006 - Rip Van Sokka

[alwayscomeback]

Who: Sokka and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Blue Fish
When: Right now!

[Sokka has finally awoken from cryosleep. He looks a little older (which, of course, he is, he's a whole 19 years now) and his hair is in disarray, but awake he is. His communicator catches him sitting upright, blinking confusedly around him as he tries to sort through three years worth of memories and try to work out where the hell he is.

After a few moments, the pieces fall into place, and he lets out a low groan, flopping back on his bed.]

Ugh. I thought I was done with this place.

[Then, he gets up, reluctantly, ties his hair back up in a pony tail, and heads up the hatch and out into the Blue Fish himself. It's like going back to a dream. Or maybe a nightmare. The familiarity is fuzzy and off, but it's slowly creeping back to him. ]

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[dancingmd]

I can see that.

[Beverly pats his cheek fondly.]

Getting handsome in your old age. [She indicates her tricorder.] Do you mind...?

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[He grins, waving a hand.]

Aw, no. No. [PAAAUSE. ] Okay, yeah, I'm pretty handsome.

[He opens his arms wide. ]

Knock yourself out. I'm pretty sure nothing too funky should be up with me.

[dancingmd]

[So while she's scanning him, it seems like it's time for another Slang Lesson with Sokka. Did he miss this?]

"Funky"? [She laughs.] I'm afraid I don't know that one either. But I'm going to guess it doesn't mean anything too good, right?

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It means something weird and unusual.

[He so missed it. ]

[dancingmd]

Funky. Means weird and unusual. Got it.

[She finishes scanning him and when she sees the results, she sighs in relief.]

You're perfectly healthy. So... you went home then?

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You'll be saying slang like to cool kids in no time.

[He brushes himself off. ]

No horrible space diseases? That's good. And yeah, I'm pretty much where Toph is, memory-wise, now.

[dancingmd]

No, no ... funky diseases.

[Maybe a slight vitamin deficiency from the apparent continued lack of vegetables in his diet but you know. That's a battle for another day.]

What was it like, when you went home? Were we right, that no one knew we were gone? And.. could you remember what happened here?

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[That is a battle she will never win. ]

I couldn't remember what happened here, it all just came...back when I woke up. But yeah, everyone's there and fine. [His smile softens a little. ] I saw Suki. She's Zuko's bodyguard right now.

[dancingmd]

[She smirks.] That must be an adventure. I'm glad you were reunited with her and ... I'm glad to know we do go back, eventually.

[It takes a little weight off of her shoulders.]

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I know, right? I mean, at least now we know we're not stuck here forever.


Makes me wonder what we actually get if we 'win'.

[dancingmd]

[She blanches a little at that. Honestly, she's forgotten there is supposed to be a "winner" in all this. The only winner of this game she can see is Atroma.]

I'm not sure I want to know.

[alwayscomeback]

Me either. It can't be anything good.

[dancingmd]

Of course, maybe there isn't even actually a winner. Maybe that's something they tell us to try to get us to cooperate.

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Maybe. And this whole thing just goes on forever and ever.

[dancingmd]

That's... an unpleasant thought.

[And one that feels like it could be all too true. After all, if Atroma is, as she suspects, like the Q, time doesn't mean much to them.]

Anyway, I'm glad you're alright, even if you had to come back here.

[alwayscomeback]

That;s me, bringing the unpleasant thoughts to everyone.

You know, I'm glad to be back as well, a little. I hate this place, but you guys? I like.

[dancingmd]

[She grins.]

Well, we like you too.

[alwayscomeback]

Glad to be appreciated.