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[ Action, Some Journal ] BACKDATED to the 11th .059

[On April 9th, Katara had been told that she was an "error," and doomed to die by a boy with the face of the man she loved. As you can imagine, the rest of the day was not spent cheerfully; rather after wandering about for some time, Katara returned home to make dinner and then quietly excused herself to write some letters, and then bend into the early morning hours.

On April 10th, the sun rose on a Katara who was entirely herself, and the sudden onslaught of memories drove her to her knees. In the early hours of the morning, she wept beside the river, feeling inside out and torn apart and lost... eventually she returned to her room in order to sleep the sleep of the deeply exhausted.

She did not wake until April 11th. This was another slow day, where she read the letters her other self had written and decided not to give them out, ended up seeking some unlikely advice, and generally stuck to her schedule, feeling... strange.

But today? Today she woke up feeling a little more like herself. It was a Thursday, which meant meeting Nami for bo practice after school (which she... finally got back to attending, sorry Professor) and then made dinner. She may glance through the journal a bit more than normal; she may even contemplate attempting to contact someone, and... eventually, she does make two locked posts:]

[Written | Private to Robin]
Hey. I know you'll probably say you're fine, but I just wanted to ask how you were doing.

[Voice | Private to Wolfwood]
Do you have a minute?

[Later that evening, she'll be practicing by the river, under the light of a waning moon.]

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[Okay, that makes her wince and nearly drop the book.]

Shikamaru, I... [can't deal with this right now.

Thank goodness she's not an overly suspicious sort, or else she'd wonder if he meant some sort of confession too.]

...did you finish what you went away for?

[Suspicions confirmed. Though for the record he meant that entirely as a friend, and there was no ulterior motive to saying it.]

Aa. I did.

Are you going to tell me what it was?

[She knows you've been up to shenanigans, young man.]

Not on here.

[That is a yes, he just can't do it here. Should someone snatch his journal, it'd be an open confession. Considering he told Sasuke the opposite...]

When I get back.

Mmm, okay.

[Fidget, fidget.

And she shifts the book away from her a little, making it harder for the picture to focus on her.]

Masaomi's gone. He... [deep breath.] I was an error. He told her he was leaving, but... I don't know where he went.

I heard.

[About the error. He hasn't heard from Masaomi since, even when he's tried to contact him.]

I'll let you know if I hear from him. I'm sure he's just trying to sort things out right now.

[Kind of like you?]

[I just hope he doesn't do something stupid.]

Yeah.

How's everyone else doing?

[Let him do the worrying about Masaomi, of which he's been doing plenty for the past few days.

Katara doesn't need that though, so for her he'll try to turn the subject to the other people she cares about to get her to say more again.]

Aang's a little upset that he ate meat.

[She thinks Robin is too, but she's not going to bring that up here.]

But everyone's dealing with it as best as they can. Zuko finally came out of hiding and Suki wasn't effected at all.

[Oh, so Aang's a vegetarian then. Noted.]

She must be glad to have you guys back to the way she remembers you. And you for them.

I guess so.

[She really feels very small right now.]

I'm sure it'll be clearer when you start getting out again.

I haven't exactly stopped getting out, you know. [There was just being up all night and sleeping all day.] But, yeah, I'm trying to get back into the swing of everything.

[That's the same thing. 8|

But no, he's not starting arguments with her today. He's being quite agreeable actually - his tone is both easygoing and slightly apologetic.]

My bad.

Maybe if you get some time to yourself later in the day, you could do something just for yourself.

All right, who are you and what have you done with Shikamaru?

What? I'm trying to be nice here and brainstorm for you.

I know! It's weird!

[You're never this nice!]

And 'something just for myself?' Who even says stuff like that?

[Or does stuff like that.]

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[Come on, it's not that weird.]

Lots of people. Especially the girls I know, not that my dad or his friends have never done it either.

The idea behind it is you indulge in something guilt-free to make your day better. Nothing huge, just a pick-me-up.

...Toph and I went to a spa once - in Ba Sing Se. That was really nice. But we don't have anything like that here.

There's the hot springs.

That's true... I did enjoy it when we went up there last time.

[He has no doubt of that, what with her being a waterbender.]

So go for it.

Maybe I will, if I have the time.

It's okay. I can remind you all week until you do, if today doesn't work out.

[Tone suggests he's only half-serious.

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