Sokka the 47th - [Voice/Action]

[markofthewise]

I guess that's it for the new people, unless it starts up again this month. Well, anyway, I'm Sokka. Or Sokka Thunderaxe as some have been known to call me. I'm fine with either one.

I run the smithy here in town, known as the Slash 'n Crash, along with Edward and Winry. They both work for me. [They don't, but this is some rather obvious trolling here.] So if you need any kind of weapons made, or sharpened, or you know... some other kind of odd job. I'm the go to guy for that. There isn't money, so... the stuff is free. But we do accept favors as payment! Or food. Or well, anything. Just ask for me, Sokka. That's with an okka. [Accept no substitutes.]

[Filtered to Raine]

Speaking of which, mind dropping by today?

[Filtered to Regal and Gelda]

Sooooo. [A beat.] How did it go?

[For you action lovers out there, Sokka can be found at his usual haunts. School, the smithy, eating lunch in the plaza, or generally hanging out around his house.]

Comments

[voice]

[psychebubble]

Is that really the only place in your world like that?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Uh. Chin Village is pretty bad too.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

Tell me about your world again?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Uh, well there's four nations. The Earth Kingdom, which is where Ba Sing Se is; the Water Tribes, I'm from the southern one; the Fire Nation, who started the war; and the Air Nomads, who were wiped out. We're not as technologically as advanced as your world. We haven't discovered electricity yet and most things are powered by either steam, coal, or bending. The latter being a special elemental control that only certain people can do.

... that cover it?

[voice]

[psychebubble]

And you mentioned that the water tribe you're from is on the south pole, right?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

That's the one. I'm from the South Pole. Why?

[voice]

[psychebubble]

So your choices on where to live in this world are in a country controlled by a psychotic puppet government that doesn't allow people to save the world, on the south pole, in the nation that picked a hundred-year-long war and committed genocide, or that fourth group who got entirely wiped out.

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Uh... well. The South Pole isn't that bad! Neither is the North Pole. And we dealt with the Dai Li, so that's not even an issue anymore.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

I can't deal with a place that cold! Anyway, if you've dealt with that, that means there's going to be massive political reforms, which tend to lead to riots and power grabs... Again, a bad place to live.

[voice]

[markofthewise]

We just removed the Dai Li, the Earth King is in control now. And he has the Avatar on his side. It should be fine! It's the Fire Nation that I'm worried about.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

What, do you think they'll start another war?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

I don't know. But I imagine there's some people not too happy that the exiled prince took over his father's throne.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

. . . You guys are just begging for a civil war...

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Well. Whatever happens, Aang can handle it. [He's like the tactical nuke on the side of peace.]

[voice]

[psychebubble]

... He can?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Yeah. He's the Avatar. Handling that kind of stuff is practically in his job description.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

So he's a good diplomat?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

He better be.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

...

[voice]

[markofthewise]

[...]

So hey, do you have The Lion King?

[voice]

[psychebubble]

Probably, and if not, I know I have a couple versions of Hamlet. Why?

[voice]

[markofthewise]

[... what does pork have to do with anything?]

Haruki and I talked about it. Doesn't sound very good, but he seems to think otherwise.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

I haven't watched it in a long time, but it's not bad.

[voice]

[markofthewise]

Yeah.... He said I should watch it at your place.

[voice]

[psychebubble]

[There's the sound of her rummaging around in her giant stack of DVDs.]

... Yeah, here it is.