Sokka the 61st - [Action/Voice]

[markofthewise]

[When Sokka opens the journal, he does it with a very specific purpose and yeah, maybe it's New Feather season and the aftermath of some dumb experiment, but he has some news that he's been sitting on for awhile. News that only two or three people outside of the Avatar house are even aware of. So today, around lunch period at school, Sokka heads around the building, facing the playground, to make an announcement he'd been putting off for a bit. Not because he didn't want to make it, but it was hard to do it with people being all ragey with the Malnosso. Maybe a few days of New Feathers will have cooled them off?]

Hey everyone. So... this is actually a few weeks late, but uh, that experiment kind of got in the way and New Feathers showing up and... anyway. Forget all that.

If you guys happen to see Suki around town, say hi to her for me. After all, she's the future Missus Thunderaxe. [He allows that to sink in a bit.] Because, you know, we're engaged now. Just saying. Nice pretty necklace and everything. One of my best works, if I do say so myself.

[Yeah, yeah. He's feeling good about that, okay. Like, solid. Whatever that means. Anyway, he decided that tonight he is making dinner. That means he's going to the grocery and stocking up on steaks. He wants to make steak burgers, because he's heard about them (somewhere) and they sounded awesome. From Luceti he had decided he liked steak and he liked hamburgers, so a combination? Gotta be a winner. Nevermind that he's just getting regular old steaks and plans to just put those on a hamburger bun. He'll realize the bones are gonna be a problem later on.

He'll make his customary appearance at the smithy to help New Feathers with weapons. He'll also be around school during the appropriate times for that. In the evening, after his dinner fiasco, he'll be down by the river, on the southern end of town, making some modifications to see if he can't make it sea worthy. Like adding a sail. He's pretty unsatisfied with the results though. Looks like he may need to just make a new boat from scratch. Which necessitates another voice post in the evening. But only after excluding a certain pirate. No offense, Jack, but he wants his own boat.]

[Filtered from Jack Sparrow]

So... ship building. Anyone want to help make one? A big one. Not huge, just... sea worthy with a nice strong sail. And good for bringing in lots of fish, too. Any help would be good. Just materials would go a long way.

Comments

[vermified]

Hm... well, I can't promise I'll be the most sociable of guests, but I'll be sure to attend if you insist. [Assuming Sigmund doesn't demand his attention, but he doesn't do that as often as it used to be required.]

[markofthewise]

Of course I do! Maybe you'll get to finally meet Suki. [Unless something just CONVENIENTLY comes up.]

[vermified]

You always seem to have difficulty introducing us. It's not as if I live that far from you. Should I be concerned that you don't really want us to meet?

[markofthewise]

What? No! It's just... you always seem busy.

[vermified]

Or perhaps you're the one who's busy. [HINT HINT.]

[markofthewise]

... busy doing what? [TOTALLY OVER HIS HEAD.]

[vermified]

[Interesting.]

Activities that relate to one's engagement, I suppose.

[markofthewise]

[...]

Uhh... Dating?

[vermified]

[...Oh, Sokka.]

Certainly. That can take up a lot of your time, can't it?

[markofthewise]

Uhh yeah. You've been on dates, right? There's... lot to do.

[vermified]

I haven't, actually. [Which is true enough. No ladies back home in his village, not during all his travels, and certainly not here. The concept is completely alien to him.]

[markofthewise]

Oh. Well. Yeah. There's a lot of, you know, activities you can do. Lots to do. [Yeah that should cover it.]

[vermified]

[Snerk.] How very specific.

[markofthewise]

Hey, if you wanna figure out what to do on a date, you'll have to figure it out on your own, like everyone else.

[vermified]

[jkshfdf]

I don't need to figure out what to do! I'm not dating anyone!

[markofthewise]

Fine, fine! I'm just saying, that's all. If it ever happens.

[vermified]

In other words, if the opportunity arises, I can't ask for advice?

[markofthewise]

[... wait, didn't he just say otherwise? Err...]

Uh, yeah, sure.

[vermified]

[SO UNHELPFUL SOKKA]

...W... well. It's not like it'll even be an issue! So whatever you say, I don't care.

[/JOURNAL RAGEQUIT. (Or he's just feeling sheepish.)]

[markofthewise]

[Oooooookay. Well, whatever.]