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[Raine was right. A draft had come, this one worse than before - and in a place where she could be more useful than any other location. And she wasn't going.

She took a good long look at that list. And there are some people that she has to visit.

...okay, there are a lot of people she has to visit.

First stop - Shikamaru and Chouji's place. If she can't go herself, then she has to do what she can to help the people who are going out out, and that means talking with the strategist going out there who she trusts.

Next stop - Casa de Freedom Fighter. She may have put it off if her talk with Shikamaru hadn't made her realize how absolutely necessary this was.

From there... spirits, so many people... Katara takes out her journal and stares at it a bit before making a general voice post and then crafting some filters.]

If anyone - needs me for anything, or if there's anything I can do to help out before you go, I'm around. I've fought in swamps before, and although I don't know anything more about this one, I'll try to answer what I can.

[And now it's time for filters. She doesn't have anything specific to say to these people, not over the journals anyway, so the message is the same.]

[Filtered to Ginko, Masaomi, Raine, Kurt, and Sanji]

Hey. If you have time, I'd like to see you before you go.

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[And Katara takes a deep breath.]

Okay.

[She flips back a few pages, keeps both entries opened, and starts reading.] Akimichi Chouji; Albert Silverberg; Alexei Denoia; Amelia, Ange Serena...

[There are names on the list where she will falter or hesitate. Ginko. Winry. Haruhi. Other noncombatants. There are names on the list that will sound a bit heavier than others. Masaomi. Sanji. Chouji. Shikamaru. Raine. Luffy. But she sits and reads the list straight through.]

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[There's no one on there that Toph knew too well, but still...no one should have to do this. She didn't even want morons like Masaomi and Sanji getting hurt. This was just...

Sick. It was sick.]

...Thanks, Katara.

[...

Toph, as strong as she was, and as much as Katara admires and respects her, was her responsibility too. She takes a deep breath and lets the other page fall out of her fingers.]

I'm going to be busy this afternoon. But tonight, after dinner, I'm really going to feel like beating something up. Want that rematch?

[Fighting. Yes. That...that was a good idea. She'd much rather take down those sick Malnosso, but...getting out her aggression any way would be a plus.]

Yeah. I'd like that. I promise it won't be so short this time.

[Heh.] I believe it.

I'll see you tonight.

Yeah.

See you, Katara.

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