Sokka the 33rd - [Voice]

[markofthewise]

To everyone who was asking yesterday, Katara is just fine now. So... yeah, thanks Ginko. We owe you one.

[With that settled, Sokka moves on to the next order of business.]

Master Souji, sorry I missed our lesson yesterday. [The previous message should explain why he missed it.]

[And then because Sokka is feeling a lot better in spite of a crappy day yesterday (because he bounces back so fast), he decides to start preparing for the future. Which means he needs a filter.]

[Filtered from Shirley and Sanji 100%]

So hey, I kind of have a date I need to prepare for. Anyone got any good ideas about what exactly I should do? I know there's typical stuff like a dinner or flowers and stuff like that. But that's kind of amateur stuff, isn't it? I want to go all out! Sure, Luceti is kind of a boring place at times, but I want to really nail this one good. [Of course Sokka means the actual date (which is merely a practice one), not the person he's dating. Feel free to get that wrong, though.]

Comments

[markofthewise]

Good. [That last comment of yours earned you FIVE BILLION NEGATIVE BROWNIE POINTS.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, well, you're not doing so great yourself, Sokka. Excuse him; he's bristling over that comment because, damn it, it was not fun to freeze, okay?] Hardly good.

[markofthewise]

I meant good that you know they're nasty, so you don't go messing with them. [It was not fun to think his sister's eyes were going to be EATEN. Okay, you've got him beat there. Fine.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

First-hand experience. [And... enough of that. That was the single most disturbing thing he's been through in Luceti. And that includes a kidnapping and the Tease.] At least Ginko seems to know what he's doing.

[markofthewise]

[... ouch.] Sorry. I guess Ginko fixed you up?

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

[Shrug. He thought he changed the subject. Damn it.] Told me what to do. It's working.

[markofthewise]

Ginko knows his stuff, it turns out. [Sokka had his doubts before.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

Seems like. Seen a few things over the journals. [Mostly because his lieutenant is watching him like a hawk and won't let him outside. Where there is sunlight. And warmth. But also mushi.]

[markofthewise]

Yeah. Everyone seems to be calling for him... [He had little else to do while looking over Katara but to notice how many requests Ginko had.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

When he's the only one who knows what the hell is going on... [Yeah, Hitsugaya's been keeping tabs, too. Didn't have anything else to do.]

[markofthewise]

Makes you wonder what would've happened if he wasn't here.

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

[Since no one's actually looking, he allows himself a wince.] It was bad enough with him around.

[markofthewise]

No kidding. [And as helpful as Ginko was, he has to wonder if the mushi would even be around if Ginko wasn't. Not that he blames Ginko. He has the Malnosso for that.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

If things can leak in from his world, what other potentially dangerous things can come in from other worlds? [When is he going to have to fight off Hollows? Or any sorts of spirits, monsters, demons, or what-have-you from other worlds?]

[markofthewise]

Elbow leeches. [Obviously.]

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

Elbow... leeches?

[markofthewise]

I dunno. Most of the bad stuff in my world are people.

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

So I've heard. [Well, okay. Katara gave him a quick overview and he knows full well he actually hasn't heard much.] At least you can see them coming. Not that it does much good sometimes.

[markofthewise]

Unless they're really sneaky.

[likeafirework.livejournal.com]

[Dryly:] They'd have to be. [Not bragging. Not at all. Just a statement of fact: he's just hard to sneak up on, if he's paying attention to his surroundings.]

[markofthewise]

Pretty much.