002; Video

[alwayscomeback]

Who: Sokka and you!
Broadcast: Network
Action: SS Blue Fish
When: Shuffle day!

[He's been designated Captain of his ship. Sokka is used to leadership, he's lead his motley gang around the world, after all. It's something he has quite literally been born to do. After the flub before the Day of Black Sun, though, he knows public speaking is not his Thing. But not this time. No, this time he is going to inspire his crew and give them complete and utter faith in his leadership.]

So, uh, hi. It looks like I've been made Captain.

...Of the SS Blue Fish, I mean. Not like, the Captain of Everything, because that would be dumb. [A nervous laugh.] Could you even believe that? Captain of Everything. Ha...ha.

Anyway, I want my crew to know I've totally got this. I'm a leader back home, too. I make sure Team Avatar gets to where we need to go. Except none of you know who Team Avatar is, do you? Okay! Team who's responsible for saving the world. We're a big deal. So I lead those guys, and I've led two invasion forces.

...Okay the first one failed terribly but the second one seems to be going pretty well. Except for the fact I'm probably about to die. But! Uh. Yeah! I really do know what I'm doing and I promise to be the best Captain I can be.

[...]

Sokka! My name's Sokka. Though...you probably already got that in the announcement.

I'm gonna turn off the communicator now.

Comments

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[heresyandlace]

[...just some slow, sarcastic clapping.


yeah, they're all going to die. he's sure of it now.

they're all doomed.]

[alwayscomeback]

Thank you, I thought that was-

[Wait.]

Hey! I'm trying here, okay?

[heresyandlace]

And I'm applauding you for it.

[so flatly.]

I'm sure we're all fine now that we have you at the helm.

[alwayscomeback]

I happen to be a really great leader. I mean...I try to be a good leader.

I just suck at public speaking.

Voice

[goldenglasses]

Aye, aye Captain Sokka! [No. He's not on your ship.]

[alwayscomeback]

[It doesn't matter, the vote of confidence is welcome.]

Thanks, buddy! I do what I can.

[goldenglasses]

I'm sure you'll do great! As a former captain myself-- [Of all about a day.] I know these sorts of things!

[alwayscomeback]

Yeah? Really?

[goldenglasses]

Really, really! I mean, it's kinda hard to mess this captain job. I'm not sure you even have to do anything.

[alwayscomeback]

Well, I#m planning on doing something. I want to get us all home, where we belong.

[goldenglasses]

Then just tell me what you need to do captain and I shall listen! [Maybe.]

[alwayscomeback]

Okay.

We need star charts, more than anything. Some way to map wherever we are. With enough charts, we might be able to navigate ourselves home, or at least into a galaxy with people who know how to get to our home worlds.

[goldenglasses]

You can chart stars? [Says the man who knows full well that they can be mapped.] But there are so many of them! That would take a lot of paper!

[alwayscomeback]

There'd be more than one map. You got to know how they work together, is all. I can figure that out, I'm good with maps.

[goldenglasses]

That's good. Because I'm terrible at maps! I once used one as a tissue by mistake!

voice

[ladiesss]

Huh. Nice job, Captain Sokka. A for effort.

[it's... hard to tell if she's being sarcastic because that's kind of how she talks all the time.]

[alwayscomeback]

[It's really hard, but he's going to go with...not.]

Thanks. I kinda blow at the public speaking thing, but I swear I really am a good leader.

[No one's died under his command yet. Except Jet. Maybe. He's not sure on Jet.]

[ladiesss]

I hear you're supposed to like, practice in front of a mirror and stuff. The public speaking, not the leading part.

[surprise, she was going with... not sarcastic! good guess.]

But the fact that you've said something besides "aaaugh whaaaat" is a pretty good start.

[alwayscomeback]

Speaking in front of a mirror, huh? Guess it's worth a shot.

[He gives a nervous laugh.]

Well, its not for everyone, but I was pretty much born into it so...

[ladiesss]

Well, hey, first alien invasion is on you.

I guess I'll take the second, since I'm technically a captain too.

[alwayscomeback]

I'll do my best to deal with aforementioned invasion.

Yeah? Why only technically? Didn't they tell you?

[ladiesss]

Oh yeah. There was the confetti and everything.

[...] Actually, wait. I think the confetti was because I changed ships.

[......] Anyway, I think I'm only captain by default because there's literally no one else on my ship.

[alwayscomeback]

Huh, how about that.

Wait...you're all alone? Why would they even do that?

[ladiesss]

I dunno. Maybe me being an antisocial weirdo is really funny to someone.

Or, like, I'm being punished. Put in solitary for something I haven't done yet, but maybe I've done it in the future and we just haven't reached the special future plot where a guy from the future changes the events of the past and the story falls apart because the writers ran out of ideas.

Or whoever plans these shuffles or whatever are totally not good at their job.

[alwayscomeback]

[There's a measured pause here.]

Yeah, I'd go with the last one.