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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Those all sound like good reasons. I did it because I was hungry.

It's what separates sport from necessity, I suppose.

I guess it's going to be sport here.

You certainly don't need to kill to eat, here. They take care of all that unpleasantness for you. It's interesting though, you grew up in a fishing village? On the South Pole?

Well. There were penguins and tiger seals too. [What's weird about living in the South Pole? Nothing.]

That wasn't what I meant. I grew up in a big city, I'm sure it was a lot different.

Oh. Well I guess so. I knew everyone in the village. Literally, everyone.

I barely even know my neighbors! It's sort of depressing. What's the point of a city if you can't even meet the people in it?

I always figured the points of cities were industry and convenience.

Actually, Crystal Valley was founded for political reasons. Usually, though, cities develop along trade routes.

Like a river. Except this one doesn't go anywhere.

Luceti's hardly a good model. And hardly a city.

Maybe it wasn't always that way.

You know about the people who were here before us?

Eh. Only what I read in the guide. We're supposed to be like, the replacement Filial people.

Maybe. We're not much like them, though.

Well we're all more attractive looking, for one.

They got to be empty husks of things. I'm not sure if they were always like that, or if it was something that was done to them.

Yeah. Makes you wonder if that's what we're going to end up being like...

It makes you wonder if that's why the Malnosso chose us.

As replacements for their old experiments?

Maybe they think we won't burn out so easily.

I'd rather we didn't burn out at all.

Hey, me too. But do a poll sometime, see how many people here have saved the world. I'm betting the concentration is higher than average.

Yeah, I kinda get the feeling it would be. They really don't settle for everyday people here, do they?

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