markofthewise | Sokka the 31st

[Not what he was looking for.]

So you're saying if he's no one else's problem, you have absolute confidence in him that he won't hurt anyone?

He lost his main reason to cause trouble when he ended up here. If he causes trouble for anyone, it'll be for myself and those I live with -- anyone else would have to either start with him first, or have some sort of use for him to take advantage of.

Like having a house he can live in, for instance.

Or using a little girl's feelings as a shield. I doubt he'll bother with that now, though.

Fine. [Looks like he's going to have to press harder to get anything.]

I talked to Mayoi earlier. She told me what happened. [And other people it would seem, but Sokka doesn't know that.]

[... Totally called that one. He sighs, looking somewhat exasperated.]

Oh come on ... The whole thing?

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[He shrugs.] I wasn't there, so I wouldn't know.

Just that you and your friend took her journal and locked her in her room the entire time.

[Oh come on, they didn't lock her anywhere! D| Or at the very least, he doesn't count Alexei telling her to leave, her going to her room, and Yuri following as "locking". Regardless--]

If that's all you know, then what's the point in bringing it up?

She wasn't too happy about it. And Mayoi tends to downplay things as it is, so it couldn't have been that simple.

... Sorry, but what happened that day is no ones business.

I see. [He groans at that. What a waste of time.]

I'd say thanks for the information, but I don't think you actually gave me any.

[shruggin'] Well, if it wouldn't have gone into personal business, I might've. [Slight pause, then--] So, what? Are we done here, then?

I didn't realize it was personal. But now I'm even less sure of how things are with Mayoi and my sister. Apparently he's only dangerous if he can use you, after all. [Not hard to think of a use for Katara.]

But I guess so. Sorry for bothering you.

It's fine. [And he'll start walking off ... for a few steps before stopping. Might as well give him something.]

... Mayoi knows about Alexei already. If he tries something, she shouldn't be blindsided by it. As for your sister ... as long as she doesn't do anything "interesting" that would make Alexei want to manipulate her, she shouldn't be in any danger, either.

[That was something at least. Not that he figured Mayoi would tell him anything. Being overprotective sure was hard.]

... interesting like using waterbending to heal him?

[... Then she did heal him in an "interesting" way. He'll do a half-turn to look back at Sokka.]

Waterbending?

Yeah. It's manipulating water. Any water. She can use if for fighting. But she can also use it to manipulate the uh... flow of chi, or something, in a person's body to accelerate healing.

[He's quiet for a moment. Would Alexei be interested in something like that? ... Who knows. He wasn't about to knock on his door and ask, either.]

... I can't say what that guy is and isn't interested in [mostly because he never has and never will care until it affects him/his friends], but that sounds like it could be on the list. [ ... ] Did she only use it around him that one time?

I only know of that one time. But if she did it another time, I don't think she would have bothered to tell me. She uses it all the time, even for minor cuts and scrapes.

... I see. [sighing a little] In that case, just keep an eye on her if you think they're getting friendly with each other. That's about all you can do for now. [And he's going to start walking off again.]

[He's about to let him go, but really, there's one thing that Sokka really, really wanted to know out of all of this.]

... just one last question, Yuri. What is he capable of?

[Stopping again. He just looks over his shoulder at Sokka this time.]

What do you mean? [Because with Alexei, it could be either mental or physical.]

I've seen him fight, so I'm not asking about that. I mean... how far would he go to get what he wants?

[At that, he faces forward again.]

... As far as he needs to. Even if innocent people have to suffer and lives have to be lost in order for things to go the way he wants, he'll keep doing it. [Whether that's true for how Alexei is now in Luceti, Yuri doesn't know. Or honestly care.]

... I see.

[He really has no answer for that. But it tells him just about everything he needs to know. There were people like that in his world. Fire Lord Ozai, Admiral Zhao, Princess Azula... even Jet. And now there was another one. Living with Mayoi. And that his sister was friends with.] ... thanks Yuri. [Now he's the one who's going to make to leave. He doesn't know what to do with this information. He just... needs to think.]

[All Yuri does is nod slightly and leave the area. That's the third person he had to discuss Alexei with in Luceti ... sigh. Man. Why couldn't they have asked someone who actually has monitored whether Alexei is "different" now or not? If this ends up biting him in the ass because Alexei changed for the better, he's going to be very pissed off ~~and probably hate Alexei even more than he already does~~.]

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