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[markofthebrave]

[Filtered from Sokka 57%]

...would anyone who's been kidnapped by the Malnosso before agree to meet with me somewhere and talk about it? I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

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By myself, working in my room.

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[markofthebrave]

[Almost to herself...] And Toph was in the forest... and Flik was on his way somewhere else... it's like they must locate the person somehow...

[And her hand will steal up to the mark on the back of her neck.]

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[...] So that was Toph earlier being taken...

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[markofthebrave]

Yes. [Her free hand clenches into a fist at her side.] It was.

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This is your first time dealing with a kidnapping is it? Don't try anything rash.

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara drops her hand from where she was touching her tattoo on the back of her neck and give Alexei a hard, measuring stare.]

You don't know what I can do. You don't know what I have done. If I think of something that might help Toph, I'm going to try it. Rash or not.

[...she is not in the best of moods.]

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[He's unmoved by her stare]

You're not the only one here who has tried and failed, and some have as much experience as you or more.

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[markofthebrave]

I haven't tried or failed yet. I'm not saying anything against the people who've tried before me and I'm not saying I'm going to do anything. But it's just as pointless to sit on my hands and wait for my turn to get kidnapped as it is to try and fail. Right now, I'm just looking for information.

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[fallenambitions]

[...Funny how she vaguely reminds him of himself in some ways]

...All right. Is there anything else you wish to know?

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[markofthebrave]

[If he wants to let it drop, that's fine. She'll let it drop and move right along.]

Can you tell me anything about what took you?

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They were those artificial droids you sometimes see around the village.

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[markofthebrave]

...artificial what now?

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They're...[God how to explain this?] an advance type of machinery with no real thought or feeling, only what it has been programed to do. I'm sure you've notice a few that look human but upon closer inspection it's made of parts.

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[markofthebrave]

[The most she's seen of 'machinery' has been the Mechanists' creations, the inside of the Fire Nation's factory and war machines. And that's taught her one thing - it might be hard, but they can go down.]

I haven't really. [Katara has spent next to no time in Luceti's stores.] I'll have to pay more attention. I wonder if Sokka...

[She returns her attention to Alexei with an effort. It's much nicer to think about dismantling a Malnosso machine to see how it works than to think about the issue at hand.] Is there anything else you can tell me about what you were doing before they came that could have attracted their attention? Most people I've spoken with, they were just... out walking.

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[fallenambitions]

[They should make some time to catch one and analyze it o/]

I'm afraid there's not much else. They seem to have a tendency to just take you when you least expect it and at random.

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[markofthebrave]

[Word. We should talk to the mods and see what can be done. And that does not help her plan, Alexei. D:]

...OK. Thanks.

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[Better to deter her away from doing something impossible? He nods]

I'm sorry if I wasn't much help...the Malnosso work in unpredictable ways.

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[markofthebrave]

[If it's so impossible then why should she not try? D|]

No, I appreciate it. I know more now than I did before. You never know what's going to be useful later. So thank you.

[And you get an attempted smile.]