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Aug 02, 2006 20:54

A boy his age shouldn't have so much on his plate. This is pretty much the only conclusion Ichigo has been able to reach since coming here. The stuff back home...that stuff was weird. Crazy. Way too much for him, he thought. But he handled it, and did so pretty well. But this...this is different. He can't swing a sword at his problems this time, ( Read more... )

minako aino, !location: outside, wallace, ichigo kurosaki, sokka, buffy summers

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 01:17:43 UTC
Listing Sokka's problems would take a long time: in the most general way possible, he worries about protecting the ones he loves, too. And he'd most likely be right next to Ichigo, moping with the thoughtful and lonely, right along with him-- except he's coming back from flying a kite with Aang.

Kite-flying with the Avatar leaves no room for moping. Even when your family has drop-kicked your heart a few times in the last day.

So it is a somewhat cheerful Sokka who is eyeing Ichigo with-- either concern or wariness. Probably wariness when he pokes the other boy with his shoe.

"...You okay?"

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 01:25:50 UTC
"Is anybody really ok livin' in this place? Don't you people ever miss your family and friends and just want to get the hell off this stupid rock?"

He knows he does. Really, really badly.

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 01:27:46 UTC
Oh, that. Right. It's been a long time since Sokka talked to a newcomer.

There's a pause before he slips hands in his pockets and stops poking Ichigo. "...My family's all here with me. But-- yeah, I get what you mean. It's why we're working on a way home."

Well, he was. Now he's not sure what he'll be doing anymore.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 01:34:29 UTC
"And how is that comin' along, huh?"

He's not getting his hopes up. Most people he's met so far don't seem to be too excited about leaving anytime soon. Seems not many know when or even if they'll get back home.

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 02:24:25 UTC
"Um... slowly?"

There is a pause and then some plopping down beside him, knees drawn up to rest his arms on. "We were finishing up the greenhouse, but the rain ruined it. We'll have to start over - but we still have the soil. Once we're actually able to grow food here and don't have to worry about all the cans of food that are disappearing...

"Well, then we'll start on home."

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 02:30:50 UTC
"Excuse me for hoping I can get out of this place before I need to start gardening. Where'd you guys get soil, isn't the whole world, like, gone to hell? Somebody told me all the dirt was ruined and the rain was acid."

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 02:37:12 UTC
"It is," Sokka replies with a nod. "There's a guy here that can fix it, though. It just takes a long time. We got all the soil off the roof before it was ruined, but the actual structure of the building got shot to hell.

"And hey, if you don't like gardening, latrine duty is always an option!" You love sarcasm, Ichigo. Sokka just knows it.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 02:43:28 UTC
HAHAHA no.

"Yeah, uh, no thanks. I'm happy to help as long as I'm here though. Even if latrines and gardens ain't my thing." He reaches over his shoulder, pulling free Zangetsu, his sword. The weapon is at least six feet long (though he holds it effortlessly in one hand) for whatever reason, and the fine cloth that surrounds it begins to unravel on its own, revealing the black sword and silver blade beneath. "I can fight though. Killed some of those things that attacked before. What were those anyways?"

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 02:46:00 UTC
...There's something NOT RIGHT about Ichigo having a six-foot sword with Sokka's 2.5 foot club strapped to his back.

Why does he suddenly feel the need to go out and buy the new H3?

"...Magog," he replies after he's finished eyeing the sword. "Well, vampire Magog. They're-- uglier and harder to kill than regular Magog. They show up every once in a while, so killing them would be great."

Killing other things would be better, but-- that's for personal mope-time.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 02:51:08 UTC
"I didn't get many. Was chasing after them mostly. Fast little bastards. I was able to keep up with them for a few minutes, but I get tired out if I use flash steps too often. I probably killed a few. No less than three or four. They're not as big or tough as Hollows, but hell, they're fast."

It was a welcome thing, the attack. Gave him something to do. Something he's good at.

Also, size matters.

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 02:52:59 UTC
It's all about the motion of the ocean, baby. ...Or club. Whatever.

"Yeah, they are." Remember that brooding Sokka was saving for later? He's indulging himself a bit now, remembering Magog launched over the wall, one running straight for him, three for the monster trapped beneath ice...

Sulk, sulk, sulk.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 02:56:46 UTC
Ichigo is eying Sokka with a funny look on his face.

"What's wrong with you? Issues with these things?"

He's not a nut, is he? Ichigo meets ALL the nuts...

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 02:58:01 UTC
Sokka is eyeing Ichigo with a funny look, too.

It's called a SCOWL.

"Do I have issues with the big furry monsters that eat people? Is that what you're asking?"

Yeah, Sokka's the nut.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 03:00:13 UTC
"I mean besides the obvious things like them being monsters. I can understand being pissed off, but you're just being sulky now."

Says the kid who was JUST sulking over his friends and family.

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notanoptimist August 3 2006, 03:03:45 UTC
"You were just--"

Yes, Sokka, we know.

There is more scowling involved, but less sulk. "...I've been here a long time. I just don't like seeing them."

SO THAR.

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kurosakiboy August 3 2006, 03:10:17 UTC
"Six months?" He remembers that pregnant lady saying she was one of the first ones there, six months or so ago. "And don't sulk. Why don't you people hunt these things down?"

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