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]

...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?

[alwayscomeback]

But food is food. It doesn't eat people, people eat it!

YEAH! Really.

[save_the_souls]

Normally, yes. But anything's possible!

Hmmm...I don't know. Maybe we should bet on it.

[alwayscomeback]

That's just silly.

Okay, I'll bet anything.

[save_the_souls]

Silly doesn't mean impossible.

Alright. If you lose...Hmmm...Oh! You have to go a week without meat!