Date a Sokka! Open!

[spacebro]

Who: Mon-El, Sokka, and YOU!
Broadcast: OPEN!
Action: Bar in Berrivalia on Selvin-9
When: Now!

[The feed comes on to reveal Mon-El’s face in the foreground as Sokka sits next to him ordering a drink from a bartender, seemingly unaware of his friend’s broadcast.]

Hello, fleet! This is my first official outing as a wingman, and I’m going to need your help. We need to find this handsome, water tribe captain a mate! [He says as he puts his arm around Sokka’s shoulders and brings him into the frame.]

[Sokka was reaching out for his beer, looking forward to a relaxing night out with his friend. Then, suddenly he was pulled away from his drink and brought in front of the feed. It takes him a few moments for realisation of what was actually happening to hit him. He blinks, then turns, wide eyed to stare at Mon-El.]

Wait. What. We're doing this now?. Like...right now?

[Mon-El shrugs him off.] Okay, ladies—or gentlemen maybe—in addition to be newly older and buffer Sokka can eat concerning amounts of meat in a single sitting, wield a sword, and recite poetry. [He drops his voice as if to speak directly to Sokka, but it’s still audible.] I added that last one to make you sound more romantic.

[This was not happening. This couldn't actually be happening to him. He had to be imagining it. He stares at the screen, giving a half-robotic wave of his hand, probably staring off into space a little bit.]

Wow. No one's ever managed to sum me up in so few words before. Gee. Thanks, buddy. [He lowers his voice to a gentle hiss, waving a hand at the screen.] You know you could have warned me, Dude. This is kinda weird. People are gonna think I'm weird. [He is weird]

You’re not weird. [Facing the screen again and sounding sincere.] He’s not weird. Blame any weird on me. Honestly, Sokka is a great guy and a good friend. I can’t tell you everything good about him because there’s a lot and I’m still learning about it, but part of the fun is finding those things out about each other. So no more spoilers. I really think anyone would be lucky to be with him or I wouldn’t be doing this.

So, what do you say? Does anyone want to meet Sokka?

[This is still weird and he's still not completely convinced he wants it to go this way. Or if he's even dealt with all the baggage that comes with moving on in the first place. But Mon-El's done it now, so he's going to have to let it roll the way it is. He lets out an awkward laugh]

Aww. That was almost sweet. You are good at this. [He offers an awkward smile to the screen.] I was kind of planning to do this like a regular person, but I'm not about to spoil his...efforts here. So I'm gonna go sit in that corner with my beer and hope the wall eat me alive, cool? Cool. [He's gonna...fingerguns at you all and try to slide off screen.]

(OOC: Sokka is blue. Mon-El is red. Both boys will reply to responses separately.)

Comments

[spacebro]

Oh. Then what were you talking about? Dating Sokka?

[mongoosecrow]

I may have mentioned that he looks really good in his proper body.

[spacebro]

Oh, yes, he does. Good call. Was he interested?

[mongoosecrow]

Not sure if I'm really his jam.

[spacebro]

He does seem a little reluctant about other guys. Must be an Earth thing.

[mongoosecrow]

Hey now, I'm from Earth and from my perspective there was a ton of man on man action back home.

[spacebro]

I stand corrected. And I did not know you measured sexual interactions by weight. [Amused.]

[mongoosecrow]

[He laughs.] Oh yeah. For real.

All of the time.

Also, is Sokka even from Earth?

[spacebro]

I...am not actually. He never called it that, but it didn't seem like he had a name for it.

It did seem very icy though and Earth has ice...so do other planets though.

[mongoosecrow]

I'm still weirded out that humans seem to have evolved in places other than Earth. Isn't that supposed to be statistically crazy improbable?

[spacebro]

Maybe he's not human. I'm not.

[mongoosecrow]

No? Spitting image though.

[spacebro]

Thank you. [Is that the right reply to that?] I guess there are a lot of humanoid races that look the same. My biology is definitely different.

[mongoosecrow]

You gotta wonder how that works. Evolution just happens to pick vaguely human-shaped in a bunch of different realities? Interesting, right?

Do you mind if I ask how your biology differs or is that one of those personal, need-to-know questions?

[spacebro]

Well, when subjected to special kinds of radiation I have certain abilities.

[mongoosecrow]

Like superpowers?

[spacebro]

Yes, like those. Do people have superpowers where you're from?

[mongoosecrow]

Some of them have biotics but I'm not sure that counts.

[spacebro]

Biotics? Are those like cybernetic enhancements?

[mongoosecrow]

Sorta. There are implants involved but I think they have more to do with control. They're able to sort of... manipulate physics? I really should know more about it, but I've never been a pay attention to the news kind of guy.

[spacebro]

Manipulate physics? Like gravity and the speed of light kind of physics?

[mongoosecrow]

Exactly that. Trippy isn't it?