Sokka the 46th - [Action]

[markofthewise]

[As if Sokka hasn't had enough teleporting shenanigans... With the experiment going into its final hours in the early evening until midnight, Sokka is reappearing in quite a number of places. Bedrooms, closets, roofs, the middle of nowhere... it's all quite convenient. ((ooc: In other words, say where you want him to be and that's where he'll be!))

At one point, he falls into the southern lake. Right into the middle... going splash. After sinking quite deep from the height of the fall, he drags himself to shore, but only after he gets there does he realize he lost Boomerang to the bottom of the lake. After vainly attempting to dive for it several times, he'll be sitting on the edge of the lake looking generally defeated and pathetic at the failed attempts. The fact it's dark and cold don't even seem to bother him. Boomerang is everything to him. ((ooc: Retrieving it is locked to Razette, but others can certainly talk to him so long as they don't have the power to go dive for it themselves.))

He also, unfortunately, ends up in the mountains at about midnight. Come early next morning (post-event), an exhausted, bedraggled, and by now somewhat injured Sokka will be dragging himself into town from the plaza, on his way home. He looks pretty much horrible from how much the experiment has abused him.]

((ooc: please specify at which point you're running into him?))

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[forestpride.livejournal.com]

So why are you still here?

[markofthewise]

Because I can't leave.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

You were injured?

[because otherwise you have two perfectly good legs.]

[markofthewise]

[SIIIIIGH.]

I may as well have been.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[markofthewise]

[Staring at the lake now.]

I lost Boomerang.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

...Who is Boomerang?

[is that Aang's long name?]

[markofthewise]

My other weapon. [She's even seen him use it before. He does most of his hunting with it, too.]

It fell in the water.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[Losing your weapon is bad. It could kill you.

So is it surprising that in the next minute she's left the fur cloak and shoes there on the shore and is diving into the water?]

[markofthewise]

[He stands up and watches in shock as she just dives straight in. Okay, he's kind of touched. A little. But also realizes how pointless it is.]

Wait! San! [... too late.]

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[She can get down there pretty far, but in the dark and cold there's not much to be done. Still, after surfacing the first time for air she gives it another try]

[markofthewise]

[He wades a little into the water, already being a bit wet, but he doesn't go after her. He tries to get a word in when she surfaces, but it's not good. He'll just have to wait.]

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[It takes her longer to surface the second time, and she's dragging. What she wants is a minute to float and catch her breath. But it's too cold for that. The swim to shore is slow, and once there she immediately puts her fur back around her shoulders]

It's too deep.

[markofthewise]

[He'd offer to warm her up somewhere, but unfortunately he doesn't have any magical powers to do that.]

I know. I already tried. [A sigh.] And even if I get Katara, by the time she gets here, it could be covered and deep in mud.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[She'll get back to her nice warm cave eventually. ...But see if she doesn't get sick later.]

And sitting here is helping?

[markofthewise]

[He shakes his head glumly.]

No. But I have to get it back somehow... it's not just a boomerang, San.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

I don't understand.

[markofthewise]

It was a present from my dad. I've had it since I was a little kid. I've lost it a few times, but Boomerang always comes back.

... usually.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[So. He's become too attached to a weapon. Humans. and her crystal dagger is so not a weapon geez]

[markofthewise]

[Oh San, so supportive. He goes back to sitting where he was before. He might give up on it eventually or get teleported away, but he's not giving up on it just yet. Maybe... a miracle could happen?]

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[San will just watch him for now]

[markofthewise]

[A quiet sigh as he stares at the lake.]

... I guess I could make a new one. [He doesn't enthused at the idea, though.]

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

It's smarter to keep a replacement weapon.

[markofthewise]

I have plenty of replacements. [... if she could only see the smithy. Or his basement. Or even his room.]

But Boomerang was special.

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

It's still down there somewhere.