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Sokka the 11th - [Voice]

[Tap tap.] This thing on?

Right, uh, a few things. First off, Toph, I got that thing ready. Took me longer than I thought it would, but I've got it at the smithy. Meet me there!

Zuko, if you decide to cook anything, watch the countertop! I don't want you crushing our new house guest.

So Winry, would you like to have Firebender A? I'd give you Firebender 1 instead, but I'm kind of partial to that one. In any case, I think my days as a Firebender are over. That really gets redundant when you say it so much. No wonder Azula was so crazy.

Let's see, am I missing anything... Wait! People can hear me still! Err... hey everyone. Sokka here. Don't mind me, I'm just... hanging out and doing my thing, that's all. Life goes on. But uh, in case you guys were wondering, it's less than a month until my birthday. Something to think about. I know I'm forgetting something here...

OH! RIGHT! Emil, I have your order done. Paru, how many of those prop swords did you need? I've got like, five of them, is that enough? Uh, Nash, the prototype on yours kind of uh... went to pieces. So I'm starting over, but I'm gonna get it right this time! Honest!

[...]

Oh, I guess I'm done here. So uh... yeah. That's it. [...] How do you turn this thing off... [Finally there's the sound of the book just closing.]

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That would be the worst. To die so many times it ceases to be a mystery.

[Nash follows Sokka, but doesn't sit, leaning back against the wall, instead.]

Well I'm hoping to not find out first hand.

You'll get there when you get there. Same as anyone.

Well anyways, you're probably here for the plan, not talking about death.

Unless they happen to be one and the same.

Don't worry so much! If you do, then you will start looking your age. But anyways, the plan. Ultimately the plan isn't to kill Yuber, because that just means he'll come back with a vendetta.

Just the thought worries me. But no, killing him would be pretty simple, and also would accomplish nothing.

Right. Ultimately the plan is to get Yuber into the tunnels and in a prison cell where he wouldn't have any special powers. Originally the idea was to find a way to knock Yuber unconscious. It wouldn't be easy, but I'm sure even he has to breathe. But the more I though about it, the more I realized that it was too tricky. The moment he would start coughing, he'd just teleport away. So we'd have to lure him into the tunnels, but figuring out how to do that would've been almost impossible.

But then my good friend Sheena [total irony there, yeah] was brilliant enough to discover something I didn't think would be possible. It's possible to put a hole into the tunnel! Which means all we have to do is make our own hole, which my good friend Toph is more than capable of doing from the surface, and set up a trap where Yuber does the same thing Sheena did. Only when he does it, instead of falling on his bottom, he'll be falling into a cage.

And how are you going to guard his cell? Assuming everything goes exactly as you've envisioned.

Well, the Strawhats want Yuber out of the picture as much as I do. There's enough of us to keep an eye on him.

You have a schedule worked out?

Also, what's to stop him from killing himself? If he's falling into the hole, you're presumably not disarming him.

I think scheduling something like that is getting too far ahead, don't you think?

Anyways, there would have to be people down in the tunnel to disarm him as soon as he lands. Or I could design something more elaborate so he won't be able to use his swords.

Maybe, but you can't just assume people will volunteer to go without sleep so they can keep Yuber company. His swords are— it's likely they can change shape. They aren't normal weapons. And he does have allies, who might come to release him.

The tunnels cancel out that kind of stuff. Whatever he can do out here, he can't do it down there. He'll just be a regular guy. And once he is down there, I think it'll be worth it to have people down there guarding him. If people have to sacrifice some time to stay down there and guard him so no one else has to suffer like all the people he's attacked, then I say it's well worth the time and risk.

And the Malnosso?

... I don't know. But sometimes you have to take a risk, even if you can't plan for everything. My dad taught me that. I think it's worth trying.

It's sound advice. After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. But there are two things that stick out, to me. The first, is that you're relying on the power-dampening effects of the tunnels, which is something you didn't create, nor completely understand. You're relying on the Malnosso's designs here, whether you like it, or not. And the second, is, they brought us here for a reason. And that reason involves keeping us in their prison, not prisons of our own devising. I have good reason to believe they're planning something, and that we'll soon see our situation change because of it.

It's good to take risks. But it's also nice to know the risks that you're taking.

So what would you propose we do?

[He sighs.] You misunderstand me. It's a good plan. You just shouldn't count on it being a permanent solution. There's no way to plan around the Malnosso, at this point. But keeping Yuber at bay even temporarily is a worthwhile goal.

If you want to lure him, I don't believe he will attack those without the means to defend themselves. That's just a guess, I haven't had much opportunity to test the theory.

As long as it's longer than a week, then I suppose it can be considered a success. As for the bait... I think the Strawhats can handle that part. I still need to go over the plan with them to figure out what everyone's part will be.

He's not very difficult to goad, as he's rather in love with bloodshed. I think his senses might be keener than a humans, so you might want to take special precaution with the person springing the trap.

So someone subtle... but not too obviously clever. I guess that rules you out.

Hah hah. He knows I'd never go out of my way to goad him, and he's also got no real reason to chase me. I'm no one special, by his way of measuring.

Yeah, there's that too. And well, he's never even met me, so...

Ask your friends with the vendetta. He'll teleport if he feels he's outmatched, so best to keep the party small.

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