008 [Video]

[alwayscomeback]

Who: Sokka and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Blue Fish
When: Not too long after the shuffle

[When Sokka turns on the feed he looks a mixture of annoyed and miserable. It's hard to tell, but if you squint, it seems annoyance is winning out. He is SO DONE right now. There is a strange looking bird perched on the back of his captain's chair, which seems disinterested in everything. He also appears to be eating some weird goop out of a bowl? Maybe it's ice cream?

(Spoilers: it's not ice cream)]

So for those of you keeping track, my world still seems the favourite for Most People Leaving In The Shortest Time Possible award. Both Zuko and Toph have gone. I even checked to see if Zuko was off emo-ing somewhere, but nope, he's gone.

[He waves his spoon at the screen and some of the greeny-goop drops from it with a wet splot. Sokka doesn't care, though. He's going into Rant Mode.]

As you can see, though, I'm still here! YEP. I don't go anywhere. I'm stuck here, forever. Nooooo going home for me. Nope. But hey, there's a girl from the future who's the reincarnation of my someday-dead friend, so wooooooooooo, I'm not completely alone. That's swell. Isn't that swell?

[That might be a bitter and slightly crazy laugh as he slouches back into his captain's chair, swinging it back and forth a little. Hawky screeches and flaps his wings a little, trying to regain some balance. Sokka reaches up to absently pat his little hawk head.]

Now all I need is Azula coming back and it'll be the best month ever.

Comments

[alwayscomeback]

Oh yeah. I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure I see my friends and family again. These jerks aren't gonna keep me away from them.

[namisan]

[Good.]

Same.

I'm Nami, by the way. I can't remember if I told you that last time.

[alwayscomeback]

Hey, Nami. Name's Sokka. Also known as Sokka the Greatest, but I can live with just Sokka.

[namisan]

Sokka the Greatest, huh? I'll be sure to remember that. [So gravely.] The Greatest at everything or just some things? Or is it a family name? I mean you never know.

[alwayscomeback]

I'd like to go for everything, or maybe Most Things.

I mean if we're gonna be honest, it's Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe, but that doesn't mean much to people outside of home.

[namisan]

Well, there's nothing wrong with a little ambition. Are you like Toph? You bend ... water? [Hazarding a guess.]

[alwayscomeback]

Oh, no. I can't bend like the rest of my happy little group. I'm the one with the brains and the dashingly good looks.

[namisan]

Hah. Sounds like we have that in common. My crew back home are generally monsters when it comes to strength. Some of us have to get by on our smarts.

[alwayscomeback]

Exactly! And you know what, I wouldn't want it any other way. My smarts have got us out of more messes than I can count.

[namisan]

That seems to be a common theme. With great power comes a great lack of common sense?

[alwayscomeback]

I know. It's like they're trying to be stupid, some of the leaders I've met.

[namisan]

Maybe they think they're allowed to be because people like us are around.

[alwayscomeback]

Huh, I never thought about it like that before. You're probable right. They just know they can rely on us with the brains.

[namisan]

Just as long as they protect their investment. [So to speak.]

[alwayscomeback]

And remember to give their investment delicious food!