markofthebrave | [Action] .009

[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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Most people bring them up on their own, or have others do it for them. If it gathers interest, people usually will volunteer for it, as you may have seen already. For example, some of the ideas brought up at the meeting last month ended up carried out in this way.

That makes sense. This place has so many people from so many different kinds of places... it would be hard to get them to agree to follow one person, but give them a common goal...

And relying on one person alone doesn't work, in the case that they go home or are kidnapped for a long period of time. At least with common goals, people are more willing to work together cooperatively.

[Right - Luceti-style complications. Of course. Actually, this style of 'leadership' makes a lot of sense to Katara, since that's the way it works with her friends.]

Well, we're all in this together, right? So it makes sense.

I think that's the best way to look at it... of course, others may not feel the same, but the important thing is to try and keep things going as smoothly as possible while taking points of view into consideration.

[Hesitation.] You've been here for a long time, haven't you.

Edited 2010-03-29 05:14 (UTC)

[She glances to the side] ... Yes, I just passed the second year mark earlier this month.

[A moment passes and Katara's voice carries her sympathy.] That must be hard. I have a lot of respect for the people who've been here so long, but haven't given up hope in going back home. Luceti is a hard place to adjust to - [Worst. Town. Ever.] - and having so much taking out of our hands... it's not like a normal prison. It's every day life combined with total...

[She shakes her head.] So thank you for continuing to try.

Giving up is never an option. We simply have to make the best of what is given to us... and continue to push harder for the truth.

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