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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[Three years ago...

Sokka nods, not saying anything for now.]

... We dated for a while, and I was happy.

... in the end, though, I... I had gotten a role in a movie, like I wanted. It was small movie, but it was enough that I would have to go stay somewhere else to film it... I told him about that.

[Sokka didn't mean to say anything, but under his breath he adds what he knows is to come next.]

... and he didn't like it.

*Starting to tear up.*

... to be honest... I don't remember.

[And he notices that. He doesn't quite understand it all just yet, but he thinks he knows where this is going.]

You don't have to say anymore, if you don't want to.

*Shakes her head.*

... I don't remember anything past that anyway... for about a week.

[So it wasn't just bad... it was real bad.]

What happened after that?

*She's trying to stay strong and keep her voice steady, but it's... not working terribly well.*

... Doctors had to tell me what happened. After that... I tried to kill myself.

[He blinks in astonishment at that.]

You... what?

I had nothing left. I had missed the deadline for my role, I couldn't go see my friends again, I couldn't tell anyone what happened, and after that, I don't have a chance for ever finding another person... I didn't have anything left to live for.

[Well, he could tell her about how life was worth living. Aang would be good at that speech. But that was three years ago and she was still alive. There was no need to waste words.]

But you didn't do it.

I tried. It's harder than it sounds.

Did someone stop you?

Who would have? I just survived it.

[Your parents?]

I guess you were lucky.

... no. Lucky would have been dying, after that.

[He really doesn't know how to answer that. At all. So he just goes quiet at that, staring down at the floor.]

... So now that you know the truth... Are you glad?

... not really. But I think I understand now.

... You're the only person who's ever been told this, you know.

[He looks up at her with a quizzical expression.]

Why me?

... The only people... who have ever gotten close to me since then, are you and Yellow.

[Yellow... well, that made sense. Yellow was just a little boy, he wouldn't understand this kind of stuff.]

Thanks for trusting me. Like I said before, your secret is safe with me. If there was something else I could do... [But there isn't. He knows that.]

... Just don't tell anyone. If... people were to know about that, I'd...

Don't worry, Paru. Not even Aku could drag it out of me.

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