near the main campfire - tuesday afternoon

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He lay in the grass, mostly because he could. It was a little damp since the day seemed to flutter between beautiful and damp, but he didn't much mind. He didn't catch colds too easily (perhaps the one dip in the well had been enough) and water didn't have any kind of adverse effect on him...

And it was nice out. Soothing. Almost as much as the church, it would let him think.

[open!][flying portion NFB for distance from the ground]

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[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka stood over Liir and peered down at him.

"Aren't you getting wet?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"A little," he admitted, not opening his eyes. But a smile curved on his lips.

"Sokka, right?"

Now they opened.

"How are you?"

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka shrugged. "Pretty good. Not wet. You know. ...And you're not green today, so everybody's a winner all around."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I'm not usually," he said. "And if I was, well, the wet would be a problem."

He patted around with his hand to find a dry spot, couldn't find one, and finally hooked his fingers around his bag. There was a large cloth napkin he'd used to wrap a couple of cookies up in that was still there.

He pulled it out and laid it down.

"If you're not just passing by," he offered.

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka grinned and took one. "DUDE! Even if I WERE just passing by, I'll ALWAYS stop for cookies. Thanks!"

As he chewed it, he cocked an eyebrow questioningly. "So... what do 'green' and 'wet' have to do with one another? I'm not sure I follow you."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"My mother," and it was always hard to say it, but that's why he kept doing it; perhaps someday, he'd smooth the edges off of the word and it wouldn't cut, "was green. Like I was that day. I've learned since that it's a trait that only comes out in the girls. Remember that day when we got random children visit us?"

He pulled a cookie for himself from his bag and sat up a little.

"The other oddity about her, though, was that she was allergic to water. It's what ended up killing her, in fact."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I remember that day," Sokka replied, with a sad, wistful little smile. "So, you had a little green girl? That's AWESOME!"

He found himself scratching his head. "How exactly does that WORK? Being allergic to water, I mean. It... doesn't make much sense. Especially if you're not."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I had a little green girl and a pale little boy," he said whistfully. Family, fully formed. While it had been terrifying, it'd also been sort of wonderful.

...had he fouled things up for Trindle, then? If he and Andrew broke up and never stayed together to raise a little green girl?

Oh. Sokka. He was being rude.

"It burned her. Like acid. And I suppose it's because of my father. I couldn't tell you. I don't really know much of anything to do with her other than what I saw. She was rather close-lipped."

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, we all miss the kids," Sokka told him softly, noticing the moments of silence. "Even the really annoying ones. ...Maybe not the Stinson brats."

He winced, then. "You-- your mother. I'm sorry. I... I lost my mother, too -- she died in an attack on our village. She... It's not the same without her. Your mom must have been pretty special, huh?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber noticed him on her way back from rehearsal and she didn't say anything, nor did she wave, try to catch his attention; nothing like that. What she did do was lay down on the grass near him, arm stretched out under her head, and just... rested.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

After a few minutes, he turned his head.

"Long day?"

He was still digesting. To be fair, there was more than just the weekend to deal with now. There was the remainders of the weekend, and then there was his concern for Ino, and on top of that, well... connotations.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

"Yah," she replied quietly. "You could say that."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"We can do the flying," he told her. "Or, if you're not feeling up to it, I can make a pair of oranges and we can just enjoy those.

"Anything I can do?"

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber didn't want him to have the wrong impression. "It was a good long day, but if you're up to it, flyin' might be... entertainable."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He sat up.

"Flying is always..." and his hand waved in a vague sort of positive motion that conveyed what was utterly unconveyable.

[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber sat up too and raised her brows at the hand waving.

"Will I get to steer it?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Sort of. Some is directing the handle. Some is something I just seem to be able to direct, so you'll have to tell me."

He reached over to pull up the broom from it's quiver.

"There isn't exactly a manual attached."

[solo_sword]

On her way back from a short workout at the gym, where she was mainly really curious whether Cal had gotten arrested yet, Jaina stopped on her way back to her cabin. "Comfortable?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He opened his eyes and looked up at the semi-unfamiliar face.

"Rather," he admitted. "It's, well, I suppose I'd sound like a fool to say 'earthy' but I suppose they made the word for a reason. Hello."

[solo_sword]

"Hi," she said with a little wave down at him. "Nothing better to do today, huh?"

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"I went to my classes," he told her with a faint shrug against the grass, "and while there are things I could do, I think I have to do this for a bit. Digest. Settle."

He grinned, just a little.

"I can't be the oddest thing you've seen today."

[solo_sword]

"Define odd," Jaina said, and shrugged. "I mean, Fandom."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," he said. "Though really, it's not unpleasant. Just a little cool."

He looked up at her again.

"You're welcome to join me if you're really that intrigued."

[solo_sword]

She was pretty sure anyone who knew her would look at her funny if they found her doing that. "Thanks, but I've got a momentum going," Jaina said. "Besides, the boyfriend might get jealous if I start checking out clouds with someone else."

No, he wouldn't. He'd be one of the people looking at her funny.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

He chuckled from his spot.

"You need your eyes open for that. And besides, you can see them better when you're in the air."

He followed it with a shrug.

"But I wouldn't want you in trouble. Goodness knows..."

He didn't complete the thought, mostly because he didn't know how to. What was he going to do? Complain? Or just admit aloud how badly things were going?

He didn't think either was a good idea.