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[markofthebrave]

[Sneeze and you break it filter to CR at around 4 am this morning.]

I'm back. I'm fine. I hope everyone's okay. Good night.

[So then Katara wakes up much, much later and will be just puttering around the house for a while for those who are inclined to catch her in serious conversation. She sends notes to Trafalgar and to Gelda to let them know that although she's back she feels like she needs to take a few days off... she's still very tired, and as of yet not feeling like being around people.

All that changes, however, on Wednesday. She needs to get out of the house, she needs to do something life-affirming and fun... and isn't it fortunate that she's been working on building several insane monstrous intense snow tracks for people to go sledding on? She decides to go check on them and to bring her journal with them.

Finding that their structural integrity hasn't been too damaged without constant maintenance and that the cold weather still holds... she decides that today is the day to show them off.]

Hey, everyone - I've been working on something the past few weeks and if you like sledding then... [She trails off and flips the journal over so that the journal feed will reveal three sledding tracks. She's made good use of all the snow in the past month or so, the clearing is very nearly bare of it - instead, there is the very large one, made completely of tunnels and requiring snow-cut stairs to ascend and once dared will necessitate a few on-the-walls themselves turns, there is the slightly less large one that seems to be composed mostly of sheer drops, and there is the normal-sized one that is essentially one long spiral down to ground level.] then grab your sleds. Don't worry, I've had a few people test them and they've held up just fine! It's south of the barracks, by the river.

[OOC: If anyone wants to come sledding, please do! Threadjacks of all sorts are welcome!

Also, if I could get those who attend the school, work in the clinics, or attend combat medicine lessons to give this a quick glance and offer input, that would be awesome! \o/!]

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[markofthewise]

[He's already on his way in chewing on a still-cold piece of said cooking spree. Just to bed down his appetite for a little while.

Stepping in, he's momentarily distracted watching the fountain too. But he turns his attention to his little sister.]

Long day, huh? [Not so much for him. But it's not often Katara is awake that early. Even if she did go back to sleep.]

[markofthebrave]

[It was more like she was awake so late, then waking up early.]

It wasn't too bad. I spent most of it sleeping. We didn't get too much up there.

[She was so tired, she didn't even have nightmares.]

[markofthewise]

[On his mission, he got more sleep than he usually did. It was hard to break back into his usual schedule, in fact...]

Sounds like our old Appa days. What was it like out there?

[markofthebrave]

Cold. [Thus the blanket. She'd scootch over to make room for him to sit beside her on the bed but... he's eating.]

The Malnosso lead us all right... the mountains hadn't really changed much from when we were there. It was covered in snow.

[markofthewise]

[It's okay. He stuffed the last bit of it in his mouth while she was talking. Cuz he's a guy.]

Guess you were right. Yet somehow I bet you were the only one there happy about that, though.

1/2

[markofthebrave]

[This is her innocent shrug. Do you believe it at all?

Of course you don't. You're her brother.]

[markofthebrave]

[She sobers.]

I could see why they wanted me along.

[They'd needed her help. A lot. From basic things like covering tracks to attacks, there hadn't been a day where she'd spent almost as much time bending as walking.]

[markofthewise]

[Yeah, he sort of gets that. Hard work, that mission. Well, he can try to keep it light.]

See? This is why you need to learn to fix tractors. Sure, it's a little frustrating, but we had fresh sweet corn for dinner. Do you have any idea how good that actually is? It's no ordinary vegetable.

[markofthebrave]

No, I've never had it. What's it like?

[Yes, she is fully embracing inane topics.

But then again, it's about New Food, so it might not be that out of the ordinary.]

[markofthewise]

It's like... [How does one describe it. Um.] Really, really good?

[Okay, so he's not really that good at this.]

It's a vegetable. But... sweet. Not fruity sweet, but still tasty.

1/2

[markofthebrave]

I'll have to see if they have it in the store.

[She smiles a bit and then it fades. She's so tired, but... after what happened with Zuko and Masaomi before she left... she's not sure she can afford to put this off with Sokka any longer.]

[markofthebrave]

Hey, Sokka? ...could you shut the door?

[We must needs have WORDS.]

[markofthewise]

[... oh boy. She knows. She knows. How did she find out? There's no way she could know.

But. She must know.

He closes the door.]

... look, I can explain!

[markofthebrave]

[She might not know. But she IS now immediately suspicious. And not sure she wants to know.]

...what?

[markofthewise]

[... SHE DOESN'T KNOW. Employing strategic avoidance.]

Um. Later. You had something to say first?

[markofthebrave]

[Skeptical. Glance.

But. She kind of needs him to be in a good mood for this, so. She'll let him off the hook. And scoot over on the bed.]

Sit down. I need to talk with you about something.

[markofthewise]

[Well it has to be serious for them to talk like this, so he does what she asks and takes a seat, watching her for any hint of what this is all about.]

Is something wrong?

[markofthebrave]

No. I just need to talk with you about something and... I'm not sure how. [So be patient with me.

After all, it's not often Katara will admit she doesn't know something.]

...remember when you asked me if I could name who your close friends were here? [A pause, and a hesitant glance in his direction for recognition of the memory. She's fairly sure he remembers. He'd been so upset.] Can you name mine?

[markofthewise]

[... right, well he has a vague idea of where he thinks this is going, but he'll give this a shot.]

Well... there's Nami. And Shikamaru, you two hang out a lot. Um... Alexis? And you seem to like Law. [HE'S NOT A FAN THOUGH.] Oh! And Zuko!

[markofthebrave]

[...that covers a bit, actually, but there are still a few missing. She sort of inclines her head towards him in a 'go on' sort of way.]

[markofthewise]

[... what, what? MORE?]

Um. The other Straw Hats? And... Shikamaru's ninja buddies.

[markofthebrave]

[...the list's gone down a bit since last time, hasn't it. Ginko. Chouji. Toph. Even if Chopper and Sanji had returned there were still those... echoes.

She glances down and plucks at her blanket a moment before looking back up at him.]

Masaomi too. Masaomi is a good friend of mine.

[markofthewise]

[... oh, so that's what she was looking for. But... why Masaomi?]

Really? Because Masaomi is... [Weird? Crazy? Juvenile? An idiot?] Is this about him or something? [Did he hurt you?]

[markofthebrave]

A little. [Yes, it's completely about him.] How well would you say you know him?

[markofthewise]

Probably more than I'd like to. Honestly? I don't pay attention to him much.