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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Right, right. Because you're a pirate?

You got it! I've owned a few different ships. Looks like your canoe is more seaworthy than my first ship.

How did you end up with a boat like that?

I stole some credit papers from the local shop, and used them to buy the ship used.

... so you stole it.

That ship was barely more than a worm-infested piece of driftwood! I didn't pay for it and I still felt ripped off.

But you still stole those credit papers!

Well, yeah, but that shopkeeper was a jerk. He charged too much for shovels and he wouldn't show me where the Swordmaster was.

That doesn't justify stealing it!

But I'm a pirate. That's one of the three basic pillars of piracy.

For some pirates. The Straw Hats just go looking for treasure. And beating people up.

Those are the other two pillars...

But stealing's important to. They don't steal anything?

Er. Not that I know of. [Oh wait, he's still in a boat. He's kind of getting away from you now. Good thing he has a journal on hand.]

[Not wanting to chase after him, Guybrush just opens his journal instead.]

But I had to steal an idol from Elaine just to become a pirate.

[Sokka will do the same. How convenient.]

Can't you just decide you're a pirate? I didn't know you had to qualify.

No way! You've got to complete trials, get swordfighting lessons, pass screening processes, get a background check, all kinds of stuff.

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[Voice] I need to remember to check what I just typed more often...

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