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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It pays better than being a salesman?

You think so?

Probably?

How well does world-saving pay?

It has its own rewards.

... but so far, not good.

Being a salesman, it generally depends how good a talker you are.

I bet that helps being a spy too.

Probably not in terms of the paycheck.

Survival skills.

Survival skills what?

Obviously if you're a spy, you would be in some other country spying for your country. Being able to convince other people you're an innocent jujube salesman would be a very useful trait to keep people from being suspicious, as well as to sell jujubes.

And after all, you learn so much selling people jujubes.

Better than being a cabbage merchant.

I've heard some stories about this cabbage guy. Do you think he's a spy, too?

Anyway, if you want to know more about me, you can just ask the people from my world.

He could be. That play had a lot of scenes in it that there's no way anyone could have known about... unless they were a spy.

Who would those people be?

I guess spies are everywhere, huh?

Lilly, Hugo, Jacques, Caesar, his brother Albert. There's more, but they've barely even heard of me.

They could be.

I see. Maybe I'll take you up on that.

There are a couple in Luceti. That aren't named Nash Clovis, I mean.

Please do. It'll be an introduction to— what was that word I used? Counter-intelligence?

Is that so?

Because they all think you sell jujubes?

Yeah. I read the censuses.

No, I'm pretty sure none of them will tell you I sell jujubes. But I'm sure you can figure out the real reason I'm asking.

Is this some kind of test?

Or maybe a lesson. It wouldn't be very much fun if I just told you, would it? I'm giving you the chance to outsmart me.

It doesn't seem like a very fair challenge to outsmart an old jujube salesman.

But you don't think I'm a jujube salesman.

You seem to be the only one who does.

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