Fandom Post Office - 9-5

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara made it to the post office and got it unlocked and opened on time.  She arranged the stamps for a while and sorted the mail and packages that had come in, dispatching Gladys to deliver them and making sure the mailboxes were working properly.

But it was only a matter of time before she ran out of busy work. 

She bit her lip then pulled out a piece of paper, inkwell, and brush from her bag.  Deciding to finally test the limits of the post office's delivery, she bent her head over the paper, tracing symbols carefully with her brush.

Dear Aang,

And that was as far as she got before she stopped to think for a long time.

Comments

Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara's there and would probably welcome the distraction.

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

It was Thursday, which meant Best Roommate Ever Day at the post office and potential woeful SP, so Chad had put together another letter and came by that afternoon to send it off. This one was for Kon Ichigo.

It was a lot shorter than his letter to Orihime.

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara had just about decided what to write next in her letter when she heard the door open. She looked up and smiled at Chad, setting her brush down.

"Chad, hi! How are you?"

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Katara," Chad lifted his hand, the one not holding his letter, to Katara in a wave. "M'good. Got another letter to send." And now he did hold up the hand with the letter.

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She bounced and held out her hand for the letter. "I shall mail it with great care."

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Awesome," and he dropped the letter in her hand before leaning (carefully) on the counter. "How goes it?"

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara sent the letter on its way by dropping in the mail slot and listening for the trademark whirring and clanging as the office did its thing.

"It goes well," Katara said. "I am going to see if the Post Office can really mail a letter anywhere." She gestured to the paper that just had a few symbols on it. "Even to a world that doesn't actually have a post office."

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad took a look at the paper and it wasn't very difficult for him to piece together that Katara was talking about her home. Remembering that she said she was from the south pole or something like it, he offered, "Maybe you could train a penguin to deliver it."

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

She giggled. "That would be funny. A little penguin traipsing the world over looking the letter's recipient. Of course Aang would probably try to penguinsled and then the penguin would be upset and eat the letter or something."

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Gotta give him a hat," Chad pointed to his head. "Then he can eat that instead."

And, hello? OMG, cute!

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"I could make him a little hat!" Katara said. "I wonder if penguins like blue."

Re: Katara

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad grinned a bit. Best. Idea. Ever. "I think blue could suit them."

Re: Katara

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Hey, Katara. I'm here to mail a letter," Dawn announced, laying a rather thick envelope on the counter, "but I don't have any stamps."

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Hi Dawn!" Katara said. "I have stamps. There are special stamps with funny animals on them right now. And coloured eggs." She pulled out a few different sheets of Eastery stamps.

Re: Katara

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Oooh, cute," she squealed, "Do you have ducks?"

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Turtleducks?" Katara asked, looking through the stamps. "I think they're just this world's animals on here."

Re: Katara

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"No," Dawn shook her head, trying to see the pictures, "duck ducks. No turtles."

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"Oh! Like in the park?" She handed Dawn the sheets of stamps. "Maybe?"

Re: Katara

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we don't have turtleducks here," Dawn smiled when she saw the ones with the ducks and handed the rest back to Katara. "How many stamps does this need to get to Buffy?"

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

"That's too bad. I heard they were really cute," Katara replied. She put the letter on the scale and punched a few buttons. "Three, I think."

Re: Katara

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn tore off three stamps, licked them, and stuck them to the envelope. "Okay, I think I'm ready for Buffy to read that," she took a deep breath and then handed it to Katara, "What's new with you?"

Re: Katara

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Katara took the letter and slipped it into the slot. "I taught Peter how to waterbend yesterday. He was pretty good at it!"

Mod Gladys

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

As you do.

Mailboxes

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

For the sending of mail!

OOC

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

I also do not wish to be responsible for the end of the world.