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Sokka the 67th - [Action/Voice]

[Well, apparently the experiment was over. Sokka was glad for that. He was also in his rightful body. He had to suffer a kiss from Haruhi for it, but that seemed worth it to have his body back. A small price to pay and all that. That meant that with all the madness over, he could finally get back to work. He felt rusty, but once he was back in the smithy, everything just felt right. But he also didn't have much in the way to work on, which meant he was going to have to make a courtesy call to Luceti for work.]

So... that was one of the weirder experiments. But it was pretty harmless. I'd rate it about a three on the annoyance scale. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with all these costumes I ended up with. [Maybe he can give them to Shiki. Surely she wants loads of peasant clothes.]

Anyway, there's a weapon shop in town - the Slash and Crash. Yeah, I know, cool name. I came up with it myself. Anyway, things are slow-ish around here, so we're willing to take some requests and commissions for stuff. Or, well, I am anyway. I can't make guns or anything, but your swords and spears and stuff? We've got that. We can also do repair or maintenance work too. So... just let me know. Or come in. That works too.

[With that out of the way, Sokka starts fixing his work area, noticing now that Haruhi managed to get it a little out of order. He'll spend the rest of the day doing manly things, like staring at his reflection in the fountain and sometimes flexing just a little to remind himself he's no longer a tiny five foot tall girl. On the way home he stops to stare at the Brigade building, thinking back to being in charge there. He then decides obviously he doesn't miss that at all and goes to get some food. He might also be willing to help make dinner tonight. He's had a little practice this past month.]

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[He can tell something is off about her. She's more reserved and... sadder than usual. He doesn't need to guess the cause, but he wonders what the real reason is behind it. So his tone ends up a little somber in turn.]

It depends on what kind of shape it's in. [He takes the sword and removes part of the blade from the sheath to look it over.] It doesn't look that bad. I might be able to finish up by tomorrow.

[That's perhaps some of the best news Miyabi's heard in quite some time, and it certainly shows on her face. She stands up a little straighter, eyes wide and bright, and looks wholly excited and pleased. Her sword is very important to her, so hearing she can be fixed in such little time is good news.]

Really?! Just a day?

Well, I mean, it's not a "pick it up in the morning" kind of thing. More like... tomorrow afternoon sort of thing.

[He hates giving time estimates on these kinds of things, really.]

That's still not too bad. I was expecting it to take a few days...

[Which she really didn't like. Miyabi didn't like not having her sword at her side for more than a day or two. It just felt...weird, not having Sumomo strapped to her side or slung over her shoulder.]

Thank you, Sokka. Uhm...sh-should I just leave her here with you? You'll take care of her, right?

[Man, she's as attached to it as he is Boomerang. That makes him smirk.]

Well it would be kind of easier to work on it if it was actually here, yeah. She'll be fine.

[His words are very convincing, and if not that, then just his attitude. Miyabi bows in respect and thanks, knowing her sword will be in the safe care of her friend.]

Thank you, Sokka. So, I'll...leave her here then. [Why does that feel so painful to say? Fffff--] Are you too busy to show me the battle dome now? ...I hate to be a bother.

Now? [... well, there's really nothing pressing to do, save for her sword. So.]

Well we'll have to put 'the girl' somewhere. Unless you want to take her with you.

We can leave her here, so long as she's somewhere safe and out of the way. [And no one takes her. That's the main thing Miyabi's kind of worried about.]

It won't take too long, will it? I'll...try really hard to remember everything.

You've got it. I'll put the old girl in the vault. One second.

[SOKKA LIES AND TEN SECONDS LATER HE RETURNS]

So. Battle Dome?

[Miyabi's lip quirks up at the "old", and she's pretty sure her sword's spirit was fuming. Though....Sokka was kind of right. Sumomo was pretty old, for a human, at least.

When he returns, she makes for the door, hoping he'll follow suit.]

Thank you again, Sokka. The battle dome's not too far from here, is it? I don't go there very much, so...

