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[markofthebrave]

[Raine was right. A draft had come, this one worse than before - and in a place where she could be more useful than any other location. And she wasn't going.

She took a good long look at that list. And there are some people that she has to visit.

...okay, there are a lot of people she has to visit

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[markofthebrave]

[Oh, Toph.] We're not going. No one in our house is.

It's a long list, but I'll read it to you. Ready?

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[markofthebrave]

[And Katara takes a deep breath.]

Okay.

[She flips back a few pages, keeps both entries opened, and starts reading.] Akimichi Chouji; Albert Silverberg; Alexei Denoia; Amelia, Ange Serena...

[There are names on the list where she will falter or hesitate. Ginko. Winry. Haruhi. Other noncombatants. There are names on the list that will sound a bit heavier than others. Masaomi. Sanji. Chouji. Shikamaru. Raine. Luffy. But she sits and reads the list straight through.]

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[wise_maiden]

[Things were already looking to be hectic, but since Katara is going out of her way to reach her, she's not going to turn down a chance to meet with her.] ... That's fine. Where would you like to meet?

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[markofthebrave]

[She just musters up a smile.]

Wherever's easiest for you. It won't be long, Raine. I know - how this can be.

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[wise_maiden]

Anytime is fine. Why don't you stop by my house later?

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[markofthebrave]

All right, I'll be by before dinner.

[She has to head to the Straw Hat's first, and then make one more stop and... yes. Off to Raine's she goes. Knock, knock.]

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Who is - oh. Daisy, wasn't it?]

Most paint, yes. Some paint is completely oil based, but if it has water in it I can move it. Why?

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

[Ohgood, something useful.]

Yes, it is.

[Something they'd used to their advantage more than once. Stupid Fire Nation.]

I have time. Just let me know when. Do you want to pick out the colors?

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[acowardlyoak]

[ shuri's voice lacks any of the bounce and sparkle it usually has. in fact, it just sounds tired and raw - like he's been crying. which he has, though he'll deny that up and down. ]

Tell me everything. [ because he intends to find the safest place and hide. ]

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[markofthebrave]

[...that tone is familiar. When had she heard it before?]

It will be hot and humid. If you have to travel, it's best to do it in the streams and by boat, because there will be predators in the water. If you're on land, you'll have to deal with a lot of vegetation. Trees, roots, all sorts of vines...

[This is a pause to see how he's taking it.]

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[acowardlyoak]

[ he's not taking it well. there's a long pause and a shuddering breath. this isn't fair. he wants his mother and his father and he wants to be safe. ]

Go on.

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[markofthebrave]

[...yeah, no. This is a brief pause to throw up a courtesy filter for him.]

Shuri, are you okay?

[Voice]

[theteadragon]

[Whats all this then?] Katara, I know this may not be the best time...by the sounds of it, but...whats all this then?

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

'This...' [How does she even begin to explain? Well, they don't let her intro the show for nothing.] The Malnosso are at war with a group of people who want to permanently kill everyone on the planet in order for them to 'find their release' from the endless cycles here. But the Malnosso organization itself is split into fractions. The fraction that has been in charge has recently fallen out of power, and now the military itself seems to be in charge of the missions that they draft people to go on for them. They take anyone; it doesn't matter if you can fight or not. And the only choice you have once you're out there is to kill the Third Party or be killed yourself.

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[theteadragon]

So, we are being used as soldiers for another man's war? That sounds like absolute barbarism. Is the draft random then? Or could someone take another's place?

[He understands this is hard, but he is new, and he is a general. War is part of his craft, and he feels like he needs to know]

[Voice]

[markofthebrave]

According to the Malnosso, they take anyone who is compatible with the Shift necessary to bring us out there. There are no substitutions.