markofthewise | Sokka the 71st

[Today, Sokka starts out with some simple messages for the journal.]

I know this is pretty late, but... Luceti has a way of causing delays. I got a lot of orders two months ago and they're all finally finished. If you haven't already picked them up, then... well, you should do that. I think you'll be pleased. [ooc: if you want to assume they already picked this stuff up a while ago, that's fine too!]

So, now that it's nice and warm these days, how do people feel about... fishing? I just made my own fishing rod, so I'm thinking tomorrow morning? Fishing time. On the river, maybe. Or I could bring out one of the boats and head to the lake. Some company wouldn't hurt. As long as you're not the noisy kind. I uh, actually want to catch some fish.

20th

[For today, Sokka works his regular shift at the smithy. From morning until the afternoon, he's at the smithy. There's not much to do now that he's done, so he straightens things out, hangs out on the couch with an alchemy book in his face, or if he gets bored with that... he reaches for his fishing rod under the couch and does a few practice casts. If he thinks no one will catch him doing it. Winry wouldn't approve. 8|

In the afternoon, he'll be around House 56 in the front and back yard, with a can of dirt and pushing over rocks and stones looking for worms underneath. A good fisherman needs his bait, after all! And he wants to be ready for tomorrow!]

21st

[As soon as his sparring practice is over, Sokka sets himself up on the southernmost bridge in town. Sure, it's a little gloomy today, but still time to fish. He has a chair, he has a fishing line, he has a cold box to put fish in, and he has not shortage of snacks and drinks. About ten minutes into his fishing, he gets drenched. Watch as poor Sokka has to gather up his stuff and flee back home. Later when he has an umbrella, he dejectedly heads to the smithy to put in a few hours. And then a few more hours later at the library to do alchemy research. No fishing today. :(]

22nd

[After a rainy day and rainy night, Sokka wakes up to A BIG BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW. He'll try to rush through his morning training, that way he can head to the river west of his house and ready a canoe. With a clear sky above, he's going out to the lake for fishing. There's room enough for two, for anyone eager to join. Following that, he'll be out on the southern lake fishing, cooking fish on the shore for lunch, and enjoying a good solid day off. STRESS FREE.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

How long are you going out fishing?

I was thinking a few hours, but since it's training for you, we may need to make it longer.

I'm not staying out there all day! No way.

Fine. Six hours should be enough.

...six hours, and not a minute more. Just name the time and place and I guess I'll be there.

You can meet me at the southern lake.

...right now?

Nah, I'm not ready for today. How about... two days from now. [He already has Yuri tomorrow, so that should work.]

Sure. Two days at the south lake. I'll book you into my schedule.

You can take the boat down with me, but that won't count as part of the six hours.

But will it still count toward my training?

Hmmm. Well I guess you could do all the rowing. That would work. You could use the workout.

Hey. I'm totally in shape!

Are you kidding? I think my arms might actually be thicker than your waist. That can't be healthy. You need to work on your build! I'm surprised you haven't been snapped in half already!

Oh come on, they're only thicker because you work them out. [...how...do you even respond to that?] It's not that bad...I've been this way for years.

And it's not good for you! It can't be. You just need to eat more. In fact, that's going to be part of your training. We're going to double your daily intake of meat.

Double. Sokka, I'm not even that huge of a fan of meat. Can't I just...I don't know, lift weights or something?

If you're going to lift weights, you need protein to build muscle. And meat is the best source of it!

I don't even know how to cook it though...it's just a bad idea all around, okay? There are other sources of protein...like eggs! I can totally do eggs.

It's meat! It's easy to cook! But... eggs are okay too, I guess. [Still. He will need to add meat cooking to her training regime.]

Talk to Haruhi. She's the one who usually does the cooking in our house anyway. I can do eggs, and I can do baking. That's pretty much it. [If she's trying, of course, she can do more, but she generally leaves it to someone else.]

You can tell her. Haruhi could use some meat too, I'm sure. And Beat would appreciate it too.

Haruhi's fine. [...] I didn't know you knew Beat that well. [Because that's a fairly good point.]

He likes to come around and kick the smithy sometimes.

Oh...yeah, sorry. I can tell him to knock it off, but that seems sort of random even for Beat.

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