markofthewise | Sokka the 34th

[Filtered from Katara and the Big Four Baddies ~~and Sanji~~]

Alright, friends of Katara. This is me, Sokka. Her brother. You should already know that. She probably doesn't know it because let's face it, math is more of my thing but her birthday is coming up next month. On July 5th, no less. So if anyone wants to help out, I'm the guy to talk to. I'm thinking we should go all out on this. Something big. Something... yeah, just something big. With streamers. Stuff like that.

Uh, Regal. You think you could make a cake at the bakery? It needs to be big. Vanilla. Maybe bits of nuts on it. Not too sweet. But big. Really big. Maybe make it say "Katara" on it. And there should be candles in the shape of a fifteen. Or maybe fifteen candles? I'm not sure how that tradition works. Maybe it's fifteen tiny cakes...?

[Filtered to Shirley]

I have the you-know-what for you-know-who at you-know-where.

[He saved the BEST NEWS FOR LAST. After seeing an echo of Azula taunting him to the point of him punching her and she ended up not being real (and him falling through her and to the ground), he did some investigating and came to a pretty startling conclusion.]

~~[Filtered to... oh wait, this doesn't need a filter.]~~

Azula was sent home. I'm sure we'll all miss her so much.

[Before ending his message, he momentarily thinks about saying something about the draft. He decides against it. People will know or they won't. It's best to leave it alone.]

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[Well, speaking of that...]

Although, um... I don't know where, actually. Sorry...

On my roof, obviously. [He writes, well, voices his best stuff from up here. In fact, if she's at home, she might even be able to see him across the river!]

[Maybe, if there weren't trees in the way.]

Oh, I see... [Not really.] I'll be there in a bit, okay?

[Doot doot. It probably would be easier to just swim across the river, but she's walking around because she doesn't really feel like explaining the whole glowing hair thing. It'll take her a while, but she eventually gets there!]

[He wouldn't have complained about the glowing hair! Questioned it, sure. Maybe freaked out a little. Oh well.

Once he sees her coming, he'll give her a wave from up on the roof.] Hey Shirley!

[It's the questioning and the freaking out she wants to avoid. Just knock her out of your boat or something on the date, then you can see it.

Shirley returns the wave, smiling brightly up at him.] Hello, Sokka!

[Now where's that ladder so she can climb up there?]

[MAYBE HE'LL DO THAT.

As for the ladder, there is none. So many people have showed off their ability to climb on houses without ladders, Sokka feels ashamed to used one anymore. However he'll spare her the trouble of having to climb up by just jumping off the roof next to her.]

Good to see you. Ready for that locket?

[That would certainly make for an interesting date.

Oh, dear, that was a little startling. Shirley starts, but quickly regains her composure.]

It's... good to see you too, Sokka. Um. Yes!

[Why do people always react with surprise at that? Jeez.]

Alright. I'd uh, make you close your eyes and stuff. But it's not a present for you, so I guess there's no point in that. But uh, anyway.

[He reaches into a pocket and retrieves the locket. The same locket as before! Only now with Shirley's request engraved on it. Sokka make have absolutely no artistic skills, but operating strange and foreign machinery is not so hard at all. And using that to trace the design wasn't so hard either.] Well?

[Sokka, you sort of jumped off a roof. Without warning.

Anyway, Shirley takes the locket so she can appreciate his very hard and involved work.]

Oh, Sokka, it's beautiful! I'm sure Fenimore will love it.

[Ah. Sokka will just beam with pride at a job well done. This is why he does this stuff. Well, also to stave off boredom.]

Hey, it's not problem. I mean, I probably won't be getting into the jewelry business anytime soon, but what's a locket between friends, right?

I don't see why you shouldn't... you did a wonderful job.

Well uh. It's not exactly a flattering occupation, you know? Sokka the Jeweler. It doesn't really strike fear into the hearts of men, you know?

Well, maybe not... but it would certainly strike, um... affection in the hearts of girls, don't you think?

Oh. Well uh. [He taps his chin thoughtfully.} Is it working now?

Um, well... I suppose so, yes? It's very pretty and, um... I'm grateful that you made it...

[It doesn't seem to be working entirely. Oh well.]

Oh. Well, maybe I'll just stick with being Sokka the meat and sarcasm guy. It's always important to stay true to your roots.

That's true... but it's also important to be open to change.

That's true. [He shrugs a little bit.] I try not to change too much, though. [He's already worried that people coming from home wouldn't be able to recognize him.]

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