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[Sokka is still out at the ocean, only with the Gaang and those Ferines ladies. It's a bit cold, but hell, it's the ocean and camping out in front of it is pretty awesome. Good thing he came crazy prepared for it. Except for, you know, a boat. So much for seafood. If for some reason you're in that vicinity, feel free to pester him. But as he gets a chance, he opens up the journal for catch up with people on the other side of the mountains.]

Well the ocean isn't going anywhere, I don't think. But it's not getting any bigger, so I guess Luceti won't be flooding. Good news? Now I just- [A lemur suddenly crowds the screen and Sokka has to shoo him off.] NO! Momo, the journal isn't for sitting on.

Yeesh.

Anyway! Now I just have some of my canoes over here... I wonder if that teleporter-building guy can get a new one out here or something? Or maybe if there was a railway over the mountains... or in the tunnels! Too bad there's no airships around here, that would make things easier. If Appa was still around, the trip back would be a lot easier...

So... how's things? Back in the village and stuff.

[ooc: backdated to the the 20th]

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[When actually confronted by the situation, she will probably give in and reluctantly use it, but, for now, she thinks otherwise.] If that's what it takes.

Make sure to take extra supplies. You know how cold it gets up in the mountains, after all.

[Rather than as helpful advice, she interprets it as a challenge to her decision and she bristles, figuratively speaking.] It's only a day. I'll be fine. We're already crossing most of the mountains as it is. [Well, she's guessing on all counts. She's not really very good at map reading at all, but she thought someone had mentioned the teleporter saving a day's travel.]

Yeah, just make sure you leave the hot springs at the crack of dawn. With how short the days are, you don't want to end up in the woods at night. [BEARS.]

Fine! I will!

Okay then!

[Redirecting his attention to his journal. We'll see who wins this little game. He'll hold out until the last... but then wait for her to stomp off for an hour and then end up following her to make sure she gets home safely.]

[When he returns to the journal, she will stomp off back oceanward. And, well, she might have given in and gone in the teleporter, but now that she...pretty much forced an argument about it, she can't back down now.

So, if nothing more is said about it before dawn at the hot springs, she is going to try to sneak off with the map she had gotten from Nami a while back and learn that it's not exactly a simple matter to follow a map through the wilderness when she doesn't have any experience at doing so.]

[Yeeeah, after making out like he left, Sokka does return. It's not difficult to track Fenimore, hunter that he is, so while she's wandering about, he'll be following her from a distance, enough that he won't be spotted. He's perfectly willing to let her find her way back all on her own, but if she gets lost or in trouble... well, at least she won't be alone.]

[She manages to not get entirely lost, as she is usually moving forward, but it does take more than three times as long to get about a third of the way from the hot springs to the foot of the mountains. She's also nearly a quarter kilometer off from the most direct route and has completely failed to locate the river, which would at least give her something to follow.

At that point, she suddenly stops to sit on a rock and put her chin on her hands. Her opinion of this trip is steadily changing from "maybe this wasn't such a good idea" to "this was a bad idea."]

Edited 2011-01-08 03:51 (UTC)

[Once it's clear she's hopelessly lost and uh, not going anywhere, Sokka leans up against a tree behind her, filches an apple from his bag, and starts eating it. He'll let her notice him on her own.]

[She doesn't notice right away, not hearing his approach, but, with a sigh, she gets to her feet. About to continue moving forward, she takes a look back towards the hot springs as she considers backtracking. But she doesn't really get a chance to mull it over when she notices Sokka and jerks back in surprise.]

Sokka? [Then, with an accusing tone, though she's not quite sure what she would be accusing him of:] What are you doing here?

[He pushes himself off the tree he's leaning on and gives a halfhearted shrug.]

Did you really think we'd let you just run off like that? Someone could get hurt out here going off on their own.

Edited 2011-01-10 05:34 (UTC)

Well--! [Well, to be honest, she didn't really think that, which is why she had tried to sneak off without telling the others. So, out of retorts, her tone turns to what might be described as "a little sulky." This is not a pout.] You seemed fine with it the other day.

[Sokka in turn is a little teasing in tone, but it's obvious he's only doing that to mask actual concern.]

Which is exactly why I'm here. Can you imagine the sleep I'd lose if something happened to you because of our conversation? I'd probably only get six hours of sleep. I can't live on that.

[She doesn't say anything at first. She had been preparing to be on the defensive with him, especially over the decision to go on her own, so lighthearted teasing catches her off-guard.]

[But then she turns her head to try to hide a poorly stifled laugh behind her hand.]

How terrible that would be for you.

Seriously! [Beat.] So, ready to head back to the teleporter?

[The 'getting it easy' treatment couldn't last forever.]

[She looks back at him, smiling...until the question sinks in. Then she looks less thrilled. She had gotten the impression that he had intended to help her walk the rest of the way.]

...So, you were waiting for me to give up.

[Well not how he would have put it... actually when she puts it that way, it doesn't sound so good. Maybe if he uh... tries to reword it. He scratches at the back of his neck awkwardly and tries to explain.]

I just wanted you to realize the teleporter was better. Without having to actually get hurt or lost doing it.

[Again, this is first answered with silence. She looks over her shoulder at the way ahead. ...If it were a warmer season, she would probably stomp off and take her chances. It might not be a good idea -- while she's been careful to stick to pathways that she can actually traverse, she's not used to mountain travel and these aren't exactly intentional hiking trails -- but she would have tried. But, right now, it's cold and the snow is only making it harder.]

...Fine. But I'll only do it your way this one time.

[She could have stomped off anyway and Sokka would inevitably have taken her home, safely. But since she gave in, that option never has to be explored.]

Okay, good. [He starts walking slowly back mountainside. He'll go slowly until she catches up with him.] I don't know why you're so against it anyway.

[She's not moving particularly quickly herself, as she no longer feels the need to make good time.]

I don't know why you trust that thing.

[He'd LIKE to make good time. He has a girlfriend waiting for him, ya know.]

I don't know why you don't. It's worked plenty of times, never failed. It's reliable!

[Well, I suppose she does, too, but it's a different definition of girlfriend.]

I spent the first few months with the new ovens eating burnt food. [Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but there was a lot of burnt meals.] And if something like that did fail, it would be a lot worse than a ruined meal. And, besides...it's not anything like back home.

... you know, that's not the oven's fault. There's a term for that. It's called operator's error. Or in simpler terms? Your fault.

[Yeah, it's harsh, but he went there.] Besides, all of this stuff is pretty new for me too, you know.

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