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Yeah, Aang?

Do you remember when we agreed to play lots of jokes on Sokka?

Edited 2012-06-18 20:45 (UTC)

Mm-hmm.

[She lowers her head and continues to polish an arm that obviously doesn't need it. She takes it that jokes will probably be the worst idea. Especially the song. It'll remind him of home.]

[Aang focuses on the floor.]

I... I was kind of wondering, because of... you know, everything that happened recently... if we could think of something for when he comes back. [Whenever that will be.] But something that could be like the opposite of a prank. Something that could cheer him up.

Yeah. We could surprise him with something that might make him smile. Even if it's just a little bit.

Exactly. He really needs to smile again. That's why I wanted to ask you this. Because... sometimes I feel like I don't know him as well as I did back home. [He looks up at her.] And you've known him here a lot longer.

[Winry scoots over, and pats the seat next to him for Aang to sit down.]

Honestly Aang I don't think this will be about who has known him the longest. It's... well about handling the situation delicately. We need to let him know we're here for him, but not try to force ourselves or memories from home on him. I'm not sure how I'd pull that off, so... I think both of us brainstorming will be good.

[He smiles and sits down, leaning forward with his hands on his knees.]

That's a good point, Winry. I guess it just always seemed easier to comfort him back home. [Except for after Yue... which when he thought about it was the only tragedy Sokka had similar to this one.

Aang scrunches his face in thought.] But... yeah, let's see. Ideas that could help him...

Well he does like meat. Maybe we can make him some food for when he gets back? I feel like we would need to do more than that, though.

He does like meat, yeah. But we definitely do need something more personal. Let's see... [He holds up a finger for each item] meat... sarcasm... boomerangs. Those are the basics! [He raises an eyebrow.] A... meat boomerang? What would that even do?

He's also picked up canoe fishing here, and he likes to build things. Maybe I can make him a new tool set by hand?

[He rubs his chin in thought.]

That could work. And maybe you can make them look fancy, and there can be some kind of special fishing hook.

Yeah, that could work. See, we're getting somewhere.

Do you think you could set up a camping trip for him? Maybe you, him, and a few guy friends could camp and fish for a weekend?

[He smiles.]

Winry, you're like a bender of good ideas! That could be fun, and it could remind him of the good friends he has here. [Pause] And you know, thinking about fish... it does give me another idea.

It does?

Maybe... with some help from Katara and Toph, I could make a little pond in our backyard and fill it with fish. Not only would it be pretty and peaceful-looking, but it'd remind him of the North Pole and of balance! [But his grin faded as one detail poked a whole in this idea.] Except that... might also remind him of Yue.

Right, Yue... That probably wouldn't be good.

[Her most notable memore of Yue would not be when she met her, but when she had to wear her clothes (spirit outfit) for Halloween.]

[He sighs. Definitely not a good idea to remind him of the other forced separation of a loved one.]

Aw man. That one sounded really nice, too.

Try tweaking it until it's just right?

Maybe. But it might not really appeal to Sokka that much if it's closer to a normal pond.

Maybe you could try making a pool instead?

A pool? ...He might love that! [For completely different reasons, appealing to Sokka's love of lounging.] That's brilliant, Winry!

[She laughs.]

Think you can manage to make that happen?

I've never tried before, but I think I can! I might just have to learn how a pool's supposed to be.

You know they might have books on that in the library?

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