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[Today - hadn't been so bad. Twenty of them, maybe? It sure seemed like there were a lot less out here than they'd been led to expect, and that was only a good thing because she was tired. The weight of doing this every day was getting to her. Blood had dried in clumps in her hair, and she'd been too tired to bend it out. Now as she stood in the shower, the water collecting at her feet was pink.

It isn't supposed to be pink.

Her stomach heaves and Katara shuts her eyes and stands under the water until even the Malnosso's hotel runs out of hot water, and long after it turns cold.

The thought of going to sleep leaves her restless, and after staring at herself in the mirror too long, she goes to knock on some doors. She doesn't plan on staying long, but just - seeing - that Toph and Sokka are still all right will do her good. She hesitates, and then heads towards Caesar's door as well. When she returns, she's still awake, and so instead of a quick line that she won't respond to anyway, she makes a voice post tonight.]

Hey everyone! How are things going there?

[Hesitation.]
Nami, is... the house still standing?

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[Maybe saying that war was common where he came from was an understatement. Er.]

Not really. There have been few invasions over the past couple hundred years that I know of. They have a habit of trying to get involved whenever news of a True Rune gets around, though - that would probably explain why.

Because the True Runes are so powerful, and they want them for themselves. [It's a guess, but it doesn't sound like one. She's about finished her meal by now and is fiddling with a noodle with her fork.]

Most likely. [He smirks. It was probably out of place considering the subject at hand, but she caught on quick. Not that it had been difficult to figure out, of course, but it reminded him a lot of his Flame Champion.] People will do anything for that kind of power.

Some people will. [She frowns down at her plate.] I've met a lot of really strong people since I've come here... people like Diana, who can lift buildings and fly... and people like Mewtwo, who can read thoughts and pretty much bend things with his mind... and Luffy who can bend like rubber... and people like Aku, and Kefka...

They're all strong people. Stronger than me, even, and I know I'm strong. And they're all so different. I don't think it's about power - it's about what you want to do with it.

Of course. But in order to do anything with it, you must have it first. And if they believe so strongly in whatever it is they want to accomplish with that power, they'll do anything to get it. [He shrugs.] Being strong sounds so complicated.

[Blink. Complicated?] What do you mean?

Being strong, and having power... Finding a use for that power, dealing with others who have power. That's a lot to work with. [Then again, it was his job to take advantage of other people's power - he had none of his own.] It just sounds complicated.

How is that any different than what you do? I'd say that being as smart as you are and using it to make war plans would be just as complicated.

[Caesar blinks. He hadn't really thought of them as being similar.]

Uh... Well, I suppose it's not exactly easy, but it isn't quite the same as having power.

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