Sixth ♠ Locked Text/Action

[save_the_souls]

Who: Allen Walker & Sokka
Broadcast: Locked.
Action: SS. Blue Fish
When: February 28th

[Locked to Sokka: Text]

[At some point during the day, there's a text message waiting on Sokka's communicator]

Hello Sokka.

It's not urgent, but when you have a moment I'd like to speak to you. In private, preferably.

I'll be in the lab.

Comments

[save_the_souls]

Don't worry, I haven't heard of any being brought into the fleet yet.

[Yet.]

And no, it's not bending or magic. To put it simply, a needle connected to a tube gets inserted into a vein, while the other side of the tube gets connected to a bag of blood! Then slowly, the blood in the bag drains into the patient's vein - replenishing the blood they lost.

[alwayscomeback]

But that doesn't mean it's impossible. Yeesh, that won't be a fun thing to deal with.

[Boing, boing, totally sucking at this game. ]

Huh.I didn't think people could do that. The marvels of modern science. I always knew it was better than magic.

[save_the_souls]

No, it's not. But I'd take them over Yoma or Akuma. There's no peaceful solution with those.

Yeah.. Earth doesn't have much in the way of healing magics, so we found other ways. Sometimes it works even better. [Yeah you're sucks. He snorts] ...Perhaps it's good I didn't start you on a fighting game- I would've kicked your arse.

[alwayscomeback]

...I'm almost afraid to ask.

We usually have to do what we can, too. I mean, Katara can heal, lots of waterbenders can, but otherwise we're on our own.

[SCUSE YOU!!! ]

I happen to be an excellent fighter thank you very much. I would have kicked butt.

[No. No Sokka you wouldn't. ]

[save_the_souls]

...Ah. Don't worry. I'll save them for another time. [There's been enough freaky shit for one day] Are waterbenders not common?

[He teases him, in a light tone]

Oh? So turtles are just your one weakness then?

[alwayscomeback]

Not as much as they used to be.

[His tone is quiet on that one, and he quickly moves onto another topic. It's not a fun one.]

They can really peck hard, y'know!

[save_the_souls]

...I see.

[y-yeah. He remembers hearing mentions of the war in that world. So he will not. poke him about it for now.]

They move at snail's pace! [srsly Sokka] Here- hit the bottom of that box with the question mark. Maybe you'll get something to help you.

[alwayscomeback]

[Sokka is really glad for the lack of poking. He's still really worried about the outcome of it all. It's not like they're winning right now. ]

I don't think a anything labelled with a question mark could be helpful. It's more "what is this? who knowwwws! It's a mystery, hit the mystery box!!!"

[Still, he'll hit it anyway. He's curious. ]

Oh it's a mushroom.

[Mushy giant friend. ]

[save_the_souls]

Of course it could be! It's a mystery box that helps you in surprise ways!

[Gosh Sokka]

Oh! Grab it! If you're big, it takes two hits to die.

[alwayscomeback]

See it's the 'surprise' part that concerns me. Not all surprises are good things.

[He'll grab it and watch as blep-blep-blep (or whatever sound it makes idek I was a Sega child) as his little plumber grows. ]

And Katara said nothing good ever came from eating weird plantlife.

[save_the_souls]

Don't worry, this game doesn't have monsters in its boxes like some games do.

[Games made of pure evil that's what those are.]

Well...she's not wrong. You probably don't want to eat a strange mushroom that's moving around in real life.

[alwayscomeback]

So some games...actually have that?

[He'll go stomping on enemies. GO GIANT MAN, GO!!! ]

I'd give it a try. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[save_the_souls]

Sometimes, if the creator is the vindictive sort.

[YES GO CRUSH THINGS]

...Please don't.

[alwayscomeback]

Huh, wouldn't that stop people from playing their games?

[Stamp stamp, OH NO TURTLE ATTACK. ]

It's ok, I got an iron stomach.

[save_the_souls]

Of course not! It's part of the challenge!

[COMPETITION!!!] - Jump over the shell!

....I'm truly not reassured by that, Sokka.

[alwayscomeback]

People are weird.

[Slamming the jump button ] Why is it so slow?!!!

You can give me anything to eat and I'll be fine. Seriously. You should test it.

[Sokka, no.]

[save_the_souls]

What? Are you saying you've never liked a good challenge?

Because you have to time it right!

[Sokka...]

...No. As your medic and first mate, I really don't think I will.

[alwayscomeback]

Sure, but not horrible possible screaming death sorts.

[Squiiint. ] But it's all flat, how are we supposed to time anything?

Okay, you're missing out on something cool, though.

[save_the_souls]

Don't be so dramatic, it's not like you'd actually die from a video game!

You're the engineer, aren't you? I'm sure you can figure it out.

[No Sokka, he's quite sure the coolness would not overrule the terrible food poisoning he'd have to treat when it turns out you're terribly wrong.]

[alwayscomeback]

If the next planet we land on is a giant video game that tries to kill us, I'm going to sya I told you so.

I know how machines work. I could fix the screen, but the program is something else.

[save_the_souls]

That's not fair. Anything could be used to try to kill us if they try hard enough. But normally video games are perfectly safe.

[He would know. Some weirdass shit has tried to kill him in his life]

So...you're saying you're not smart enough to figure out programs? [Might be goading you.....]

[alwayscomeback]

Normally is the key word, here, Allen.

[WOW. That is super rude and it's working.]

I never said that!!!

[save_the_souls]

So? What if the next planet we got attacked by giant plates of food? Would that make you stop eating?

[Kekekke]

It sounds like you are!

[alwayscomeback]

[Pointed look. ] That's got to be the dumbest thing you've ever asked me.

I so am not. I bet I could program that right here, right now!!!

[save_the_souls]

Hey, it could happen! Just as much as getting attacked by video games could!

Oh really?