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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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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.]

Edited 2012-04-24 14:31 (UTC)

[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.