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Sokka the 61st - [Action/Voice]

[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.

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Hey, things came up. I got to it, didn't I?

[The put upon attitude is totally fake.]

You shouldn't keep a girl waiting, you know.

Anyway, it sounds like everyone else is happy for you too.

Yeah. There seems to be a shortage of "how could you plan to do that in a place like this!?" so far. That's a good sign.

Professor Nebilim and her future husband's engagement went well, didn't it? Why not yours?

Regal and Gelda didn't announce it to everyone! Which was a shame, because they really should have. [Well, whatever. Old people do what they want.]

Miss Gelda did ask about weddings though!

Yeah, I guess so. [Just saying. REGAL SHOULDA STEPPED UP HERE, OKAY.]

Anyway, I'm glad it's being received well. You two decide on if you're going to celebrate it?

Not so much, no. Buffy probably won't be too happy about that. [OH WELL.]

Buffy's kind of party-happy. Wants one just to have one, you know?

Parties just of the sake of parties! I wonder if she realizes we wouldn't need somewhere there to serve drinks.

Who knows?

Yeah. [A pause as something occurs to him. Today he was going to work on making his canoe sea worthy, which brings up something important.]

... hey, you know, it's getting pretty warm lately.

You know, you're right! Do you want to go to the beach together soon?

Well, I'm still for it. But... are you sure you don't wanna go with someone else? I mean, if you want to? I'm good with that.

[She has Haruhi now, after all. And then there's Ed. Those are two people that matter a whole lot more to Winry than Sokka does.]

I said you'd be the first to take me, didn't I?

Well yeah! But what about Ed? Haruhi?

I could give excuses as to why I'm not going with them, but the truth is you're my friend Sokka. Get used to it.

Okay, okay! Fair enough. I just didn't want you to regret it or anything.

[He's kind of glad to hear that. Not that he's going to go admitting that or anything.]

I can't think of any reason why I would.

Just tell me when you're ready. I already have a swimsuit.

Oh. Swimsuit. [... he's gonna need something new. What worked last year probably won't now.] Well, if we're going swimming, I guess I will.

[He hadn't really thought about what this trip would ensue. Now it was a matter of Suki...]

Well that's exactly why we waited until it was warm, right?

... well, yeah. I guess so. [He just assumed she was adverse to chilly ocean winds! Or something.]

Just the two of us, right?

Yeah? Unless you wanted to invite someone else...?

[Yeah.... totally getting that vibe there. He could easily get away with doing his own thing for a day and not saying what it was. But if he got caught, he would be in soooo much trouble.]

Just us is good. But umm... you know, I'll kind of have to explain it to Suki. [Because... yeah. Fiancee running off to go swimming with his hot blonde co-worker? That's a pretty special conversation to have.]

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