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[generalflirt]

[Voice // Filtered to Katara (mid-morning)]
I think now's enough time, don't you think?

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[And during the bulk of the day...! Masaomi's forgone most of his training for today other than some things on his wrists. On his left wrist (the one that until very recently was in a cast) has a weighted bracelet on, one kilo. That way, he can work it without switching himself up too much. On his right wrist is still Katara's bracelet. He's also still rocking the Bradstache. BuT more importantly!

...He's here to flirt with girls. He hasn't done it in a while, he's in just the sort of mood where he wants to do it again. So if you're in town and a pretty girl, he's liable to go and flirt with you. If you're a dude, well then you can witness him doing it. React to him, stand there to be reacted to? There's a lot of ways you can roll this]

[Voice // Filtered to Gold and Silver (evening)]
Hey guys, let's go play some Mario Party. [Assumption being he told Shikamaru already]

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[markofthebrave]

Not... exactly.

[What do you call Korra? Or Lin?]

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[generalflirt]

Eeeeh?

[Let's look at it, see what he's working with. He twirls Linda's ball around in his palm with his thumb]

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[markofthebrave]

[She shook her head.]

It's complicated.

[And since part of it has to do with Aang, and another part has to do with Toph, she's not sure she trusts you with it.]

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[generalflirt]

It can't possibly be so complicated you can't take two minutes to explain.

[What happened to the trust they shared. Seriously. Open up to him]

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[markofthebrave]

[Aang is not exactly your favorite person, Masaomi. Neither is Toph. She doesn't trust you completely with their interests.

But.

She supposes she can tell you what Korra would tell you herself, or what you'd learn in any five minute conversation with Ikki.

She looks straight ahead, then.]

Korra's the new Avatar. And Lin is Toph's daughter.

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[generalflirt]

[He knew about Lin already. He either knows about Korra already or will soon depending on if I decide this is chronologically before or after his thread with Korra. He just wanted to make sure that she knew both of these things were things she could tell him.

As it is...]

...Poor Toph-chan.

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[markofthebrave]

[...nope. Her guard is still up. She just glances over at him.]

Yeah, it's a difficult thing.

[But there is no way she is discussing Toph's problems with you.

Not when she still wants to reach back in time and slap both Toph's parents, anyway.]

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[generalflirt]

[Gotcha.] I imagine so - Toph-chan's got her problems, and you've been subjected to something similar.

[Also, it hits him belatedly, this means Aang-kun is fated to die. He bets that's weighing hard on her.]

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[markofthebrave]

[She shook her head.]

It's similar, but... at least Ikki and Jinora are younger than I am. Lin's probably in her forties.

[...]

So don't hit on her.

[Look, a smile. It's a joke.]

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[generalflirt]

[...]

Katara, what do you think I am?

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[markofthebrave]

[...oh, he took that seriously.

And then she does something rare for her: apologizes immediately.]

I'm sorry. I meant it as a joke, and because the whole thing is just so strange to me. Nothing more than that.

1/2

[generalflirt]

[Inhale... exhale. He tightens the grip on Linda ball, reducing it to golf ball size. Then he squeezes it again, bringing it back to baseball size]

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[generalflirt]

...It's alright. [It's not] Just know, of course, that you can trust me. With anything, you really don't need to worry about me.

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[markofthebrave]

[No I can't, Masaomi.

If she trusts you with access to her heart, you'll slide right in and take what she's not offering.

If she trusts you with her family, the only thing she feels she can trust you to do absolutely is to keep them physically safe - all else, she's afraid you'll twist around and use for your own purpose.

With anything else? With just herself?

...heh.

She remembers Tokyo, and a silent train ride, and smiles a little - wistful and confident.]

I know.

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[generalflirt]

Good. Because I'll tear down the sky for you and yours.

[And yours. He'll do anything she needs for Aang and those girls. For Sokka. But he nods, slowly. He needed to say that.]

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[markofthebrave]

[Her gaze flicked up at him at that, hearing a tone in his voice that snagged her attention.

It was strange, really. His absolute loyalty made her so uncomfortable. It was a responsibility she didn't want and a... sort of intensity that worried her.

But despite all that... there's something in her that relaxes. She's not sure what it is, but it's reflected in her posture.

She smiles a little.]

I think I prefer the sky in place.

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[generalflirt]

Generally, so do I! I just thought that sounded poetic, and couple it with this mustache, maybe even made me sound a little sexy?

[And then he cocks his head to the side, laughing a distinctly not sexy chortle]

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[markofthebrave]

[She manages to laugh a little at that - good on you, Masaomi - but then she stops walking and turns to him with a serious expression on her face.]

Masaomi, as your friend, will you trust me on something?

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[generalflirt]

[Aaaaand here we go. He inclines his head to the side.] Most probably.

[Almost anything, yes. With some things? There's a chance he might still need to talk about some things]

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[markofthebrave]

[Maintaing a serious expression, she reaches up to put her hands on his shoulders.

...and then her face breaks into the most wry, affectionate grin as she shakes her head and speaks:]

The mustache isn't sexy.

[...and yes, she did just say 'sexy.']

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[generalflirt]

[...

...OH GOD. He hangs his head] You too?

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[markofthebrave]

[She dropped her hands and shrugged, still smiling.]

I just thought you should know.

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[generalflirt]

C-come on, I thought I finally found something that worked...

[He droops his whole posture, even letting go of Linda's ball... which is intentional by the way because when it hits the ground it opens and in a flash of red light the electric mouse is at his heels.

...She's laughing]

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[markofthebrave]

Sorry.

[She says to Masaomi and then bends down to greet Linda. Hey, you, haven't really seen you since before Masaomi's birthday party, have a smile and hand.]

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[generalflirt]

[She goes to nuzzle that hand actually. By force of habit of where Masaomi itches as a sight of trust, he nuzzles her direct face, including the cheek-ports for her electricity against Katara's hand]

N-no... it's fine. I guess I'll be shaving tonight.