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006 - And now we present Sokka in an act of desperation

Who: Sokka and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Blue Fish
When: 11th

[The feed turns on to Sokka looking exceptionally miserable, the Blue Fish's kitchen as his backdrop. He turns to wave a hand at the empty kitchen, because this is an important part to his point.]

Do you see that, Flooters? Do you know what that is? That is a kitchen devoid of a cook, which is just about the saddest thing in the universe. Even sadder than a turtleduck with one leg. It's that sad.

SO! Does any cook here want to help out the Blue Fish? We have every single upgrade at your disposal if you want to come cook for us! We even have frozen meat and fish, hunted fresh by your handsome captain here.

[He's turning on the puppy eyes. Don't stare too much into them, they'll steal your soul.]

Please. We might die. Pleeeeeaaaaaase feed us.

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There's a wrong way to eat?

[is this why humans die so quickly]

There's a wrong way to eat if you don't want to savour it.

From my observations, the goal of eating is to shove as much food into one's mouth as possible in as little time as possible.

[she's either referring to cavemen humans, Amethyst, and/or Americans in general.]

Maybe when you're pigging out, but when you wanna enjoy it, nooo.

I need to show you how to really enjoy food.

Does it involve more saliva than usual?

[that's another shudder just at the thought]

...Only if you're super gross.

[blink. Whoa, they agreed on something!]

So how does one savor food?

[It's a miracle! ]

You eat it slowly. Enjoy every mouthful without...slobbering everywhere.

[...]

Huh. I can't recall if I've ever seen that happen.

[maybe she'll have to do some observing]

Well, you don't have to watch it, you can try it for yourself.

[ewwwww]

I don't eat.

...

Like.

At all?

I don't need to acquire external sources of energy.

So you just... [he waves his hands vaguely] carry on? Like...existing? Without taking in any fuel?

Yes. Is that so odd?

[it's so much more convenient not to have to pack snacks for every mission]

Uh...yeah? All living things need to take in energy to expend it. It's just science.

[that's just a shrug]

Not if you're provided with enough energy when you're made.

But...I don't...

How does that even work???

[STOP RUINING SCIENCE, PEARL. ]

Well, it works for my entire species.

[being able to manipulate light energy probably has something to do with it]

Can you explain it some more? I mean...scientifically?

I really wanna know.

[He's trying not to sound like a dick about it, too. He does genuinely want to learn. ]

[Pearl frowns, trying to decide if it looks like this hungry human would take 'magic' as an answer.]

Gems are made in the ground. As they form, they take in energy from all around them.

[No. No he would not. Magic is dumb. ]

...Okay, that makes sense.

[bending is totally magic, Sokka]

It does? [Pearl squints at him, almost suspiciously.] Most humans seem to be perfectly happy with 'magic.'

[It is!!! Hence the dumbness.]

Ugh, not me. Magic is not a logical answer to anything. There needs to be proof.

[huuuh. Maybe they've found something else to agree on.]

Right. Most aspects of 'magic' can be broken down into its structural components. [but...] It seems to be much more prevalent among the humans here.

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