Sokka the 71st - [Action/Voice]

[markofthewise]

[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.]

Comments

[markofthebrave]

"Just stuff from home. There should be a whole bunch of-" never worn, nearly new "-things from here."

Nami had taken her shopping once, far earlier in her stay here, thus the vast majority of the clothes there were spring clothes.

[herotypical]

"I've recently been trying to downsize my wardrobe," Buffy commented casually as she browsed what was on offer.

[markofthebrave]

There may not have been a topic on the face of the known universes that made Katara feel so entirely out-of-her-depth as clothes.

"Oh?"

But polite inquiry? Always a win.

[herotypical]

"It's dangerous -- everything being free. There's no sticker shock to make me think twice."

[markofthebrave]

"Well... I guess that's true."

If Buffy is a very savvy shopper, she'd probably recognize that most of those clothes are at least a year old.

[herotypical]

Notice, she does. And: "Looks like you don't have that problem, though."

[markofthebrave]

"I'm not used to having access to so much stuff."

Everyone dealt with extreme loss and poverty in different ways - Katara's was to keep few things of value and keep them on her at all times; Sokka's was to have few things of value, keep them on him at all times, and collect massive amounts of other stuff.

"And a lot of the stuff in the store... isn't for me."

[herotypical]

"Isn't for you or you haven't tried it yet?"

[markofthebrave]

"Isn't for me."

She liked things that gave her plenty of mobility, and those modern clothes made her feel too... self-conscious and exposed.

"I had to wear modern Earth clothes when I was in Tokyo, and I was constantly forgetting myself in them. It was very uncomfortable."

[herotypical]

"You know, modern Earth stuff can be pretty varied. Maybe it was just the Tokyo styles that weren't working for you."

[markofthebrave]

"Maybe." She was not entirely convinced. At all. But she tried to make a point of not overtly insulting other cultures.

[herotypical]

Buffy finally decided on an article, dragging it free from its hanger.

"Honestly. As with pretty much everything in life? Fashion is kinda what you make of it."

[markofthebrave]

"That's... never really been a top concern." She enjoyed getting dressed up for occasions, but she'd long since given up on being beautiful here. Neat and presentable, with practical, easy-to-fight in clothes - that was the goal.

[herotypical]

"Can I ask...why?"

[markofthebrave]

"There wasn't much call for it in the South Pole," Katara shrugged. "For most of my life, Sokka was the only person my age. And we had to manage our resources carefully."