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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-07-01 12:04 am
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Meat n' Greet

The rest of the crew assembled on the Observation Deck to meet the latest editions to their numbers. After the revelation that their worlds are gone, many of them are even more eager to see people they knew from home.

Several people are set up near the doors to provide the new people with omnicoms and comm rings. New crew-mates might see a tall man in green armor and snake girl among their number. There are also several authoritative-looking figures ready to introduce themselves.

There's a lot to tell the new people. It's going to be a lot to take in.

[ooc: Only new characters and Command Staff can start new threads for introductions, to limit the number of threads. Everyone else, just tag in and have your guys greet the newbies.]

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Katara carefully entered the observation deck, her eyes peeled for anyone familiar. She was dressed in an outfit which she was not entirely comfortable with yet, but if there was one thing Katara was good at, it was adjusting to new, weird situations. She'd learned how to do so since the Fire Nation had first attacked her home all those years ago. It's what had made her capable enough to begin that journey with Aang and Sokka during a time which wasn't as far ago as she sometimes felt it was.

She was comforted by the fact that she'd found her grandmother's betrothal necklace, and the bag in which she carried some water to use for bending abilities.

She'd be more comforted if she had found a familiar face, but there had to be one there somewhere. She just knew there had to be.

And maybe they could explain some things to her.

[identity profile] kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
Still more new people to meet, still so many explanations. There seemed to be no help for it, and Kaya wondered if she'd forgotten how to deal with the large crowds. But that was silly, she should have been used to these, perhaps it had simply been awhile since she'd been present here.

In any case, there was sure to be more confused faces and things she had to say, so she gazed at the crowd a moment, trying to spot who she could help...

...And was promptly given the shock of her life, like a splash of freezing water to the face. She knew that girl alright, she'd BEEN her long enough, studied under her: how could she forget? But to bring her so soon? Where were the guys? Had they already spoken to her?

She doubted it, she had that look that plainly said she was dealing but needed answers. And who better to give her some then her?

But how to talk to her? She's know she was water tribe obviously, she'd BEEN to the North. But would she recognize her?

Only one way to find out.

"Excuse me," she said, "Do you know who I am?"

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Katara looked the young woman up and down. She didn't really seem familiar, but there was something about the way she carried herself, and something about her facial features that seemed to mark the girl as being from the Northern Water Tribe.

But as for knowing her...

"I'm sorry," Katara apologized. "I..." she paused and frowned. "Do you know me?"

[identity profile] kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
No. Of course not. Just like the others. Well, she really shouldn't have been surprised there. And how to answer her question. The truth? May as well: she could get filled in on the whole other nonsense by the others, after all.

"Yes, I do," she said, giving the girl the best smile she could muster even if her insides felt a little like hard ice. "You made yourself pretty infamous in my tribe. After you were trained by Master Pakku, we definitely wanted to follow your example. Some would even have even followed you all over the Earth Kingdom and back to find you!"

She shook her head. "My name is Kaya, I'm from the Northern water tribe. I bet you have lots of questions, huh?"

[identity profile] theregularguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
Sokka almost overlooked his sister. He saw her out of the corner of his eye and for a moment, thought it was Kaya. Then something nudged at him to turn and really look at her, and he could tell. It was her. His sister. His beloved little sister. With a whoop, he sprinted across the deck, shoving through the crowd to wrap her in a huge, encompassing hug that lifted her off her feet, tears stinging at his eyes.

"Katara! It's you! It's really you!" He can't help it. He's missed her, especially after the fiasco with Kaya and Stacy, and this time it's her, he can tell. He can't stop a tear or two from running across his cheek as he buries his face against her hair.

"It's you."

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
Katara heard the whoop before she saw Sokka, but when she did, her face broke out in the broadest, brightest smile ever. She opened her arms just quickly enough to be pulled into her brother's hug, and she hugged him back just as fiercely. There were tears in her eyes, and she was making no movement to bend them away.

"I was so worried I wouldn't find you!"

[identity profile] theregularguy.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
"No, no. I'm here." He sniffled quietly, rubbed his nose on the back of his sleeve.

"I was worried you'd never come out of there."

[identity profile] bio-boosted.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
This was the first Meet and Greet that Sho was participating in, and he wanted to help create a good first impression. Spotting a new girl, Sho smiles cheerfully and waves to her.

"Hi there. Are you new here?"

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I am, yes," Katara said, smiling warmly at Sho. She didn't know him, but that didn't stop her from being friendly. She waved back. "I'm Katara."

[identity profile] bio-boosted.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 01:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Good, things were going well so far. Sho bowed to Katara as a friendly gesture.

"My name is Sho Fukamachi, but you can just call me Sho. Is there anything I can help you with?"

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[identity profile] knifeurrib.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
"...Katara, right?"

That was a rather incredulous-sounding Mai, by the way. She eyed Katara, one brow arched. She wasn't sure if she could trust her senses. Especially after Stacy had already decided to mess with them once before.

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Mai." Katara said, her voice a little dry. There was a neutral expression on her face. Since she'd known her, Mai had been on Azula's side, and so Katara felt uneasy, though she was sure not to let it show on her face. "Hello."

[identity profile] knifeurrib.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
Mai's expression was inscrutable, as always. She dropped her brow with a little shrug. Well, this particular Katara wasn't exactly happy to see her. Not that she could blame her, really, but she didn't particularly care either.

"Welcome back. Well... I guess it's your first time, technically."

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[identity profile] jesushasayak.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
At some point during the big meet up, she likely caught sight of a young man in the crowd, wearing saffron robes. The arrows were familiar, but the rest of him wasn't. After all, the Aang she knew wasn't nearly that tall or that muscular. The Aang she knew didn't have burn scars over his left arm, with the tattoo redone over top. The Aang she knew wasn't a young man.

This had to be a different Airbending monk, didn't it? It had to be another Airbender, with gray eyes and a face that looked like it was prone to easy smiles.

Except when he turned and did a double-take and saw her, those gray eyes went wide with recognition.

For a moment, he just stood there, looking at her. Then he closed his eyes tight.

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
Katara had caught sight of him only moments before he'd caught sight of her. Her breath caught in her throat and she froze, unwillingly. She'd heard that Aang was on board, and she knew from what Kaya had told her that some of these people had been on board for a good number of years.

But that didn't mean that Aang would have been looking so...grown-up...did it?

Involuntarily, she took a step towards him. Then another...and another.

[identity profile] jesushasayak.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Aang kept his eyes closed. It was the only thing he could think of to do, keep his eyes closed tight until she was close, and then he reached out a hand and gently caressed her cheek with the tips of his fingers.

She felt like Katara. His eyes might lie to him but could Stacy fake the rest?

The way her breath caught in her throat sounded like Katara. He'd always paid attention to things like that, and he'd found that little things--like how her breathing had sounded in the dark of the Cave of the Two Lovers--impressed on his memory permanently, indelibly.

Opening his eyes, he looked at her--he really looked at her, drinking in the features of her face, trying to look past any illusions or deceptions that had been planted in his mind.

She looked like Katara.

His face twisted up into an expression that was nearly pained.

"Please tell me you're real."

[identity profile] burnedbrighter.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh...this was just too much.

Yet ANOTHER friend of the Avatar's had arrived on board. It was almost more then Azula could stand! The voices instantly began to scream at her to do horrible things to Katara before she had noticed the fire princess. Other voices screamed to run and hide. She felt herself begin to shake and her fists clenched.

NO! She screamed silently and felt the heat rising in herself. She clamped her eyes shut risking assassination and brought the images to her mind once more.

The dragons dancing, the color, the fire.

She felt it all around her like a soothing breeze. The tension didn't leave, but she was in control once more. She opened her eyes slowly and set them on Katara again.

It was so...SO hard to resist.

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Not that Azula had heat vision or anything - Katara hoped - but it was sort of difficult to ignore the feeling that she was being watched. Katara turned and saw Azula looking right at her.

A myriad of expressions flowed over Katara's face. Surprise, fear, determination, steely resolve, and then just a blank face. No expression. Except for a raised eyebrow. Katara shifted her stance a little bit as well. She was not the martial artist that some of her friends and family were, but she could defend herself if need be.

[identity profile] kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, but you are definitely going to have to resist, Azula.

Because Kaya is here, not far behind, and her hand is at her pouch. She had made the mistake of giving Azula the benefit of the doubt before, and it resulted in Zuko getting hurt. She may have thought you were trying to change, but there was no way that meant she was turning her back on you, especially so close to her Sifu.

The GAang had finally gotten a moment of temporarily happiness: that was rare on Stacy. She wasn't about to let that be dashed.

"Hi Azula," Kaya said casually behind the former Fire Lord. "Look, its Katara. It seems she was pod popped after all. Thank goodness!"

[identity profile] hisfathersstaff.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
That odd presence tinged along the corners of Negi's mind. Lately he had been able to sense others more readily, and this was familiar and yet not?

Flying over, he glanced around for the source of the feeling until he came up to look over at Katara. His brow furrowed in confusion. "Oneesama...?"

No, it wasn't Kaya, but it was close. The similar features but...

Floating down, he waved. "Hi."

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello!" Katara greeted Negi warmly, with a bright, perky wave. "I'm Katara. I'm new."

[identity profile] found-myway.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Katara."

It's definitely her this time. Or so Zuko thinks, after inspecting her for a good long while.

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
Katara hadn't noticed Zuko right away, but she recognized his voice as soon as she heard the first syllable of her name. "Zuko," Katara said, looking him up and down. "Should I be worried? Are we friends here, or foes?"

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[identity profile] kungfu-sexnun.livejournal.com 2011-07-01 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
A betrothal necklace? That looks familiar.

"You're from a Water Tribe, aren't you? Which one?"

The woman who asks has eyes a familiar shade of grey, a face inclined to easy smiles, and blue arrow tattoos Katara's only seen on one other person in the whole world before.

[identity profile] wet-and-riled.livejournal.com 2011-07-02 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Katara freezes and just stares at the woman for a very long moment. Except for sculptures and the like, she's never seen another Airbender besides Aang. But this woman in front of her, with her tattoos and her friendly face - there's no mistaking that at all. "The Southern one," Katara says, still surprised. And then, "I'm Katara. Sokka's little sister."