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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.

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[save_the_souls]

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

What are you doing, Katara?!

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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]

[ omfg ]

What does it look like?

[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. ]

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[experiencepoints]

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

[save_the_souls]

Making sure we don't get food?!

I just finished rearranging the budget to pay those people!

[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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[kyasdaughter]

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

[kyasdaughter]

You're being disrespectful! We're not going to starve to death, Allen, we have plenty of food!

[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]

[ omfg toph... katara just takes a moment to sigh over the pun, before continuing. ]

Yeah. When I go, I hope you guys don't just send a message out looking for another comms person.

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[experiencepoints]

Right. I thought the other guy was the captain?

[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.

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[kyasdaughter]

He's also my brother. This overrules that.

[save_the_souls]

What?! How am I being disrespectful!?

[bolder]

[Toph's standing by Katara now, never facing her directly when they talk.]

Don't be dumb, of course we wouldn't. [For a moment, she looks like she's deciding what to say. In the end, schmoopiness wins out.]

We're family, Katara. At least you, me, Sokka and Zuko. None of us could ever be replaced, so don't even joke about that. [Katara gets a punch on the arm.] Leave that to Sokka and me.

[kyasdaughter]

You remember that our cook had a name, don't you?

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[experiencepoints]

Weren't a lot of other people on your ship agreeing...?

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[kyasdaughter]

Beverly and I know how to cook.

[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.

[save_the_souls]

[W O W KATARA. He looks stunned for a moment, then down right appalled]

You're bloody unbelievable.

Kairi was my friend. You barely spent time with her!

[kyasdaughter]

[ her face goes bright red and she backs up slightly, folding her arms defensively across her chest. she hadn't meant to imply otherwise, but... ]

I need to go.

[save_the_souls]

[Allen glares and crosses his arms]

Yeah, that might be good.

And just so you know? When I found out Kairi was gone, I checked on her best friend. To see if he was okay. Because I knew that's what Kairi would care about.

Sure is more than you did. [Annd he's turning to leave, whatever he needs to hit a punching bag]