Sokka the 30th - [Written]

[markofthewise]

[This has been brewing in his mind since yesterday. He decides to finally act on it. Katara, Toph, Zuko, Aang... they all had masters to learn their styles from. Sokka? He had fifteen years of pretending he was a warrior and a mere three days under a real master. Well, this was Luceti. He had nothing but time here. So after he's home for the night and dinner is done, he puts together the following filter]

[Filtered 100% against the Straw Hats, his friends (and anyone from his world), and your usual villainous suspects.]

I'm looking for someone with experience willing to teach fighting. I don't have any special powers, so if your style involves lifting ridiculously huge swords or shooting fire from your hands, forget it. I want someone who can fight for real. I'd prefer fighting with my own sword, but I'll try other styles. I can't offer much in return... but I can try to work out something in exchange.

Comments

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

More than you could guess. [He may not look it, but he's old as hell. And shut up, that means nothing!!]

[markofthewise]

What kind of fighting conditions are you used to?

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

All sorts.

[markofthewise]

... that really doesn't tell me much.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

...Name it and it's probably happened.

[markofthewise]

[... well you asked for it.]

Trapped in a crevice with all of your body confined in a tiny space, your weapons well out of reach, and a rampaging, angry mother Saber-Toothed Moose Lion is stampeding on you.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

[ffff. He could say so many things about that but-]

If you're trapped in a crevice, how could an animal even attempt to talk on you?

[markofthewise]

Your head is sticking out.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

Well...if something like that did ever happen to me, I doubt I would remember it anyway.

[markofthewise]

... how could you forget something like that?

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

Having a large animal step on my head would either knock me out, and I'd get amnesia, or, I would die.

Which might be possible, since I don't really remember some of my past lives

[markofthewise]

[... you're missing the point. It's not about getting knocked out, but getting out of the situation. But he's pinged by reincarnation.]

... past lives? Are you an Avatar? Or well, if you don't have any abilities... a Swordvatar?

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

I don't think that I'm any of those things...I'm just a simple sword master, for one great sword.

[markofthewise]

So... you've been a swordsman in past lives, then.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly.

[markofthewise]

Do you have to relearn fighting in every incarnation or do you always remember it?

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

I always remember.

[markofthewise]

Oh. So it's not like the Avatar at all.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

What's an avatar..?

[markofthewise]

In our world, he's the guy in charge of keeping balance in the world and the only one who can bend all four elements. In every lifetime, he has to relearn all four types of bending, in a different order depending on where he's born. He doesn't get to remember everything, even if he can communicate with previous lives.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

That sounds...strange.

[markofthewise]

No arguments here. And it's my world.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

Some worlds are strange, it seems.

[markofthewise]

Yeah.

Anyway, I've already found someone to train me. Sorry if I took up your time.

[7bladesword.livejournal.com]

That's fine. [He was just told to be more 'social', so that's what he did..ish]