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Sokka Thunderaxe ([personal profile] markofthewise) wrote2011-09-05 08:41 pm

65th: The Swapping of Sokka Thunderaxe


[And now Sokka was a girl. Worse than that, he was Haruhi Suzumiya. After an enlightening conversation with that Malnosso girl, he and the real Haruhi had come to the unhappy conclusion it was better not to tell anyone what happened. Which Sokka hated the idea of, but the potential consequences of not doing it could be worse. Besides, if Haruhi could figure out how to fix all of this, he'd be back in his own body by tomorrow! Or a few days, anyway.

This, unfortunately, means having to live like Haruhi. And dress like her too. Girly top, a dress, and that stupid ribbon in his hair. As much as he wanted to just tie it all behind his head in a ponytail, she wouldn't let him do that. Can't blow their cover, after all. And then he has to follow Haruhi's schedule for things.

He leaves the house undetected that morning, eating breakfast on the go. This leaves him to try and do things that Haruhi would do. Which he is not at all thrilled about. Since he doesn't want to run into people, he ends up hitting the library to read about things that would help him be Haruhi. Like things about Japan. He'd never cared about Japan, but it seemed like he ought to know things on it by now.

After lunch (which he spends tucked away privately in the back of one of the restaurants), he swallows his anxiety and goes to visit Winry. But then he decides to look in on Shiki first at All Passions, like instructed. After that he'll warily enter the smithy, feeling oddly out of place there, to visit Winry. When these 'appointments' are finished, he'll arrive at the Brigade building. Early. Twiddling his thumbs until people arrive. Fortunately he wrote down a cheat sheet for who everyone actually is.

After the meeting (which is probably short), he'll be left with nothing to do for a few hours. That's when he opts to just hit the barracks and try to train. He'll be incredibly frustrated at the fact he seems to have lost his skill at just about everything. While he's not horrible, he's nowhere near his "A Game".

In the evening he faces the second worst part of the day - cooking. Being only skilled at cooking meat, he'll try his darndest to make a decent meal. It will be edible Shiki and Beat, don't worry. It will just be incredibly bland and very heavy on the meat. Sort of a boring exercise in chewing, really. Given that Katara has drilled family dinners into him, he'll be at the table expecting a group dinner.

Later in the evening he'll spend some time on the roof, grumbling about his fate, and working secretly on carving a piece of wood into a new boomerang. Day one was a nightmare. He doesn't think he's going to last another one.]


((OOC: Okay! So lots of teal deer up there. Hit him up at any time during the day. You can forward date stuff to later in the week if you want. His routine will be more or less the same the rest of the week. Replies will come from [livejournal.com profile] wisebent!

MORE IMPORTANTLY this is a body swap plot! It involves some of Haruhi's reality bending powers, so it's not an experiment/Mallynapping thing. As explained here, this means that Sokka and Haruhi's friends shouldn't notice things being that odd. If they do, it's something they'd quickly dismiss. I hope you guys will play along!))

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh jeez, it's that boring guy. Minato... Sokka has talked to him a few times, but Haruhi kind of made it clear she doesn't like him. So he's pretty confident he can walk by without saying anything. Which is exactly what he's going to try and do.]
emp3thy: ♬ NEUTRAL | (changing seasons)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Tough luck. As soon as it becomes clear that 'Haruhi' is trying to ignore him, Minato calls her out.]

Hey.

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Damn! He's caught. He doesn't turn towards Minato, though.]

Hey.
emp3thy: ♬ NEUTRAL, UNSURE | (over the shoulder)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[regardless, he turns to look back.]

You might have guessed, but Keiichi was kidnapped the other day.

[direct, but... of all people, Haruhi should probably know.]
Edited 2011-09-06 04:56 (UTC)

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Keiichi... Sokka wasn't sure he knew the guy, but Haruhi had given him the scoop. This would explain his absences lately.]

... I see. [Well, now what? Would Haruhi feel bad? Want to cry about it? That doesn't seem like her.] Thanks for letting me know.
emp3thy: ♬ NEUTRAL | (Default)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[it's good for Sokka that tsundere is Haruhi's default response.]

He may need your help when he gets back.

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Thinking thinking, okay, anytime he tells Haruhi anything she often responds with a 'no duh' sort of response.]

Of course he might need it. It's not like the Malnosso kidnapped him to take him on a cruise or anything.
emp3thy: ♬ EXASPERATED | (sigh)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[So cavalier....] Right. Just be careful.

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
I can handle myself, thanks.

[... even though he doesn't feel confident about that. He doesn't go around carrying an assortment of weapons on him all the time because it makes him look cool. He's fairly paranoid about his safety in Luceti and going around as Haruhi with nothing but a can of mace in his purse does not instill him with much confidence. He was going to have to raid the smithy later and find some discreet knives he could keep on him.]
emp3thy: ♬ UNSURE | (uhhh)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[there is a distinct unsure look for a moment before Minato catches it and nods. Haruhi had learned from the last time.

Now, to let her go or continue the conversation? Well, there is one other topic he's interested in...]


So how is Shiki holding up? [he's talked to her, but getting a housemate confirmation is good too.]

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Shiki. He knew she was in a bad state, but... she seemed to be handling it well enough.]

She'll be fine. Shiki just needs some time. [A lot of time, he wagers. If he lost Suki, he'd be crushed.]
emp3thy: ♬ NEUTRAL | (look back)

[personal profile] emp3thy 2011-09-06 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
The question's how long. [but he nods.]

[identity profile] wisebent.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as it takes. You don't just get over something like that overnight. [He's not even pretending to be Haruhi there. Straight from the heart, that one.]