66th: The Party Planning of Sokka Thunderaxe

[markofthewise]

[Well, Sokka's in it deep now. After being forced to 'cover' for Haruhi in the Brigade, he went and made up some stupid party and now he needs to go public with it. Which... yeah, he is so not into doing. So, deep breath as he composes himself.]

Attention everyone! This is Haruhi Suzumiya, Chief of the SOS Brigade. [Okay, name and title down. He's got that. Now for the announcement.] As you should all be aware, the Autumn Equinox is September 23rd, that's eight days from now. It's also conveniently on a Friday as well. Which means we will be having a party for that. Although, technically, it might not really be the equinox. Different worlds, different planetary cycles, but that's not important. [It's getting too much into Sokka-esque technicalities] There's going to be a fall party, right in the plaza.

We will, of course, provide food and fireworks to make things interesting. If anyone wants to provide other entertainment like, say, music... have at it. The party will start at nine in the evening. Brigade members, you all know what to do! Failure to do your part will result in steep penalties all around.

[Aaaaand this is the part he hates most, but he knows it's inevitable.]

Also! We're recruiting. If you want to join the Brigade, contact me for an interview and can be... interviewed. If you like the idea of parties and other time wasting nonsense, this is probably the club for you.

[THERE IT IS DONE. Sokka will be sitting in the Brigade headquarters, after the meeting, to answer all these questions and generally hate his life. Later he'll hit up the grocery store to take some stuff 'home' for dinner. (And if that's not enough to work with, come up with something and we will MAKE IT WORK.)]

((OOC: Okay, just like last time, this is still a body swap plot! It involves some of Haruhi's reality bending powers, so it's not an experiment/Mallynapping thing. For those of you new here, it's all explained here. Replies will come from wisebent.))

Comments

[Voice]

[mythmaker]

A party for the Autumn Equinox? My, my, that certainly sounds like fun. Fireworks, too, even.

Just one question. What's an SOS Brigade?

[Voice]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's the plan. You're welcome to come along. [... whoever you are. He can't be sure if Haruhi knows these people or not.]

The SOS Brigade? It's a special club for doing things like... this. I'm the leader- chief.

[Voice]

[mythmaker]

That sounds like a lot of fun. Thank you for the invitation, Haruhi-chan. [Who she's never met before.]

So you throw parties? My, my, that sounds like a lot of fun.

[Voice]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, tons of fun. [He tries to make it sound like he means it, but it comes out sounding somewhat sarcastic.] Do you want to join or something?

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Luke's never really cared much about SOS-related things, other than the fact that Xion's in it. So the announcement is mostly just half heard, though a couple of words stick out at him.]

... Wait, fall?

[Voice]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

Yeah, fall. The season after summer.

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

I know that! But -

... Summer's almost over?

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[piggybabe.livejournal.com]

[A party, huh? Maybe she should attend to cheer herself up. Or maybe she should drag Shikamaru with her so they can at least have fun for a while. She misses Chouji, yes, but if he was here, he wouldn't like her to burn all her days away by locking herself in her room and doing ikebana.]

It's nice of you to throw a party like that, Haruhi.

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[wisebent.livejournal.com]

[... oh, maybe he can talk to Ino for once and not have his muscles be the main subject of conversation.]

Well that's just what I do. Throw parties. Make things fun. Spread... excitement.

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[piggybabe.livejournal.com]

What would this place do without you? [The tease comes out forced and lacks the usual cheekiness it has.] Anyway, I'll mark that date. Thanks.

[voice]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

The Autumn Equinox? Isn't that a weird thing to celebrate?

[Not in general, but the SOS Brigade? ...well, Haruhi would probably plan a party for anything, he supposes. Or however her weird brigade works.]

[voice]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

[Ugh, do you have to bug him NOW, Caesar?]

It's celebrating fall. But with an appropriately chosen day for it. So what?

[voice]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Yes. Because Haruhi, he has found, is incredibly fun to tease.]

That sounds a bit normal for the brigade. Perhaps you're losing your touch?

[And that's all this is, really. Teasing. Because it's not like he cares what the brigade does.]

[minimonsterdad.livejournal.com]

"Time wasting nonsense," hm. Creative pitch.

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

It gets the job done.

[minimonsterdad.livejournal.com]

And yet you must have standards, if there's an interview.

[ voice ]

[lunas]

Eeeh?! Is there really going to be a party? [ At least Usagi is believing the whole act - even though she doesn't know Sokka or Haruhi personally, so it's not too hard to fool her. ]

Ah, the Autumn Equinox is my favourite holiday from now on if parties go along with it, even if I don't have a clue what it is!

[ voice ]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

Well most people know the equinox as being the day when the day and nigh are more or less the same length. After that, the nights will be longer than the days, until the Spring Equinox. It's technically more complicated than that, but... I don't think anyone will care.

[ voice ]

[lunas]

... Huh, that does sound a little complicated.. That would probably be more Ami-chan's kind of thing than mine..

But it does have parties, right? That's the important part!

[Voice]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

...Wasting time and nonsense? [Okay so. So something's up. There has to be. Or is she just searching for it to be wrong?]

[Voice]

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

... it's an expression.

[Voice]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Not one I've ever heard you use in the same sentence as the brigade.

[sinceritytear.livejournal.com]

Wow, there sure are a lot of parties all of a sudden! That sounds great!

[wisebent.livejournal.com]

Well, parties are what make this place fun.

[sinceritytear.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess something has to make up for that big park going away. Honestly, how can we treat this like a vacation if we're always having to worry about something crazy happening?