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Sokka Thunderaxe ([personal profile] markofthewise) wrote2013-03-11 11:54 am
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Sokka the 77th - [Action/Voice]

[On February Twenty-Fifth, Sokka turned nineteen. On the Twenty-Sixth, he left on a routine mission to work as a mechanic on one of the Malnosso's three space vessels high up in orbit. There was no battle, this time. Just good honest work, people to relate to, and a small bunk to call his own. Seven days, just like that.

On March Fourth, one of the mechanics triggered a malfunction on the hangar doors. The crew quickly fled, just as the power went down. They needed to close the hatch leading to the hallway. But without power, it could only be closed from one side. The one about to be opened up into space. The hero, the stupid hero, closed the door. In those brief moments, he thought that maybe if he reached a Tyr Fighter, he could climb in one of those. He ran. Hard.

He didn't make it.

Today, he fell into the sea, nearly drowning, and was saved by the Avatar. It distracted him from what happened, but now that she was off exploring town, he had the chance to go in his room, get dressed, and collect his weapons. It was a good thing he chose not to bring them. They'd be out floating in space right now, otherwise. One thing was strange, though. He wasn't upset. He wasn't distressed. He could only look back on it and regret that it even happened. That was a week's worth of points he wouldn't be getting. Damn Malnosso cheapskates.

After a bit of cleaning up, he went to go approach this new day. He'd be gone from Luceti for two weeks. People would probably miss him. But his first destination was the smithy.

The only problem was that once he got to the smithy, he found himself looking at the walls. They were barer than he left them. People had been picking up some of the weapons he'd made. Well, that wasn't going to do. He wasn't running a charity here.]


Hey Luceti. Looks like I got back in time for the new feathers to roll in. I'm Sokka. Hope you guys are settling in fine! I run the Slash 'n Crash, the local smithy and weapon shop. I make most of the weapons here. I do take commissions if people want stuff. But since there's no money, just talk to me and we can work out a trade. No point in breaking your back for nothing, right?

Anyway, did I miss anything important?

[For the rest of the day, Sokka can be found at the smithy. Later he does about an hour of catch up work at the library, before going home to dinner. Remarkably enough, he doesn't feel like drinking today.

Today is a good day.]
herotypical: [ neutral ; sad ; arms folded ] (✝ put it in the past)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-23 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not the worst conclusion to come to," she allowed -- having survived such a conclusion herself with one of those same vampires she spoke of so cavalierly. "As long as everyone's same-paging."
herotypical: [ neutral ; angry ] (✝ and nine left)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-24 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"But didn't she--"

A pause. A shrug. "Do you two still talk?"
herotypical: [ neutral ; sad ; happy (✝ what are you doing it for)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-25 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Like...chatted-about-the-weather talked? Or we-need-to-talk talked?"
herotypical: [ snarky ; angry ] (✝ the velocity of time)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-26 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
"...Any other order would be a little twisted, frankly." Buffy tapped her nails against the countertop. "Who initiated?"

Who needed to talk?
herotypical: [ snark ; angry ; neutral ] (✝ she looks up at the blue)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-26 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It all begged the question: "...Why?"
herotypical: [ snarky ; angry ; sad ] (✝ we will meet you)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-27 11:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Time for what? You're a little sparse on the details."

Her tone wasn't unkind, but Buffy wasn't keen to mince her words.
herotypical: [ wtf ; angry ] (✝ shiver stop shivering)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-29 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
He'd missed her. Buffy's shoulders sagged. How sad did that sound? How utterly tragic? She brushed at stray hair-wisps and tried not to look too...pitying, opting instead to grab a rag and scrub furiously at a ring of water condensation someone else's glass had long ago left.

"It's tough, I guess. To show up here. To have your heart put through a wringer on top of that." There wasn't much left to do after a woman made her position clear, feelings-wise. Not much left to do but wait, really. Having made a few men wait in her time, she felt she understood that concept.

But: "I know I barely know her, this time around. But if you ever want someone to put in a good word for you..." Buffy trailed off, convinced Sokka would refuse the help. It was the gentlemanly thing to do. Surely, he didn't really want someone else pleading his case.
herotypical: [ neutral; action; busy ] (✝ shouting love at the world)

[personal profile] herotypical 2013-03-30 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
A sad little half smile.

"That's...very responsible of you, Sokka."