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	♥ 1. Where did you come from? You may not know anyone else on the boat, but you've all got one thing in common; you're headed to Republic City. ♥ 2. It's your first day in Republic City. You might wanna get a job lined up or you'll be living on the streets. ♥ 3. You're the new person in the city. You gotta make some friends, right? Go find someone and strike up a conversation.
	♦ 4. Feeling a little crafty? Maybe you could make a quick yuan. Sell information for money or do a little threatening. ♦ 5. Vines. Vines everywhere! They're like the heads of a hydra. What are you going to do about the vines that just invaded your apartment? ♦ 6. Triads, Equalists... thugs in general. Welcome to the aftermath of losing a fight. Are you gonna go find a healer or are you gonna tough it out?
	♣ 7. You've got a job. What is it? How are you going to get customers? You better get some soon. More customers equals more money. ♣ 8. You're a bender, right? Then you better practice it. What's that? Oh, a non-bender? You can still find a partner to spar with, right? ♣ 9. It's late. Have a drink at the pub! Get to know one another. Let it all flow freely!
	♠ 10. Yeah! You've got a driver's license! Everyone else better watch out... ♠ 11. Entertainment's just rolled on into the city! Watch the ostrich-horses race or the acrobats perform. Or maybe you're one of them! ♠ 12. It's a long line at whatever vendor you're at. Make small talk with nearby civilians or try and haggle the vendor down to a better price.
	• Make up your own scenario!

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[nobleofmadness]

If not me, who else?

[ He'll take a deep breath (he's still pretty new at actually being able to do this) and start. ]

[ At first he just bends a handful of water to clean off the wound, outside and inside; the second bubble will be meant for healing. He holds it carefully over Gintoki's temple, directing the healing water around the wound. It won't make it disappear, of course - he's not that good at it - but it should stop the bleeding, and close it up enough not to get infected. ]

[shirogaki]

[ Gintoki only doesn't protest it because it's a perfectly legitimate question. Takasugi certainly doesn't fuss. Gintoki has no doubt he cares in his own way, but he doesn't fuss.

With Yoshida gone, there's not really anyone left to do it but Katsura. Well, perhaps Tatsuma but ... He's not involved in this.

Probably for the best. He wouldn't have the stomach.

Gintoki makes a face and hisses as Katsura cleans out the wound, because the water getting inside like that seriously hurts. He resists the urge to swat at Katsura's hand, though. Not like he doesn't know it really should be done. ]

You should hurry up and get better at that.

[ Most waterbenders involved in this were offensive. Probably all, actually. They didn't have much in ways of medical aid. They could use every bit. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ Didn't that mean THEY should get better at it? Katsura preferred weaponized offensive, although he was already starting to adapt his bending to enhance it. What fascinated him most about waterbending had to be the healing, and he couldn't understand why so many chose to simply ignore it. ]

[ Maybe the fools thought it was women's job, or something. Well, they could bleed to death for all he cared. ]

[ He could help his friends and that was great. ]

I'm working on it.

[ He patiently heals up the cut until it's closed, washes out the remaining blood and casually tosses the bubble out the window. Some people think it doesn't make a difference, but he doesn't like using dirty water for this. ]

[ And then he's nudging Gintoki's leg, because he saw that limp, you bastard. ]

Are you hurt anywhere else?

[shirogaki]

[ He absolutely does not flinch at the nudge. Absolutely not.

He huffs, and grudgingly admits: ]

Some shithead knocked down a bit of rubble and I didn't see it ...

[ He got it off right away, but he managed to twist the leg pretty bad in the process, not to mention it's bruised from getting a bit pummeled and squished. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ Zura sighs, because really, Gintoki, you're not helping him much right now, and crouches down to remove the other boy's footwear and roll his pantsleg up. ]

Ankle or knee?

[shirogaki]

[ Why would he help you? He's helping by not kicking you right now. Be happy. ]

Knee.

