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[markofthebrave]

[After doing everything she could at home to deal with the fact that Zuko was gone, Katara headed out to the lake where she proceeded to bend and cry until she was exhausted. The storm feels good. She made her weary way back to the house with something of a headache, but she didn't think much of it. So what if the lights hurt her eyes? That was normal after so much crying and rage, right?

She fell into a deep, exhausted sleep as soon as she hit the bed. When morning light first entered her room, Katara shifted uneasily. Soon enough she opens her eyes to start the day - and screams. This was beyond a headache, it was like a screaming in her eye, a shooting pain, a burning.

Katara immediately slaps both hands over her eyes and sways back and forth a little to comfort and distract herself from the pain. After a moment of panicked breathing, her adrenaline kicks in and Katara shifts one hand to cover her eyes and fumbles for her journal with the other. Filtering is hopeless right now, even if it had occurred to her, although she'd much rather keep this private. Her voice is scared and filled with suppressed quivering.]

Ginko? I think something's wrong.

[And with that, she clings on to the journal and hopes that someone answers her soon. She can't see anything and it hurts.]


((OOC: This is forward dated to about 6.30am, Tuesday morning, for tagging convenience. Also, a warning: Housemates may commandeer her book.))

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[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Only a day. His gaze drops to the floor, unsure if he wants to continue down this line or not.

Those left behind are always caught in-between guilt and hurt]

How are you guys coping? [How are you coping? He can guess but he feels he knows Katara somewhat well - Well enough to surmise she might feel better if she talks.

If he's wrong, he'll find out soon enough]

[Action]

[markofthebrave]

[The laugh she gives is bitter, and has entirely too much of a resemblance to a choked sob for anyone's taste. And after it releases, she turns her face back towards Sanji because - confrontation is more her style than avoidance.]

We haven't exactly had much time to cope. Toph was - [scared, hurt] - upset, Sokka went into his quiet place, Roku... I think he feels more lost than ever and I--

[miss him].

[Action]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... You?

[Action]

[markofthebrave]

He was my friend. [That last word is wrenched out of her, and it opens the floodgates.]

I don't know how it happened - or even - but it did. And now he's gone. And Aang's gone. And everything's all wrong.

[Action]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[a sympathetic sigh]

... It's never right when the group's split up. [they're not his words, exactly, but he can recall the look on his captain's face when Zoro returned home the first time. And while Sanji didn't completely agree, he at least understood]

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[markofthebrave]

[Mute, she shakes her head.

There's nothing she can say that will make this right, and there's nothing she can say that will make it better-

-and she won't make it worse. So for now she won't say anything at all.]