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Sokka the 73rd - [Action/Voice]

[The house was demolished. And apparently it didn't have the decency to start putting itself together again. Not to mention the whole town was soggy. Most of Sokka's stuff in his room had been damaged. Some of it was salvageable, much of it he had to just throw out. His important valuables were in the basement and though there was a few inches of water down there, his stuff was up high and out of reach. Still, another mess to clean. At least there were two waterbenders in the house to clean that up. For a lover of stuff, Sokka was pretty put out by it. He hadn't been able to sleep in his room because of it. In a way though, he couldn't be upset. It felt right. Like starting over.

And then there was the smithy. Or what was left of it. The whole thing was rubble now. He wasn't even sure if there was a point in trying to pick through it. Best to wait until the Malnosso fixed it, right? It was freeing up his schedule considerably, anyway. At least he was back to his normal practice schedule in the mornings. Even if two straight weeks of combat had left him... weary of it, to say the least. All the same. He found himself to be glad to be back in Luceti. Back in the library, studying his alchemy. Sure, he lost all his notes and would have to start over, but it would be easier since he already knew what needed to be done again. Still. There was so much to go over.]

A guy can't leave for a few weeks without the town getting demolished, huh? Anyway. So uh. A lot of stuff has happened this past week. If anyone wants to, you know, spare some of the good details? I'll be around. Interested. And if you want? I can tell you all about space. Which was pretty great.

[Very around. Like hanging out in the plaza around. No smithy kind of leaves him with no daytime hangout spot. Especially without Suki to spend time with. So besides his training and time at the library, he's very much a man with nothing to do. Evidenced by the fact he's sitting at a bench near the fountain, lazily sprawled out as he counts his one hundredth consecutive hit on a paddle ball. It's uncanny how good he actually is with it.]

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I don't know about that. [It sounds like a really odd ability though. Who knew?] It may be that the Shift that keeps powers weaker here is preventing you from doing anything. You won't know for sure until you can get out of the barrier and try, though. That means going on a draft or a mission. [Though it does remind him of the alchemy he's learning.]

[ She shakes her head, sighing. ] Unless I could get myself separated from the group for a while it wouldn't be something I could manage. If I were a member of Guild, maybe, but I'm not practiced enough at it to get anything done beyond a pinwheel in less than an hour.

[A pinwheel in half an hour? If that's how good she is at full power, it's not wonder it doesn't work. Huh. Interesting. He leaned forward a little, watching her closely.]

Separate from the group, then. They can do without their leader for a week, right? You need to know first hand what your strengths will look like once you're out there. So do it when the stakes aren't as high.

[ Canonly, even for the guys who are good at it, it might take more than a day to get a single gun made. Ammo is easier, but you can't make anything beyond the parts. Even if she caught on really quickly compared to everyone else, it's not something that's easy to do. ]

Any generic missions you'd suggest to try it on?

Something at the farmlands. It's not hard to get signed up for stuff like that and it's not very dangerous. Plus there's lots of open space to practice stuff off hours. And, I won't lie, I really love the food they feed us out there. Almost all our food comes from there and they have really good cooks out there.

[There's a faint smile on his face as he thinks about his many trips to the farm. As much as he complains about going there, it's actually something he kind of enjoys.]

I might put you out of business if I can figure out how to do it, you know. [ She's teasing. Like she'd make weapons for people out of the SSS even if she could. :'D ]

Have you seen the smithy? I'm already out of business! [Though it would be disappointing if she could do that. He already feels like Ed's alchemy negates his construction skills. He ends up looking a little exasperated anyway.]

You'll get it rebuilt eventually, don't worry. [ She's finally sitting up, looking at him confidently ] I wouldn't do that anyway. I'm caffeinating Luceti, not arming it.

With the coffee shop, right? That's your top secret plan?

No, but the top secret plan was SSS stuff and it didn't actually succeed. So it isn't that important to know. The coffee shop is a very out-in-the-open plan.

[Yeah, he figured that. Seeing as she had been so open about it. All the same...]

So what was it?

Lack of success, but the important part was that it made me realize that the SSS has a serious lack of unity and I need to figure out how to fix that if we're going to get anything done.

That part's never easy. How many people do you have now?

Twelve, including me, about half of whom are really into getting things done. Previously, the people I worked with had a lot of common ground, so I think the problem is getting everyone into the mindset that we're in the same group and we need to work together, not just listen to me and then argue or agree with me.

[Everyone wanted control of Luceti. There should be more unity. But everyone was in different stages of what they wanted. Sokka wanted control of Luceti and his future more than ever. But he doubted it was for the same reasons as her.

Common ground...]

How are you recruiting them?

For the most part the same way. Introduce the goal, ask them if they're interested, if they are take it from there. Some of them I just invited after they decided they liked me. [ She taps her fingers on the side of her crossed leg. ] It's also possible that it's because we haven't managed to achieve anything yet. Success is a great unifier, too. Then there's the problem of mentioning anything remotely dangerous. The second something looks like it might be a challenge, some of the members seem to back down.

Sounds like you might want to be pickier. Numbers aren't what matter right now. When it comes down to it, over half this village can pick a fight when they need to. And when big stuff happens, they'll be there to react to it. You need to stick with people who are dedicated to what your mission is. If you just invite random people, it's not going to get you very far.

So base it more on what we specifically need for the SSS, rather than people who want the same thing? [ She's staring up at the ceiling as she thinks about this. The SSS before.. it was kind of a way to make a home for people, so no one felt alone either. But she could do that without having people in the SSS right? Having people under her command helped her distance herself from people a little bit and that helped her feel more comfortable. But.. she was managing to do okay here, even with the people who weren't. ]

We all want the same thing. Control of our situation. We all have different ideas on how to do it. So far, no one has a plan that works. Some people are willing to wait, some oppose the Malnosso every chance they gets, and others try to work with them to improve relations. So yeah. Like that.

[ She thinks about it for a few seconds longer, then it's not apparent what exactly she's decided on by the expression on her face. Something about it seems to have perked up. ] Right. Anyway, what were you saying about the stars and space? We got sidetracked.

[Well, go figure. It's not his group anyway.]

Right. Well, have you heard of the General?

General is kind of a general name.

So that's a no. [Head shake. JEEZ YURI...] He's the leader of the Third Party.

Oh! Then I've heard things about him, just not by the name "the General." [ HA. Not doing SO bad! ]

But... that's the only name he goes by!

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