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[markofthebrave]

[So it's safe to say that this month has been more than a little crazy. But with nothing exploding in the past few days, she's finally had some time to take care of some basic etiquette. There is no postal system in Luceti, so Katara will be making some visits today. Namely, to all those who gave her a present who she doesn't live with, so we're looking at: Buffy, Jack, Trafalgar Law, Masaomi Kida, Nara Shikamaru, Harry Dresden, Vivi, Mia, Raine and anyone else I may have missed in my scan of the present table. Once she finds your living place, you will receive a handmade thank you card with pressed flowers from her garden inside. (Naturally, any of these deliveries may be handwaved, and if anyone in one of those apartment buildings/houses wants to wonder what she's doing there, feel free to say hello!)

But - hark! - sometime during her jaunt out and about town, Katara actually spots something in the clothing shop that catches her eye. A hat display! Right by the window! She heads inside (just for a moment or two, she swears) to start trying on what look to be several very silly hats. Feel free to catch her at this activity, but be warned! She may try and fit you with a hat as well.]

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[markofthebrave]

[Y U P

Time for a sip of iced tea.]

We're not actually... seeing much of each other. So.

[wise_maiden]

You're very welcome. I thought they would suit you.

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[all7seas]

[TOO LATE KATARA JACK IS ALREADY ON HIS WAY OVER WITH AN ARMFUL OF COMELY STARFISH WENCHES.]

[floralogy]

[Ino does a double-take.]

Seriously?

[generalflirt]

[A flippant and short chuckle. As he sits here some more]

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[markofthebrave]

You came to my birthday party.

[A small smile.]

And you were such a good friend to Ikki. Both of those things deserve a thank you.

[markofthebrave]

I loved them.

[Simply, sincerely.]

[markofthebrave]

[She disappears for a long time.

...And when she reappears it's to lean over the counter from the side, reach down, and plop this on his head.

And no escaping, you're trapped.]

[markofthebrave]

Sure!

[Why not?

She takes her own hat off and rests it back on the hat stand.]

[markofthebrave]

Yeah.

[She gives the hats a regret-filled look.]

Actually, I should probably get going.

[nothing/action]

[markofthebrave]

[...no response? Wow, rude.

Too bad she doesn't have the slightest clue he's doing this and is probably just making dinner at this time.]

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[alabastajewel]

[Oh, that's right, she does remember playing with Ikki on the beach at another birthday party. That must have been Katara's. She smiles.] Let me wish you a belated happy birthday again, then. How old are you now, Katara-san?

[As for Ikki, she doesn't see that as something she should be thanked for. The airbender girl had been a fast friend, and she likely helped young Vivi more than the other way around. A close friend her own age had gone a long way toward distracting her from her homesickness as the time she spent as a child dragged on.]

Please, come in!

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[markofthebrave]

I'm seventeen and - oh, I can't - [and Katara stays firmly rooted on the front porch] - I have a bunch of other letters to deliver. But thanks for offering.

[all7seas]

Hallo?!

[Jack shifts the bucket he's holding from one hand to the other.]

Mistress Katara? You in?

[markofthebrave]

[Why is there a pirate yelling at her door?

Katara lowers the heat on her stir fry and moves to open the door.]

Jack?

[all7seas]

Aye! Jack and Lolita and Susan and Francoise and Sasha and Petalpower.

[Jack and starfish prostitutes.]

Might we enter your abode?

[markofthebrave]

[Katara looks from Jack to the bucket and then back to Jack.]

Who are Lolita and Susan and Francoise and Sasha and Petalpower?

[And no, she's not moving just yet.]

[all7seas]

Wenches. For Petunia.

[No, no nonononono -- Petunia is a TERRIBLE name.]


For Sledgeboons.

[markofthebrave]

[...oh good grief.]

I told you. His nickname is Petunia. And he doesn't need any "wenches."

[all7seas]

Let's just ask HIM, shall we? [One of the starfish -- it might be Francoise -- is trying to slimesquish out of the bucket and up Jack's arm.]


NO! No, milady! STAY! Sledgeboons isn't here yet!

[markofthebrave]

You really give out the worst names, Jack.

[Just saying.]

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[alabastajewel]

[Oh, that's a shame, but it makes sense.] You're quite welcome.

Could I at least offer you something to drink before you go? Or maybe a snack?

[action]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara shakes her head.]

Some other time, okay?

[all7seas]

Oh, right. Because PETUNIA didn't take his manhood and slowly eunuchicize it.

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[markofthebrave]

I keep telling you it's a nickname. Prince Enrique Tenzin Ulberto Naoi Indigo Aang is way too long to say.

[This is what happens when you let eight-year-old girls name things, Jack.]