Sokka the 49th - [Action/Written]

[markofthewise]

[It was another day at the Avatar house. Well, minus the lack of Katara. Which meant a quiet breakfast. Too quiet. Suki and Zuko were quiet on their own. But Aang? That wasn't like him. So after cleaning up, he decides to go check on the weird bald monk. Only when he opens up Aang's room... it's an all too familiar sight. It's been emptied out completely. All that's left is the bed, furniture... and Roku's air glider. Again. They sent Aang back again. Barely even two months and he was already gone. It wasn't enough they had to take Katara, but now this...

He lingers for a few seconds, then grabs the staff and storms out of the house. That is, unless, Zuko or Suki happen to stop him first. Either way, he'll end up in the forest later. He and Momo are trying to find Appa, who they can't find either. What they do find, however, is the unusual carcass of a deer. It doesn't take long for Sokka to note that the wounds that killed it don't match any animal in his world or this one. With Momo acting skittish, he gives themselves some distance before opening his journal and writing a message.]

What kind of predator kills its prey with punctures to the skull?

((ooc: Sokka can be found leaving his house or in the woods at any point, the latter scenario will be with Momo on hand. Sokka is still dressed up like this. No wig, but his hair is down, since it refuses to stay in a hairtie.))

Comments

[wanderer-jack.livejournal.com]

[Having gone into the woods to possibly track down what the birds had been fleeing from, Jack (http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb205/Spazzdude_pics/Candle_Jack.jpg) (with candle and rope in hand) stumbled upon the boy looking at the carcass.] What did you say? I could not quite hear you, sir.

[Written]

[wise_maiden]

[... What.]

Punctures to the skull?

[written]

[ratnavati.livejournal.com]

That doesn't sound familiar. Those would have to be some strong fangs or claws.

[written]

[all7seas]

Dear Thunderaxe,

An odd question, that. Cannibals?


Sincerely,

Jack

P.S.: I've noticed the birds have gone quiet. If we were at sea, I'd say there's a squall brewing.

[ written ]

[hippocraticly.livejournal.com]

Not one that you want to piss off, that's for sure.

[Private//Voice]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash doesn't write back, it's hard to write with that claw. And by the way? Red coat - his thing. He'd like to switch outfits please.]

Puncture to the head? Is it a small opening?

...has someone died?

[ voice ]

[one-green-eye.livejournal.com]

A few, that I know of. But it would have to be pretty large-- and the prey comparatively smaller.

[blissfully unaware of Katara, he's mostly concerned about a possible correlation with whatever the birds are fleeing from]

[Action]

[kyoshi]

[You rang?

Suki has been trying to deal with the rather uncomfortable lack of enthusiasm in the house herself, though she's not as good at it as Sokka usually is. When she sees him stomping off, though, she follows him outside, huddling in a coat to avoid freezing or overexposing herself. The costumes still suck.]

Sokka, wait! What is it?

[loyal-arrows.livejournal.com]

Punctures....? How many?

Off the top of my head, I'd say some type of snake. A really big one.

[Voice]

[endgames]

[He doesn't really feel like looking for his pen right now, especially not when he's preoccupied with something else.]

Not your typical predator if it doesn't finish the job.

[In another part of the forest, Shikamaru uses a stick to turn over a fox. Unlike the rabbit he passed earlier, he can't even find a wound on this one.]

[Video]

[derek-bliss.livejournal.com]

[Derek can;t quite manage to turn the video off when he answers, and his voice is muffled badly. But he does try to keep out of view of the camera. Whether he succeeds of not is up to his unsuspecting audience.]

...Felines, canines and bears sometimes will crunch their prey's skull if they can get their mouth around it. But they usually break it open enough to get at the brains. If that was done by an animal, it was either scared off the kill almost immediately, or it was sick.

Only other thing I can think of that would leave a killing wound like that would be a vampire, but they don't usually bite through the skull. Does the body still have blood?

voice

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Can you describe the wounds?

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[...okay, that doesn't sound like the same guy as last year. And from Sokka, that's--]

How big's the animal you found?

[forestpride.livejournal.com]

[He may well find San also studying that carcass. Not that he'll know it's her, dressed (http://i.neoseeker.com/mgv/433674-LollyPop989/674/30/toadette725730_display.jpg) the way she is.]

[Written]

[markofthewise]

Yeah. I'm not even sure if you could call them teeth marks. The shape is all wrong.

[markofthewise]

[It was in fact Momo chattering, but Sokka doens't look up at first.]

Nothing. I was writing in the journal... [Momo scampers off in Jack's direction and Sokka turns his attention that way. He practically falls over as he sees who it is and grabs the nearest weapon nearby... Aang's glider. He holds it out in front of him, belatedly realizing that it looks just as unintimidating in his hands as it does Aang's.]

What do you want!?

[written]

[markofthewise]

No kidding. It's only a deer, but... I haven't seen anything like it.

[written]

[markofthewise]

[... sorry Jack, he's not in the mood for letters.]

Not cannibals. I noticed the birds all seemed to leave yesterday.

[ written ]

[markofthewise]

It would help to know what I should avoid making angry.

[Private//Voice]

[markofthewise]

[Not noticing Vash's portrait just yet...]

Small. About the width of my finger, actually. It's how this deer died.

[ voice ]

[markofthewise]

It was a deer. Why?

[... maybe it will come up.]

[markofthewise]

Three. Irregular placed along the skull of this deer. So it's not a snake.

[Voice]

[markofthewise]

[... fine, voice. He goes with it. His tone is obviously sullen.]

The kill wasn't for food, that's for sure.

[Private//Voice]

[goldenglasses]

[Alright, he feels a bit better that it's a deer, but not much.]

Is that the only injury?

[Video]

[markofthewise]

[He does his part not to sound as depressed and frustrated as he actually is.]

It's a deer. Three punctures on the head, into the skull. No blood loss except for there, where it's all dried now. There's not even any kind of pattern to it. Doesn't look it was done by teeth or claws either...