markofthewise | Sokka the 68th

[This morning, Sokka received a message through his journal. One he hadn't quite been expecting after everything that had happened last week. After pondering over it a bit, he inevitably was drawn to the journals to talk about it.]

You have to give the Malnosso credit. They drop a moon on the village and then they expect us to go show up to work for them like nothing ever happened. And it's... Farm Security. So I don't even get to do anything exciting. I get to a place I've already been, to make sure that 'our' food supplies don't get attacked. Yeah. That's great, "CJ". I'm really appreciating that. [He groans.] Well anyway, looks like I report at nine in the morning tomorrow. Apparently I'll be gone for five days. I'll take my journal, but apparently it won't work while I'm there. Guess I'll find out.

... so, I'm not the only one who signed up, right?

Oh. And Hiccup... keep an eye on the smithy. [Normally he'd ask Winry to do that. But things are a little... different with them lately. So he's not exactly jumping at the chance to go and have a public conversation with her. Or private, really.

For anybody who wants to run into him, Sokka will be doing his normal stuff at the smithy. He's making some preparations for needing to fight, since at this point he has only the Malnosso's word that this is less dangerous than a draft. Even though it's starting to get too cold for it, he'll eat his lunch out in the plaza like he always does. Other than that, he'll be spending his day as normally as he can. Come home for a normal dinner, tell some bad jokes to his housemates, and spend some time with his gal. In the morning, he'll head out.]

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[Rolling his eyes. But it's good natured sibling teasing.]

Why settle for that? Just go for a water bed and hot tub. I'm sure you can find room for it in your room somewhere.

Why would I want a waterbed? I'd never be able to sleep. [She'd be feeling it constantly, and that would be distracting.] Besides, there's plenty of space in that room for a bathroom. It's not like I need a closet.

[He figured she'd enjoy it. Kind of like how Toph likes to sleep in dirt. Oh well. Benders will be benders.]

Wow. You're actually serious about it. [He just thought it was a ridiculous idle fancy.]

[A tub all her own where no one would call her to rush out and she could just soak and everyone would have to leave her alone? You bet she's serious.

But she sobers a little.]

It's not that important. It's not like I should be planning to stay here anyway.

[He could argue that they can be comfortable even without planning to stay here. But he goes with another option.]

I bet me and Toph could put something like that together pretty quickly. The plumbing would be a little messy. Maybe we should switch rooms. [Since he's next door to the second bathroom already, the plumbing would be easier.

Not that he's ever done any plumbing, but he's pretty sure he understands it.]

[She shakes her head.]

You guys don't have to do that. It's really not a big deal.

Are you kidding? I go to the smithy so I have stuff to do. Besides. I've been needing an excuse to see if I can mess with the pipes in the house.

[Screw doing it for Katara. He just wants to get his hands dirty and see if he can do it.]

Then why don't you practice on an empty house first? I don't want you messing around in my room for weeks to try to fix something.

Or I could just do it outside. Which was my plan anyway!

[Gosh! So ungrateful.]

No. [She points the utensil in her hand - which happens to be a ladle - in his direction.] I don't want you messing up and killing all our hot water either. Practice first so you can do it right before you decide to mess with our house.

Don't be ridiculous. I'm not going to use the hot water! That means you'd have to refill it every time you want to use it. The water has to be heated constantly. I still have that stove. I'll just rig it up to heat the water in the tub. Simple. [You know. If he can figure out how to do that.]

I said no, Sokka, and I mean it. If you're going to mess with the plumbing, do it somewhere else first.

In the middle of a bunch of New Feathers showing up? Sure. I'll just go claim a house and hope nobody decides to move in while I'm in the middle of making a hot tub. No thanks. I'll do it here. In case you forgot, the houses repair themselves if you break something.

I didn't forget. I just don't want to have to deal with the mess in my room. If you don't want to use a house, then use an apartment building.

So I can mess up the plumbing for a whole bunch of people instead? Yes. That's clearly a better idea.

Fine. Then we'll just stick with my first idea where you don't do it at all.

Or maybe I'll just make it for myself! And then me and Suki can hang out in it instead.

If that's what you want to do, go ahead! I didn't ask you to do this. Just make sure that you keep it clean and get an effective draining system, and as long as you don't flood the house or do anything that would cut off our water supply you can do what you like with your room.

Fine. I'll do just that.

[So there.]

Fine.

Fine!

[And he gets up so he can stomp off to- oh wait.]

... how much longer until dinner?

[She gives him a look that says: I can not believe you just asked me that.]

About ten minutes.

[Yeah. Expecting that.]

Right. I'll just go... do something. [And getting up now. And heading to his room.]

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