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Sokka the 59th - [Action/Written]

[Today a not-so-unfamiliar face returns to Luceti. He is by no means happy about being here, stuck as he in a pair of New Feather pants. His old stuff? Doesn't quite fit. After all, it was clothes for a seventeen year old, not a nine year old. Maybe this 'little kid' would be happier about this if not for the fact he wasn't a mere four foot six just a week ago. He wears the indignant face of someone not at all content about being so short. He is not a happy little kid.

After waking up behind one of the stores, he goes to the clothing store first to put something on, going to the oft-neglected kid's section of the store. As it turns out, there's not many little boys in Luceti. At least not his current age. Refusing to wear girl clothing, he opts for an oversized tunic and pair of shorts that he secures with a belt. It looks even more ridiculous than the alternative. After that, he'll be on his way to House 56. After letting his housemates know he is home (and finding out about a new arrival), he decides that a mallynapping isn't going to stop him, so he heads to the smithy later to try and get work done. He may drop in on school for at least one class today, because he's trying his best to pretend this is all normal.

At some point in the day he leaves a written message, cautious to keep away from the view screen.]

Sokka here. I'm back from another kidnapping. So if you need anything at the smithy or anything, let me know. I'll get it done.

((ooc: Action him up at any point. Multiple timelines are fine here. And yeah, it's Sokka in a nine year old body, but his normal Sokka mind. He only looks cute. Replies will come from

southernsprout))

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[... man, how humiliating. His girlfriend has to crouch to be eye level.]

A little tired, but uh... I'm one piece? One smaller piece, anyway.

[....Yep. So cute. But more than that- he's back, and he's safe. So she tugs him closer for a tight hug.]

I'm glad you're back...

[Whoa. Okay, now this is weird. He's kind of trapped in an awkward tight hug. But eventually he just goes with it and returns the hug, as much as he can, anyway.]

Uh, yeah. Me too.

[Suki tries not to hold on to him too long- it's probably awkward for him to be like this, after all. When she finally tugs back, she keeps her hands on his shoulders for a bit, studying him curiously.]

How in the world did you end up keeping your memories this time?

[It really is awkward to have her, well, that much bigger than him. So far it's turning out to be even harder to pretend things are normal with her.]

No idea. Right now? I'm not sure if it's a good thing or not. [It might be easier to be a kid and just... think he is one.]

I guess the good part is that we don't have to explain everything to you, and... you know us. [She's getting kind of tired of being forgotten, even if it's only been a couple of times. Selfishly, it's nice to have him know who she is.] I hope it doesn't last long, at least.

Yeah, me too. [And then... he smiles and rests his forehead against hers. It's incredibly naive what he's thinking, but it doesn't have to be different, right? It's still him inside. And there's that kind of grin the precedes a kiss.] But hey, it won't be so bad if you're here.

[Well... this is okay. It's nice to be with him again, and talk to him again, even if his size and voice are pretty different. At least it's still Sokka, though, right? So she's content.] I'm not going anywhere.

Good.

[And he tries to go in for a kiss, hoping she won't find this incredibly weird and wrong.]

[Oh honey, that is incredibly weird and wrong. After the initial blink of surprise, she gently lifts her hand to touch it to his lips, smiling weakly and shaking her head.]

Sokka, that's a little... you know...

[What are you, five? She loves you and all but noooo.]

[... he should have known better. He draws back and stares at the floor.]

Right... yeah, sorry. That's weird isn't it? I should... go check on Hawky. [He turns to do that, so this doesn't make it any worse than it already is.]

[....Oh gosh, he just looks so pitiful like that, she wants to hug him again. Instead she takes his hand, though, tugging gently to hold him back.]

Sokka, wait... you know it's not that I don't want to be around you.

[She feels badly, but... she can't kiss a little kid, geez.]

[He stops, but doesn't exactly look back, bowing his head instead.]

I know. But it's not exactly the same. I mean... look at me. I can't even reach any of the top shelves.

We all need help sometimes, Sokka. I know it must be hard, but... can't you rely on the rest of us for a little while?

[That sort of puts it into a different perspective than how he'd been looking at it. He glances back.]

Well... when you put it like that...

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[Hey, that's better! She offers him another smile, tugging him over.]

It's just kissing, anyway. I'm fine with hugs and everything else.

[Well it's not like he has much choice, does he?]

Right. Besides... we can do stuff that doesn't involve kissing. [Right? Of course. A couple doesn't need kissing to have a good time.]

I'm sure we'll think of something, especially with your head intact. [A bit of ego-stroking might go a long way with Sokka like this.]

It's true. My head does seem to be working normally. [So they can do an activity where that's involved. He considers. Pai Sho maybe? Or he could teach her chess. That's a pretty decent game too. Or he heard about checkers. Never played it, but he has the gist of how it works.]

... we could play a game?

That's a great idea! Is there anything here we can play? Or is there a Water Tribe game you could teach me?

[... Water Tribe games. Aside from playing around in the snow and ice, most games involve a lot of physical exertion or involve showing a resistance to pain. Seeing as there's no snow and Sokka really isn't keen on being utterly curbstomped at stuff from his own culture...]

... yeah, I don't really think there's any Water Tribe games that really apply. Because... no snow. [A convenient enough reason.] What about Earth Kingdom stuff?

Ah... I didn't play that many games after I started training seriously, so I only know little kid games... [It's kind of embarrassing, actually.]

[Well at least she's not suggesting they play them, since he's a kid. That's a plus. Still, that requires some thought.]

... well. I do have a board I picked up. It's for Earth games called Chess and Checkers.

Let's try that then! I wouldn't mind learning something new, if you can teach me.

[And then their threads can trail off into obscure board games instead of making out. It's perfect.]

Sure, it's easy. It's in my room.

[He takes her hand to lead her there. Usually this would just be a gesture between boyfriend and girlfriend, but he can't help but feel even more like a kid doing this. Ugh.]

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