markofthewise | Sokka the 42nd

[Changing back suddenly had been something of a shock. His counterpart had a tendency to stay up late and while in the middle of making a sandwich for lunch, he gradually became aware something had changed as he blanked out for a moment. He felt shorter, younger, and there was less hair on his chin. His hair was still down, but he soon fixed that. After enough time, things started to catch up with him. All the horrible things he said, did, and thought... they were firmly in his mind. Maybe it wasn't really him who did all that stuff, but he remembered it like it was.

He spends a few hours not even sleeping, just going over everything he could remember, His first priority was his sister. After quietly peeking in on her, he could see she was back to her old self. They really, really needed to talk. But for now, he takes out his journal and writes out a message.]

I'm back to my old self. To anyone I talked to this last week, I'm sorry for everything. It wasn't me, it was... someone else. Kind of. Especially you, Winry.

[Of course, writing that in the middle of the night likely won't get noticed until the morning. By that time, Sokka will be on the roof of his house, temporarily covering up the damage left there by a certain incident yesterday. It's a good excuse for not having to face what happened the last week.]

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[Wow, that must be some magic. Toph would be jealous.]

That must be some magic.

....I'll be honest: We tried not to anger her. [Frey especially, since she'd point blank told him she'd kill him if he misused the rune.]

Yeah, can't say I blame you on that one.

Yeah.

Still, It's an excellent blade. [Another smile.]

[... Frey really needs to stop smiling like that. Sokka distracts himself by looking elsewhere, refusing to think that Frey's friendly nature could mean he has some misplaced feelings for Sokka.]

Yeah, it is. [He straps it back on.] So is your staff.

[Get used to it Sokka, he smiles at everyone. He folds up his staff and places it in the pouch on his back.] Thanks.

[HE REFUSES.]

And look! You're out. Don't you feel better already?

[He shrugs.] I guess so. No one saw me, at least.

[Would it be reassuring to say no one would notice the difference at a distance? Nah, probably not.]

I think everyone's too preoccupied with their own problems to notice.

[No, definitely not.]

Yeah. Probably. Still, I'd rather no one see me.

Yeah yeah, I know. [Still on about that? Jeez.] Well, what are you going to do now?

Uh? I.... Don't really know.

Well, I'm just saying. My house is right in front of the barracks.

Eh? Well, if you'd like... I told Miakis I wouldn't be back for a while, anyway.

Good. I was thinking, I don't know, maybe some Pai Sho. Or chess. If you've heard of either of them.

I know how to play chess.

I only learned a few months ago, but I haven't really played against many people.

Really? Well, I'm willing to play if you want.

[He heads to the door, then.]

Well, let's get a move on, then.

Right. [And Frey follows him.]

[A bit of walking leads them to the house. He'll let Frey take a seat while he goes to fetch the chess board and pieces.]

[Frey sits down by a table, waiting for Sokka.]

[A moment later, he'll be back and setting up the board.]

How much do you play?

Well, I've played quite a bit more in the past year then I did previously since I was working with someone who often asked to play. [ More like he stopped muttering about 'FILTY DEVIL GODWINS' while playing. It made the inn quiet for a while.]

Oh. Well I've only played off and on. Sometimes against myself, but not too much. [He finishes setting it up.]

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