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[kyasdaughter]

Who: Katara and everyone!
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: On the SS Blue Fish.
When: Shortly after Sokka's post.

[ it probably won't be hard to recognize the look of a long-suffering sibling on katara's face when the video feed starts. to most, it will probably read as about 80% exasperated, 15% apologetic, and maybe 5% amused. ]

I figured this was easier than messaging every single person who was suckered into responding to my brother's broadcast: Sokka's being dramatic, the Blue Fish doesn't need a pity cook, and we are going to miss Kairi, not the food she made.

[ it's only very mild grumping. finally, she'll also concede: ] Thank you to everyone who offered food or help, though. Everyone has each others' backs here... it's a pretty wonderful thing.

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[alwayscomeback]

[He just...APPEARS behind her. ]

KatAAAAAAAraaaa.

You're ruining my desperate plea. We need the food.

[kyasdaughter]

We have plenty of food and plenty of people who can turn it into something edible. You're just whining.

[alwayscomeback]

No way, we need a good cook who is here TO cook. It's no good if you and Beverly are needed on other duties.

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[save_the_souls]

[Allen also appears, though not as quickly as Sokka]

What are you doing, Katara?!

[kyasdaughter]

[ omfg ]

What does it look like?

[save_the_souls]

Making sure we don't get food?!

I just finished rearranging the budget to pay those people!

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[bolder]

[And Toph appears just... walking idly behind Allen.]

Can't we miss both? [She pauses, conceding somewhat.] But I miss her more.

[kyasdaughter]

Of course we can miss both. But it probably won't be long before we're assigned another cook. We might never see Kairi again.

[ not that katara was particularly close to her, but still... it seemed like a disservice to having had her on the crew at all, if the reaction to her departure was simply 'but dinner.' she's balking a little still. ]

[bolder]

To be fair, I never really saw her in the first place. [Badumtish.

But on a more serious note!!] She trusted us enough to tell us some stuff about her. It seemed like it was a big deal for her, too.

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[experiencepoints]

... Um. I'm getting conflicting messages here.

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[kyasdaughter]

Let's just say that every message that conflicts with this one is wrong.

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[experiencepoints]

Right. I thought the other guy was the captain?

[touchofrogue]

[Oh, Rogue recognizes this one from Luceti as well, although SHOCKINGLY they were never in the same place for long...]

Hey, as far as I'm concerned, it's a fair trade. I don't mind helpin' out an' doing a little extra work for a little extra supplies for my ship. So don't sweat it.

[kyasdaughter]

[ what a surprise.. !! katara smiles a little at that, trying to soften up a little since rogue is an entirely unfamiliar face for her. ]

It's not that I don't want help, but... we lost a crewmate, not just a cook. If you really don't mind, though, we can work on it together. It's not like I haven't cooked before.

[touchofrogue]

[...woah, girl, no one said you didn't lose a crewmate. What's with the random guilt attack? Rogue practically writes off the whole conversation, except... coffee. She tries to feel her way instead.]

No one's sayin' you didn't. People fill a function here, but everyone knows that's not as important as who they are. [Honestly, it was kind of refreshing to deal with a loss, which Rogue knew was a loss, in such a straightforward way. The constant grief of losing and leaving is so old, you'd think it would stop stinging, but it never does. It was nice not to see it waved out so raw for a change.]

It's just like I said - I'm gettin' supplies ta help out. There's no 'pity' about it. So not wantin' the help is exactly what this sounds like. When ya'll sort it out, just let me know.

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[dancingmd]

[Oh dear. Though she certainly wasn't trying to eavesdrop, and didn't catch everything that happened, Beverly couldn't help but overhear some of the arguing. Looking worried, she too will appear after the others.]

I miss Kairi too [A whole hell of a lot... losing both her and Hawke so close together has been a real blow to Beverly], but you know, there's nothing wrong with asking for some help.

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[kyasdaughter]

[ and so much if it feels so disingenuous, just because she really barely knew kairi, but -- ]

It's not asking for help that bothered me. Just the way they're doing it. I don't know. Just - pretend I never said anything.

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[ino]

They are over-exaggerating the situation a bit, aren't they?

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[kyasdaughter]

Or maybe I'm just being too sensitive. They can do what they want, I guess.

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[unfulfilledpotential]

Oh, good.

[Shawn lets out a pretty large sigh of relief.] I didn't mind offering, but trust me - most people usually aren't lining up to try something I made.

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[kyasdaughter]

[ thank you, shawn, for actually making her laugh, because she's actually pretty grumpy and angry and incredibly guilty right now. ]

Maybe you should come cook for us, then.

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[honorbends]

[ SURE THEY'RE ON THE SAME SHIP BUT WHY BOTHER GETTING UP ]

Why is everyone freaking out?

[ read: should he care ]

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[kyasdaughter]

Kairi left, and Sokka and Allen freaked out because all they care about is food. [ she's snippy and unhappy, sorry. ] Don't worry about it.

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[limitstorm]

[ sssssso allen definitely told him to stay out of it when katara and sokka fight..............

but, you know.

sometimes you can't help it. ]

I figured you didn't need a cook, but--Kairi was my best friend, she'd want me to have your guys' back. I don't know your brother, but Allen came to check on how I was after she left, and I offered to cook.

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[kyasdaughter]

[ katara is so, so embarrassed about all of this, mostly because she didn't expect this to be such a big explosion. she sinks a little in her seat, red-faced. ]

I'm sorry that she's gone. And honestly, I didn't really know her that well, it just seemed - I thought Sokka was being insensitive. I wasn't trying to make a big production out of this, I swear.