markofthewise | Sokka the 73rd

[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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Here. [He rests a hand over his right side, just below his ribs.]

[Ouch. She winces visibly, but she tries a smile for him.]

Such a tough man.

Trust me, I didn't feel very tough, then.

[And their medic only knew basic field stuff. No one had any magic.]

Who treated you?

A medic from another enclosure. But he didn't have any magic.

I could have provided better treatment if I was there.

Lots of people could have. We had to work with what we had.

I'm just glad you came back safe, though. [Safe means in one piece. Safe means not dead.]

So am I. Because it was definitely that Shift Hunter's intention for it to be otherwise.

We'll go get them next time, don't worry.

Well. I kind of did get a next time. Only... those Shift Hunters were being used by the soldiers to hunt cultists.

[Life. Life is confusing in Luceti.]

[So very true.]

Just... how many of them are there?

I don't know. There could be thousands of those things. They're animals.

Great. [A roll of her eyes.] I think the more we get rid of them, the more they multiply.

Well, that is the natural biological way of things.

Didn't know it also applies to- [A dismissive wave of her hand.] -whatever they are.

Well, it's not like I've been sitting around watching them do it.

That'd be really gross.

Yes. Which is why I'm not thinking about it. [CHICKEN EAT.]

Wouldn't want to ruin that monster appetite.

You're just jealous because you're stuck eating a bunch of leaves.

Of course not! Why would I be jealous of an appetite that huge? [Really, why?] I don't have any plans of getting fat.

Neither do I. [He finishes off the meat from a bone.] But a life without meat is no life at all.

I get that. I mean it's not like I only eat leaves my entire life. Ninjas need their protein, too. [She just prefers to cut down her meat intake and replace her protein source if she can help it.]

And when do you happen to do that?

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