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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Uh. No. [Stupid Avatar...] Only the other me did that.

[um...] So you're not really an Avatar?

... no, not really. I don't have any kind of powers

...So the water and stuff was all just a magic trick?

[for some reason she looks more impressed now than she was with it originally]

[He blinks at that.]

Well, I don't know about that...

[♪♪♪] You were really good! My big bro likes magic tricks, too.

Oh, you mean the coin behind your ear kind of thing?

Uh-huh! He can make his fingers look like they're switching hands.

[... those are the most basic of magic tricks. Jeez.]

Well, you know, I'm kind of fond of this trick. [He snaps his fingers and makes a small flame, like it came from a lighter.]

[Nanako is amazed.]

Wow! Do it again!

Okay, but just one more.

[Ah, nothing like a little filial magic to make a child think you're clever. He does it again.]

[She claps excitedly!]

Can I try too?

[...how are you gonna get out of this one, Sokka.]

[He shakes his head. Discretely he pulls out a lighter from his pocket, as if to explain that as the source of his magic.]

Sorry Nanako. I can't give away my secrets. Besides, what would people think if they saw a little girl playing with fire?

[she looks disappointed for just a second, but then nods solemnly.] I understand. Open flames are hazardous.

[it sounds like she's probably reciting that from somewhere.]

[Whew, she bought it.]

Fire is very dangerous. There's no limit to how much destruction it can cause. [Said from someone who knows firsthand.]

If you smell smoke, get out of the house and call the fire department! [she knows this stuff too, Sokka. Just not as firsthand.]

Uh, yeah. [A pause.] Why would you call a fire department? Wouldn't a water department make more sense?

The fire department puts out fires. [don't you know basic saftey sokka.]

... but if they're called a fire department, wouldn't they want to spread fire.

No, they stop it with water and that foamy stuff.

... so, they should be the water department, because they use water to put out fires.

Um... [you are confusing her] But water's used for other things too.

Well, sure. At the very least, they could be called the Anti-Fire Department. Just 'Fire Department' sounds so ominous, like they go around setting stuff on fire.

But if they do that they're an "arsonist." And my Dad catches them.

Huh. I guess our dads have something in common.

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