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[markofthebrave]

Part the first:
[Katara fell into the shower after a long day of confusion. All the confused introductions in the morning had left her with little time before she had to take care of Ikki. She couldn’t cook, sure, but she could make sandwiches. And there was something that felt more natural about showering in the evening as well - it felt wonderful, actually.

She was just bringing her arms down from lathering her hair when something extraordinary happened - the water froze around her, encasing her in ice. Katara let out a startled shriek.

She was trapped! And naked! And cold! And where had the ice come from??]

Part the second (and every single other day):

[After her little adventure in the shower, Katara had discovered, much to her wonder and delight, that she could make water move when she moved her hands. She still hadn’t figured out how she’d turned it to ice that first time, but right now she was more interested in the beautiful fluidity of it than anything else.

Whenever she has a moment of free time, you can find her practicing with it, making it move over her arms or hover just above her hand or - wow, she can even fling it at things! This is so cool.

She decided that she was a water dancer, and it was a wonderful, wonderful thing. In the evenings, after helping clear up from dinner and making sure Ikki was tucked in, she wound up a small box that played music (Did you know that there are devices that make music?) she found in the shop with all the things. She took it outside, lifted the lid and practiced dancing to the music.

Feel free to run into her anywhere! Maybe as she runs errands about town or even that moment on the path by the river when she first discovers she can take water and make it smaller, shattering into hundreds of little raindrops that catch the sunlight, and laughs with delight.]

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[markofthewise]

[Oh. he turned around when he heard a voice, then raises his eyebrows as he saw her. There was a really pretty girl standing across from him. Very, very pretty, actually. Bright blue eyes, an athletic build, and those legs... Well, that's nice. She must be--

Someone.

He realizes his mind is coming up with a blank.]

... uh. Hi? Who are you?

[markofthebrave]

Um. [Wait. She'd said that once already. Why did he have to look so good? And look at that scar on his side - that looked like it really hurt. He must be strong - a real warrior.]

I'm - not sure. My card says that my name is Katara. Who are you?

[markofthewise]

I'm-- umm. [He hesitates as he realizes his mind is drawing a blank. Lots of blanks.] ... I have no idea. I just woke up here and-- I don't know where here is either.

[markofthebrave]

Oh. Um. Didn't you get a card?

[She holds hers out.]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka glances at hers, but doesn't really read it.]

Uh... no. I didn't see one. [He stares at her... and then her necklace. He leans in close to look at it.]

Although this may explain a few things.

[markofthebrave]

[She leaned away, her eyes wide. Why was he getting so close?]

What might?

[markofthewise]

[He leans back, smirking.]

Isn't it obvious? We're engaged!

[markofthebrave]

What?!

[She rears back, startled.]

Why would you say that?

[The instinctive NO was so loud on this, Katara almost heard it. No, she refused to be engaged.]

1/2

[markofthewise]

You've got an engagement necklace! And we seem to come from the same place! So, you know. It's just logical. I mean, why else would we wake up in the same house? I mean, just look at you. You're...

2/3

[markofthewise]

[Now he's actually LOOKING at her. More precisely, her face. There's something about it that manages to really... really...]

3/3

[markofthewise]

[... unsettle the hell out of him. He accidentally winces as he starts thinking of her in the context of a girlfriend.]

You're umm... a nice looking girl? But. Uh. I could be mistaken.

1/2

[markofthebrave]

[The closer that she looked at him, the more decidedly unattractive he was. It wasn't that his features became less pleasing, or his muscles any less appealing, but it was... just way too familiar. And her stomach twisted.]

[markofthebrave]

[When she hears his reasons for thinking about their engagement, Katara's relieved.]

Oh! No, it's not our necklace. The card said it was my mother's.

[markofthewise]

... you're married to your mother?

[That didn't make any sense at all.]

[markofthebrave]

No! Just because the necklace belonged to her doesn't mean I'm married to her! Maybe I just wear it to remember her.

[Jeeze, this guy's cute, but he's kinda thick.]

[markofthewise]

Well, you know, it really sends a lot of mixed signals just wearing it. You should know that.

[He hands back her card, slightly frustrated at the mistake and majorly frustrated at not even knowing if he even HAS a mother.]

[markofthebrave]

What mixed signals!? [She puts her hands on her hips.]

[markofthewise]

That you're engaged! Taken! You know... off limits!

[markofthebrave]

Well - maybe I want to send those signals!

[She sure doesn't feel like she's on the market with YOU!]

Or maybe I'm just wearing it to remember her!

[markofthewise]

Well I'm glad somebody remembers something!

[If they ARE married or engaged, it's clearly a very argumentative relationship.]