Uh. It's only on the other side of town, Miyabi.

[He frowns. But he doesn't mind going that far or anything. It's no big deal. Especially at normal people size.]

[O-Oh,gods. Seems like she really doesn't go there often.]

Eh...heh, sorry. Everything just looks the same to me now, so... [She bites her lip a little, then glances off to the side.] I-It's okay though, I can still walk there.

[Wow Miyabi. Why so nervous?]

You sure you won't need me to carry you there?

[She doesn't like talking about her death penalty and the troubles it causes, okay?]

...I can walk, so long as you can lead.

Okay, okay. Just try and keep up.

[Because he will walk at NORMAL HUMAN SPEED. Try not to get blown away!]

[It's harder to blow her away when she's 4'10", and she could probably outrun you any day of the week, Sokka. Even sized down, she can guide a wolf through a cursed forest, if necessary! Poncles are a force to be reckoned with, even little. Big things in littler packages and what-not.]

Mhm...

[Yeah yeah, come on shorty. Before long, they're at the dome.]

Okay, so... what exactly do you have in mind?

[Man, this place still weirds her out to the nth degree. All this metal and wires and flashing lights. It seemed almost like the iron ark back home... Unnatural, like it came from a whole other world. Miyabi blinks, jerking her head back towards Sokka, then blinks.]

Eh? Oh. Uhm...I was actually thinking out my home....Kamui. The outskirts of the Oina village. There's a hut there, I think, and...the person I want to fight lives there.

Okay. Well I'll um. See what I can find.

[It's not much to go on, but hey, the machine is intuitive enough. He ushers Miyabi over to watch.]

The easiest thing to do, when finding stuff from your own world, is use yourself as something to search for. So I'll just type in Miyabi here...

[Miyabi does come over, curious and interested. She watches Sokka's every movement with wonder, never seeing a machine quite like this before. It looked strange and wonderful to a bumpkin like her, and also...just plain odd. Kind of like the Spirit Gate, or the Ark of Yamato - things far from her time.]

So you just...press those little square things? [Keys, Miyabi, keys. Oh, and her name appeared! M-Magic... It was almost like writing, only not with a brush and parchment, but with little buttons. Weird. And once her name is entered, a long list appears, Ponc'Tan being the first, then there is is second - Kamui.] Ah! There, that's what I want.

[Pointing quickly at it, and roughly. Do I press that or what?]

That, huh?

[He drags it along on the touch screen to expand it. A small holographic version of it appears above the console to demonstrate its appearance.]

Just this? I mean, we could add some other stuff. Like, I don't know, a rainbow or something.

[M-More magic... Miyabi practially "ooh"s out loud as she little hologram of her homeland appears in mid air. She jumps back somewhat, startled, then begins pawing at the image, waving her hand through it and brightening when nothing really happens. HOW IS THAT EVEN THERE IT'S LIKE A FLOATING, MINI KAMUI WHAAAT THAT IS SO COOL.

But Sokka's interjection makes her blink, and the answer is immediate.]

No. A snowstorm. That'd be Kamui when I left it.

Snowstorm? Really. Okay. [Well, he can handle snow. But he's going to program in a set of parkas to be waiting for them once they walk in.]

Okay. One snowy adventure waiting.

[Again, Miyabi watches how Sokka does it, trying to memorize each keystroke and every movement on the touch screen. She can handle the cold weather easily, but the added warmth is nice...especially when the blizzard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-UEFc6nBDA#t=2m22s) kicks in.

She can see Oki's hut, and the towering totem poles in the distance, but she doesn't seem all that thrilled to be here. It's ghastly, seeing her home in black and white. It's like the Day of Darkness really did come to Kamui. She shivers, exhales sharply, and closes her eyes. She can't look at this place for too long without feeling sick.]

Is that all? Is that how you do it?

[It's not hard to notice that she isn't as excited as he thought she would be. He frowns, concerned.]

Yeah. That's everything. Don't you want to go in?

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