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[markofthebrave]

[If you are passing by the Southmost bridge at just the right time, you will find it hard not to notice the girl in an unusual dress and boots facedown on the ground. One shoulder is strangely disjointed, and there are bruises up and down her arms, particularly violent ones around her wrists. She looks like nothing more than a broken and discarded doll.

As the sun continues to set, the coolness in the ground will cause her to start to stir. When she sits up, she grimaces, moving as if there might be something wrong with her ribs. If you happen to be looking at her as she does, you'll notice the sickening blue and yellow bruise spread across her right collarbone, the lovely shiner on her eye.

The wonderful thing about Luceti? Sometimes there's a journal right where you need it. She barely has enough presence of mind to make sure the picture points away from her face, but her voice is very tired.]

Sokka, Aang - I'm back. [Sorry Suki, Zuko.] I'm okay.

[10 100 (thank you, Shikamaru) percent filter to Chopper, Raine]
Hey guys, if you're there - I could use a little help.

[She doesn't want her brother and Aang to see her like this.]

Comments

[Filtered]

[tanukipoint.livejournal.com]

[That's...]

Katara! Is that you?!

[Filtered]

[markofthebrave]

[She smiles and - ow. Her lip's cracked. It starts to bleed again.]

Yeah, it's me. I'm okay, I'm just - a little beat up.

[Voice//Private]

[goldenglasses]

Katara! Are you alright?!

[Voice//Private]

[markofthebrave]

[Being surrounded by caring voices and not in that - place - is enough to make Katara want start to tear up a little.]

Yes, I'm OK.

[NOTHING]

[endgames]

[He doesn't say anything, not wanting to make it obvious that he pried. But that filter? It's been bumped up to a hundred percent.

He'll hail Katara over the journals later, after she's had time to get any care she needs.]

[Filtered]

[endgames]

[The next day, Shikamaru filters a message to her a few hours into the afternoon.]

Welcome back.

[Action]

[sapphire-sniper.livejournal.com]

[Guess who's been checking his journal for exactly this every two minutes since he finally stopped having to worry about seeing his sister's body hanging limply from the nearest convenient overhang? Michael won't even waste time replying, and a few minutes later, his search sees him heading south through town, and his eyes go wide as the bridge in question comes into view.]

...Katara!

[And could he always run that damn fast?]

[Action]

[markofthebrave]

[She's a bit beyond it, but when she hears her name her head whips up.

...which is a mistake. Ow. You didn't see that wince. Or those bruises. Damnit, Michael, what are you doing here?]

Hey, Michael.

[here to destroy your time]

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[She heard and recognized the voice on the journals. And no one else can be trusted to actually find a lost human around here. Honestly.

So here. Have San, actually...hurrying? To not exactly help, but...see with her own eyes that Katara is back]

[here to destroy your time]

[markofthebrave]

[Have a Katara sitting. Obediently. In a ridiculous dress. Don't mind the bruises, or the bleeding lip. She's... not quite sitting straight either, she's sagging tiredly. And San moves extremely quietly. Katara can only tell when San's there on a good day.

...today isn't a good day.]

[Private because she loves you]

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't need to be able to hack that filter to work out you are a filthy, filthy liar, Katara.]

...how bad is it?

[Private and ohgawd, she loves you too Nami]

[markofthebrave]

[Oh. Man. Nami.

She wibbles. And tears up a bit. It thickens her voice.]

I'm OK. Just a little beat up. Chopper's coming.

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[markofthewise]

[Sokka has been busy this evening. It's been a horrible past week. Now even Zuko is gone, having nearly set the house on fire in the process. It's stupendously depressing to have the entire household reduced to just him and Suki. Which is why he decided that enough is enough and they should just... enjoy what they have. For instance, the fact he isn't dressed as a douche, she isn't blue, and there are no hallucinations!

Which is why the main living area of the house is filled with roses, petals, and dim glowing candles. The journals are locked away in their rooms, so they can't be bothered by them. Dinner has already been had and eaten and it was delicious. Now Sokka is snuggled up with his lovely warrior lady on the couch, ready for some obnoxious teenage snogging.

... and all of this happens when someone will be coming through the front door.]

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[kyoshi]

[And what a lovely surprise Suki had come home to! Nothing puts a girl in a romantic mood quite like candles and roses and such. Also making out. That's pretty awesome too. While the circumstances are unfortunate, it doesn't mean they shouldn't take advantage of such a truly rare event, so she's feeling no guilt about cuddling up close and doing that liplocking thing they do so well.]

[voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

Are you alright? I was worried when I saw you were taken.

[voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Time to put her brave face on - and make sure that the camera is still pointed away.]

I'm all right, Ami. A little shaken up, but... it's okay. I'm okay.

[Voice| Private]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[There's a voice he hasn't heard in a while, and it brings a sharp sense of relief - that's right, she's missed the entire mess that was last week - and worry. He speaks softly]

Katara-chan?

[Voice| Private]

[markofthebrave]

[Wibble. And her voice catches a little in her throat.]

Hey, Sanji. How are you?

[ voice ]

[sniperkingftw.livejournal.com]

You're back! [ People are always getting kidnapped, it's not faaaair ;A; ]

[ voice ]

[markofthebrave]

[And settimg this sometime after she's been healed and had some rest...]

Hey, Usopp. Yeah, a little bit ago.

[voiced - later on]

[silversnowfall]

Katara. It's good to hear you're back.

[voiced - later on]

[markofthebrave]

[One day, she'll get over feeling that first flush of embarrassment talking to you, Nephry.]

Thanks, Nephry.

[voice, way late]

[wildconqueror.livejournal.com]

Back?

[...oh

guess who missed so much]

Did ya get kidnapped?!

[voice, way late]

[markofthebrave]

[She's already caught a nap, found out about Aang being sent home and Zuko being kidnapped, and... can't bring herself to sleep. So her voice might sound a little bit deader than she'd like.]

Yeah, I did. But I'm back now. [And the journal window shows that she is healthy and whole and totally uninjured in every way. She just may look a shade paler than usual.] I heard I missed a lot.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, Katara. Do ya need a hand at all?

[markofthebrave]

[And sometime after she's returned home and been ordered to bed by her physician...]

Thanks, Selphie. I'm all right right now.

[ voice ]

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

Hey. [It had been around the time she'd been hailed over the journals and didn't answer that he figured she was gone. And at the time, it was a theoretically a good thing. So first-- relief.

Then worry.]

Are you alright? [glancing though those responses. Pointedly-] .... why is Chopper coming?

[ voice ]

[markofthebrave]

[...how do you manage to make her feel like an eight-year-old with her hand caught in a cookie jar, Ginko? She winces a little as she shifts around, trying to make doubly sure that the camera does not catch her in any way, shape, or form.]

...I'm just a little roughed up. Chopper should be here soon, I'll be fine.