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

[markofthewise]

People who would kill each other in their own worlds don't have much reason to do it here. There's no borders, no money, and everything is in bountiful supply.

... and those of us here who attack people anyway, they don't need weapons to be dangerous.

[justicereigns]

So I was just thinking.

Hey, do you know how anyone codes things in this place to lock conversations?

[markofthewise]

You're using one of those right now. The one I made can't be hacked by anyone.

[justicereigns]

Really?

Hm, convenient. If you ever get time in the next month or so, think you could show me? Just the basics will work.

[markofthewise]

I can do better than the basics, but sure. Next time you're in the smithy. Now that the playground is done and since Winry should be back, it won't be as busy there.

[justicereigns]

Thanks Sokka.

[markofthewise]

No problem.

[justicereigns]

So why are you keeping this training plan secret?

[markofthewise]

[... it was inevitable someone would ask. Oh well.]

The training isn't a secret. I just don't want people going around asking why.

[justicereigns]

Can I safely assume it's not to attack someone? [Although really, he'd still teach him even if it was...]

[markofthewise]

It's so I can better defend myself. And my friends.

[justicereigns]

Good. You didn't strike me as the type to do otherwise. I'd hate to be wrong about that.

[markofthewise]

Besides, I can't lead missions for the White Lotus if I can't even keep up with half of the people in our group.

[justicereigns]

White Lotus?

[markofthewise]

The Order of the White Lotus. It's... kind of based on a secret organization from my world. It's not very secret here, though. My friend Toph organized it so that there would be people who could protect the village when the Blue Rogues aren't there.

[justicereigns]

The... Blue Rogues?

On top of the Justice League and this "brigade" I keep hearing about, just how many organizations are there here?

[markofthewise]

The Justice League... they're some kind of superheroes from some other world. I don't think they're recruiting though. The Blue Rogues are a group of fighters organized by Vyse that have been around in Luceti for over a year now. Brave Vesperia isn't really a combat group. They just... do stuff for people, if you hire them. I'm not really sure.

... and the SOS Brigade, that's run by Haruki. It's a pretty pointless group, if you ask me. But sometimes they throw together parties or what have you. I guess for some people, they keep this place from being boring.

[justicereigns]

So everyone does something different?

[markofthewise]

Yeah, pretty much. A village like this, it would be somewhat redundant if we all did the same thing.

[justicereigns]

At the minimum, highly ineffectual.

[markofthewise]

Exactly. [Even though he thinks at this point maybe the White Lotus is a bit redundant.]

[justicereigns]

What does everyone do with the troublemakers? If the organizations exist to stop them, what do they do with them?

[markofthewise]

Sometimes they're killed. If it's possible, sometimes they're taken to the tunnels where they can be put in a prison cell where no one can get to them and they have no special powers to escape with.

[justicereigns]

And the killing isn't permanent? Or even really dying here?

[markofthewise]

People come back a week later, but they're missing something.