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[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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[Okay, he leans up against her. Just. A bit. ]

Just cuuus~ I mean look at her, she talks a million miles an hour! That's not going to go away with age, you know, even if the questions might slow down with age. Not to mention her gusto. I me, she even said that our romance might have been sweet if she were ten years older.

[And she recoils to stare at him more fully in the face.]

Your romance?

[It's been seventy years crammed into a week - it's somewhat understandable that Katara only zeroes in one part there.]

Edited 2012-07-14 17:54 (UTC)

Yes, yes indeed. I think she thinks I'm handsome.

[And he goes to stroke his chin here. Smirking.

...He's teasing her]

[She gets that. Honestly, it didn't take more than a few seconds for her to realize she was being silly. Although she might not have broken out of it if it wasn't for that chin stroke, which just highlights...

Smirk.]

Not with that thing on your face, she doesn't.

How do you know she doesn't have folliculaphilia?

[He leans over to her now, putting his hands together at his chest and smirking]

[And in response, she... crosses her arms and turns her head aside to stick her nose up in the air.]

Because my granddaughter would have better taste.

Hooooh, so you mean when she sees my clean-shaven face she'll be weak at the knees?

[Still leaned in, he does the wiggly fingers]

[And she responds to that with a look which says, "That's right, keep talking about my seven year old granddaughter that way, I will totally let you keep all your hair."]

[And he tilts his head up, smiling genuinely. His look says "Hey, you know I'm just joking and you don't need to be defensive"]

[Sigh: Just because you're teasing doesn't mean you should still say it.

But she relaxes a little, dropping her arms to plant them behind her.]

If that was all...

["That." Ha.]

...then I should really start to get going.

[He leans back, thinking. He puts the pokedex in his pocket, glances at Linda, and then tugs at the weight on his left wrist. Buuut]

...If you're just going to the plaza to shop, I should come with you, by the way. Ikki-chan's orders.

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What are you talking about?

Ikki-chan said I should take you out in some dates.

[He's prepated to whip out his journal and show you. Eyebrow arch!!]

She worries you don't have enough fun.

What?!

It's true! 100% true!

What have you been telling her!?

Noooothing, just how much I appreciate our friendship~

[He now bounces from one leg to the other, reaching into his jacket pocket for his journal. Just. In face]

And that made her decide you need to take me on dates?

[She's properly aggravated now.]

[Calmly... opening his journal. And flipping to that entry. Now to find where Ikki's reply was. And only... that reply...]

Eeeeh, I can't make her do anything, Katara? You're selling Ikki-chan a bit short!

[--selling Ikki-chan a bit short

Oh bring it.]

I didn't say you put a sword to her throat or tried to manipulate her - I questioned whether or not your talking about how much you "appreciated our friendship" was all that made her decide that you needed to ask me out on a date! What do you think I'm accusing you of!?

[You jerk, you horrible, horrible jerk, why does she put herself through these things for you if you won't accept the simple fact that she's not accusing you of being a terrible person! Why would she waste her time on and open her heart to someone she thought was completely unworthy? Why should she have to deal with these issues, your issues, issues she thought they'd settled on a stairway on top of everything else?

She scrambles to her feet, whether to properly yell at him some more or turn to go she's not yet decided.]

[Flip flip the pa---ge. Wait. Wait?]

Edited 2012-07-15 02:17 (UTC)

...Are you seriously mad that I'm making myself sound too bad?!

[blink. Blink blink blink.

Page turn. He's close now. Scrolling down the page]

[And also at the implication she'd underestimate her own granddaughter, but essentially--]

Yes!

[With a stomped foot, even.

And you know what? She's not dealing with this right now. Chew on that, she's turning on her heel and walking off.]

Edited 2012-07-15 02:20 (UTC)

[...

Oh fine. Here's the reply. He starts to follow behind Katara, holding up the book so it plays back this reply]:

I know a bit about his world, but not lots yet. It's too bad he didn't get to go, though. Does Katara still have the clothes you got her? Where'd you get money? Or did you keep it when you got here to begin with?

[...Shit he didn't want to play that part back. Oh well, too late now.]

Katara's my family, but she's not GranGran yet, 'cept I keep calling her that, 'cause she kinda is. I dunno - no one says how long she's been here, 'cept Smoker's been here two years and thinks she's been here longer than him, 'cause when I asked she just said "a long time", 'cause sometimes grown ups don't tell me things, but then some other grown ups do so I can usually figure it out anyway.

But y'know, GranGran is old and taught the Avatar and lives in the South Pole, and she's got a voice that's warm and old and she's patient and whenever we see her she'll give us hugs that are home even if they're not.

Katara hugs me like that, but she doesn't remember me being born or my sister or my brothers, and she remembers stuff GranGran wouldn't, and she says I can't have soda and candy 'cept sometimes like mommy would, and makes sure we always have enough veggies, and I help set the table and cook when I can, and she sleeps in all the time and I never knew GranGran did that, and she worries 'bout me 'cause she mentions things and talks 'round things that other people talk about.

Katara is Katara and GranGran is GranGran and they're the same but they're different, too. I really, really love them both.

[ Ikki trails off, humming, for a moment ] Oh! But, y'know, Katara should probably go on more all day dates. 'Cause she does almost all the shopping and stuff, and I'm gonna try to do more of it when I can, and I try to clean the vegetables and stuff, and I always clean up my room, but I think she should go do fun things more, too. 'Cause I do fun things, even though I do airbending training for a few hours a day, y'know?

Edited 2012-07-15 02:27 (UTC)

[Katara stopped walking when he started following her playing his journal. Ikki's voice deserves her attention and whatever point he's proving isn't one where she wants him to be advertising this while following her around.

She can't help but wonder what brought on this long analysis of the distinctions between herself and Ikki's "GranGran," but her heart is warmed when she hears that she hugs them in the same way, however small and humble and lost the rest of it makes her feel. Humbled, lost, and also loved.

...but when she hears the ending paragraph, Katara's jaw sets. She did work hard to provide a happy, healthy, clean and comfortable home for her family. She didn't work alone. She roped them all in on Cleaning Day and made sure to have help for the big things. Everyone contributed. That was the way a community worked. Play more? Be more fun?

It breaks her heart and it grieves her, because she works so that Ikki can see this as an option. Some people have been taken care of their entire life. Others move into caregiver positions far too early. And for Katara, the choice had already been made. It was a loss that she grieved, that she couldn't be fun, that they all thought her too serious and practical, the wet blanket.

But she was who she was. She couldn't take it back. And she chokes on a sob and she's irrationally angry at Ikki, who is speaking into things she has no knowledge and no concept of, whose vision of the world was so childlike that airbending training was the extent of her perceived personal responsibilities - and she was furious at Masaomi for seeking to use this against her.

So she waits. Until the message is done. And without looking back at him starts to walk away. She's tempted to break into a run, because she doesn't think she's going to be able to keep herself from crying further.]

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