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[Action] .009

[Due to Sokka's unexpected bout of sheer win, Katara has been given the gift of free time and she plans on making the most of it... after she was shooed back to bed due to threats from Sokka that made no sense at all.

First, she wants to check in on Sanji at the Strawhat's House. Then she wants to stop by the school and see if she can register to go once things are back to 'normal.' And... she has an idea that is going to lead her to the weapons shop. Finally, she'll go grocery shopping because they're running low on easy-to-cook things. Maybe she'll even get a chance to stand by the bridge and practice with real waterbending! ...although saving her strength to keep healing Zuko is probably a better idea. She'll probably just stare at the water wistfully and talk to Sona.

If you're around any of these places today, feel free to say 'Hey!' or give her hand, since she's not exactly sure how to do what she wants to do at the smithy or the school.]

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[It smells like fire, which brings back more bad memories of her home destroyed than she'd like to admit. This, on top of everything else this week... Katara doesn't notice but she actually starts to tremble a little.]

What happened here.

[Ohh, she'll notice that. But she won't mention it right now. Nami has a couple of points to make, and oddly, the fact that Katara is affected helps her keep a grip of her own calm. This is days old, now. It's still ...trouble.]

The room was destroyed by Kefka while I was at the library the other day.

That coward. Spineless, worthless-- [Katara cuts herself off and stalkes over to the wall to examine the acid damage there. The water she's not worried about - but she takes an experimental sniff and nods, her eyes tearing a little from the smell.]

I can fix this. [Her voice is steady, but still very obviously angry. She glances back at Nami.] It's water-based. And all the rest - I just need something to put it in.

[It's the remants of a poison spell, that lovely stuff on the walls, but luckily at this point it's just ... rank. Harmless otherwise. Nami will consider that offer - it's lovely, and she really does appreciate it, and it probably shows in the small quirk of her lips as she crosses her arms, hugging her elbows. But in the end, she shakes her head.]

It might be good to get that stuff off the walls, just in case. But we're moving tomorrow. Kefka knows where my bedroom is. He'll just do it again.

...[Katara bows her head. They'd had to move their village due to attack as well.

But that's not going to stop her from doing this anyway. A tightly controlled form later and she's got the poison contained in an ugly looking cloud. Then she exhales and freezes it, leaving it floating there, ugly and and relatively harmless.]

I need something metal that can contain it.

Edited 2010-03-17 18:02 (UTC)

[...okay, that was impressive. She's going to blink at it a bit in awe (and a bit of revulsion, not at what Katara did but what it's made of) before she starts and vanishes out of the room, coming back with one of the saucepans from the kitchen, complete with lid. (Sorry, Sanji-kun. She'll replace it.)]

Here.

[Katara bends the frozen ball of ice into the pot with barely a clunk. She's so angry, she doesn't even feel the exertion of her powers.]

Chopper probably knows some way to get rid of that safely. You could probably even just burn it up someplace where there weren't too many people.

All right. [She's frowning a little now. There's something distinctly not right about Katara being angrier about this than she is right now.]

Are you all right?

[Was she all right? No. Not really. The room still smelled like ash.]

I can't stand people who do things like this.

...unfortunately, this town is full of them.

[Deep breath. This was supposed to be a nice day - the last thing that either of them needed was to rehash how Luceti was the worst town ever. Katara smoothes her face out and focuses on doing something to distract Nami - it looks like she could use it too.]

So you're moving, huh? I guess that means you'll need new stuff.

...you know, I haven't been shopping for my room yet. [Or for myself. Note the same outfit.]

[...shopping trips are good for distraction! After a few moments, Nami will give her a tentative grin.]

I'll have to see if someone else is home first. [No leaving chibis in the house by themselves.] But sure! Sounds like fun.

[Look! What works for Sokka works for Nami! Besides... she needs to accept that she's not going home soon. Having stuff would probably... help with that.]

OK, good. [She glances around the room and makes a face. She heads towards the door.] Let's go.

[Hey, she's a material girl. Nami will stop off long enough to ensure there is a fellow Straw Hat around to watch Sanji, and then follow Katara out the door.]

So clothes shopping for the both of us, huh?

[Katara looks down at herself. She'd meant to get stuff for her room, but... is now suddenly self-conscious.] That's... probably a good idea.

[Grin.] You needed other stuff for home, you said? [Setting off for the markets. Girl powah. |D]

[She laughs.] Just stuff for my room. I haven't done much with it.

[...there's a brush. And a bed. And blankets!]

But I'm not allowed to go home until around dinner time. [And she rolls her eyes.]

You're not? [Blinks.] What, did they think you weren't getting enough sun?

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[Oh. Opps. Have a nervous laugh -- nope, nobody in here but us meeces!] Uh, something like that?

[I see. Luceti getting to you that much, is it? There is only one cure. And no, she doesn't intend to get you drunk.]

All right. Well, let's go find some nice stuff for us both and then maybe we can get a hot drink at Good Spirits?

[Oh, Nami, if only you knew. Well, plying her with hot drinks might be a good way to get the story out of her.]

That sounds like a good plan! I haven't been there yet.

It's a great place. Most drinks are alcoholic, but Guy still has things like cocoa and orange juice. Uh, just avoid a guy called Goroh if you go there.

[[To the shops!]

[And to the shops they go! ...Katara really hasn't investigated any of these places, so... she's just following Nami.]

Wow. This is a lot of stuff.

And it's all free, too! One of the few bonuses around here. [Steady stream of clothing? Win.] And it's great just to let off some steam, right? [You're a fellow teenage girl, you should totally know this. See, Nami looks less tired already.]

I guess? I've never really been clothes shopping before. We made what we wore in the South Pole.

[But she's glad that you're looking better, Nami. It's just... so much stuff.]

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