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Sokka the 23rd - [Action/Voice]

[After some more healing sessions, Sokka is almost back to feeling one hundred percent again. Which means he's going back to the smithy today, even if he can't do his usual share of the work, he can at least direct New Feathers with what they need. Besides, after seeing Zuko as a invalid for a few weeks, the last thing Sokka wants to do is spend too much time at home healing, even if it means using a staff to balance on in spite of that injured leg. One of the first things he'll be doing though is looking for Winry. If he can't find her at the smithy or clinic, he'll be making a trip to her house.

Later in the day he opens up his journal to make a voice message. He briefly considers making it filtered, but he's not going to talk about anything considered confidential anyway. Besides, he's feeling to tired to draw up a complicated anti-villain filter now that he has to change his usual pattern to include Azula.]

Just a reminder to any of you New Feathers around, the Slash 'n Crash is here for your weapon needs. We've got an overload of stuff coming in and we're running out of space to put this stuff, so if you haven't already, come down here and grab your junk before we have to melt it down.

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[Sigh.] Azula just seems to be all over, doesn't she. Well. I can't blame you for that. What'd you do, pull it again?

[The water is already on her hands as she approaches him.]

Yeah, probably. [It's so embarrassing being healed in public like this. But... he doesn't say anything about it.]

She even showed up in the smithy today. I think I have a stalker.

[She sits down and gets to healing.] What is it with you and crazy girls?

[It's a tease, but... the idea of Azula stalking Sokka is not a happy one. Give her a minute as she concentrates on fixing your leg.]

[He offers a shrug. But he might have learned his lesson, because he doesn't say anything while she's bending. Better to just get it over with.]

[Not too long passes before she sits back, satisfied.] There. It should just twinge a bit now, just enough to let your body's natural healing take over.

I'll try to avoid Azula before then. [He moves his leg experimentally. Good, it does feel better. He should have asked her to do that this morning.] She probably knows you're here by now.

[Yes, yes Sokka should have asked her. And never let her be the kind of person to not point that out. She shifts into a more comfortable position.] You should have told me you'd hurt yourself. I don't like healing you, but that doesn't mean I won't do it.

...and yeah, I bumped into her yesterday. Meant to talk to you about that, but I didn't get back home until late.

... yeah, I kind of saw you and Zuko out there sparring. [Or it started that way. He decided to mind his own business when it became heated.]

She did? What happened?

[Ah yes, Zuko. Let's not talk about that. Ever. Moving right along...] She said she'd learned from you I was here, I asked her to give me one good reason why I should help her with anything, she said she had no reason to hurt anyone here, and I said - great, get back to me in a few weeks when you've proved you're not crazy. Then I walked away. [Shrug.]

[She glances up at him and then looks away.] Kinda weird not attacking her on sight.

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[He sighs.] She claimed that she had encountered you already. It's hard not to react around her. I guess my conversations with her have been longer. [But he suddenly grins.] But you should have seen her face when I showed off a little Eferin to her.

[And despite the fact that she's still uncomfortable with Sokka learning fire like that, Katara laughs.] Oh, I wish I had! I bet it was priceless. Did she get all 'royal' on you?

[And then she sobers, cutting him a glance.] She can say what she wants about you. I know you better. She's just after a reaction... for now. But... I don't know, Sokka. It feels like we should do something. Having her just walk around like this...

[OK, yes, they'd agreed not to box her in to one of 'Luceti's Villains' in the hopes that without a Fire Nation she... wouldn't be. But... still.]

She was about ready to incinerate me. I was convinced we were going to have to fight right then and there. [He's still not sure he can handle her. But he knows it wouldn't be as one sided as it would have been six months ago.]

[But he nods at that.] I don't know. She's too smart to try and fight us. But once she figures out who all the big bad guys in Luceti are...

[...yeah, once she finds that out... Azula's ambitious. And ruthless. What if she doesn't care where her power comes from as long as she has it?]

...we should talk to Zuko. She's his sister. If anyone knows if she can be left pretty much alone, he'll be able to help us decide.

...and if not, we should talk to the head of the Blue Rogues, and probably the Justice League. Just so they know.

I guess that would be me to do it. White Lotus and all that. [The Justice League... that was the Superman person. They took down one of the murderers that killed Yako and the others. Hm.]

Talking to her about it won't do any good though. It's all a game to her.

[Wry smile.] Oi. Just because I've been too busy helping Zuko doesn't mean get to do all the fun stuff. If that's what we decide, I'll go with you.

Your definition of fun needs work.

[She laughs. Because if he thought she was serious she'd have to kill him.] Right. You take care of Zuko for a month and then we'll see what your definition is. Right now, just about anything outside of the house sounds good.

When Zuko gets better, we're kicking him out, right?

[Pause.] Nah, he can stay. It'd be too much trouble to move into a smaller house.

Why move? We could use the space for storage. Or just give Roku his room.

[Katara pretends to consider this.] If Roku still wants to stay with us after we explain everything, maybe we can take a vote?

[And she thinks about getting up to go when suddenly - she remembers that she has to ask him something.]

Hey, Sokka?

[That makes him blink. He was kidding.] Really? Roku live with us...

[But he can dismiss that for now.] Yeah?

What was bothering you on Sunday? [...wow, really? That was only Sunday? It seems like it happened ages ago.] It must have been something pretty big.

[Oh. That. He leans forward and is quiet for a moment.]

The Malnosso returned Winry about a week ago. When I went in to finish some stuff at the smithy Sunday morning, Winry was there. She had cut her arm open with a screwdriver. Those... those bastards made her think her arm was some kind of prosthetic.

Oh, Sokka... [She reaches out to touch his shoulder and is quiet with him for a long moment. 'I'm sorry' isn't anywhere near enough... so she doesn't say it.]

...have you seen her since we got back?

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