markofthewise | Sokka the 61st

[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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Ahh...[Hiccup isn't entirely sure what a bison is, but from the way Sokka describes it, he pictures some giant, hulking sheep-like thing soaring through the air. Wingless.]

So...airbending? Is that like magic?

[Well actually...]

Yeah, pretty much. Only it's all air stuff.

Is that...actually useful? [Air could fill sails, but was air magic really all that helpful?]

Actually? Surprisingly yes. Airbending is pretty useful. I tried learning the wind magic here. It's not nearly as good, but it has its uses.

[He considers this for a moment. If he could learn it, he could totally mess with Toothless when they were flying. Not that that was a big motivator, but it would be kind of fun to get back at him for all those fun loops and such he loved to pull.]

How do you...how do you go about learning the magic here? I really haven't heard much about it.

Well, basically? A lot of sitting around and communing with nature. Or spirits, whatever. It's exactly as boring as it sounds. But going to school helps. You know... tips for the right places to go listen and some techniques to use the magic for. Me? I've got fire, lightning, wind, and light down.

[He spent a lot of time acquiring them before finding out they were useless outside the barrier.]

Uh...huh. [Sitting around and listening to nature? Noooot exactly Hiccup's strong suit. Even if learning magic sounded way cool. Hmm.]

Wow, that...yeah, that sounds pretty boring. But hey, it's probably useful, right?

Yeah, it's been useful to me on more than one occasion. If you can manage it, the healing stuff is great too.

[Besides, what else is there to do around here?]

[He nods to himself. Well, Hiccup certainly isn't going to be bored any time soon.] Hey, well, that's good to know. Thanks!

Don't mention it. If you ever need any tips, you know where to find me... you know. In the smithy. As usual. Close at hand.

Right. Thanks, Sokka. Oh--and, um. Congradulations. You know. Again. It's a pretty big deal.

Yeah, thanks Hiccup.

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