. She gave them shells from her own garments, and they gave her sticks and fruit, having no special adornment of their own yet. They ran around together and giggled, while Aonung was dragged along with them.