Sokka the 15th - [Voice/Action]

[markofthewise]

[Filtered 90% to the Strawhats, the Gaang, Nash, and Vash.]

Alright, it's that time. Be here today, lunchtime. Feel free to bring bring food, if you like.

If you have a special friend that you really think should be here, then drag them along too.

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[And that's all Sokka is saying. Everyone invited will likely know this isn't some pitch-in lunch (well, it is kinda) but actually a SEEKRET MEETING to discuss the three main threats and the trap Sokka has been planning. Also that special friends are meant to be those who really should hear this and could be useful to the mission. Not boyfriends. He's talking about you Katara.

Whenever they arrive, the front room will have been set up with multiple chairs and the couches arranged in a circle, all directed to the back of the room where an easel with charts is set up.]

((ooc: For ease of things, Sokka will lay out his plan all at once and have questions and discussion afterwards. Due to the number of people present, threadhopping, threadjacking, and threadbranching is fine. Feel free to mingle outside of the main Plan thread. Bring a snack!))

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The Plan

[markofthewise]

[After the mingling has taken place and everyone has arrived, Sokka will call everyone into place and head back to the chart.]

Alright everyone, I'm glad you were able to come. There's a good reason we're all here besides the food. Which was good, by the way! Everyone did a great job. Except those who didn't make food, but they're here, so it's okay! Now then, before we move on to talk about Aku and Kefka, today's target is Yuber. Because he's a bad guy, but you guys knew that, or you wouldn't be here! Ha... anyways! I have a chart!

[He flips back a page.]



This is Yuber. A man dressed in black with a long yellow braid. Notice if you will his twin swords and the evil that radiates around him. More importantly, notice where he's standing. Those are the tunnels. As some of you may know, there is a long tunnel that runs from the village all the way to the desert. Once inside this tunnel, special abilities are nullified. This means that Yuber's primary tactic, teleporting away, will be completely nullified.

[Chart flip.]



Note the tunnel clearly indicated here! We will be setting a trap for Yuber, above the tunnels. We'll be doing it just outside of the village, where it is still forested and we'll have plenty of cover to hide with. Now you might be asking yourselves, "Sokka, isn't the entrance to the tunnel in the VILLAGE?"

You would be right. However, a friend of mine named Sheena was clever enough to discover that despite the power limit, these tunnels can be penetrated. After the blizzard, there was so much snow that the combined weight of it and her caused a snow-in. Naturally I was there to rescue her, but that's not the point. The point is that we can do the same thing. Or rather, Toph can.

Our first step will be to bait Yuber out there. Given his animosity towards some of us here already, this should not be difficult. All we have to do is lure him to a spot over the tunnels that will have been weakened in advance... and with a little earhbending... [Chart flip.]



Yuber will fall in! By the time he realizes what's happened, he'll be in the tunnel and can't teleport. However, the plan doesn't end there. Because waiting for him in the tunnel.... [Chart flip.]



Will be a cage! Once he falls inside of it, we'll have people waiting down there ready to take him on, remove his weapons, and fix him with restraints to prevent him from trying to escape or possibly even kill himself. With Yuber restrained, all we'll have to do from then on is keep a watch out on him, assigning people to take turns guarding him and making sure no one tries to let him out.

And thus, Operation Get Yuber will have been completed. Questions, anyone?

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... [not bad, Sokka, though Sanji does have one point to make]

There's always the chance the shithead will teleport before he falls in too deep. Whatevers nulling the magic might be a little weaker at the top.

[markofthewise]

That's why we need to have a hole set up first, so when Toph activates the trap, there's as little delay as possible. Of course, it wouldn't hurt if the person playing bait could speed his fall up a bit.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Can Toph-chan close up the hole immediately after he falls?

[earthrumblegod.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's no big.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[a nod in her direction, not that she can see it] Alright.

So what lucky guy gets to lure him out? I've got a theory that he won't hurt most who doesn't threaten him in some way first. [screw you for messing up his flawless theory, Vash]

Which means it might look suspicious if some random punk goes challenging him for a fight.

[markofthewise]

I've already thought about that. I think Luffy should do it. It wouldn't be unexpected if he did it.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

He's best equipped to deal with the shitty asshole's lightning power.

But Yuber might know that, too. We need a backup.

[markofthewise]

Well there's someone else who might work as a backup. I'll have to talk to him about it after this before I go volunteering him.

[earthrumblegod.livejournal.com]

[Toph thinks she knows who he means.] You don't think he'd want to do it?

[markofthewise]

I'm sure he would. It's just making sure he's ready.

[goldenglasses]

[Vash is curious - mostly because whoever is bait is likely to be in the most dangerous position.] What would make this other person good as bait? Is he immune to lightening as well?

[gomugomunopwn.livejournal.com]

[LUFFY SHOULD ADD SOMETHING]

And is he strong? If he is, you have to tell the other guy to hold back. Yuber will just teleport away if he thinks he's gonna lose.

[markofthewise]

He's not immune to lightning, but he can redirect it. As for strength... he's as strong as any of us, I guess. [Alas, Sokka has yet to see Luffy in action.]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Yuber's fast, is another the problem. No one's landed a physical blow on him yet as far as I can tell.

Can this guy handle that too?

[ooc: That's what I get for replying half-asleep]

[gomugomunopwn.livejournal.com]

Moro did! She chomped some of his arm off.

[goldenglasses]

Can Nami make a hologram of anyone? Or just herself?

[markofthewise]

[Have a puzzled look.] Holo... gram...?

[sniperkingftw.livejournal.com]

[ /puts on geek glasses and magically appears in thread. ]

A mirage. She can use different sections of the Clima Tact to create illusions. [ Hrm. ] I've only seen her use it to duplicate herself, but with enough practice she could probably make another person. Might have to see if the power limit on it keeps her from doing that, though.

[markofthebrave]

[After listening to the others, Katara has a question.]

...Sokka, you said this guy could teleport, right? So why would he just walk up to the spot of our choosing if someone called him out? It's not like Azula would ever let us pick where we would fight her, and if this guy is as crazy as she is, what's to stop him from seeming to ignore the challenge and then picking his own place and time?

[markofthewise]

There isn't anything. If he doesn't take the bait, there's no plan. That's why we have to make sure it's somebody he'll underestimate and allow them to choose the location and time. More to the point, he has to think it's random and the plan has to take place immediately after the challenge is made.

[markofthebrave]

I don't know, Sokka. It doesn't seem like this part of the plan is very reliable.

[markofthewise]

Unfortunately Yuber can't be routed like a normal enemy can due to his ability to simply teleport where he likes. Luring him to the trap by letting him choose the location also has its own problems, because he can route us in whatever direction he likes.

The first stage of the plan was always a long shot. But if he doesn't take the bait, then we loose very little. The details of the trap will remain a secret and we can devise another way of luring him in.

[markofthebrave]

Unless he decides that he wants to get at the challenger in another way. Then all we've done is singled out someone for him to attack.

[markofthewise]

Which is why we have to make absolutely certain that whoever we pick is capable of handling him on their own.