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,
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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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He knows he does. Really, really badly.
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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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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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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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"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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"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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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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It was a welcome thing, the attack. Gave him something to do. Something he's good at.
Also, size matters.
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"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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"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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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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Says the kid who was JUST sulking over his friends and family.
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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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