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Katara ([personal profile] markofthebrave) wrote2011-06-02 01:38 am

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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.
endgames: (Thoughtful)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[The door to Shikamaru and Chouji's apartment will be open when Katara gets there: surprise, in and of itself, he knows.

More than likely though, this ninja will catch her when she comes out of the stairwell, poking his head from the kitchen to see who's visiting their floor.]


Aa, it's you, Katara. Hey.
endgames: (Later)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. [Which is why he was checking. He disappears back into the kitchen, walking over to one of the tables to pick up several of the kunai he was sharpening in there, among other things. Weapons maintenance - he's finished now, so he's carrying them back into the apartment.] Just the opposite.
endgames: (Bring it)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[So many it'll take two or three trips to get them all. He drops this load off on a coffee table, taking note of where her eyes wandered.]

Chouji stepped out to get something. He should be back anytime now, if you want to stick around to talk to him too.
endgames: (Maybe)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He figured that out for himself, working with them last time. Albert is an excellent tactician, Shikamaru can give him that. He's had few problems following his orders. But there's a reason Shikamaru was put in charge of the group he lead, and he knows that it was that combat experience.]

I wouldn't go so far as to call him a noncombatant, but I know what you're getting at. What you're offering... That'll help me a lot, so thank you.

[More than anything, even if he doesn't know close to half of these people, he's afraid of these people dying while they're out there. It'll happen, and he won't think twice when it does, but it's not something he wants. Knowing what they're capable of, and having them willing to cooperate (or so he hopes) means he can work with them better on the battlefield. The better he's able to do that, the better he's able to keep that fear from realizing itself.

Shikamaru pulls his journal out of his flak jacket, opening it to the names of the people on the draft list and hands it to her with a pen.]
I need to get the rest of my stuff. Underline the names of everyone you can tell me about, and we'll talk about them once I have everything back in here. Okay?
endgames: (Huh)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[It doesn't take more than a few minutes for Shikamaru to get the rest of his things, and he can clean up later. He puts the rest of his weapons down - the trench knives with a little more care - and takes a seat.]

Done?
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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[But hey, it's better than nothing. He looks over the list with a nod - every bit helps.]

All right, let's start at the top then. Alexei Denoia.

[...a name off the watch list, at that.]
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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
So he went home and came back. [Speaking of that experiment... he thinks this guy was related to Chouji somehow for the duration of it. Weird.]

I got the impression he had military experience too, hearing him speak with the Commandant. He'd probably make a valuable ally, if he could be swayed, but I'll have to look into it. [Obviously, he has the same concerns.]

Next name is the Batman. [...he is not expecting heavy details on this one. 8|]
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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-02 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[...he should keep a tally of just how many people on this list you've healed, Katara. And how many you did your first time meeting them. What is this pattern here.

But he nods.]
I heard that somewhere. Difficult as it is to find out much about him, when he is doing something he seems to have good intentions.
endgames: (No seriously)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-03 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
...these superheroes are kinda theatrical, huh?
endgames: (Riveting)

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-03 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
It's like they're putting on a show of it. [He shakes his head, but he's grinning. So long as they help people, whatever.]

All right, next one on the list is Buffy Summers. I met her myself yesterday, actually. And there's her mention in the guide. [The one who killed the general. Very impressive.] What else you got on her?
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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-03 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[He raises an eyebrow, interested.] Not much. Far as I know it, there aren't any in my world.

What I've read about them in the library seems to vary depending on the source. The only common ground I've found is that they seem to be some sort of supernatural creature that drinks blood, and that they get their name from the vampire bat.

[There's probably more - he didn't look into it that deeply.]

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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-03 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods in agreement to that - he knows Buffy coordinates things at the combat school - indicates she's the type to look after people.]

Triple threat then. No wonder people think so highly of her. [He thinks about it.] I probably won't have to worry about her, actually. If I get the chance to work with her, all the better, but she strikes me as the type who can handle herself just fine. She's competent.
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[personal profile] endgames 2011-06-03 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Then I know I'm on the mark.

[Eyes back to the journal.] Daisy. Aa... she's the one who put up that survival guide for combat in the rain forest, right?

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