markofthewise | Sokka the 21st

[After a month of planning and a week of top secret work, Sokka has finished the final touches on the prototype canoe for the fleet that has yet to be built. And by finished, he of course made use of Usopp constantly. But what are across-town neighbors for anyway? So after getting his pride and joy finished, including a nice coat of paint (it's blue!) with the Water Tribe Emblem on both sides and in what is most likely a suicidal move, the Straw Hat flag mounted on the back.

An eager Sokka has already managed to pull it all the way past House #4 (with wheels obviously!) so he can test if its seaworthy (well, riverworthy) as he rides it down to the river all the way back towards his home next to the barracks. Even though he isn't planning on getting to it, he's brought along his fishing pole and some bait, just in case he gets swept down to the lake and has to survive on his own fishing and cooking skills for weeks on end while waiting for a rescue that might not ever come. So. Just in case. People may of course notice him sailing downstream and possibly try to drop things on him as he goes under the bridges.

Before he'll go though, he'll 'accidentally' leave his journal open for an 'accidental' voice post.]

This is Sokka. Casting off into the big, er, small blue... maybe kind of greenish brownish river in my vessel, The Insert Name Here. Wish me luck.

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... I'll work something out.

[Way to have faith in him! Sisters.] Take it down the lake. Maybe do some fishing. We still plan to make a few more boats, of course.

...you're going to catch the talking fish?

Yes. Yes I am. We'll find out whether they can talk or not when they're not in water.

Sokka. That's just -- unnecessary! How can you eat a talking animal?

Edited 2010-03-29 05:49 (UTC)

It won't be talking when I eat it! I always cook my meat first, Katara. You know that.

That's not the point and you know it.

Good. See that you do!

Look. They're not any different than animals back home. The only difference is that everything here is translated. No language barriers at all, not even with the food. They aren't any smarter or intelligent than back home. We just understand them, that's all.

More importantly, do you think the meat we get in the store isn't talking animals? Do you think the Malnosso care enough to make sure our meat couldn't ask to not be chopped up first?

Edited 2010-03-29 05:54 (UTC)

Do you see any slaughterhouses around here? Do you know where the meet comes from? Or how about eels - seen any of them around? Sea prunes? I don't think so. We don't know where the food is coming from, Sokka.

And how do you know that the fish aren't any smarter than the ones back home? Have you talked to them? No? What if you found out that they were able to carry on a conversation -- would you still eat them?

All right.

Anyway, I better go before they realize I'm slacking off. I'll talk to you when I get back?

Exactly. We don't know! At least this way, I'll know where some of my food is coming from. Who knows what we're eating now. [The Soylent green is people. Don't eat it.]

As for being smart? I think that would depend entirely on how good of conversationalists they are. But I suppose Winry and I will find out how chatty they are next week.

Oh, sure. Feel free to drop by, too!

[Distracted. Yes.] ...You're going on a fishing trip with Winry.

Yeah. She said it would remind her of home and she wanted to come along.

I'll remember that. See you then!

[Interesting. And also wildly unfair. To tease, or to shut the book and go back to doing... nothing. Hmm. There's a choice.]

Nice of you. Making a date of it?

It's not a date Katara. It's fishing. Which, while fun, is horrible first date material. Not that we'd want to date anyway! I have Suki, remember?

[And there are so, so many things that she could say to that right there - but if he's really trying to be faithful to someone who isn't even here - and who she never saw him together with - well. Then she'll support that. And just smirk.]

Mmhmm. And is Winry okay with this 'killing and eating of talking animals?'

She's been here longer than both of us put together. I'm pretty sure she knows about the talking animal thing.

Some people throw fish back after they catch them.

Which is only just a little less cruel when you think about it. Those hooks are sharp.

You would know.

Oh haha. So very, very funny.

It's the way it works. You've just named your boat The Insert Name Here and changing its name is bad luck.

Are you trying to impose your Fire Nation rules and traditions on my Water Tribe boat? Because that's not cool, Zuko. Not cool at all.

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