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[savethelastchip]

[ Rain is perhaps not the ideal weather to pick to train in- fact that he'd lost a bit of fondness towards it in his last few months back home notwithstanding. Hard to get really good footing, poorer visibility, not to mention cold and wet

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara has absolutely no reason to be out in the rain in the forest today. No reason at all... except what on earth was making the ground shake like that and was that really...]

Chouji?

[savethelastchip]

[ It's nothing too different from any of his usual hand-to-hand, but he still needs the practice, because this size and weight make all the difference- and it's a difference he finds easy to notice.

Apologies, Katara, for in all his advanced ground-shaking ninja skills and actually putting full concentration into this, he...didn't hear you down there. >_> wtg?

BUT NOT TO WORRY. He'll be bamfing down to the usual human size in a little less than a minute- Luceti bears certain limits on that method (like they have something against giant rampaging ninjas, the bastards). ]

[markofthebrave]

[Yeah, that's definitely Chouji. She stays well out of squashing distance, and assumes that since he didn't respond, she has to make herself be heard. Katara has no problem with that. She cups her hands around her mouth and shouts up.]

HEY, CHOUJI!

[savethelastchip]

[ FREEZE.

Blink.

Look around.

Annnnnd cue smile. ]

Yo, Katara! [ brb, shrinking. :|b ]

[markofthebrave]

[Staring. That is so amazing.

And weird.

But also amazing.]

Woah.

[savethelastchip]

[ Such is the life of the adjective around Naruto ninjas. He walks up with a wave and a smile that's possibly gone sheepish around the edges. ]

I didn't take too long to notice you, did I? [ It's rude to accidentally leave people standing around in the rain, y'know. ]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara shakes her head and smiles.] No - not too long. I just got here a little bit ago.

[Moving towards earthshaking things - always a good idea.]

How long have you been practicing?

[savethelastchip]

Good. [ Seems like all the girls he knows would be the type to walk towards things that sound horrible and destructive. Why is that. :|a ]

I haven't been out here too long, either. Just a couple of hours.

[markofthebrave]

[He's just lucky?

Also - frowny face.] You're soaked.

[Just - bending that off you now. And then holding up a hand to redirect the rain away from you. She's got an umbrella today, but she doesn't want you to get sick.]

[savethelastchip]

Kind of, but it's not a big d- [ ffff, never mind, then. Also, the waterbending just never stops being cool to see in action, Katara. So he'll be blinking up at it for a couple of seconds before scratching the back of his head and chuckling. ]

Aa, thanks for that. [ Being soaked: not a big deal, perhaps. But still kind of annoying 8|a ]

[markofthebrave]

[Shrug.] No problem.

[And she holds up her umbrella a little bit in invitation. Step under, O Tall One?] I didn't mean to interrupt you for long - do you have much more to do today?

[savethelastchip]

[ If that's all right with you, O Small One. Also pshaw, nobody's ever really interrupting Chouji, and Katara is in the group of people who are really never interrupting Chouji. ] Nah, not really. I'm just getting a feel for things in the barrier again. Don't wanna misjudge if something comes up.

[ You spend a few days allowed to go all-out and then they shove you back in the half powered village. So cruel. ] What's got you out today?

[markofthebrave]

[Hey, she's not that small. Sob. And yes, that's all right with her, and she shifts closer to him so they can share the umbrella's shelter.

And she smiles at him a little mischievously.]

I was checking for earthquakes. [Except no, not really. And she shakes her head, shifting the bag she's carrying in her other arm.] I was just heading back home from school.

[savethelastchip]

[ And a widened grin for that one; bit of embarrassment that comes of possibly alarming unsuspecting people aside, it's been a good day. ]

Want any company on the way?

[markofthebrave]

[She brightens a bit.] If you want! I'm kind of out of your way.

[savethelastchip]

[ ...hm, he neglected to consider that. Except, you know, it's probably the last thing that'll bother him ever. She looks like she'd be happy for company. ]

It's not too far.