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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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Dark green. [She hasn't been in green environments for a while.] Think we could pick them together, later in the day? It'll take time to prepare the armor. [Suiting up takes time.]

[Katara nods.]

We can do that. I'll check and see what they have in the Item Shop in the meantime.

Thank you, Katara. I'll see you soon.

[And so, later on, the same girl in red armor walks around, looking for Katara. The sooner this armor was painted and dried, the more time they'd have.]

[The Spartan is kind of hard to miss. Katara's just leaving the smithy when she spots her. Waves.]

Hey, Daisy!

Katara.

[She gives a curt nod. It was hard for any Spartan be expressive inside the MJOLNIR, be it by training or by the armor itself.]

You've probably got a better sense of fashion than me.

[Seriously. Red in jungles? What the hell is the Fire Nation thinking? Tacky as hell.]

[Katara smiles wryly.] I know some people who'd probably disagree with that. But I did find you some paint. Do you want to walk over to the Item Shop with me? I'll pick it up and then we can move onto the grass somewhere.

[Because. You're kind of big in that suit. And Usopp would be so sad if his shop got all accidentally messed up.]

[A brief glance towards Katara's tinier shape compared to the behemoth of armor. This would need some space.]

I'll help you carry it.

[Girl is strong enough to do that. She follows.]

Sounds good. We're going to need a lot of paint.

[And into the Item Shop she goes!]

[The range of choices is limited, especially considering the place... but it will do. The colours she needs the most seem to be available, by the looks of it.

Two buckets of shades of green that stood on the open are easily picked up by the armore figure, as if they weighted less than half their contents. She sets them in front of Katara.]

Think these will do?

Let's take some of the black too. There will be plenty of shadows, and I can use it as a base coat to cover the red.

[Katara thinks tactically. Daisy likes that.]

You have experience. Good idea. [She brings out a third bucket from one of the stands. She holds two buckets on her right hand, and one on her left.] Maybe we could do with these.

[She nods.]

That should do it.

[Katara would offer to carry the paint, but well. It seems a little silly. So she just starts out the door.]

[Even if Daisy had not been with her armor on, she would've attempted to carry it all nonetheless. Despite the fact she has her armor on, the Spartan can still feel the weight, result of the Barrier's shifting technology that halved her total power.

She accompanies the vastly smaller girl to the forest, until they reach an area open enough. She drops the buckets.]

How good are you with makeup?

[Katara's surprised at the question.] I've had it put on once or twice, but I've never done it myself. The warriors of our tribe had special facepaint for going out to war, but that wasn't something I ever learned. Why?

--A bad joke, ma'am. ... Sorry.

[Chief Mendez' humor passed on to the Spartans, apparently.

SPARTAN-023 raises her arms.]

Oh. [Katara's embarrassed. This was one of those world differences that Most Other Girls Knew again, wasn't it. She blushes a little and offers her own apology-] Sorry.

[And then she raises her arms as well, not bothering to undo the paint can's lid as the force of her bending easily pops it right off, inducing a stream of black. She'll start from the top down.]

[You don't need to apologize to Daisy, Katara. Her upbringing was unhealthily sheltered, anyway.

SPARTAN-023 had seen the waterbender's abilities before, but this is not short of amazing. She stands still, but records what is happening, only moving a little to let the black paint reach the sections of her helmet.]

Just paint over the red coating. The rest of the suit will only lose the paint, or is tech gear.

All right. [And she complies, streaming a seamless layer over the red, and then circling around to get the back as well.]

I wish I'd brought Zuko. I bet he could have heated the air up around it to dry it faster. I wonder, if I make it colder, do you think it would have the same effect?

[She shakes her head.]

Paint could take longer to dry.

[Shift the air around her... Daisy then remembers the time she had spent in the mountains. And the talks she had with Kipinn.]

Have you learned air magic?

[Katara blinks.] Oh! Yes! That would work.

[And she raises her arms, even though the contract doesn't call for it, and begins air-drying the coat of paint.] I'm not used to being able to wield more than one element. I only learned Kippin because... [because he reminded me of someone] ...he was so friendly.

[Likewise, the Spartan's subtle movements call out for the wind. The taller woman's first seconds call forth only light air... until it turns into a breeze. She had improved casting winds inside her suit of armor. She would want to try them more once this draft was over with.]

I didn't know how to use elements at all, ma'am.

[She would've called it magic, but calling it by other names seem to retain her sanity more. The pause of Katara seems a little odd... Though she does not dwell much into it. The Chief chose to learn because she saw many uses to it.]

Kipinn was nice. [A silent chuckle.] Shame the trip to the mountains is a hike. [Relatively a long distance, especially considering the time one has to spend to talk to Kipinn.]

You can still hear him around town, if you listen.

[...and her curiosity really can't be suppressed for long.] I've never seen an armored suit fit to a body like this up close before. Is this the kind of suit you'd use when you fought in space?

[She turns her head briefly to Katara. Daisy knew she could hear Nala if sh gave herself the time, but perhaps Kipinn could be found in here, too...]

We'd wear it everywhere. Space is not the only place. [In her CO's case, even a formal gala party. Daisy doesn't spend as much time inside the suit because of her wings.] ... It's more comfortable than it looks.

Oh. [Huh.]

What does it do?

It makes me faster, and stronger. [That's the most basic thing.] It helps me with a lot of stuff. In combat, it...

[How to explain a HUD...?]

I see lines and figures that help me see things in battle. Friends, enemies, weapons, and overall control of the suit.

It's armor you "feel", and where even your thoughts move it. [To be fair, it's hard to describe it.] It's a part of me.

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