markofthewise | Sokka the 70th

Okay, I just need everyone's attention for a minute. At least, those of you who, you know, like weapons.

I'm Sokka and I guess you could say I'm in charge of the weapon shop and smithy. I've been working with Leon Geeste, who is a kind of master alchemist guy, to make even better weapons. With his crests and my weapons, we can add a kind of magical element to them now. For instance, a sword can be given a fire element and that will make the blade burn and make it deadlier. Or a spear could be given an ice element that will freeze around the target a little. And, you know, other stuff. There's earth, air, and lightning elements too.

Anyway, these aren't always the easiest things to make, but... if it's a thing you want, we can do it. We've got stuff already made, but we can do something custom too. But just be practical, right? Sure, we might be able to figure out how to put crests into a hundred arrows. But we might also decide to, you know, have social lives too. These crests work best with a single weapon that you'll keep reusing. I can uh, explain it better, if you need me to.

[With that announcement out of the way, Sokka will hang out at the smithy until dinner time. He wants to be there and ready in case anyone wants these cool new unique weapons. Unless, of course, no one shows up. In which case he'll be at his work desk converting his alchemy notes into code, which is proving to be his least favorite thing to do ever. He kind of hates Ed now for telling him he had to do this. But it's what he has to do if he wants to prevent the secrets of meat alchemy from falling into the wrong hands. Who knows what people could do with that kind of power!

After closing up shop and doing his usual dinner at home, Sokka will be unusually taking a walk around the village in the evening. He's actually got a lot on his mind and without smithing or alchemy to occupy his thoughts, he's stuck on the Masaomi problem. He's half hoping that he'll run into the guy on the streets, but he's still not entirely sure how to approach the problem. Before the evening's over, he'll end up at Good Spirits, concerned and drowning his thoughts into a nice tall glass of... hot chocolate. Because that's what men do. Drink tall cups of hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows and whipped cream.]

((ooc: Some more details on the crafted weapons can be found over here.))

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[Sokka actually stops for a moment when he spots Masaomi. Damn. He half hoped he wouldn't run into him.

But. Well, here they are. Better now than never, right?]

... hey.

[Well Katara did tell him that she told Sokka so.]

Yo.

Edited 2012-02-11 06:26 (UTC)

[This might be easier if she hadn't.]

You busy?

Well... [He has a burrito in his hands. But not really. He shakes his head]

[Not waiting for an answer then:]

Okay good. Let's take a walk. [This is a bad place for what he needs to do.]

...Okay?

[He'll just. keep the burrito in hand. Standing]

[YUP. Sokka will just start walking, heading towards the southern part of the village.]

So... Katara and I talked. You know, about things. Not a lot of things. Just... mostly you.

[Wince. He wishes he could fold his arms behind his head or something to play it cool but. Burrito]

Ah~ is that so?

Yeah. [No, eat your burrito, Masaomi. No being cool for you. Sokka, however, isn't quite looking at him just yet.] She's your 'secret crush'.

A...ahaha. It seems that is the case.

But she doesn't like you like that. [He wants to say 'at all', but that would be a flat out lie.]

[it's much less stabbing than "condolences," but somehow stings a bit. He nods, going to get a bite of his burrito in]

[No reply. Sokka doesn't say anything at first, walking a bit and thinking. Katara didn't want him meddling, but it's hard to do when it's someone like this...

After a bit, he asks:]

So why keep trying?

[Now... that. That is a good question. He swallows, forcing the current burrito bite down his throat. That is a very good question. Should he answer rhetorically? Honestly? Sarcastically? Earnestly? He isn't sure. and in the end... he waffles just a bit before deciding on-]

Ah, isn't that obvious, Sokka? She's worth it.

I know she's worth it.

[He says it immediately. He may not always express to his sister how much he cares about her, but he knows she's worth it. The words 'she deserves better' dance in his head, but he's really trying hard not to take the Sokka approach to this. No, he's trying to say what Hakoda would say.]

But do you think it's fair to keep messing with her like that?

-Messing, is it?

["Messing?" he almost becomes indignant but no, no, that wouldn't be productive.]

She's not into you, Masaomi. Don't you think she deserves a break?

[As far as he's concerned, friends don't keep the other friend under that kind of pressure.]

[ah. That... actually gives him a little pause. He slows a step before he looks at his burrito and then back at Sokka. When he speaks, it's more careful]

No, she's not. [...] And she deserves a lot more than that, really. Mah, if we're talking about what a person deserves, she doesn't deserve to be feel like she's trapped, doesn't deserve all the times-- ["I've seen her look like she's in pain" she stops. He's stalling] However... I'm not quite that altruistic.

[All of that slaps in his face of just selfishness. He doesn't know what Masaomi's reasons are, but the way he puts it just rubs him the wrong way. He'll keep doing what he's doing just because he's not a good person? That's some excuse.]

Well if you want to ever be the man she deserves and might actually want, then you might want to work on that.

True. [Man this whole burrito thing is making him not sure what to do with his hands. He looks at it again before he sighs and shakes his head]

Baby steps, right? She's setting the rules, my hand's on the table. [Shift, short chortle. the rules. Why did thy have to be so different here?] Maaah, and working on that whole "dating other girls" thing. Swore it off.

[There's a sort of quirky smile on his face now] Though~ I'd be willing to take some lessons in being a man from you, Sokka.

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[His reaction might be sincere, but that's not how Sokka sees it. Not when he's able to smile about it like it's no big deal. He just feels patronized instead.]

It's not a joke, Masaomi. Don't you think she has enough problems without you adding to them?

I know that I want to make them better - also... that I'm not really joking.

[The smile fades into a more neural expression]

[That just causes Sokka to stop, turning around to stare at him skeptically.]

You want me to teach you. To be a man.

[...Smile quirk and he raises the burrito hand] Okay you got me there. I want you to approve of me a little more.

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