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[Ever since the event ended, Sokka has not been in the best of moods. The university shift has messed with his head in some pretty violent ways, and the current shift isn't treating him much better. While he certainly struggled with coping with university classes and the whole thought of being in school again (which, to be honest, there wasn't much of a school to be had i the Southern Water Tribe before the war ended), it's girl issues that have got him down... and namely the sneaking sense that somehow he's betrayed or jilted Suki, his girlfriend from back home who isn't here. All because, for some reason, the recent Shift made him fall head over heels (actually, that's an understatement) for Asami.

Not to mention the fact that he's seeing ghosts of Suki (and even Yue) practically everywhere in Luceti, there's no real safe haven. But the least safe haven is House 56... because everyone he knows—Asami included—are all there. And even if it wasn't his fault (a lot of people have been saying they've been acting weird), well... it certainly doesn't help that some of his dreams aren't of Suki.

So Sokka is spending A LOT of time not at home. For the most part, he will be at the Smithy, Seventh Heaven (no, he's not eating at home right now), the village square, or at the beach. If you run into him, you might notice he's not his usual ~~loud~~ extroverted self and definitely has three shades of guilt written across his face.]

[Action / Smithy / Locked to Leon and Jane Foster]

[One of the primary projects Sokka has been working on in his spare time is figuring out how Poké Balls work. He remembers quite well that Crystal broke one a long time ago, and thanks to Ash and Jane Foster, he's come up with a plan to try to actually create Poké Balls so that, maybe... just maybe... he can understand them enough to fix them. Not that he's told Crystal any of this, mind, but it's a project of passion for the time being trying to reverse engineer technology.

Granted, he's not gotten far yet. However, if someone were to invade upon the inner sanctums of the forge, one might find Sokka in the finishing touches of molding and assembling two metallic half-spheres together, complete with a clasp and a release button. It's not a functional ball by any means; though there's clearly an effort to try to somehow power it inside (there's some wires sticking out of it for good measure). There's also a couple of obviously failed attempts to create two perfect half-spheres. At least his latest creation resembles the real thing.]

[Action / House 56]

[Because Sokka is beating himself up on the inside, he's avoiding confronting the problem, and that means sneaking in and out of the house at a couple of odd hours. The door to his room is locked, and generally he isn't doing lunch or dinner at Avatar House like he usually does. Instead, there's a series of tied together sheets sticking out of his window during the daytime hours.

It's not that Sokka doesn't want to talk to anyone there. ~~It's just that Sokka doesn't want to talk to anyone there.~~ It's that Sokka would prefer to reason it out himself before confronting the situation, but honestly... given how tired he looks, given how little sleep he's been getting, maybe it's a good idea for a few good friends to actually talk with him. Were someone going to be mean and remove the makeshift ladder to his room, he's going to go up the slide and have to pick the lock to his room, and that's... going to take a small bit of time.]

[Text / Locked against Asami]

So hypothetically, let's say that someone has a girlfriend waiting for them back home. And that that girlfriend isn't here in Luceti. And hypothetically, let's also say that, well, maybe due to forces completely beyond your control, like maybe during a shift, that person happened to get into a rather... deep relationship with someone else.

So then (hypothetically mind!), is that considered cheating?

Even more so, is it considered cheating if that person is still having dreams about that new relationship? That they weren't responsible for?

Oh yeah, and this person is also seeing ghosts or spirits of both this current and his former girlfriends everywhere here. Wherever he goes. As he's going to work, as he's eating lunch, at the beach. When he wakes up they're in his bed. Sometimes it seems like they want him to follow them, but then they turn around a corner and disappear.

~~I'm going insane.~~

It's driving this person insane. Hypothetically.

[Good save, Sokka. I'm sure they're not going to figure it out.]

EDIT: [Action / House 56 (a day or two later) / locked to Asami]

[After doing a lot of thinking and a lot of talking, Sokka has at least come to a few decisions about where things were. He still didn't entirely know where he felt, and he especially didn't where Asami was after it was all said and done with, but he did know deep down that he had to resolve this whole thing with her, partially for his own sake (and also so that he didn't feel like he had to keep sneaking through the house to avoid awkward meet-ups).

And so finally, instead of climbing up through the window, he comes into the front door and... hoping that he's lucky to catch her at home, knocks on Asami's door. While during the shift he practically could come in uninvited, he wasn't going to do that here.]

Hey, Asami, you in?

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I was so not gonna say anything about any tearbending. But now that you brought it up… [ But she trails off and does not actually mention any specific tearbending related things. Not yet, anyway. ]

This where you've been hiding? [ Okay, he wasn't hiding. She realizes it. But hey, Sokka, come on. Korra's still sort of new here and doesn't completely know her way around. This is the first time she's even been to the beach. You might as well have been hiding. ]

[Sokka will give Korra a faux-annoyed look, but it's all for show. His smirk belies his amusement. He doesn't know Korra super well yet, but every time he's hanging out with her, he feels at home. More than that, she makes him laugh, and she laughs at his jokes. If that's not the beginning of a friendship, he doesn't know what friendship is. ~~And yes, he knows what friendship is.~~]

Not the entire time. Most of the time I've been working at the smithy. I've been out in the forest a bit too. That you caught me here is probably good karma paying off!

[He gives Korra a genuine smile, though he knows somewhere deep down that she's got to be going through some of the same emotions as he is.]

So, you holding up?

Smithy, huh? I haven't been there yet. [ There's a lot of places she hasn't been. ] Actually, this is my first time at the beach, too. So you've one-upped an actual waterbender on that.

[ She's glad to see he's amused, though. Similarly, Korra's been pretty excited to try and get to know Sokka... Younger Sokka, that is. Not only was he one of Aang's best friends and her waterbending master's brother he was also from home and being around him reminded her of the Southern Water Tribe and everyone else back there. Plus, he was pretty funny.

