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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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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!

Mostly I've just heard him referred to as "the leader of the third party."

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Well, I suppose that's accurate. He was back. First time we've seen him in over a year.

What happened to him?

He killed a lot of people. [He beat Buffy.] But in the end, the Commandant got him.

That's one of our guys, right? [ All these names. :| ]

She's the leader of the Malnosso's military. She's talked to our village a few times in the past. Not often, though.

That was probably before I was here.

Yeah, probably. How long has it been again?

Since I got here? About half a year.

[My my, time flies doesn't it?]

Six months. I remember hitting six months myself. It was hard to believe I was still stuck here.

Six months doesn't really seem that long to me anymore.

Well it took us about ten months to save the world. So it didn't feel like a lot of progress at the time.

You saved the world?

[ The sudden realization that you kind of don't know much about the person you're talking to. That's a big thing to miss. ]

Well, we saved it from the country that wanted to conquer it and wipe anyone out that resisted. So, yeah, more or less.

You fought an entire country? With other people though, right? Not like one of those crazy superheroes who uses laserbeam eyes to take out an entire fleet.

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