05. A Date With Despair
[The concept of time is eluding Sokka. How long has it been since Fran forced him in fall to pieces? Five minutes? Fifty minutes? Five hours? He's got no idea, but it's nearly night now, and Sokka can't get the picture of Fran or those inky black figures out of his head long enough to crawl out of his safe place to go home.]
[Hunched down and hugging his legs, he sits under the light from a window, hoping to ward off the darkness, but that fear's still gripping his heart like a vice, squeezing it in an iron grasp. Those faces -- familiar faces of faithful friends -- they haunt him in a way he's never experienced thanks to Fran's parting gift. Behind closed eyes, they accuse him just the same as before, and the more time he spends with them, the more he starts to think they're right. Had he really done enough? For Zuko? For Katara? For any of them?]
[Just those thoughts are enough to make him reel, forcing his head down lest he finds himself feeling ill again. He needs to get home -- he knows that -- but it's not happening yet.]
[Not yet. He just needs a moment. Not yet, not yet, not yet...]
[He just can't face it all.]
[Not yet.]
[[OOC: This takes place after Sokka's run-in with Fran. Aang's going to be taking Sokka home, so if you want your character to come see him, please note whether it's BEFORE he's left for home, or AFTER he's home! ENJOY!]]
[Hunched down and hugging his legs, he sits under the light from a window, hoping to ward off the darkness, but that fear's still gripping his heart like a vice, squeezing it in an iron grasp. Those faces -- familiar faces of faithful friends -- they haunt him in a way he's never experienced thanks to Fran's parting gift. Behind closed eyes, they accuse him just the same as before, and the more time he spends with them, the more he starts to think they're right. Had he really done enough? For Zuko? For Katara? For any of them?]
[Just those thoughts are enough to make him reel, forcing his head down lest he finds himself feeling ill again. He needs to get home -- he knows that -- but it's not happening yet.]
[Not yet. He just needs a moment. Not yet, not yet, not yet...]
[He just can't face it all.]
[Not yet.]
[[OOC: This takes place after Sokka's run-in with Fran. Aang's going to be taking Sokka home, so if you want your character to come see him, please note whether it's BEFORE he's left for home, or AFTER he's home! ENJOY!]]