Still, at his question her face can't help but fall. ]

Oh, I'm holding up. I'm so held up a warship couldn't knock me down. [ But thens he sighs. ] I don't even know, Sokka. How would you feel if you found out you dated your past life's friend, who also happens to be Fire Nation Royalty and really old in your own time?

Well, I have been here longer than you; it's only natural I've been to the beach first.

[He's at least trying to keep a good humor about things; even when things are hard, he's always got some sarcasm to rely upon.

[But even then, he knows that they've both been going through some rough times of late. And such are the things that are on Sokka's mind tonight as he stares out at the endless water.

[After Korra sighs, Sokka puts a hand on her shoulder to perk her up again.]

Well, if I were ever to date Zuko, I think I would have to wash out my mouth with the entirety of the swimming pool after that. Especially if my first thoughts of him were of some old geriatric.

[What, you were expecting a real answer? ~~Okay, fine.~~]

I dunno though. I'm still trying to figure out what to think about having a relationship with a girl I barely even knew from the future.

[ She gives a small smile at the hand on her shoulder and Sokka's answer. ]

Those aren't my first thoughts. My first thoughts are that I was in a relationship with anyone at all. [ Because hey she just got done with a break-up like, a few weeks ago back home with someone she said she'd always love. ] My second thoughts are about who and what he is. Because Zuko's great, he really is, but I mean... I am so not Firelady material.

[ That was a joke. Mostly. ]

If it makes you feel any better, Asami is pretty awesome. Really awesome, even. I'm sure she'd talk to you about it, you know.

[Sokka certainly laughs a bit. Because he thinks she's telling a joke. Mostly.]

Yeah, us Water Tribers have to watch out for the Fire Nation. [He's trying to add ~~some rather dated~~ humor on top of Korra's thing, but he really doesn't know if she'd find something like that funny or not.]

Yeah, Asami does seem like a nice girl. Don't get me wrong, I actually... [He sighs a bit, a little in regret of the feeling.] I actually do kind of like her, but I'm kind of already in a relationship from back home, and I like Suki too.

I know I need to talk to Asami about things. I just... I never would have done something like this if it weren't for that shift.

[ For a moment she's confused, then realization hits in and she does actually laugh a little. ] Oh, man. You're right. I think I'm a lost cause, though, since most of my best friends from back home are descended from Fire Nation. [ Times they are a changing, Sokka! She looks pleased at his assessment of Asami, though. ]

I'm sure she'll understand, or at least want to talk about it with you. And yeah, I know what you mean. [ She groans. ] If it weren't for that I wouldn't have- done anything like that either. I don't think.

[ Finally she sighs, although there's a smile playing on her face. ] Look at us! Looks like we both need to have a talk with other people, and here we are talking to each other instead.

[Sokka chuckles a bit at that.] Yeah, I know a very very loose history of that Republic thingy that Aang established out of the Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Kingdom. I found out I have a statue in the city somewhere too, so it really can't be an all bad place, I suppose.

[He gives Korra a secret grin, as if to say that he forgives her for being friends with so many Fire Nation folk.]

Haha yeah, we are being pretty dumb about this, aren't we? Just complete dorks not doing the things we should be doing.

[With that, Sokka stands up and he offers Korra a hand up too.]

That's right. I keep forgetting you guys know more about my time than I'd have thought. [ She laughs. ] Of course you'd know that. We do have a statue of you, but maybe they should have made the head a little bigger?

[ A joke, of course, as she returns the grin. When he offers his hand she sighs then grabs it and gets to her feet. ]

Took the words right out of my mouth. Me and you, we're people of action. [ She says, nodding as if she's imparting a deep wisdom. ] So I say... we get out and act!

Oh, I have my ways of knowing things. [In fairness, just as many where there at that moment when Kyoshi made Kyoshi Island, so too was Sokka there when he founded the seed that would eventually become the United Republic. As for the statue, he found out about that when Ikki disappeared back to their home world; it was the most amazing present he could have found out, that he'd one day become important.]

Only if someone makes the one outside our house bigger too! Ooh, and maybe one in the central square, just about the fountain. A stream of water could come shooting out of my mouth!

[Behold Sokka's dream world. But until then, "people of action"? Sokka nods his head confidently in agreement.]

People of actions. Yes. It's time to go back! To Avatar House! [he cries aloud, for some reason holding up his boomerang in the air as he does so. He's now a little fired up.]

What? You want to be known as the statue that's spitting on people? Hey, whatever. It's your statue.

[ But at his dramatic announcement she nods, raising her own fist into the air. ]

Yeah! Back to the house, where we'll... [ and then her arm drops. ] ...do something. [ She makes a face, but it's too late to turn back now. ]

It's not actually real spit!

[As if he somehow had to make that clarification somehow. However, he sees her arm drop, and that's unacceptable.]

Hey, if you're going to talk me into facing my fears, you're going to have to do it too. I mean, it's not like Zuko breathes fire or anything...... oh wait, actually he does.

But c'mon, we gotta show these other kids what the Water Tribe's made of!

[And he will grab onto her arm and yank her back if he has to.]

Hey, I never said anything about being afraid. I am so not afraid!

[ More like... uncomfortable? Awkward? Something like that? But she shakes her head at the fire breathing comment and allows herself to get yanked forward. ]

Woah! Fine, fine! You're right. I'll go. Hard to fight such a convincing argument.

[Sokka just chuckles with Korra as she finally relents into his "convincing" argument. He had to admit that Korra was a fun to hang around, and he really loved her charisma.]

Good. Because the last one to get this done is a rotten owl cat egg!

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