[nobleofmadness]

[ So much gratitude. ]

[ He gets some more water and rounds it about Gintoki's knee, letting it seep in like normal water wouldn't be able to, then, the healing bubble still in place, he'll put both of his hands on that leg firmly and twist. ]

[ The joint slips back into place pretty easily, and the healing water inside should serve as coating, canceling out most of the pain. It's still unpleasant, of course, but he shouldn't bite his tongue off or anything. ]

[ With that done, he'll leave his hands on that knee a little longer to soothe the irritation, then tend to the rest of the leg. Might as well fix the scrapes and bruises while he's at it. ]

[shirogaki]

[ Wow--

He flinches very visibly this time, and bites back a sound of surprise and pain. It still manages to get out, but a lot shorter and quieter than it would have been if he didn't try to stop it. ]

H-hey, how about a warning next time?

[ He lightly smacks the back of Katsura's head, but doesn't intend to jostle him. Best let him focus. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ It's alright, he can handle talking while fixing minor things nowadays. He'll just grunt at the smack. ]

I thought if I said something ominous, like, "You might want to bite down on something", you would think it hurts more than it actually did. Soldiers out on the field do it without anaesthetics, you know. You're alright now, aren't you?

[shirogaki]

I could do it without anaesthetics!

[ Because he's a tough soldier HUFFPUFF.

He pushes himself off the chair, and tries walking. Well ... It's definitely better. A lot better. ]

[nobleofmadness]

Of course you could. [ pleasantly ] You're not a little girl, are you, Gintoki?

[ DID HE TELL YOU HE WAS FINISHED ASSHOLE ]

[ kung fu kicks him back into the chair ]

[shirogaki]

[ KLKJSDHFSDJHG FLAILS

OW???? ]

Aahhh what the hell?! Do you kick all your patients, Zuraaa? You're a terrible nurse!

[nobleofmadness]

I'm not a nurse, I'm Katsura. [ haughtily ]

[ does the finishing touches and finally straightens up. ]

You may get up.

[shirogaki]

You're our nurse.

[ So, there.

He grunts, and gets onto his feet, stretching his arms far above his head. Wow, Katsura's getting seriously good at that stuff. ]

[nobleofmadness]

Your nurse, mostly.

[ He does lend a helping hand to other criminals when they ask nicely, but friends always get special treatment. Whether they ask for it or not. ]

[ And Gintoki gets in trouble a lot. ]

[shirogaki]

[ He snorts. ]

Nothing to worry about while you're around.

[ Aww look that's almost nice aww.

So he kicks Katsura's shin. ]

[nobleofmadness]

[ son of a ]

I can't do anything about death, Gintoki.

[ pulls on his hair in return ]

[shirogaki]

[ Wow that was payback for you kicking him back into the chair don't?? Pull his hair????

PULLS AT YOURS. ]

How shitty. What kinda healer are you?

[nobleofmadness]

[ IT WAS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD it warrants no payback!! TUGGING ON IT ]

A regular one! Even the masters would need spirit water and probably still couldn't do it! I'm sure the Avatar wasn't really dead when Lady K*tara resurrected him!

[shirogaki]

[ TUG-O-WAR!!

omg you don't need to censor references they're in the right canon. ]

You don't know that! Maybe you're just lame!

[nobleofmadness]

[ MOVES ON TO TUGGING HIS FACE NOW ]

[ it's so weird! ]

Aaaah? Would you like your injuries back, asshole?

[shirogaki]

[ FINE LET'S DO THAT THEN. PULLING AT YOUR MOUTH.

STILL TUGGING YOUR HAIR TOO THOUGH. ]

You couldn't do that even if you wanted to! I'll kick your ass!

[nobleofmadness]

[ WOW THAT'S LIKE A FULL-TIME JOB. ]

I'll just make new ones that look exactly the same!

[shirogaki]

[ HE CAN DO IT WHEN IT'S HURTING YOU. ]

YOU COULDN'T DO THAT EITHER!

[nobleofmadness]

[ HE'S NEVER GETTING PAID FOR IT, THOUGH. EXCEPT IN KNUCKLE SANDWICHES ]

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME!