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[markofthebrave]

[For no very specific reason at all, Katara is happy this late afternoon. The air is getting colder, and the very fact that it's nipping at her face is enough to make her smile. Add to that the glorious storm of yesterday, that it is still drizzling...

It's started drizzling as she runs her errands in town, and she puts a hand up to bend an 'umbrella' above her head as she walks along. She forgets herself, though, as she comes to some large puddles in the road, and dropping her hand, stares at them for half a beat.

Well, she's already wet.

So she jumps in. Not bending at all, simply splashing about in the puddles along her way.

Feel free to catch her in this rare display of immaturity and glee - or even join her! Hopefully she won't catch a cold.

Much later, as she prepares dinner for her house, she makes a voice post.]

Anyone else looking forward to the change in the weather?


[OOC: I know notifs are so so down. Please ping me on AIM if it's been a while and I haven't tagged!]

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara laughs.] I'll bet.

[silversnowfall]

...At times I wish I'd gone to visit other places. But that would be much harder now.

[markofthebrave]

What do you mean?

[silversnowfall]

Oh. ...That's right. [You met her soldier self.] I'm the governor of my city. It's not that I can't leave, but there isn't much reason to when I'm much more useful if I stay.

[markofthebrave]

Really? Wow, I didn't know that.

[Hmm...]

What do you do when you want to talk to other governors?

[silversnowfall]

Well, send letters, I suppose. [But the political hierarchy of Auldrant is like the mutant lovechild of feudalism and democracy. Impossible to figure out but somehow...works for the best.]

If His Majesty Emperor Peony has any significant orders, I get an official notice. ...But for the most part, Keterburg stands on its own, aside from trade agreements.

[markofthebrave]

No meetings or anything? [D: There went her clever plan to get Nephry to travel.] Do you at least get to travel through Keterburg? [Katara even pronounces it right!]

[silversnowfall]

Aside from the city and the port, there's really nowhere to go. The forests and the mountains are dangerous, even without the monsters.

[markofthebrave]

Your world has monsters in it too??

[How many worlds have stuff like this?]

[silversnowfall]

Yes. Everywhere. In warmer months we have trouble with attacks on travelers coming in from the port.

[markofthebrave]

What do you do to stop it?

[silversnowfall]

There are certain times that are better for travel. Or an armed escort accompanies travelers to and from the city. It's not far, and most often, not dangerous either.

[markofthebrave]

I see.

...can the monsters talk?

[silversnowfall]

No. ...I do request that no one go out of their way to interfere with them, though.

[markofthebrave]

You mean, there's no one who just goes out to hunt them and clear the way?