004 - My Funny Valentine

[alwayscomeback]

Who: Sokka and YOU!!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Blue Fish
When: Today

[Okay, so the date's wrong, but Sokka in his hyperactive state didn't pay much attention to the details anyway. What was important to him, was that there was a celebration honouring the one you loved and that needed to be addressed.

So, he waves excitedly at the camera, trying to focus it on...an odd 'statue' in the cargo bay of the Blue Fish. He'd considered putting it together on one of the moons, but that would have just been weird, so in the ship he went. It doesn't really look like anything, except for a weird blob made of of bits of melted metal. For some reason, it's holding a fan.]

HEY GUYS!!! I know that Vahl-in-tynes thing is ...soon? Soon! So I made this statue for the lady of my heart, Suki!

[It doesn't look like a lady. It doesn't even look human.]

So Suki is a pretty awesome gal. She kicks butt all the time, and usually does it with just a fan, isn't that amazing? She's part of this all girls warrior group and she could kick all your butts with her hands tied behind her back. AND she's beautiful and smart to boot!

[He winks at the camera] Baby, I know you can't see this, but I miss you and I really hope you're okay, I'll be back before you know it.

Comments

[alwayscomeback]

Me too. I mean, I don't have the most important part of the battle, but-

[Toph is hanging on to him, for dear life. He needs to be there for her. ]

If I'm not there, my best friend will die.

[aberrant_type]

[That's a lot of heavy information given unsolicited... Hange goes quiet. She's not really in a position to reassure him, but he probably wanted to talk to someone about it, given that he's unloading on her so suddenly.]

I can't say I have easy answers for you, kiddo. We can't get home just like that, it seems... so the best thing for us to do now is build up as solid a foundation as we can, and watch for opportunities to fight.

[alwayscomeback]

[He sure does. He's been trying not to think about it since he got here, but he's at breaking point. He can't keep pretending it's not happening. ]

I'm doing everything I can to get back. Every planet we go to, I'm collecting maps. There has to be a way back, somewhere.

[aberrant_type]

Unfortunately... I think it might take more than a map to get us all home. I suspect our way to return to where we belong will be through the same people that brought us here.

[alwayscomeback]

Maybe, but we got to start somewhere. And maps are something I know.

[It means that he knows he isn't sitting idle. Even if there isn't a way home, he can at least tell himself he's doing something. ]

[aberrant_type]

Maps of the places, or maps of the stars?

[alwayscomeback]

Both. You need both to navigate well.

[aberrant_type]

I'd start with the star maps, myself.

To leave the influence of the Marsiva, you might need a ship of your own. That's quite a project to think of.

[alwayscomeback]

I don't know. If we work out what keeps our ships in their control, we could just modify those.