Sokka the 54th - [Voice/Action]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka's day will involve a few things. One of them won't include shoveling all the snow out of the way of his house. It's not that he's lazy, but when his sister can take care of that in less than a minute, why even bother? Later his day will involve working on important things at the smithy, like the metal casing for a certain teleporter. And maybe some weapons or the key-shaped variety. Or helping New Feathers find their weapons so they can go about being dangerous. He'll also do lunch in the plaza... maybe do some shopping.

But why dwell on the bad parts? Before his kidnapping, Sokka is available for running into. Also, in light of the fact the snow is coming down pretty hardcore today and is, frankly, almost a blizzard, he feels inclined to make a voice post in the middle of the day.]

You know, we had that big blizzard about the same time last year. Well, not big big. I've seen bigger. But we had a lot of people get stranded out in that stuff. Actually, I met a lot of people being stranded at the Straw Hat's place... Uh, anyway. Yeah, blizzards. Bad stuff. Better make sure you got a lot of food at home, just in case.

[Hours later, on his way home, he'll meet some delightful metal men who will proceed to knock him out and drag him off, being nice enough to leave his sword and boomerang in the snow.]

Comments

[markofthewise]

Yeah! One year, never been kidnapped. Well, there was one time, but I was rescued the next day. And they gave me some neat powers. Yup. One of them even said as much, about the whole liking me thing.

[If only Sokka knew what would happen to him today...]

[doubleppk]

They even said they like you? Wait, you talked with them?

[Poor poor Sokka...]

[markofthewise]

Yeah. And it wasn't even Catherine who said it.

[doubleppk]

You must be charmed then.

Or they're good liars.

[markofthewise]

Oh, yeah, definitely have to be good liars. I don't trust any of them. [But hey, if liars want to stroke his ego? They can line right up.]

[doubleppk]

[Oh then Fujiko should start. She'd be amazing at it.]

Given what they do, it'd be pretty dumb to and you strike me as far smarter than that.

[markofthewise]

[Couldn't hurt. :|a]

Yeah, I get that a lot.

[doubleppk]

Somehow I am not surprised.

[markofthewise]

And yet I get criticism anyway! Go figure.

[doubleppk]

Criticism? What for?

[markofthewise]

Who can say? They just come up with it out of nowhere. [Or maybe he does stupid stuff and deserves all of it.]

[doubleppk]

That's weird. Is it people you know?

[markofthewise]

... yeah, people I know. Usually. [Usually the people who know him WELL.]

[doubleppk]

Sounds like Jigen and Goemon then. Maybe they're just teasing.

[markofthewise]

Always a possibility! Are those your friends?

1/2

[doubleppk]

Hell no.

[doubleppk]

[Coughs.]

Err. No. They're Lupin's friends. Or cronies. Whatever you'd call them.

[markofthewise]

Oh. So I take it Lupin is not exactly your friend either, right?

[doubleppk]

Right!

Sort of an ex really. Sometimes we work together, sometimes we work against each other, we've dated, it's complicated.

You can guess why his friends wouldn't get along with me, hm~? [Well that and she's extra bitchy right back to them...]

[markofthewise]

Because you never dated them?

[doubleppk]

No... uh... misplaced loyalty.

Lupin's such an idiot that they want to be the only ones to call him on it.
[That's... actually almost somewhat true even.]

[markofthewise]

I thought you said it was only teasing.

[Now Lupin IS an idiot?]

[doubleppk]

Well. Mostly. I mean, they're still friends with him. If he was that stupid, they wouldn't bother, right?

Besides you don't get to be the world's best by being completely thick. I guess he's one of those guys you'd just have to meet. You can't help thinking he's an idiot, but you can't really hate him all the way through either.

[Yes, and no. He's smart, and a pain in the world's ass. Clever, but sometimes too impressed with his own cleverness and does some REALLY retarded things. Like stealing Hutler's toupee (Hutler = Hitler III) or flying hang-gliders to jump the Berlin wall. What do you call that?]

[markofthewise]

Yeah... I guess I know what you mean. So, not a bad guy. Just kind of caught up in himself.

[Kinda reminds Sokka of himself.]

[doubleppk]

Exactly. I mean sometimes, it's a really big problem. Anytime he shows up you can basically expect him to be flashy and attention grabbing and things to explode but... to be honest, when you get down to it... he can be a really good guy. He doesn't let people he likes get hurt and he'll through some pretty extreme lengths to help them. So that's part of why Jigen and Goemon stick around I guess.

[So very exactly. And not that Fujiko would admit it, but she's gone through hell for Lupin, spent an entire year trying to break him out of prison only to get stopped by Jigen for Lupin's pride, and stuck by him against entire armies. They're antagonistic, but undeniably close.]