1: Annoyed Audio

[withanokka]

[There's the sound of hands running over the communicator as Sokka turns it over and over, trying to figure it out-- his hand has hit one of the buttons to turn it on as he's fiddling with it.]

...heard people talking through this before, now how...

[And then, he realizes he's transmitting.]

Aha! Okay, all right. At least one thing makes sense.

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[believeslegends]

[Jim finally figured his out. And guess whose post is the first he hears.

Some Annoying Guy.]

Why would you be sleeping in the tub? There's a bed there, genius.

[withanokka]

[Nice attitude, Jim. Sokka doesn't care about your snark right now, he's more convinced you're wrong than anything.]

What? Where? I mean, I've been sleeping on the-- I guess it's a couch? I've been sleeping on the couch thing, but there's nothing like a bed with blankets or anything.

[believeslegends]

[Wow you're a twit. Seriously.]

You didn't really look around much, did you? The thing the tub's on rotates, there's a bed on the other side.

[withanokka]

[DEFENSIVE MODE IS GO]

There aren't a lot of machines where I come from, okay? Now where's the switch...

[believeslegends]

[SNARK MODE ENHANCED.]

Oh yeah? Then just what do you have there? [Not that he believes any of this other-world stuff. He probably just hit his head on the boat a little too hard. Dreaming, obviously.]

[withanokka]

Ice. Loooooots of ice.

[There's shuffling in the background as he searches for a switch.]

Snow. Ocean.

Well, that's at home. The Earth Kingdom's all mostly stone, so they use Earthbending to get around and stuff. The Fire Nation's all machinary and war balloons and airships and crazy stuff like that. I mean, we have machines, don't get me wrong, it's just not the first thing I'd-- aha! Found it!

[And there's a whirr of machinery as the bed rotates into place.]

That is so cool!

[believeslegends]

[Sorry were you talking? Jim was coaxing his capybara off the couch so he could sit down. He tuned out pretty much everything after 'snow']

You really have never seen anything like this before, have you?

[withanokka]

Were you even listening to me?

[It comes out as a pitchy squawk. The machinery continues to whirr round as Sokka continues holding down the button, mostly for his own amusement.]

I've seen stuff like it, it's just not as common outside of the Fire Nation.

[believeslegends]

No, because I've got other things to think about. This is all just a dream anyway.

[withanokka]

And that's where you would be wrong.

[Oh, look. He gets to snark back!]

Somehow, I really doubt we're dreaming.

[But he does mutter something about it explaining a few things.]

[believeslegends]

I'm pretty sure I know when I'm dreaming, thanks dream-guy.

[Oh good we're on equal footing now.]

And this? Is definitely a dream.

[withanokka]

[Don't make him doubt himself now, Jim. Sokka's pretty sure he's awake.]

Oh yeah? Prove it.

[Can you hear the cocky grin?]

[believeslegends]

[He hasn't really gone exploring around himself, but he knows One Thing for certain:]

They said they called here by ~magic. Magic doesn't exist. No way that could happen.

[withanokka]

Look, trust me when I say I totally get where you're coming from? But I'm friends with The Avatar, and all of my other friends are benders. Even my sister! Magic exists, pal.

Though I can't say I've ever been teleported anywhere like this before. This is crazy Spirit-World Avatar stuff.

[believeslegends]

Never heard of any 'avatar'.

[But dream-dude, you are so deep in believing yourself, Jim doesn't even want to bother.]

Maybe you should just focus on not sleeping in a tub again. See how that works out, Spirit-Dude.

[withanokka]

Sokka.