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[markofthebrave]

[For the past almost two weeks, Katara has been struggling to regain her balance - even struggling to want to regain her balance. Aang's second return home hit her hard, on top of Zuko's mallynapping and Toph's return... Toph who doesn't remember. It's good to see her, but it's terrible as well. Now more of them are trapped in this horrible place. And she still hasn't been able get back to wearing her regular clothes because the 'phasing' keeps happening, as randomly and as annoyingly as ever.

It's been almost two weeks since she's returned and her shoulder hasn't been in any pain in days. The experience of having her bending completely taken away in the Malnosso facility was one that's almost beyond words, and now that she's back where she can feel even just half herself again, the desire, the need to bend has been growing under her skin like an itch.

She can't take it anymore. So Katara goes out just after dinner to one of her favorite practicing spots between her house and the barracks, and begins by doing very simple forms that don't require a lot of movement. She pauses when Momo finds her and sits down to take a break.

It's not long before she begins talking to the lemur about their adventures. It feels good - to talk to someone about home, to talk about all the things that happened, to remember who she really was, despite what this place wanted to make her. She doesn't notice when Momo knocks the journal opened when he moves to chase after what could be a fallen nut. He might not be the best listener ever.]

--Sokka sent Aang in to steal the book. Remember riding on top of Appa's back so Aang and I could shape the clouds? It was too bad that we had to go through all that just to get them to listen to us. So after we made the skull in the sky, we dragged out Aunt Wu to see it - the sign for volcanic doom. Then the villagers listened. All the earthbenders worked to dig trenches and everyone else grabbed shovels to help out as best as we could.

And then when volcano exploded, we got back as far as we could, but it flowed right through--

[There's some excited chatter by the book, and suddenly the picture is filled with this face. It flickers from voice to video and back again.]

Momo, what are you doing? Get away from that!

[The video shows Katara shooing Momo away from her journal and then automatically shutting it. She gets back to her practicing, but will open up the journal later and see that it accidentally recorded. Way to go, Momo.]

Comments

[Voice]

[orchidsandfire.livejournal.com]

But the story was just getting interesting.

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Sometime later, a more 'inside her own skin' Katara picks up her journal.

Ehheheheh. Oh.]

Did the journal pick all that up?

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Neeeh, Katara, I think your adventures were more interesting than what you've told me.

[voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara blinks.]

Oh?

[She thought she gave you a pretty good overview. She didn't know you wanted the DETAILS, man!]

Voice

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Still getting used to this journal, but Storm is pinged by a particular part of this girl's story.]

Shaping the clouds?

[voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Oh, hello unfamiliar voice. Katara mutters something about lemur stew.]

Um - yes. To make the symbol of volcanic doom.

[action]

[notabluesbro]

Achoo!!

[Wolfwood was on his way back from the barracks, since he hadn't really got to take too big a look at Luceti as a whole—he certainly had to look into this 'battle dome' place as well, all things considered. And these filial spirits? As much as he wasn't sure about how the hell they worked, it was true that every strength can help stunt a weakness...

also he's totally getting a cold screw luceti and screw winter

Momo's running a-muck doesn't go unnoticed by the priest, and he takes a step back before realizing it's just a little fuzzy fella.]

He's a hyper one.

[Directed at Katara; he's not much for spying, really. :)a]

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara glances over her shoulder - and seeing as how her back was to Wolfwood he may not have noticed that she is currently just - levitating several bubbles of water in front of her, causing them to dance and spin around each other by keeping her bad arm very still out in front of her and pushing and pulling with her good arm. It's not any kind of real form, but she doesn't want to risk that.]

Hello -

[action]

[markofthebrave]

Oh, hi! [She turns to the side now, and now that she's not pushing and pulling the water is just floating in front of her.]

Yeah, but give him a peach and he'll be your friend for life.

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear more.

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

Oh, hi Ami. [8D]

And sure! Where was I?

[Stupid a;lskjfslkjf lemur.]

[voice]

[wildconqueror.livejournal.com]

I've never seen a volcano tha's awake before.

[You did promise her a story way back when. This doesn't sound like the one, but it's pretty neat anyways.]

How did ya stop the lava?

[voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara grins. She somewhere in the back of her mind she remembers that she owes Sapphire a story, but things have been... bad.]

The volcano was huge! When it erupted, I'd never seen anything like it either. The lava flowed down as fast as an avalanche! There was nothing I could do to stop it - we thought the village was going to be destroyed for sure. But Aang wouldn't give up.

[Voice]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji's actually never met Momo.

And so Katara's story is briefly forgotten in the face of her furry friend]

The hell was that? A monkey?

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[...huh?]

Sanji? What monkey?

[Action]

[endgames]

[Since the kunai Sokka made needed to be tested, Shikamaru actually happens to be in the area tonight. After an hour or two of practice he decides to head back a little early, hoping to catch one of the filial spirits on his way back.

It would be nice to you know. Meet Tsinku or Hyt or a spirit less female, but until then he can settle with the ones he's managed to talk to. Maybe he can find a way to get Sona less pissed off at him or something...

Either way - heading for your training spot at some point, Katara.]

[Action]

[markofthebrave]

[Assuming this is somewhat towards the end of Katara's routine, she's tired of running through the basics and not moving and has decided to see what else she can do without risking getting stuck in the ground.

So she has carefully assumed a steady stance and is currently shooting out a waterwhip towards branch some 20-30 feet away from her. There are still some leaves on the tree, and the aim of this particular practice session is to nip off each one - not in the leaf, but at the base. She's doing surprisingly well, considering.]

[Voice]

[sapphire-sniper.livejournal.com]

Shaping the clouds? That's quite the feat~

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Oh, hello Michael.]

It wasn't that hard. Aang bent the air and I bent the water. We worked well together.

[That... hurts a little to say. Okay. Maybe more than a little. But it's a defining sort of pain.]

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[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

What's that?

....

[ voice ]

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

....



and what happened? [finish the story D8]

[Voice]

[wise_maiden]

There seems to be a lot of storytelling lately. [Even if yours wasn't exactly intentional, Katara. She's just checking up on you.]

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Ahahahaha-heh.]

Sorry about that, Raine. Momo had the journal.

[Action]

[markofthewise]

[Eventually, Sokka will show up, probably while she's talking to other people in the journals. He makes a 'tsk tsk tsk' sound as he approaches.]

Lemurs, huh? What are you gonna do?

[Action]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara looks up from one of her conversations to smile at Sokka and glare at Momo.]

I was thinking stew. Lemur stew.

[voice]

[acowardlyoak.livejournal.com]

[That's a fairly interesting stor- ]

What was that?

[voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Huh, a vaguely familiar voice.]

What was what? [Oh wait, let me guess.] Momo?