Sokka the 7th | [Action]

[markofthewise]

[You might notice something unusual today. The smithy now has smoke rising from it once again. If you go inside, you'll find Sokka inside, working on various items with one hand while holding a yellow book entitled "Smithing For Dummies" in the other. A few other books about smithing and metallurgy in general are scattered about as well.

If you caught Sokka earlier in the day, you would've seen him dragging a large amount of weapons back to the smithy, all of which he had previously purloined at the weapon shop when he arrived. He'll also be attempting to drag a few couches from the furniture shop towards the smithy too, so feel free to help him out.]

Comments

[markofthewise]

... most likely, yeah!

[latkje]

Most likely? You don't even know what it is I'd want.

[markofthewise]

Hence why I said "most likely". What do you want?

[latkje]

Big question. A sword, but not a normal one. It'll be easier to explain if you've got paper lying around.

[markofthewise]

Oh really? [Sokka digs around and in a bit he'll have a paper and pen.] How about it, then?

[latkje]

[Nash takes them, and finds a table, where he spends several minutes drawing out fairly neat schematics for his chainswordidekwhat weapon, minus the curse. The figures are fairly detailed, but it's still a nonsensical weapon that seems extremely difficult to wield effectively, and pretty difficult to forge. But he'll show Sokka the paper, anyway.]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka watches as Nash draws it, looking extremely intrigued as the design becomes increasingly complicated. When it's done, he takes the paper and turns it over a few times to try and understand it.]

Well... this could take awhile. I've never seen anything like this.

[latkje]

No, I didn't find it lying around at the shop when I got here.

[markofthewise]

You had something like this before? What is it?

[latkje]

It's a sword. Ideally, there would be two.

[markofthewise]

Two of them? I guess I'll see what I can do.

[latkje]

I honestly don't know if it's possible. I've never been much of a blacksmith.

[markofthewise]

Hey, it's me. If it's blueprints, I can figure it out. Don't worry about it!

[latkje]

How much experience do you have?

[markofthewise]

I once designed a special kind of ship that travels underwater.

[latkje]

Ah. But did you build it?

[markofthewise]

I could have, but I was kind of busy helping the Avatar try to stop the Fire Nation from taking over the world.

[latkje]

I don't think that has much to do with forging weapons, anyway.

[markofthewise]

Well I forged my sword out of a meteor while on that same quest. So that has to count for something. Just leave it to me, alright?

[latkje]

I'm just saying. If you can't do it, I won't be mad.

[markofthewise]

I'm gonna do it!

[latkje]

I thought you'd react that way.

[markofthewise]

But when I finish making it, I want to see you use it. Because... I don't think anyone can.

[latkje]

That's unfair. How can I practice with something that doesn't exist?

[markofthewise]

Hey, that's your problem, not mine.