markofthebrave | Backdated to the 7th

[It happened quickly. One moment she was fourteen, her back aching as the wings stretched across scars, the next she was seventeen and the relief of pain was almost dizzying. The memories sorting in and through her were easily as dizzying.

She fell down to her knees as her two lives collided and when she rose, both sets of memories were confused, but she knew who she was. And she wanted to see her family. She didn't walk. She ran all the way home.

Much later, she made a post to her journal, filtered to her friends.]

Hi, everyone. I know that I don't say this enough and... I know that this month is kind of stressful. But I just wanted to say how glad, how really glad I am to have met all of you. I don't say it enough. You're all people I've come to rely on, and I'm so glad you're in my life.

...and I remember you now, just in case you were wondering. I hope I'll see you all very soon.

((OOC: If you're wondering if you're on her friends filter, you probably are! If you want to run into her resuming her normal routine the 8th-9th, that's OK too!))

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Mmm. [He makes a noise of agreement. It's good for him to be back as well] You know, it's a good thing you're pretty.

[...nooooot what she was expecting. And the contrast between who she was and who she is gives her a moment's pause.]

Oh?

Because a guy talking about how glad they are for so many people in so many words might sound creepy. From you, it's flattering.

[Katara's eyes narrowed. Masaomi, you're so weird.]

Why would that sound creepy?

[And if they had been through what she had recently been through...

I was so alone. And I hated everything, myself most of all.]

It like they would just be expressing how they felt.

Dunno, just would be. I'd feel creepy, saying stuff like that.

[With a little flippant shrug. Maybe he'd like to say something like that. Maybe he'd like to say sweeter things to Katara. He's been feeling off himself for a while]

You'd feel creepy telling people how important they are to you, and not hitting on girls?

[She's a little stung by this entire line of conversation; didn't he realize what she was reacting to? This wasn't just an expression of gratitude, Katara was also reaching out to the people she valued because she missed them, and because without them... her life had been so dark.]

Strange, huh? That'd just be for me though, it suits you.

[And maybe, it did suit him. But right now, he doesn't feel like it suits him. That said, he started this as a joke, a line of humor, and now it's started to get serious. He clicks his tongue and rolls his eyes.]

Mmm, though, I'm probably just joking.

Don't worry, even I lost the punchline there.

Your jokes are just as terrible as I remember, at least.

Hey! My jokes rock, normally. Cut me some slack, I've not really talked in two weeks.

[Well, that doesn't sound good.]

Why haven't you been talking?

I was the guest of the those Rogue guys for a little while.

Oh, I'm sorry. When did you get back?

Mmm, the other night, anyway.

Are you okay?

Mia-chan tended to me, so I'd say I'm pretty good.

[A colder note entered her voice. It wasn't directed at him.]

They hurt you?

Not more than I could handle, though.

...I'm glad you made it through.

I'm glad you did too.

[But this is dark. He needs a new topic... not that one's coming to him, given he's had darkness on his mind lately.]

Yeah... [she smiles quietly.] I think I will.

[Her normal delineation between "Kataras" may be noticeably absent this experiment.]

[...Wait what? That actually trips him up a moment before he blinks and then gets it, but only after a distinct pause]

Hoooh. [What should he even say to that]

[She has that faint smile still as she goes on.]

Thank you for helping me when I first got here.

But I wasn-- oh. [Oh. It goes against all of his thinking to accept it like that, but he nods] It's the least I could do for you.

But I'm thanking you anyway.

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