markofthewise | Sokka the 26th

[It's a busy couple of days at the smithy for Sokka. Aside from the huge playground order, which is keeping the place running all day long, he has a few other projects to work on. His own private supply of Batarangs (the boy has gotta have a hobby or twenty), Smoker's Jitte, and hey, he even finished off that saw he was supposed to finish a long time ago for Edward's client, the Medic. It's amazing how much work a guy can get done when he doesn't want to talk to Raphael, because he's a jerk, and Winry because of soap opera-esque brooding. Well, Edward, at least Sokka still has you, you freakish mountain of a teenage boy.

He'll be home later for awhile after work, but then he'll be heading to the roof of the house. Why? Because it's time he got rid of that spotlight with the Batman symbol on it before it causes any unwelcome attention. Or at least, he needs to get the metal bat piece on there off. Too bad it's welded there. All that work to pry it off might cause him to accidentally turn the thing on a few times and illuminate a certain emblem in the sky. Oops?

Naturally of course, feel free to get up in Sokka's business at any point in the day. He also has his journal open, so he'll certainly speak up if his name is mentioned.]

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I know he looks a little scary, but when you get more acquainted with him that changes.

...I trust him Sokka. Enough to tell him about what happened to me. I don't like you making me feel otherwise.

*Paru would have almost preferred he had- That would have given her an excuse to run away. As it was now, the awkward pausing and starting and all this was making this hard.*

... Hi. About before...

... I know. [And he means that in regard to everything. Including the fact she told Alexei what happened.]

I'm sorry. You can ask my sister, I get suspicious of a lot of people. I'm not always right. [Just... more often than not.]

That... [Well, he should step up and be the one responsible for it.]

I'm sorry. You said I should have left and I didn't. It was my fault.

...What's your sister's name again?

[It might be bad to say, but she really hopes he's wrong. If only this one time.]

Katara. You should meet her some time, you'd probably like her. More than me, anyway. She's the nice one.

*For a minute, Paru is very confused. He was apologizing? And... what? She thought, for a moment, it might be better to let his apology stand. If it was his fault, everything was okay, she wouldn't have to face her own problems, or admit she was wrong, and...

Goddammit, this 'trying to be a good person' thing sucks.*

Don't do that! I came here to apologize, don't just go and beat me to it!

*... it's... a step in the right direction, anyway?*

You need another pair of hands.

[He inspects the equipment, and grunts vaguely at the idea that they should be grateful to the Malnosso for anything.] I can take it from here. Thanks.

[Now he gets to be the confused one. Well, okay, sure it made sense that she would apologize to him. But he was Sokka. No one apologizes to Sokka. They just laugh about it and he gets over it.]

You don't have to, really.

Great. Between the four of us, we should have this thing done in no time!

Yes, I do! I attacked you! Aren't you mad about it?!

I'm sure she's nicer because she's a girl. Girls are al~ways nicer than guys you know. [And that makes it more fun for when she tricks people.] Then again, comparing you to anybody would make the latter ten times nicer!

[Working now; can't hear you.]

Well, I was. Mostly I'm just kind of annoyed at it. [He shrugs.] I've had worse.

[... ah.

Well then, Sokka gets back to what he was doing.]

Yeah yeah, I know. I'm a real jerk, aren't I?

You shouldn't talk like that, Sokka. Low self-esteem issues aren't funny.

What would give you the idea that I have low self-esteem issues?

Annoyed- I tried to impale you on your own sword!

You make a big deal out of yourself for no reason. You're always talking like you know everything. You just called yourself a jerk. Should I go on and write you a giant list?

I only say all of those things because they're true, Mayoi.

...Okay I'm sorry. You don't have low self-esteem. You just have a giant ego.

Yeah, but it's easily deflated.

[He's about to go into explaining how she never had a chance of hurting him with the way she held the sword, but that's... not the point.]

Well... yeah. But you were upset.

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