markofthewise | Sokka the 76th

It was an adjustment. He didn't much like that he was now single. He hated even more the circumstances that led to it. But after this long, Sokka owed it to himself to put himself back together and make some sense of his life. Or at the very least, try and be a little upright for the sake of his friends. After burying himself in work for the past few weeks, it was time for some sunshine. As sunny as it could be in January, anyway. So while he's out, he's not exactly chipper. But he's trying his best to not look as somber and cranky as he has the last few weeks.

Today, he's out with Foo Foo Cuddly Poops, the tiny Saber Toothed Moose-Lion cub he received for Christmas. The little beast is getting a bit bigger now. His little horns are protruding more and he was growing consistently. The little thing could fit on Sokka's head before, but not anymore. He was just shy of being the size of a beagle now. He'd already been bigger than Sokka remembered when he received him on Christmas. Having seen the mother, he knew Foo Foo would only get bigger. He also couldn't leave Foo Foo at home, since his teeth were coming in. Which meant he was chewing up anything he could get his paws on. Not to mention he was hardly housebroken. So this is why today, Sokka was going to the grocery to explore the diet of moose-lions so he could carry it all back in bulk. Which is why he also had an unseemly large bag. He suspected, before long, he'd have to start using a wheel barrow.

At the grocery store, the two explore a variety of foods they both like. Fruits and meat. It seems Foo Foo has a similar appetite to Sokka.

While he's off in one corner letting Foo Foo got to town on a basket of apples, he hits up the journals.

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So. How exactly do you teach an animal not only to stop chewing on your valuables, but also to do their business outside? You know, without actually keeping them outside all the time. [A pause as he looks over at Foo Foo.] At least while they'll still fit in the house.

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"Okay, I'll tell them." Hiccup wouldn't be there much longer either, so Winry would need to know. Raven studied his new pet again, feeling a weird kindred-spiritship for a fellow monster but wanting to distance herself from its...habits.

"Need help carrying all of that?"

He had been intending to take it all himself. But now that she mentioned it, there was a bit too much for him to carry. Yet again he found himself missing his good old super strength.

"Well, now that you mention it, I could use a separate pair of arms. And since Winry says she can't just attach those anywhere, I'm willing to use yours."

The idea that Sokka might want a pair of metal arms made her shudder a little bit. She tried to hide it by lifting some of his purchases.

"Okay." Making two trips was always annoying. This was easier.

Well, they were off to a great conversational start on that note. So, with both of them burdeneed, he searched for somewhere to start.

"So... how's things been?"

"They're fine."

Raven, the master conversationalist.

"I like having Hiccup back."

"Me too, You guys get along?"

He hadn't really observed Raven's interactions with the others. They seemed pretty sparse.

"He's...a good person." Was that actually a smile flickering by, there? Surely Sokka was hallucinating.

Then again, he did make her laugh.

He raised an eyebrow and for a moment considered pointing out Hiccup had a sort-of-girlfriend already. But he decided it was wiser not to point that out.

"And he has a neat dragon. Seriously, I wish I could get me a Toothless." Sokka stared down at Foo Foo. "Seriously, why couldn't I have got a dragon? Or some other cool and flying creature."

"Dragons in my world are different." To do a dragon the sort of kindness Hiccup did for Toothless...that was worth so much in Raven's particular book that the book might be full on the Hiccup page. She had no designs on getting romantic with him, or anything like that. It was obvious when she brought up Astrid that he felt all weird about her, and everything.

He was just...kind. A little unlucky, as Sokka once pointed out.

At 'cool flying creature' she looked him in the eye, as well as she could. What did he mean by that, then?

"They're different in my world. On account of being, you know, basically dead. Aside from two special mystery ones." He shrugged. Unfortunately her lack of actual questioning prompted him to not actually say anything to clarify his earlier statement.

"We have four." Going over their names was stupid. He would laugh.

Raven kept her mouth shut for a little while as they walked. It got harder, the more she thought about Sokka and his feelings on flying things.

"They're...friends. Hiccup doesn't own him."

Sokka laughed. Unusual, since he hadn't done that in awhile.

"Well I didn't think Hiccup owned all dragon. Especially not ones in other worlds."

"He doesn't own Toothless either."

In a funny way, they sort of owned each other.

"Why do you want a 'cool flying thing'?"

"... so I can fly on it? I mean, Appa is great and all, but he's Aang's. It'd be kind of nice to just be able to fly to the mountains or something on a whim." It wasn't that difficult a concept.

It might not want to carry him. Had he considered that? Raven held back a snort.

"What would you do in the mountains?" It wasn't like they could hunt for ore.

"I don't know. Paint a picture?"

"Of what - a rainbow?"

That's what the artist she knew did.

'Yeah. Maybe. You have something against rainbows?"

"No. That's all Daria ever wants to paint too."

Something led her to turn her head away. "Sorry."

Raven. Raven Raven Raven. Sokka stared at her as if her head was on fire.

"You don't have to apologize."

Of course she did. She made him mad, somehow.

"You sounded upset."

Someday - perhaps some near day - he wouldn't have to keep confirming for her that things were okay between them.

"I always sound upset, except when I'm being funny. And sometimes even then." It was his way.

"That's not true." She still wasn't looking. "Sometimes you sound like you're trying to make friends."

"That must be the problem. We're already friends."

To her earned credit, she didn't stop walking when he said it.

"You think so?"

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