Sokka the 60th - [Action/Voice]

[markofthewise]

[Today? Sokka is at the smithy. Honestly, are we really surprised by this? Seriously, this is kind of his thing. He is waiting for Winry, though. He wants her input on a project.]

It's been two weeks since the equinox. And we're finally getting a break from all the rain. Funny how the new season just kind of Springs up on you like that, am I right?

[Oh Sokka, you are hi-lar-ious. He wipes a tear from his eye even, pleased that he managed to let such a well-seasoned joke be released into the wild. Oh, speaking of wild.]

No but seriously, now that it's getting that time of year, how many people out here hunt and fish? I know, I know. Boo hoo, the talking animals. I've heard it. But is there anyone here besides me who still does that kind of thing?

[Also, lately Sokka is keeping a new little trinket in one of his pockets. It's something he intends to give to someone at the right time. After the small blunder of forgetting to bring it on Suki's birthday, he's keeping it all the time on him now. So even as he's walking away from home, he'll often put his hand in his pocket to make sure it's still there. He probably won't show it to just anyone, though.]

Comments

voice

[markofthewise]

Aren't you worried all of your pretty lady customers will start going [high pitched and girly:] "Oh Sanji! How could you cook those poor, innocent talking fish and make us eat them? How awful of you!"

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Ffff that voice. He breaks out into a quick grin before replying] Dead fish don't talk.

And since I doubt that ocean's gonna hold a universal variety, I still gotta shop at the grocery for the rest.

voice

[markofthewise]

Fair enough, fair enough. I'm just saying, fair warning. I know enough people who freak out at the idea of it.

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Can't say I blame them. Sometimes you gotta make sure you're not attacking a resident here, for all you know.

voice

[markofthewise]

Especially with the last experiment...

Although fish don't usually have wings.

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

In that case, less reason to complain.

voice

[markofthewise]

Although speaking of sea fish... do you guys have any plans for having some kind of, say, watercraft of some sort in which to take upon said sea for the purpose of fishing and other things?

Re: voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... Not at all. [he might've forgot in his excitement]

voice

[markofthewise]

... really? I figured you guys would have something. [Darn. Sokka wants a big boat. He's gotta get it somehow.]

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

We want something, but none of us besides Usopp are any good at the shitty boat-making part.

And the Longnose's only a talented amateur.

voice

[markofthewise]

My canoes haven't exactly sunk yet, but I'm not sure I could make something sea worthy. And definitely not by myself.

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

I've been around ships all my life. [pause]

Building's not my strong point, but I know what goes where, and if it's gonna sink or swim. Usopp might help out, too, if you're interested... [not like they've got much better to do]

Re: voice

[markofthewise]

It's a start anyway. But there's gotta be someone else out there who can help with this... at least, one not named Jack Sparrow.

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[insta-frowny face]

Yeah, if you'd please, let's avoid owing that shithead favors.

[The frown soon dissipates, and Sanji rubs the back of his neck thoughtfully] Shit, this'd be a lot easier with Franky around. I dunno anyone in the village who's a proper shipwright.

voice

[markofthewise]

[Sokka doesn't mind Jack too much. At this point, Jack probably owes Sokka a few favors. But all the same he'd be happy to not get him involved anyway.]

... Franky, I think I've heard you guys mention him. [He's the only Straw Hat Sokka hasn't really met. And he's never exactly asked about him.]

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Our shipwright. [Wait, Sokka's probably gotten that point. Absentmindedly adding (though who knows if Sokka's even familiar with the term)] And cyborg.

voice

[markofthewise]

[One year in Luceti and he's picked up a few things.]

... cyborg. That's like, half robot, right? Kind of like having automail.

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

That's it. Most of his front half is completely metal.

voice

[markofthewise]

And his back half?

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Very susceptible to pin-poking.

voice

[markofthewise]

[Skeptically:] Pin poking? Like... needle like pins?

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

That, and whatever else the average human body doesn't take well. [Normal by OP standards, anyway]

His hands couldn't reach his back side, so that part of him is still mostly human.

voice

[markofthewise]

[...]

What does him not being able to reach his back have to do with anything? [Wait...] Are you saying he made his own parts?

voice

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Aa. From scratch.

voice

[markofthewise]

... wow. [Crazy fighting powers are something he's come to expect from their world. But mechanical genius at this level? It blows away anything from his world. Not even Winry's talents can really match that.]