Sokka the 24th - [Action]

[markofthewise]

[Today Sokka has excused himself from work, because really, Edward is a frigging beast and he's not too happy about the new couch just yet, so hanging out here with nothing to do is kind of pointless. So today he's working hard on one of his other, more important projects. Namely, building a few more canoes, now that he's determined the prototype to be perfectly safe. So Sokka is over beside House 56 (facing House 57 and the road to the barracks), sawing the wood for the second canoe in his 'fleet'.

If you're one of the people who agreed to help him, feel free to already be there doing so. Or if you just happen to be out and about in this obscure part of Luceti, feel free to gawk.]

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[...He sailed on a ferry once? Besides that though, this is the closest he's been to any kind of boat. So definitely a no. He shakes his head.]

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No? You should go out on one of the canoes sometime. You might like it.

[nowordsrequired.livejournal.com]

[Have a look that's half-amusement as he hides his surprise. He'll turn it back to the canoes. You'd let him?]

[markofthewise]

But just you. I'm not letting Jet near my stuff.

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[Raised eyebrow. But you and Jet never really did get along, so he can understand that.]

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[All right then. Those are fair terms. Another slight nod - and what do you know? An actual smile.]

[markofthewise]

[Oh, but...]

... by the way. There's someone else here from the Fire Nation. Her name is Ty Lee... but she's with us, okay? So see if you can't keep your pal from trying to kill her.

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[...Shit. Another one? Right now he's more worried about keeping these people from killing Jet if a fight starts. That already nearly happened with Azula.]

Is she a firebender?

[markofthewise]

No. [And he's not going to mention her chi blocking, because at least Ty Lee's attacks are nonlethal. He's not going to risk her losing her only way of defending herself if Jet decides he wants a target.]

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[Longshot looks away again and folds his arms, staring at the ground in thought. Back when he was a Freedom Fighter, anyone from the Fire Nation was fair game.]

[After they disbanded, he didn't hate them any less. But he and Smellerbee just wanted to move on by that point, so they could turn their heads and let it be when it came to that stuff. It was a little easier when the war ended.]

[Jet never could though, and there's no going home for him. Longshot sighs quietly.]

[markofthewise]

... yeah, I know. Three Fire Nation in a month. [He sighs.] They better start evening us out next month. Water Tribe is pretty outnumbered here.

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[Firm nod. Water Tribe or Earth Kingdom folk would be fine. And know who Longshot wouldn't mind seeing? Smellerbee.]

[At this point, anyone but more Fire Nation citizens would be good.]

[markofthewise]

[And... like always, Sokka can't read Longshot, so he's running out of things to say.]

... yeah.

[nowordsrequired.livejournal.com]

[Hey, he did better this time than he usually does.]

...I'll see what I can do. [He doesn't sound too happy about that, mind you. But there's less problems with this than keeping Jet off of Zuko or Azula.]

[markofthewise]

Right. Thanks Longshot.