isleofavalon | Lava for everyone

[This was great! Going to do a quest with his best friend. This is what life should be like. Sokka led the way through to Diamond Falls, keeping his machete ready for anything that might jump at them.]

I hope the slime is friendly, at least.

[He kept his staff in hand, walking along a step behind Sokka. Above them, out of ambush range, Appa circled lazily. Not as much air support as he had been in the past, perhaps, but still more than capable of a warning.]

I'm still wrapping my head around slime being, you know, aware.

Yeah, it's kind of a strange concept. But there have been a lot of strange things here, so I'm not so surprised about that.

[Sokka notices the place they were heading for. There... sure seems to be something wiggling under the hardened rock.]

That must be it.

[He peers over Sokka's shoulder]

Have you done...many of these?

[It's not like they haven't done adventures - boy howdy have they - but this is a bit different and he's a little out of his depth.]

This is only my third quest, actually. After the first one I did I took a really long break that only ended last month.

[He can explain why, but he's not gonna explain right off the bat. He still hates talking about it.]

...Well ok, then.

[He's not going to press unless it becomes necessary. He already feels like the odd man out in their group again. Strangely, the months in Avalon are seemingly as big a leap as the hundred years had been.]

Do you know if these things are poisonous or anything?

I only know they live in a lava, so they're likely super hot... so once we get it out, we need to be really careful.

[He regrets he hasn't learned more elements than fire and earth.] What elements can you use now?

[He thinks it through.]

My airbending is pretty ok now, I guess. I could probably cool it off a bit more...

[He's still having trouble calling it magic, really.]

[So does Sokka most of the time, it's fine. They both understand what they mean when they use the terms anyway.]

That's what I was thinking. Cooling down the area so we don't get too much of the heat once the slime is out of its prison...

[He nods, moving carefully to stand next to Sokka - moving lightly and silently.]

Ok, so. How do we lure him out?

[They had set up a camp for the night. There was still quite a long way to go, according to the map, so this was as good place to rest as any.]

Camping. Just like old times. I brought us some snacks, and I have a trusty new sleeping bag...! This is great!

[ Zuko can't help but be amused on the one hand, because yeah, it is just like old times... but on the other hand, they're out here for a reason. It's not a fun wilderness getaway. It's a mission. ]

Yeah... [ The most heartfelt, sincere sounding... ] What snacks did you bring?

[ The important question. Zuko's already unfurling the sleeping bag he brought. Sokka was the expert tent pitcher here. Zuko's not adept at that, even after his time spent in the wilderness with his uncle; he's still used to looking out for himself, perhaps rather like camping with Toph for the first time. He brought snacks, too, and while he intends to share, too... he's curious if Sokka may have brought better snacks. ]

[Sokka knows this is just a delivery run. He has absolutely no idea this would be a serious and dangerous mission okay. Otherwise he'd be more serious, more than likely.]

A few different flavored seaweed snacks and meatbuns.

Okay. I brought hotchips, onigiri, some spicy jerky, and, uh— also meatbuns, actually...

[ He kept all his foodstuffs in one bag within his knapsack, which he dumps unceremoniously before them to reveal all the contents he's just admitted to. ]

Oh, and— a canteen of water. Just normal water.

[ To be clear. Because Azula has got him on Team Flavored Water these days, cuz they posh like that... He's adapted to intergalactic cuisine rather well, really. ]

Oh, yeah, I have two canteens of water. I thought I'd bring two just in case.

[Since they might not find a source of water or Zuko might have forgotten to take water and other reasons.]

We should heat up some meatbuns and save the snacks for later. I can take the first shift in guarding the camp, too.

Okay. I'll start a fire.

[ He makes sure his swords are strapped firmly to his back, adjusting the strap across his chest as he stands. ]

If something happens... uh... I dunno, scream. I'll hear you. You're loud enough.

[ He says this with a wry smirk and a limp wave of his hand, teasing, before setting off to find some fire wood. He'll make pretty quick time of it, but... just in case. You never know. ]

Haha, very funny.

[Sokka can continue unpacking anything they need for staying overnight in this spot. That's what he will do. Unpacking.

Better hope there's no trouble. Like, say, a bear. A regular bear.

Which does make Sokka screech because it came from out of nowhere!!]

[ Zuko hears the screech, and almost assumes that Sokka must be messing with him, so he doesn't even drop the firewood he's collected until he's back at the campsite and sees... No... there's a bear... Sokka's not messing with him...

And so, ever, uh, intuitive, shoots a direct fireball at the bear's feet with an outstretched arm, firm firebending stance by instinct that still works with Avalon's magic even if it doesn't have to... it's just habit. ]

[The bear looks offended by this sudden fireball at its feet.. before grabbing some of the meatbuns and starting to run away.]

HEY! Thief! Get back here...!

[Sokka uses his instincts now to form a wall of ground in front of the bear. Not sure if he wants to eat meatbuns covered in bear drool now, but it's about pride okay. You don't steal food from him.]

[ Zuko's face falls at Sokka's move, and he shouts out, thoroughly aggravated and concerned. ]

Sokka! You're just trapping it in our campsite! Let it go! Forget the stupid meat buns!

[ Zuko conjures another blast of fire behind the bear, trying to scare it away into the woods, burning a path for it to flee from. It may just aggravate the bear, too, hopefully not enough to make it stick around, so his approach is, uh, not exactly fool-proof... But he figures most animals are afraid of fire. That's how animals were tamed in Fire Nation zoos and circuses, after all. Under threat of fire. He just wants the bear to run away. ]

But we need all the food we can have, it's a long trip...!

[Sokka does insist that, but seeing as the bear is intend on just running away from Zuko's crazy fire attacks, he evaluates the situation again.

If he kept going he might end up bear food.

And the bear must be hungry too.

Damn it.

The bear successfully runs away with at least four meatbuns.]

Just my luck.

[ Zuko groans, trotting back up fully to the campsite, conjuring some weak water blasts to put out the flames left behind in the bear's wake.

Then rounds on Sokka, raising his voice. ]

I wandered around the countryside on the back of an ostrich-horse with no food, no money, no water, under the hot Earth Kingdom sun for days on end and lived to tell about it! We'll be fine without a couple extra meat buns!

[ He can't help but think of the Ember Island Players' portrayal of Sokka as he groans, dragging a hand over his face in exasperation. ]

I'd rather be hungry than mauled by a bear! Wouldn't you?!

[Sokka is leaving work (a grocery store) with a cheerful attitude. It had been a good day and he was praised for the work he had done.

He decided to take a longer route home just because he was feeling like it.]

[ Being from a time before phones, Horus and Sokka are both from a time when if you wanted to talk to someone, you had to find them. It's why Horus suspects Sokka won't mind him tracking him down and catching up with him on the way home from a grocery store. ]

Sokka!

[ He calls out as he catches up so that he doesn't catch him off guard (some people here have proven to be jumpy, after all.) ]

[Now there's a familiar face. One he remembers being all blurry, too, after drinking enough alcohol. He wonders if he'll still smell like the river or was it just a hallucination...]

Hey Anubis. What's up?

[ Yes, he does. A refreshing river on a summer day. ]

You've been here some time, yes? I need help with these "phones."

Lava for everyone

for Aang / Quest: Lavaft Behind

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for Zuko / Quest: Spotted Dicklivery

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for Horus / Technology help

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