markofthewise | Sokka the 53rd

[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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[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.

Hey! I know that. But that still means that they aren't perfect, either!

If you have someone who knows how to use the teleporter, myself for instance, you'll be just fine.

Even though it's "pretty new" for you, too?

I've got the hang of it.

...No offence, but I don't feel comfortable enough with that to try something like this more than I have to.

Fine, fine. [He shrugs, continuing their trudge uphill.] Did you ever learn to use the stove?

...A little. [She can work it, but she still doesn't know the temperatures for most of the things she'd like to cook, so she ends up not succeeding very often anyway.]

How about the microwave?

...What's a micro-wave?

Oh. Well, it's that box with the window on the front. Lots of buttons. Tells the time on front? [He's pretty sure all of the houses come with one, so...]

[She thinks. After a moment, she shrugs.] I guess I must have given it to that Doctor.

You gave it to a doctor? Why? [It's SO COOL.]

I don't like elec'ric things and he was asking for them. We kept the ones that were useful, but I let him take most of them. [Ferines house is Luddite house.]

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