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[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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[A smile.]

Would you like to come in for a bit?

Sure.

[She hasn't really seen him since he got back, after all.]

Thanks.

[He steps aside to let her in, and walks to the living room.

When 'lo, what do they find? But Amaya and Sumire having a stare off with the Goldfish that does not seem to be able to die. Yes, that same fish from the Luceti Valley experiment. Which has gotten suspiciously (for a goldfish) big in its fishbowl on the coffee table.]

Girls, leave the fish alone.

[The black cat and the gray cat turn to look at them with innocent eyes. We were doing nuthin'.

Why don't you believe us?]

[...wow, that goldfish looks like it might be outgrowing its bowl soon.

Katara raises her eyebrows at the innocent look on the cats faces.]

Very convincing, you two.

[Go on, shoo.]

[Itachi picks this moment to enter, bending to scoop one cat up under each arm. They don't protest much aside from hanging bonelessly as if stuffed with beans.

He nods to the girl politely as he moves to relocate them to the bedroom.]

[...ah.

Katara takes this moment to go very still. She doesn't even have the chance to nod back at Itachi, if she'd wanted to, because he's already on his way out of the room.

y u p.]

[Foiled! Twin expressions of sulk grace the cats faces as they're carried out and go limp in disappointment.

NEXT TIME.]

Thanks, Itachi.

[He feels Katara go still beside him. ... perhaps inviting her in wasn't the best thing. Perhaps this would be slightly easier outdoors and not caught in a room. But. The relationship was a fact, and he would not hide that away anymore than he had to. He would be discreet, but not out of shame.

Because he was not ashamed to love Itachi.]

... one of these days I should get a proper aquarium for the... er, little guy. Before Amaya or Sumire manage to really reel him in.

[Trying to shatter a small amount of the tension here.]

Something with a lid, maybe?

Or at least a screen. Although given enough time, they might claw a hole through it.

[Fresh fish dinner was tempting.]

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Oh, well. At least they're not by themselves for too long?

[He chuckles.] Usually not, no. Half the time they come looking if they think they haven't seen us for too long.

That sounds nice.

[She says as she moves, now, to make herself at home and head into the kitchen. Have any lemonade?]

Hawky still doesn't like it when anyone other than Sokka comes too near.

It is. Though they were pretty upset with us when we got back.

[We have a pitcher of iced green tea with sliced lemons in it.

And a lot of booze. This is their fridge after all. The pitcher is probably the safest bet.]

Oh? I hate to say it, but that's the most jealously possessive bird I've ever even.

[She shrugs. He's a Fire Nation bird, of course they're weird.]

Did you have anyone watch them while you two were gone?

Aa, Missus Gracia took care of them. I think she might have kept an eye on our garden out back too. Sometimes I or Itachi need to shoo away the deer in the morning. But everything was fine we returned.

[Ah - Elicia's mother. That sounds good.]

I didn't know deer came all the way out here.

[Retrieving a glass now.]

Depends on Miss Moro. [Glancing at the woods bordering the house.] Sometimes if she's particularly peckish, the deer will hang close to town to try and avoid her.

Oh, I see.

[And she pours herself some of that iced tea.]

Do you want anything?

[While she's here and all.]

Could you pour me a glass of ice tea too?

Sure.

[She smiles and does so, before replacing the iced tea in the fridge.

She carries the glass over to him.]

How was the mission? You still look a little tired.

Brutal. We were in Sirry Crags, as north as one could get there. Cold [Not the bad part, at least for him] and pretty high up.

...

There were a lot of cultists to deal with. It was just... brutal.

[She nods a little.

But there's not much to say, really. So she just hands him his iced tea.]

[And not really much he wants to say on that. The combat mission had not been a normal one, with a team backing them up. Just the Malnosso soldier that had been their handler.

It had been brutal. And bloody. So he nods and takes his iced tea.]

Thank you.

[A small smile.]

Sure.

[Simple acceptance in her tone.]

[He takes a sip.]

So how's things been with you while we were gone?

[Slight change of subject go.]

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