markofthebrave | [ Action, Voice ] .019

[The past few days have been good for Katara. The happy from mending her rift with Sanji hasn't faded, rather it has turned into a sort of muted contentment and being outside and with good company was good for the soul.

Of course, not everyone was having such a good time... but she couldn't really blame Caesar for that, considering the way he'd shown up. Everyone else seemed to be... mostly getting along. And it was so nice to be doing that which felt a little bit more familiar.

Not to mention the fact that she's been able to spend so much time in and around the water. Just now, she was taking a swim after dinner. It was so good to be so close to so much water again - just feel it on her senses, tugging at her awareness. It was almost like home, but in a way that made her happy instead of sad - because she refused to be sad as long as she had a choice about it.

Getting up, she wrings the water out of her hair and bends the rest off before making her way towards her journal.

If you are out there camping, feel free to bump into her at the lake, or on her way back to the campsite!]

[ Voice, filtered from Yuber, Kefka, Aku, Mercury and Azula - 60 percent ]

I hope everyone's doing all right back at the village! It's beautiful out here.

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Thanks, but no thanks. I think I'm done for today. Or a while. [And he'll just. Make his way to dry land if she doesn't intend to stop him.]

Then why don't you just stay here and float with me a bit? [And she goes on to her back and squints at where the sun is.] It'll be dinner time soon. If we head back now, Sokka's just going to ask me to cook the talking fish.

[...she said "we". Hrm.]

Can we go back after?

[Darn straight she did, Mr. 'I Want To Head Back Into Town Through The Forest While It's Dark.']

Sure. Tired?

[He shakes his head.]

I have to make sure my flowers are still alive. [He may or may not be serious about this. But eh, he'll go ahead and float with her, closing his eyes so the sun doesn't bother him.]

Flowers?

Don't say it so loud. Someone might hear you!

[Pfff, giggling. And so she mock-whispers:] What flowers?

Uh... mine, of course. I decided to see what people like so much about taking care of plants. [...because big brother was doing it.]

[Blink, blink. She turns her head to face him.] Really? Back in Luceti?

Uh-huh. I still don't get it, but... well, it's something to do, I guess.

Get what? They're flowers. They're pretty.

You think that's really it? [A pause. Of course it can't really be that simple. Then again...] Hah. Maybe it is.

[She laughs.] I still don't know what you're trying to figure out.

Then that puts us in the same boat! But I guess it's all right.

When we get back, will you show me your garden?

H-huh? [Whoa, wait a minute. He's... not sure what to say.] It's nothing fancy like that. Not worth showing off.

[...] It's no big deal or anything, Caesar. They don't have to be perfect. I just thought it would be nice to see.

Uh... Well, I guess there's nothing wrong with it... If you want to, I mean.

Why would there be anything wrong with it? [She rights herself in the water and turns to look at him.] I'd like to see them, but if it makes you uncomfortable for some reason, you don't have to worry about it.

[He shakes his head slightly.] That's not it. I was just... uh, surprised, I guess.

[Pffff, you dork. She splashes at him very lightly, in a truly pathetic splash.]

Of course I'm going to want to see what you're growing. It's something you're actually doing - heh, and besides. They're pretty.

[He's had his eyes closed for most of this part of the conversation, so when the water hits him, he splashes about in the water for a moment. He grins a little, though, and splashes some water back at her.]

If you insist. I'll try not to disappoint, then.

[Pfff, look at him flail-- oi! Splashing back is cheating!

She wrinkles her nose at him and then sticks it up in the air in an obvious attempt to pull off snooty.]

See that you don't, then.

[And she holds the pose for 3...2...1... /splaaaaaaaaaaaah! No bending was involved in the making of that small wave headed in your direction.

She then proceeds to bust into laughter.]

[Caesar laughs a bit, too, and he doesn't even try to retaliate after that other splash.]

I'll try, I'll try.

[At least this entire trip wasn't made of fail.]

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