Sokka the 38th - [Action]

[markofthewise]

[Shortly after the draft meeting, Sokka has been hanging out inside, pouring over the recon information Albert had provided a month prior, and matching it up with what Caesar had gone over. He wasn't the designated leader of his team, not really. There was possibly more qualified people for that. Brook and Erza came to mind, for that. Still, he could work on their own strategy. Their best defensive position would be the river. They just had to get there. Maybe... it wouldn't hurt to go talk to the people he'd be working with. If he can't stop them after they leave the meeting, he'll be going to the homes of any of his soon-to-be comrades. Well, assuming he knows where they live, at least. "Team A", huh.

... heh. Kind of like Team Avatar. Only without the Avatar.

Afterward, he figures it wouldn't hurt to make a few more stops. Since seeing Brook, Usopp and Chopper already necessitated a trip to the Straw Hats, he'll be making some quick stops at Mayoi's, Winry's, Xion's, and even Edward's. Lastly he'll even hit up Paru, since they are neighbors, after all. Of course, who's to say the people Sokka's looking for will actually answer the door and not someone else? No one, that's who! Once he's done making his rounds, time consuming as they are, he'll be spending the rest of his evening on his front porch, reviewing the plans. Silverbergs. Jeez.]

((tl;dr version: Sokka is all over the place. Do as you will.))

Comments

[i_speak_softly]

[Nod.] Yes, you mentioned you had a sister. Usopp I know... [His thoughts get derailed there.] Aren't the Straw Hats a gang of outlaw pirates?

[He will get back to this 'reindeer' and 'human-wolf' thing later.]

((Also, to keep my CR straight: Don met Brook once, but didn't get his name, and apparently didn't notice he's a walking skeleton. He also briefly met Toph during the rescuing-Raph incident but didn't learn her name either.))

[markofthewise]

[A nod at that.]

They're not your... typical pirates. More adventurers, really. Anyway, there's not much for them to steal here anyway. [It's a wonder what a place like Luceti will do for your opinion of pirates.]

[i_speak_softly]

I heard they're wanted criminals, evading capture. Can we trust them?

[markofthewise]

[A sigh.] You've been talking to Smoker, huh? [He leans back and drapes one arm behind the chair.]

They're fine. It wouldn't be the first time I've trusted them with my life.

[i_speak_softly]

You've met him too?

[Considers this. He doesn't know you all that well, but... all right.]

[He pulls the map towards himself again.]

It sounds like a lot of us have an advantage near water. So, the river. What else can we do to increase our odds?

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[Sokka nods.] Yeah, we've been training together.

[But back to business. His finger moves to northeast of the river.] There's a rest area here. There might be survivors there too. It should make a good defensible position too. At some point, we'll want to move on from the river to Levi Creek. Finding them and getting them to safety is one of our priorities. [He looks up.] Getting us there will be your job.

[i_speak_softly]

[Nod.] Good.

Tell me more about our team. Who's the lowest common denominator?

[markofthewise]

[Oh jeez Donnie, does he really have to answer that?]

... it varies. I'm not sure Usopp is much use in close combat, he's better suited for picking off enemies from a distance. Toph is blind. She can sense movement through the ground, but she might have issues with flying enemies and projectiles that she can't detect with her bending. And then... [He looks up at Donatello, hating to have to say this, but knowing it's inevitable] there's Raphael. I don't know if he'll stick with the group.

[i_speak_softly]

[... Are you suggesting that Raph doesn't play nicely with others?]

He won't go far.

That's all useful to know, but I was thinking in terms of mobility. [Tracing a finger over the map.] This terrain looks rough. I'll need to find a path that the least able person can handle.

[markofthewise]

[He might be. It's an inedible accusation, I know.]

In that case... probably Chopper. He's kind of... [Sokka indicates that Chopper isn't so big.] He might not be able to handle rugged terrain if there's a lot of climbing. [Or so Sokka thinks...]

Actually, I should just show you what they look like. [Sokka sets his journal on the table. It shouldn't take him too long to flip through the pages and find different entries from each person, so Donnie can look at their portraits.]

[i_speak_softly]

[Very astonished by the picture of Chopper. He makes Sokka stop and go back.] He's a mutant?!

[markofthewise]

Huh? [Going back to Chopper again.] Uh, I don't know about that. I think he had a Devil Fruit? I've never really asked. [After Chopper's happy dance, Sokka stopped asking questions altogether.]

[i_speak_softly]

Hm. And you said he's a doctor?

((Doesn't Chopper also have some kind of problem with water?))

[markofthewise]

That's right. He's really good at what he does. He helped one of my friends out after he had an encounter with Yuber.

((As a matter of fact, Brook and Chopper both do, being Devil Fruit users. They sink like a rock in water. This is the sort of information Sokka isn't inclined to give out though, given how easily it could be used against them. At least not initially.))

[i_speak_softly]

[He nods again, then starts tracing rows and columns on the table top.] So there's Raph and myself, you and your sister and your friend, and the three Straw Hats, and then these other two who aren't with anyone. Tell me about them.

((Do they sink like rocks to the point where they would drag down a strong swimmer, for example, a very large turtle?))

[markofthewise]

Right. San is a hunter, raised by Moro the forest wolf god. She's just a regular human, but she considers herself a wolf. So... don't call her a human or she'll probably be pretty angry with you. She uses a spear for hunting, so she'll likely use that for fighting as well. I don't think she has any special powers, but she's quick and strong.

As for Erza... I don't know much of anything about her. I've only talked to her once, but she seemed confident she could take Yuber in a fight one on one. Assuming she wasn't being reckless, I'd say that makes her a pretty serious fighter.

((That I don't know, not being a One Piece fan... and none of the muns are around for me to ask atm.))

[i_speak_softly]

[Don rests his head in his hand. This isn't the cohesive, well-trained unit he's used to working with, but it sounds like it could be worse.]

Please tell me we'll all have a chance to meet in person before we get dropped in the middle of a battle.

((I'll catch Angel later.))

[markofthewise]

[If Donatello wants to see worse, he should just look at the other groups. This one is actually pretty organized.]

We should be able to meet up at that hotel... complex... thing before we're sent into battle. I'm hoping to find Erza today, too. [But... he doesn't know where she lives, so no telling if he'll be successful.]

[i_speak_softly]

There's a staging point? That makes me feel a lot better...

[markofthewise]

[A nod.]

We're going to need a way to communicate when we're down there. The journals should work... [Unless Donnie has a more elegant, modern solution.]

1/3

[i_speak_softly]

[Yes, if only he had such a thing...]

2/3

[i_speak_softly]

[Wait, didn't he hear something about -]

3/3

[i_speak_softly]

Sokka, is it true that the Malnosso will supply us with things from our homeworlds, if we ask for them? Do you think I could get my shell-cells?

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[Have an odd look.]

Uh, yeah. But... what are... shell cells? [And can non-turtles even use them?]

[i_speak_softly]

They're cell phones! But with pull-out headsets, tracking chips, a button for distress signals -- [Oh, shell-cells. He has missed you so.]