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[markofthebrave]

[Tomorrow. Tomorrow is tomorrow. Today, she has plans.]

Hey, Winry - do you still want to go get pizza today? I can make it for lunch, but... I can't hang out the whole day.

[She will also be making a point to visit her friends today, specifically the Straw Hat House. She wants to check in on Sanji, now that she knows what's happened to him, say goodbye to Nami... and she has a feeling Ginko will be there as well. If not, she'll try to contact him over the journal.

She also needs to stop in the item's shop. Being given a gift from the water of the river of light... Katara wants to find something similar to the container she used for the spirit oasis water so that if they get out there and she needs it, she'll have it.

The chances are good that she is also going to make a token effort to track down Buffy. She's heard enough about the last fight that she knows what happened there, and she wants to ask a few questions before heading out there - and she wants to hear about how this same mysterious Third Party General had died. It was the mystery that was bothering her - not knowing what they were really going up against or why they were really doing this. If she could talk to someone who'd fought them before, then maybe, maybe... the feeling of being used wouldn't be as strong and she'd be able to focus on what was really important.

She thinks about going over Caesar's house as well, but decides that a journal message will be good enough. He's probably busy preparing - or sleeping. And she had a feeling he wouldn't be able to do as much of that as he'd like, once they got out there.]

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Hey, Caesar. Ready for this?

[After her various conversations, she goes back home to make dinner and she, Sokka, and Toph have a surprisingly normal meal before slipping out a little earlier than normal for her accustomed practice time. She's not sure why they're going out to fight or why the 'why' bothers her so much - and she's a little scared, strung tense with nervous energy. The forms are soothing and precise and tonight there is just that extra edge, just that smallest bit of ruthless passion that gives away just how strongly the drums of her fathers beat within her - this is about war. And war is something Katara knows very well.

But when the sun starts to set she takes a break and takes a seat, watching it go down not thinking about very much at all. It's beautiful.]

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[markofthebrave]

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So then why are you staring at it?

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

'Cus I think I got a call on it anyway a few days ago.

[markofthebrave]

...oh. [...one of those echo things? Someone else had one?]

Is there any way you can tell for sure?

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

I checked the history but I obviously can't connect to messages. Nothing's there that I can find right now though.

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[markofthebrave]

Okaaay.

[markofthebrave]

So how many times can you check the same thing?

[And why do you look like someone has kicked your puppy?]

...do you want to go get ice cream?

[He's a boy. When all else fails: Food.]

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[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

Well, I mean unti-

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

Haaaaaah? What are you talking about?

[markofthebrave]

Ice cream. It's hot out. I'm hungry. Would you like to go with me to get some ice cream?

[Why is this a hard question?]

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, sure. Fine. Yeah, I can do that.

[...Gggggggggguh]

[markofthebrave]

[So Katara sets off towards the supermarket, because where else are they going to get ice cream.]

You're probably pretty hot too, walking around all day. [Hint hint - take the subtle while you can.]

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

[He sees your subtle. And raises it tsun]

Yeah, but what's that matter to you anyway? Jeez.

[That said, he does, you know, start to follow her]

[markofthebrave]

[She rolls her eyes.]

What, I'm not allowed to be concerned? People do that about people, you know.

[She'd see your 'tsun' - if she knew what that was - and raise it to a barely hidden jab at what she guesses is probably bothering him.]

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

[ARGH-] Yeah, yeah. Whatever, Jeez.

[It's weird to be concerned about any random person obviously]

[markofthebrave]

[She just gives him a knowing look, entering the grocery store and heading towards the ice cream. Something raspberry is her goal.]

You know what? I think you're a lot nicer than you seem to be sometimes.

[And before that has a chance to sink in:] What kind of ice cream do you want?

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[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

[....-WHATTTTTTT]

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

[...Okay just to be a dick-]

Coffee flavored.

[markofthebrave]

[She glances back at him while digging through the freezer section - ah Raspberry Sorbet, there you are. She pulls out a pint of it.]

Really? That's a drink, right? Do you see it here?

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

It's also an ice cream flavor. [AND HE doesn't even look. At all. He just keeps focused her... shoulder. Not her eyes. Because he's doing his best to be surly and all]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara rolls her eyes again but does not, in fact, invite him to look for himself. The cold from the freezer actually feels kind of good, and it's not long before she locates another pint of coffee ice cream.]

Here. [She shoves it unceremoniously into his hands.] Let's go get some spoons and sit outside to eat them.

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

[And he takes it in hand with a nod before shrugging his way off to look for spoons. Annnnnd-] Here's some. [He takes one in hand and goes on ahead of her.]

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara pauses for a moment and stares at Haruki's back as he walks away and thinks about all the things she could be doing if she wasn't spending time trying to make this brat feel better.

And then she remembers her conversation with Sanji, and the one she had with Haruki ages ago, when he told her about his world. Her eyes narrow at his back.]

[markofthebrave]

[And then she sighs, grabs her own spoon thank you very much, and follows after him. Katara pops the top off of her ice cream and digs in as soon as she steps back out into the heat.]

There. That's better now, right?

[god-is-a-dude.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's fine.

[...But he doesn't open it. Instead he stares at it like he's vaguely expecting it to grow tentacles before, out of the blue-]

Oi, don't you have other people to see?

[markofthebrave]

[Katara blinks at him, but other than that doesn't pause a beat as she leans against a wall and watches him.]

Yup. [A pause as she takes this moment to enjoy a spoonful of delicious raspberry goodness.] What about you?