markofthewise | Sokka the 52nd

Hard to believe it's December here again. Looks like the snow is letting up from the snowstorm yesterday. [It was snowing... just like, a year ago.]

[Filtered to Winry]

Hey, I've got something for you. Drop by my house later, okay?

[Today is his one year anniversary in Luceti. It's not exactly something to be happy about, as far as he's concerned. The only bright spot is him dwelling on the future he heard about from his 'future sister'. It's nice knowing that, eventually, he will get back home and have the kind of life he's been looking forward to. On the other hand, he can't help but wonder at the future painted by Xion. He never found out what his future was like for her... but he had a feeling he was in it. And the idea of being in Luceti after that long was just disturbing.

So it's with these thoughts that Sokka is busy hauling his canoes back to his house from the river bank, preparing them for winter storage where they won't get too damaged. Even though he could take them out for ice fishing, there's no point in damaging them. Once he's finished up with that, he decides to just take a walk around town. He's mostly taking note of how much has changed... or hasn't. In particular, he stops in front of House 2 and watches it a bit. He knows someone lives there. But he wonders if the walls are still purple from when he painted them. He thinks back to the party he had there with Toph. Some of the first people he ever talked to were gone now. Nash, Mayoi... and a lot more since he first arrived. After making some other stops at places that used to be important to him, mostly due to their old occupants, he heads on home.

... or at least that was the plan. He detours into the woods, to go hunting again after a month of not doing so. It's late in the season and there isn't much game to be had, but this is what he would be doing if he was home, in the South Pole, where he belonged. So he'll be taking his dinner under the tree canopy, slowly cooking a rabbit he brought down. Sure, Katara is probably making something tastier for dinner, but this... this feels more right. He'll make it back home before Zuko and the girls have time to start worrying.]

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[Suki's hanging out in the main area of the house when he gets back, giving her fans a thorough cleaning. She's worried while trying not to look worried, even if he thinks she won't be. 8| That's what good girlfriends do.

Might be an aftermath of the last few days, though. It's hard to tell.]

[Gosh, he only missed dinner. He could have been staying out late working on your fans. But Suki is one of those reasons why being in Luceti isn't so bad. No matter how attached his is to her, she's one person he never has to lose when his time in Luceti is over. So after unloading his gear at the door ~~and talking to Katara~~, he decides to just... sneak up on her from behind. Quietly. Maaaaybe she won't notice.\

[Maybe. Maybe he can sneak up on his girlfriend- the one trained for years in the art of stealth.

Or maybe she's just indulging him because she's glad he's finally home safe.]

[He is crafty ninja, 'kay. Once he's behind her, he's just going to grab her from behind. Maybe lift her up in a backwards hug around her waist. Something like that.]

Hey Suki!

[He's really lucky he didn't get a fan to the head. She squeaks a bit, not expecting the grab (she figured he'd go for a simple scare or a hug), and releases the fan to reach down and grab his arm.]

S-Sokka! Put me down!

[He immediately releases her, but not without a laugh at her expense.]

What, afraid of heights?

I never said that! [Huff.] Your hands were cold.

I had gloves on! [... outside. His hands were a little nippy, but...] Besides, maybe I just wanted to warm them up.

[Argh, why can she not stay mad at that face.] Where did you go, anyway? We haven't seen you all day.

[Oh, this is where she gets to be mad again. He grows a little bit somber and directs his attention elsewhere.]

Uhh... kind of had a call of the wild on the way back home.

[This face, Sokka.]

What kind of excuse is that?

[... yup. He deserves that.]

I was looking at the forest, thinking about food, thinking about how I've been in Luceti [for a year] and how I've stopped hunting. So... I decided to fix that.

...I guess I can understand that. [Hunting is kind of important when you're used to roughing it. And it's important to him because of his tribe, right?] Would you mind leaving a note next time, though?

[... he's getting off the hook that easily? Man, he is good.]

Yeah, don't worry. It won't happen again. [... until Year Two, when he probably doesn't come home that night in a fit of angst.]

[He just has people who love him.]

Will you promise? In a place like this... it's not good when people just disappear.

[When they disappear, they could be back home... or kidnapped... or even dead. He nods somberly.]

I promise.

[...yeah, she'll cave at last. She steps closer, wrapping her arms around him, face half-buried against his shoulder.]

As long as you're okay.

[He rests his chin on her shoulder. He has a lot to miss at home. He has a lot to lose in Luceti. But in he end...]

Yeah... yeah, I think I will be.

[After a moment she pushes back, satisfied with that answer for the moment. He's allowed to not be okay, after all, as long as it didn't last forever.]

So did you catch anything?

Yeah. Just a rabbit.

[Somewhere tonight, a family of rabbits doesn't have a mom coming home. But at least Sokka got a decent meal and got to reconnect with his culture.]

You didn't bring anything home to share? [So stingy, man.]

... yeah, I kind of finished it off. There's not much meat on them to begin with!

[How disappointing D|] I guess that makes sense. I'm surprised they're still able to find food with all this snow.

Well, that one won't be finding much more food now.

Obviously not.

[Poor little bunny. Though at least he's probably feeling manly about it now. Speaking of manly, however...]

Hey, Sokka? Can I ask you about something?

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