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 thought so.

Yeah, whatever. [Anyway...] Do you plan on ever taking a ride on the boat?

[If I ever get out of this stupid house.]

I wouldn't mind. It's been a long time since we've done something like that.

You could try using those moves those Swampbender guys had.

[Katara has noticed a trend: Sokka mentions her bending when he wants something.]

Oh? Any particular reason?

I may or may not have been challenged to a boat race.

Uh-huh. [Katara is not opposed to this at all, actually.] By who?

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Some guy called Sora. Out of the blue. He only has a raft, so I could probably win anyway. But why settle for merely winning, right?

I don't know, Sokka. A raft against a canoe isn't exactly fair...

This will be too easy.

[He knew that. But Sora made the challenge, not Sokka!]

Nobody messes with the Water Tribe.

Do you have a date for the race? I'm still... stuck here. I wouldn't mind practicing before, either.

[Because if she is going to pwn someone, she is going to have no doubt that she CAN.]

At least a week from now. Maybe. [Schedule conflicts. Hm.]

Oh. Maybe I'll be able to get out by then.

Well with Toph out of the house, we just need a house sitter for Zuko. Easy.

[And here we come to one of the reasons why Katara stays home - because Zuko is far too week to defend himself from anyone or anything and the villains have proven that locked doors mean nothing... and she's not comfortable explaining any of this over an open network.]

Who do you have in mind?

Eh. I'm sure we can find someone. Maybe Nami or something. [IRONY, RIGHT.]

No. [Sorry, Nami's weapon is cool and all, but she saw Nami's room and doesn't really trust her for guard duty.] She's sick herself.

I bet Nash would do it! I don't think he ever actually does anything except try to confuse people. At least Zuko wouldn't get bored!

[...Nash had given her that smokebomb. And he seemed to know some magic. But could she trust him not to just run away and leave Zuko there if there was danger?]

...maybe. If you think he'd stick it out.

He only pretends to be an irresponsible old man. [Sokka was able to see first hand the kind of weapon Nash could use (by virtue of making one) and it was definitely not the weapon for an average warrior.]

Well, I guess we could ask him. [No one's come by to attack the house yet, after all.]

Yeah. It'll be fine, don't worry about it. [But seriously, Zuko needs to hurry up and get better so fun things can start happening again.]

[Hearing that from you is just weird. And she only wishes Zuko was better. She has a score to settle with him.]

Right. It'll be fine.

...I'm glad you built a boat, Sokka.

[That gets an eyebrow.]

Really? Why? [He kind of figured she'd be annoyed at him wasting time on it.]

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