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

[alwayscomeback]

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.

Comments

[takeabow]

I...

[ huff. there's no easy way to say it, but she already said it to other people in an unsecured way so really she should just deal with it. so it kind of all comes out at once ]

I'm jealous you got to spend so much time with Rue.

Which is stupid, I know.

[ino]

[ ...O h. She wasn't expecting it to be about her, or about ... something serious ... oops ...

She looks baffled for a moment as she processed, but her expression becomes more even after a moment ]

... No, I don't think it's stupid. I'd be jealous too, if I were you.


[ She chews her lip for a moment ... ]

... I'm just sorry I couldn't -- I don't know, bring her here? Or give you those memories?

[ It's unfair that their time got cut so short, after all ... and horribly cruel. Rue deserved to live a long and happy life ]

[takeabow]

No, it's petty of me. But I just... I like you. And I don't really want that to get in the way. I just don't really know what to think about any of it.

[ino]

Hey -- it's okay if it does. I'd understand. It's not weird or petty or anything like that.

[ She pauses, thinking now ... ]

I mean ... is there anything I could do to help?

[takeabow]

[ talk about her? not talk about her? pretend it never happened? no, that would be impossible and wrong. a lot of what she wants is impossible ]

I don't know.

[ino]

Well ... if you ever think of something, let me know, okay? I'd be happy to ...

[ She trails off, because she's just realized something. She could show her personally ... though, she's not too keen on detailing that in public, since her mind powers are being kept on the Very Down Low. But there's something else that she could also bring up ...]

... I think there might be some recordings of her on Allen's -- on his little golem, that takes video.

[takeabow]

...I don't know...

[ her voice cracks a little and she swallows to cover it ]

I might not be up for it. But thanks.

Maybe if we... I don't know. Talk about it more we can do it over text or in person. I know i just brought it up but...

[ino]

Yeah, sure. Whatever works for you.

[ She smiles reassuringly ]

I don't want to make you uncomfortable, after all.

[takeabow]

[ bit of a rueful grimacing smile ]

I'm always uncomfortable, so don't worry about that.

[ino]

[ A little laugh ]

Okay, I don't want to make you more uncomfortable. Whatever.

[takeabow]

[ rebraids her hair, fidgeting ]

Thanks.

Sorry for springing that on you. I'm really bad at... everything sometimes.

[ino]

[ Lmao, Katniss. ]

Hey, it's no big deal. You wanted to get it off your chest, right?

[takeabow]

Yeah. I kind of... accidentally mentioned it to someone else and I didn't want it to be a thing.

[ino]

Yeah! So, nothing wrong with that. I hate keeping stuff like that in, too.

[takeabow]

Yeah.

Can I ask you a question? It's not about Rue.

[ino]

Sure, what is it?

[takeabow]

What was it like to date Gale?

[ino]

[ Well, that's .... a question.

She looks away, and then down, for a moment. How does she even answer that? He'd had his share of struggles -- admittedly, many of them with or about Katniss. It was clear he had had feelings for her, ones that eventually changed into something meant for her. He had been a lot more honest and open than anyone she'd dated before him, and though they'd had their disagreements ... it had been her first real "normal" relationship, probably. After years of struggling with the emotionally unavailable, the dangerous, the mentally unstable ...

But it's hard to boil all of that down into something she can explain without overloading Katniss with a massive amount of context that was both unneeded and honestly kind of depressing and terrible. ... She tries, after a moment, though: ]

He brought me flowers. And he knew what they meant.

... Nobody had ever done that for me, before.

[ She pauses, playing with a piece of her hair absently ]

There were a lot of things that I was struggling with back then, but he made it easy to forget about that for a little while, when we were together. Maybe it wasn't good to run away from my problems like that, but ... it was nice while it lasted.

[takeabow]

[ katniss has some regrets asking. she didn't actually expect it to be so difficult, but of course it was. she had asked out of curiosity but also because she missed him, and wanted to feel connected but in a way that wasn't as painful as talking about Rue... but she traded some of her discomfort for Ino's. her voice is warm when she replies, and a bit reverent ]

I'm the last person who's going to begrudge you running away from your problems.

Thanks for sharing that, though. I'm glad. He's a really good guy. I didn't mean to bring up anything... [ handwave. emotional. sad. etc. ]

[ino]

[ She looks a little sheepish ]

Oh, no, it's okay, I just --

I just hadn't talked about him, really, since I came here.

[takeabow]

I haven't really, either. Here or in Aather.