markofthebrave | .048 [ Action, Voice ] June 30-July 2nd

[There's a somewhat familiar voice over the journals this afternoon. The setting is clearly the forest, as there are small woodland creatures scampering about. The voice itself seems to have an almost musical lilt to it.]

Hi, everyone! I'm back. I'm sorry if I worried you. Everything seems to be in one piece, and I'm making my way back to town now! Of course, my powers are missing, but they'll be back soon enough!

[Does it seem a little odd for Katara to be casually mentioning such an obvious weakness over an open network, or to be referring to her bending as 'powers?' It gets weirder. Because eventually she'll make her way out of the forest, and you may bump into her as she'll head towards the fountain and all around town. Is she... are those sparkles? And weren't her eyes blue? Why is her hair lighter? What is going on here?]

((OOC: Katara's mallynap effect: She has been turned into a Mary Sue. Click on the link for further details! ...or run for your life. >> You can catch her in the plaza today or walking along the river on the 1st! She'll also spend sometime in the Battle Dome ~~ogling~~ observing through the windows. Pretty much name a place and time if it's not 'today' and I'll work with it!))

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[OH GOD SOMEONE HELP!

Just. Keep. Smiling. Lina pats Katara companionably on the back.]

You know me! Always kidding around! I just figured that it would, y'know, lighten the mood!

I'm glad you caught on, otherwise I would have had to start pretending that I didn't remember your name and that would have just been ridiculous!

[More of that delightfully chiming laughter, the kind that reminds listeners of a bubbling brook or rainbows on a Saturday morning.]

No, that would just be silly. [...] What is your name, anyway?

[Lina has heard enough bubbling brooks to know that laughter should not sound that way.]

Ahahaha! You stole my joke, you...jokester! Y-You know me, right? Lina! Lina Inverse!

[Katara's chartruse eyes fill up with tears at that-]

Lina! My dear friend! How could the Malnosso have taken my memory of your name away! Isn't it bad enough that they've gotten rid of all my powers, now they have to go after my friendships too?

[And Katara will break down int graceful sobs here. Yes. Graceful. Sobs.]

[...hesitantly patting Katara on the shoulder, as though afraid the girl might bite. Which, in fact, she is. ~~God, why can't Lina ever look that graceful when she cries?~~]

Th-There...there...i-it'll be okay...I'm sure you'll get your powers back soon...

[Looking for escape routes, now.]

.048 [ Action, Voice ] June 30-July 2nd

You're definitely giving dictionary.com a workout.

I've got a purple prose cheat sheet: http://phrontistery.info/colours.html

A valuable resource for the distinguishing Mary Sue writer

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