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

video.

[alwayscomeback]

True, I mean with the war over and everything starvation is less of a problem. But you never know.

video.

[mucked]

How disturbingly common such things are between all our different worlds. Wars.

video.

[alwayscomeback]

From what I've picked up, that's a pretty common theme everywhere.

[It's not a GOOD thing, but it's there. ]

Sometimes, it's the only way to get out of living under tyranny.

video.

[mucked]

Is that what yours was about? Tyranny?

video.

[alwayscomeback]

Yeah. A lot of it.

It's over now, though. New world, so on so on.

[A new world that's honestly struggling to find its footing, but still. It's a start. ]

video.

[mucked]

Ours was with bullies. Which, I suppose, is quite the same thing as tyrants.

video.

[alwayscomeback]

Except bullies trip you over and maybe call you names, where tyrants murder your family and set the world on fire.

But sure. Same thing.

video.

[mucked]

[ softly -- almost apologetically: ] These bullies killed six million. At least. I only...I'm sorry, the use of that word. Bullies. It was self-indulgent. A vestige of an old friend's way of putting it.

[ steve rogers, and his crusade against the bullies. she can't shake his verbage. ]

video.

[alwayscomeback]

Oh...

[Well, now he feels like a jerkass. ]

Oh. Man, sorry. I didn't know. Yeah, they sound pretty much like the Fire Nation.

The old one. Not the new one. [Zuko's here now so it's important to clarify. ]

video.

[mucked]

No apologies necessary. The misunderstanding wasn't your fault, Mister--?

video.

[alwayscomeback]

[A chuckle. ] Mister.

I'm just Sokka, I'm the captain on the Blue Fish.

video.

[mucked]

Captain Sokka, then. My name is Peggy Carter.

video.

[alwayscomeback]

Sokka's just fine. I only make my crew call me captain.

I kid. Or do I???

[He totally kids. ]

Nice to meetcha Peggy!

video.

[mucked]

I'm of the mind that you hold the rank and so are due the respect -- kidding aside, of course.

[ a pleasant sort of smile about it all, really. ]

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[alwayscomeback]

[His smile is soft but very genuine. ]

Oh...well, thanks. I hope I'm worthy for it.

video.

[mucked]

I hope you do it proud. [ the title -- for she has such a fondness for it, and especially for the men which carry it in the most unlikely of ways. ] Or -- scratch that -- I'm certain you do. Members of this fleet have proven themselves to be uncommonly good-hearted.

video.

[alwayscomeback]

[He gives a little shrug.]

I just try to make sure I do right by my crew. What a captain should do.

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[mucked]

I agree. Wholly. [ it's what a captain ought to do. ] And to that end, I hope you find your crew a suitable cook soon.

video.

[alwayscomeback]

Thanks! I appreciate it, I'm sure we will.