markofthebrave | [Action, Voice] .006

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[Action, Voice] .006

[After a good cry, some good advice, and throwing down with the whole of Luceti against Aku the other day, Katara is feeling much more like herself. And she is on a mission. She can be found mid-afternoon heading towards whatever store in Luceti sells paint.

Fire Nation Red in her living room? Not anymore!]

Let's see... I guess I could go blue with green accents... or maybe something even more neutral? Maybe find a cream... No, no orange, it's too close to red...

[Katara has never had a chance to play with paints and colors before! She's a little lost with all the options. She just knows that she wants to make their shared space an open, welcoming one, one that represents all of them ~~and even the one that they're missing~~ and one which won't remind her of that stupid experiment's 'misplaced decimal.' But she has come far enough that she doesn't want it to just chase out Zuko either, although she is perfectly happy never seeing him again. Clearly, the girl is expecting too much out of paint. Someone help?]

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Four, actually.

Four...

[Katara's still got no idea what this whole 'rubber man' thing is all about, she's just zooming in on what her suspension of disbelief has latched onto as the most dangerous part of this story. What kind of people would choose to sail if they knew that the slightest thing went wrong, they wouldn't have any chance?

The tea kettle starts to whistle, and Katara's thankful to have something to do with her hands as she processes this.]

Who's the forth one?

Robin-chwaaaaaaaaaaaaaan~!

[there's a longing note in Sanji's voice, beyond the usual excitement that couples his vocal offerings to women. Someone misses his second goddess.]

[Grin.]

Robin's another crewmate of ours, but she hasn't turned up in Luceti yet. [And hopefully never will. ~~Ohoho.~~]

Oh. [Katara's poured the hot water for tea and set the kettle back down. She's a bit at a loss of what to do next. Should she go sit down? Keep standing?]

How large is your crew? Of the four of us, we're only missing Aang. And [her shoulders straighten] it's better that way.

We've got two missing. [And Sanji's hoping it stays that way, no matter how he misses them. Better they be stuck back at home than in the hellhole.

And thankfully the biscuits are finally ready, which means the preparations are complete. He places them tastefully on a dish, and brings the finished meal out to the table: avocado ham sandwiches dressed lightly in a sour cream and lemon paste, an assortment of fruits he tossed in a tangy sauce for that added zing, and biscuits to compliment it all]

Aang keeps an eye on the elements, right?

On the elements? No, it's not really like that... [Katara will take the tea and follow Sanji to the table.]

Aang can use all the elements, or at least he could by the end of the war, according to Sokka. But the Avatar's job is about keeping balance, whether it's between nations or the spirit world and our world, or just between people.

[A pause as she looks at the plate Sanji prepared.] Wow, Sanji. This looks amazing.

Edited 2010-03-07 07:39 (UTC)

Similar to someone using the Filial spirits here? [he can see Aang getting along with them, in that case] And that's a big job for a kid his age.

[Damn straight it is. He's got a large grin splitting his face. Approval makes this job worth it] I'm glad Katara-chan approves~! [bows a little]

Help yourselves, ladies. Let me know if there's anything else you require.

Thank you very much, Sanji-kun.

You're welcome to keep us company if you'd like...?

[As this might concern him. But she won't press it if he'd rather be elsewhere.]

Nami-swan's gracious offer is touching~!

Alas, I promised to be out somewhere. [he senses the srs bsnz direction their conversation will take, nonetheless] Please, fill me in on any details when I get back.

[Hesitating a moment. Then she smiles.]

Sure thing, Sanji-kun. Have a nice afternoon.

[Katara glances between Sanji and Nami, but well - she came here to talk with Nami in the first place and she's not surprised that Nami will fill her friend in on anything that's important. They were all working towards the same goal, after all: Keeping safe and getting out.]

Thanks for everything, Sanji!

[And so when Sanji leaves, Katara will turn to Nami with a smile. She does feel a bit awkward being here, but it's nice all the same.] So. Seems like we're getting better food than at the restaurant.

He's probably the best chef in town. [Digging in to said delicious food, now.]

So. Cunning plan to take Yuber down?

...I'm not so sure how cunning it is, but Sokka seems to think its our best shot. He wants to lure Yuber out to a specific spot over the tunnels by having someone challenge him to a fight. Once Yuber's there, Toph will earthbend a hole under him, and there will be a cage in the tunnel with people waiting down there for Yuber. They'll rush Yuber, and chain him up, and that will be that.

[Katara looks down and pokes at her food. She is clearly dubious.]

Sounds a little over complex. Though I knew about the hole-into-the-tunnels part. [Sokka was using her maps for it.] But once he's in the tunnels, all they need is to lock him up. There's plenty of rooms down there.

The problem lies in doing that before he snags a clue and teleports away.

Or in getting him there in the first place! He's a chaos demon, right? [Someone has been stalking Yuber's journals and conversations with Tormod.] If he was going to meet to meet someone to fight, why would he do it out in the forest, where no one could see? There are people who are just... not very honorable about facing fighting challenges. And if all he wants is to cause more pain and suffering, why go after the person who challenges him at the time and place of the challenger's choosing? Why not wait and get him on his own terms?

Hmm. I can see your point.

On the other hand, for a chaos demon he's predictable. Smart, yes, but he has taken challenges and met people before.

But I agree. Challenging him out of the blue is going to make him suspicious, especially given the town's attitude to him so far.

[This makes Katara feel a little better.] Then I guess we'll just have to be really careful about who challenges him, and make sure they have a good reason.

[A pause. And, no, Katara hasn't actually eaten anything yet.] There was some talk about asking you to make a mirage of the person he was going to attack so there would be less risk? But nothing ever got explained on how you'd be able to do that or if it would even work against Yuber.

...huh.

[Just let her consider that from all angles from a moment.]

Technically I should be able to, but I've never tried before this. The problem is it's kind of a bending of an image - like displacing it a few feet away, and that's awfully hard to do for someone. It's ...complicated to explain. I think I'd have to be at pretty short range to the person I'm trying to conceal, and I couldn't conceal both of us at the same time. That's just too difficult.

It does work against Yuber, though. I've used it before.

[Katara managed to follow most of that.] What do you use to make it? You haven't eaten one of those devil fruit things too, have you?

[Well, seeing as it's already been brought up by someone else. She wonders who, actually.]

I've got an excellent sense of the weather; oncoming storms, pressure systems, that kind of thing. Usopp made me a weapon that lets me take advantage of that. [And she'll draw it out of her coat; all three pieces of blue metal staff, laying them down on the table.] Lets me create anything from a mirage to a storm. To rain, actually.

[Grin.]

[Click, click, click. Ding!] You mean you were the one making it rain yesterday? Thank you so much! I knew the rain wasn't natural, but I didn't have time to think-- you were a really big help!

[Making. Water. Katara's officially impressed. She's wished she could do that over a thousand times.]

Thank you! I was mainly trying to put the fires out, but seeing you work with it was great. [Colour her appreciated!]

It was really great to have so much to work with! I can't hold as much water as I used to, so having it all right there really made up for a lot. The most I can do is pull water out of air -- I can't make it like that.

Well, if you ever need it, let me know. I'm more than happy to help out in a good cause around here. [It makes up for all the times they lose, bah.]

But yes. Back to the first point ... I doubt I could make a decent mirage for anyone else that wasn't ...right there with me. Not without months of practice, anyway.

So considering that, if we wanted to use it, I may as well just go out there myself.

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