On Dropping Adstringendum (AKA Muse is Yet Again Unhappy)

[angle_on_it]

Would another week have killed you? At least then I could have said goodbye a little better than half-finished letters and memories of my exceptional ability to be a jerk. [Arms crossed. Sokka is not happy. Leaving during an event is not his idea of fair or right.]

O-okay, so I wouldn't have had a heads-up then, either, but still! There are people there I will never stop caring about -- people I would give anything not to forget or leave.

[Sarcasm mode engaged.] Thanks a lot. No, really, I mean it. This was just sooo kind of you, mun. A real class act. Oh, and by the way, this isn't the kind of wound you just slap a bandage on and hope for the best, so good luck making that work.

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[memoriaflame]

Oh, Sokka. [Her eyes are full of sorrow, she misses her big brother already]

We'll always remember you, no matter how you disappeared.

[angle_on_it]

[The sentiment is much appreciated, Ginny. He offers a thin smile.]

Thanks, that-- that means a lot. That place was-- is like one big, extended family, y'know? I'm really going to miss it.

[memoriaflame]

It really is.

I'm going to miss you a lot, you know. I have Ron back now, but you'll still always be my big brother. I promise I'll look after Katara, too, in your absence.

[angle_on_it]

I'll miss you, too. I already am, actually. But I know I've got good people there taking care of each other and... --and that's the best I can ask for.

[memoriaflame]

I'm going to go and put your name on the tree and maybe plant one in my new garden for you as well. The cottage is nearly finished, I wish you could see it.

[spats]

[ Suddenly the ceiling is a lot closer and one very enthusiastic firebender is hugging you, Sokka. HE'S SNEAKY AS HELL LIKE THAT, enjoy being scooped up as easily as ice cream from the pot. ]

[angle_on_it]

[What the--?! Oh, okay, so he doesn't really need to keep his head out of the clouds and his feet planted firmly on the ground when it's you, Mako.]

[Despite aching inside, he can't help but laugh, obviously surprised.]

Hey now, c'mon! This is like rubbing it it that you're so much taller, Mako...

[spats]

[ Squeezes, then plants him back on his feet. ]

Just making sure it's you, bro.

[angle_on_it]

[He returns the squeeze with a hug even after the fact, because he feels they both need it.]

It's me. Me-me, not some... IDiotic version of me. Sorry about that, by the way.

[spats]

Your jokes are still terrible. [ Patting him on the arm. ] Don't worry about that event, by the way. Everyone was acting completely crazy, picking up the pieces is like trying to put together a broken mirror without letting your reflection catch in it.

I know it wasn't you that said those things.

[moonpowers]

Perhaps I am not understanding correctly... but this does not seem like the thing you should thank your mun for.

[angle_on_it]

[Oh, Yue, why are you so adorable? Sokka smiles, but it's not the full grin he's known for.]

I wasn't really thanking my mun. It's pretty much the opposite, to be honest.

[moonpowers]

Is this another form of your humor?

[angle_on_it]

I wouldn't call it humor, but it could be funny under the right circumstances. [ruefully] This isn't one of those circumstances, unfortunately.

[moonpowers]

[ She frowns and reaches out for his hand. ]

Your mun has treated you unfairly.

[fashionista_monk]

Someone from the Water Tribe? Are you from the Northern or Southern tribe?

[While she was glad to see something somewhat familiar she was rather aware of the Northern tribe's view on women so she wanted to be sure what she was getting herself into with this conversation.]

[angle_on_it]

[Is that--? Sokka blinks, squints, sure he's seeing an arrow, but...]

Um. Southern. Are you an... airbender? [One of Aang's grandbabies, maybe?]

[fashionista_monk]

[Well that was certainly a relief.]

Yes I am from the Northern temple. I'm surprised I have never seen you during my visits there before. Do you know a woman about your age named Rose?

[angle_on_it]

[Rose? He can't remember ever meeting a person named Rose form his whole entire world. Still, this girl seems... familiar enough.]

No, sorry. Is she Water Tribe?

I kind of wish I made the Gamzee for this. Since he has an oddly abundant supply of Cactus Juice XD

[fashionista_monk]

Yes, she is a rather able water bender as well. I suppose you can't meet everyone from your tribe though.

Hi again :)

[alwaystraveling]

[So this is what it looks like from the other side.]

It's awful.

Hey!

[angle_on_it]

Yeah, it is. I could do with about... a hundred percent less stuff like this, to be honest. [He's not happy. At. All.]

[alwaystraveling]

We all could. [She hasn't had anyone leave her yet, but watching Alice scream like that, and that other girl slowly come realize what had happened...]

[angle_on_it]

[He feels... okay, but only because it's been a few days. The hurt will probably never go. It's bearable for the time being, however.]

I'm Sokka, by the way. I hail from the Southern Water Tribe on a planet called Earth. [Or maybe he should call it a "version" of Earth. Damn you, Metaland!]

[alwaystraveling]

I'm Yvaine. I'm actually a star, but I fell onto a country called Stormhold. Which is in a version of Earth.