Sokka the 17th - [Voice/Action]

[markofthewise]

[So after going around breaking hearts and fighting evil demons, Sokka has found a new hobby to get his mind off of how annoying Luceti can be. That hobby? Cooking!

Surprisingly enough, despite the fact he's used the smithy as his personal kitchen for the past few days, Sokka has managed to complete a batch of eel jerky (or rather, a dish of mán xiāng consisting of salt cured eel) that actually doesn't taste absolutely horrible. It's nothing exceptional, but it is rather tasty. He's set out a plate of the stuff in the smithy, along with some vinegar bowl in a display that looks nowhere near as nice as this picture. At the very least it looks edible. Anyone who for whatever reason decides to drop by the smithy today are more than welcome to try some of Sokka's latest cooking experiment. Otherwise he's going to be inviting people over the journal.]

Hey Sanji, Brook! I finished the eel jerky I told you about. If you want to drop by you can have some. Anyone else who wants some can drop by too, but it probably won't last long if everyone does, though.

Comments

[markofthewise]

By the way, since you're here...

[Sokka heads into the backroom.]

[latkje]

[Nash will just wait.]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka will return about a minute later with a weapon. It is, in fact, the weapon Nash ordered. One of two, in any case. Sokka hands it over. It's no perfect replica, but it should do what its supposed to do.]

What do you think?

[latkje]

[He'll hold it and examine it for a minute, seeing how it's weighted.]

I think indoors is not really the place to be trying it out.

[markofthewise]

No, probably not. I'd still like to see it in action. In the hands of a pro, anyways.

[latkje]

I'm not sure I've ever been a professional swordsman.

[markofthewise]

Well I hope you're at least a professional with that.

[latkje]

Am I a professional with anything?

[markofthewise]

Professional liar, perhaps?

[latkje]

If I am, I don't get paid well.

[markofthewise]

Guess it's a good thing you ended up here, where no one is paid.

[latkje]

I think I preferred being rich.

[markofthewise]

I preferred being uh... not here, I guess.

[latkje]

The adventure does wear.

[markofthewise]

If it would make you feel better, I could make you some fake money to go around and spend.

[latkje]

I don't think it would. Money is more about status than having things, anyway.

[markofthewise]

Well you wouldn't have to spend the money.

[latkje]

Would people care that I have fake money? They don't even respect the hair.

[markofthewise]

Maybe you could get a big, respectable hat. I know a little girl in the hatmaking business.

[latkje]

Hats are for provincials.

[Pause.]

And clergy.

[markofthewise]

You're not just saying that because you don't have one, are you?

[latkje]

Trust me, it's another one of those things you have to be born with.

[markofthewise]

Well, born with it or not, I happen to like hats. I might even start a collection.

[latkje]

Not hats! I mean, status. My country is very complicated. I'm neutral on hats.

[markofthewise]

Oh. I didn't have much of that where I grew up. Although in Ba Sing Se and the Fire Nation, status seemed to mean a lot. I heard the word 'peasant' thrown around here and there.