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Katara of the Southern Water Tribe (k_waterbender) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-11-01 19:06:00

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complete, day 21, katara, toph bei fong, zuko

Day Twenty-One
Who: Katara, Toph Bei Fong, and Zuko
When: Day 21 ; Late Morning
What: Confronting Zuko once again
Where: Building E first, then to the meadow
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete

Katara had been so upset and so bone weary the day before that she’d gone straight to her room to do some relaxing yoga positions before sleeping. She didn’t even eat dinner that night, and she definitely hadn’t gone to Toph with the information she learned about Zuko’s sudden loss of memory. She figured it could wait until she could better collect her thoughts.

She had dreamed about the confrontation between herself and Zuko over and over in a loop in her mind. Each time it was a little more distressed, a little more desperate, a little more insane. Sometimes his fire blast had singed her hair, and sometimes the candles exploded around her, burning her flesh. Other times she had to freeze him to the wall, and still others her voice would suddenly become high pitched and difficult to understand. Other times it all seemed to move in super slow motion, and she felt heavy like she was trying to walk through mud. The entire thing was so absurd that she could completely understand Zuko’s unwillingness to believe her, even if she knew she was right. He thought he was right, too, after all.

Katara didn’t awaken until mid-morning, and the waterbender was still upset about the entire ordeal when she regained consciousness. She went through some relaxing exercises, and they helped to calm her. By late morning, she knew Toph would be waking soon, so she bathed and dressed in her Water Tribe battle attire. She had taken to wearing this ever since the kidnappings occurred, and she wasn’t about to let her guard down, especially not now. She was also sure to strap two full water skins to her back as well before she left her room to cross the hall to Toph’s door. Her fists rapped upon the wood, and she waited for her earthbender friend to answer.

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k_waterbender
2008-11-20 05:25 pm UTC (link)

“Yes, I did. There were only small traces left that I was too tired to work out. It took a few hours to get it out. By now, what was left has probably been flushed out by his body’s natural healing system.” That was just the way the body worked. Katara had been a healer long enough to have learned that. Medicines surely must work the same way as poisons, for medicines could become poisons in too large doses.

“I hope you do get the chance.” Katara said with a bit of trepidation. Facts were that Toph may never get the chance. The waterbender may have been a skilled healer, a skilled fighter, and a caring friend who understood emotions well, but she wasn’t all powerful. Zuko was angry and brainwashed, and that made for a very difficult compromise. Not that there really could be any compromise. Zuko was just as stubborn as she was.

When they finally made it to where Zuko was, it was obvious he was far less than pleased to see the duo arriving. Katara was really grateful that Toph was trying her best to appear non-threatening, and the waterbender herself had yet to take any stance. She noted the further infuriation on his features at the sight of Toph, and his fighting stance was obvious. She stopped walking, and she stood, watching him.

The next thing Katara knew, fire was coming toward them, and Zuko was shouting. Watching the fire ignite suddenly made her realize that she could not use the grass as a water source. Only the air and her water skins would aid her, but the air dried a bit with the fire- she could feel it. Even as the waterbender shied from the wall of flames separating the girls from the man, she noted the movement near her from Toph, and suddenly the earth moved before them, and the fire was gone. The Blind Bandit had always been quick to act. She hardly even had time to register Zuko’s words, but she did.

Katara took the opportunity to move a little nearer to the firebender, despite the danger. She trusted Zuko not to really hurt them, especially because neither of them had even tried to attack him. Neither of them were trying to be a threat toward him. “Defend yourself from what, Zuko? We aren’t here to hurt you. I want to heal you!”

The waterbender was certain Toph’s display had spooked Zuko a little, and that must have been why he claimed he would be defending himself, but the women couldn’t afford to have a fire raging around them when they were trying to help their friend find himself. “Zuko, please! Your foot is hurt. Just let me heal that, and we can talk about healing your head after that!” Katara almost cringed, but refrained for diplomatic reasons. She probably shouldn’t have mentioned healing his head at all. He was already dead set against the idea that the waterbender was right, and he probably thought she would just try to screw his head up even worse in the event that she got a hold of his head with her waterbending.

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