[ Katara sounds tired. and yet eager as she comes onto the feed. Jet is pretty tired too, but he had been more than willing to push themselves to cut as much time off the journey as possible, for which Katara is grateful. It's Carla operating the gear from her seat on Jet's back as Katara hurries the last few feet into the familiar town, looking around eagerly. ]

I wonder if he's made it yet. Carla, hand me my-- [ Turning mid-sentence, why hello! I see you are already busy filming! Well then! ] Carla! A little warning, next time? [ She looks embarrassed, reaching up to try smoothing her windswept hair back down, approaching the two. The embarrassment doesn't last. Despite looking tired and travel worn her smile is pretty brilliant. ]

Sokka, I just got into town. You're here, right? [ Tell her you're still here.. ]

Winry, Ed, Alphonse, we made it to Cherrygrove just fine. We'll head back to Violet once everyone's had a chance to rest You can call me if you need anything, though!

[ She ends the feed there. ]

( Private: To Ed )

[This has become entirely too common place for Katara's liking, her friends are dropping like flies, yet she never seems to find herself amongst those spirited back. The waterbender is trying not to seem depressed all the time, but it's hardly easy with all the disappearances around her as of late.]

So... Zuko went home a while ago, Mordecai, and Alfons too. This morning I found Toph's things and Melon Lord's Pokeball. I can't reach her gear...

[This one hurts just as badly as Sokka and Zuko's disappearances, that's the thing. These people were family.] If anyone finds a Machop or Furret, let me know, please? They answer to "The Boulder" and "Suki".

Has anyone else noticed a lot of people disappearing lately? It seems like it's happening in big groups every time it does. [She's doing her best to sound collected, and manages a small smile.] Let me know. Thanks.

[Feed ends.]

((ooc: This is a thread primarily for Katara's traveling party, but there is also some video from that point on so feel free to address the conversation going on in the action tags with your own video replies.))

[It's been roughly seven days since Katara passed out into the vivid dreams haunting her sleep. To Katara it hadn't been all that long. She'd gone right back Appa's saddle with Zuko and everything proceeded from there as it was meant to, so she's understandably disoriented when she finally begins coming to.]

[Groaning softly, reaching up to touch the spot on her head that seems to ache as lax facial muscles flex to activity again. That would be the spot that got knocked on the way into the Center of course, not that she knows that.

She sits up in bed slowly, still rubbing her head.] Ow... what...?

[The gear picked up at that point and began recording, unknown to anyone in the room. It was one of the rooms reserved for the Center's human residents, meaning there was plenty of room for Lapras and Piplup at her bedside.]

[[Backdated to earlier in the evening.]]

[They've lost one more on the way to Violet City. It's like a bad ghost story. Every time she gets to know or meets up with someone they ended up disappearing sooner or later. She's pretty determined not to let it get her down, though. Rather, she'll go on and kick gym leader butt in their names, or something like that. Claire would probably approve in any event.]

Finally. [She sighs, looking around the town as they get past the main gate. The background music changing was the main indicator. It seems more tolerable than the route's song, maybe just because it's still new?] Let's find an inn or hotel, I am dying to get into a real bed tonight.

[Then training could follow up after some resting. Her team should be strong enough to take on the gym leader, but it was no easy feat given that the wild Pokemon gradually become weaker the stronger their own become. Who should she use against Falkner anyway? Flying types...]