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[Okay, so waking up today was weird. She thought it was Saturday, but by the state of the house and where things were... it was actually Monday. Sokka was back - woke up in his own bed, and all, but when Katara went to check on Toph to see if she remembered what happened...

Her room was bare. There was nothing left. Toph was gone.

After stumbling to the wall and leaning on it a long moment to get herself together - is it going to hurt like this every time? - it was time to tell the household.

That accomplished, one of them had to let the town know... and Katara volunteered. She opened up her journal to find a mission summons from the Malnosso. She stared at it a long moment - now? When her housemates need her most they're calling for her now? She shut the journal. She needed a moment to process.

Eventually, she'll open up the journal again. Her voice is a little strained, but steady.]

I'm sorry I don't know any other way to say this but... Manliness Classes are going to have to be canceled again. Toph's gone home.

And... [hhhng, announcing this to the village is so weird, but...] Sokka's back. [There, that's better. Starting with him gives her someplace to stand on.] But I'll be leaving on a mission tomorrow, so... I'll see you all in a week or so.

[So after making this post mid-morning, Katara sets about doing what she needs to do. Sirry Crags, huh? She knows how to handle high altitudes and fighting in snow. She'll just... pop into the Item Shop to double check for a few things, and then hopefully bump into someone willing to help her carry groceries home. It looks like she's going to need to do a week's worth of cooking today.]

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Sounds good. I've got some stuff I need to take care of anyway. Thanks, Shikamaru.

[...and she hesitates for a moment there. She wonders if things are really okay with them.]

Mm. Good luck out there, if I don't catch you before you head out.

[He wouldn't be doing this in the first place if things weren't okay. Then again, he'd usually do it off the journals too.

It's more out of consideration for her than anything being wrong. He just knows how their conversations work - topics that are likely to come up even if they really aren't his business. He'd rather not get into it. And she has enough stress to deal with as it is.]

[Heh.]

Thanks. I'll be fine.

...try to keep Masaomi from worrying too much, okay?

[She gets worried about him when he's worried. He does stupid things.]

Don't sweat it. There's other things he can occupy himself with. Like that stupid pineapple...

[The last part is muttered, like an afterthought.]

[Sorry, not muttered low enough.

Especially considering what she "brought you" for your birthday.]

What pineapple?

Aa. This one that showed up at the apartment.

[....yeah, she did get him one at his birthday, didn't she? LIKELY SUSPECT, except not because by now it's obvious no one remembers the last two days. He'll ask anyways for the hell of it.]

Know anything about it?

[Don't think she misses that implied accusation. Wryly:]

I haven't perfected my "transport things into other people's homes" jutsu yet, Shikamaru.

[...heh.] Don't like pineapple?

Oh no. I have every reason to love them.

[Due to the distinct similarity?

At least, that's what she'd normally say. But her heart isn't in it. Her heart just hurts.

But she tries to at least throw herself into curiosity for the moment.]

What's the big deal? It's just a pineapple.

[He shrugs.] It's not really important. Just weird.

[Well, more power to the mystery if it'll keep Masaomi from doing something stupid. Although it's not like she's heard from him since... Friday. He hasn't responded to this post at all. So maybe he's moving in a different direction and she doesn't have to be concerned.]

What's that weird about having a pineapple? I mean, maybe you just went shopping in the past two days and forgot about it with the rest of everything.

[Except it wasn't with the groceries.]

Yeah, that's probably it.

[Oh, don't give her that.]

You don't sound convinced.

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No, it makes sense, right?

Which is exactly why you think it'll keep Masaomi busy.

[She's not stupid.]

He's weird. [Said with more amusement than anything - not bad weird.] It'll be fun to see what other theories he comes up with it. It's not just the pineapple - we're bored and wanna know what we were doing the past couple of days.

You were here last December, right?

[She's pretty sure they both were. Him and Chouji.

hmm.]

Mm. [That time he got curtains.] Same as then.

Yeah. [Hmmm.] So good luck trying to remember.

[This is the least concern on her mind.]

Right.

[They probably won't get far, but he doesn't care too much. It's just something to do. And something else to talk about, since they already discussed her mission. As for the other thing...]

You too, with the mission. Lemme know if you need anything.

[He'll offer that, but he won't say he's sorry about Toph. There's no way to say it without coming off sounding like a bad sympathy card, even if he means it.]

I will. [And she might have. But Sokka's back now, so she can get her refill of flash and other types of bombs from him, if she needs them.]

See you when I get back. [Toph.]

...and if not... [Well. They've had this conversation, but. If not...] Take care.

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