markofthebrave | [Action, Accidental Voice] .014

[Utter doom has managed to hold itself off for the past week, and so today is Katara's first day of school! She's excited and a little nervous, since she's never been to any sort of school before. While preparing ~~and lecturing herself~~ she jostles her journal.]

--vous about. It's going to be just fine. Now where did I put that -- oh. [Someone's just noticed her journal's opened.] Man. I'll be late! [And she shuts the book quickly, not noticing what was recorded and starts on her way.

Of course, her nerves aren't helped by the fact that she hardly slept at all last night. Her room still smells faintly of ash, and the memories that scent triggers aren't pleasant. The nightmares are old ones, and the one she had last night one that she remembered. It had her up in the middle of the night, practicing in their back yard until exhausted.

She's almost tempted to just stay in bed all day, but she told Raine she'd be trying to go to school soon and doesn't want to go back on that. So there she goes, to and from school. So if you're at the school today? Expect a wide-eyed new girl. And if you're anywhere in the center of town after that, expect a slightly dazed one, trying to remember what she has to pick up in the grocery store.]

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Oh good. [And she shoves his feet off the desk. ~~Because this is how younger sisters troll. GAWD, why so embarrassingly a slob, Sokka?~~ She'll just be brushing the dirt off from the desk now. Ick.]

Hey! [Down his feet goes. He shifts uncomfortably in his desk into the proper position. Gawd. Little sister, right? Right? Someone in the class back him up here.]

I was trying to read, you know.

[Brightly!] Don't let me stop you!

[And she'll just pull up a seat now and rest her elbows on the desk and her chin in her hands, waiting for the teacher.]

You made me lose my place now. [He stares at the page he was looking at. Why do books have unnecessary histories that don't matter to him? The name Ford means nothing to him. Get on with the bit about how to make an engine.]

So find it again. [So sympathetic. Since it looks like a while before class is going to start, Katara's eyes drift to half-mast.]

[He glances over and catches that look. Somebody is sleeeeeepy.]

Do you want me to wake you up if you fall asleep in class? [He does that sometimes. It's not so bad.]

[Katara starts awake and turns to look at him, indignant.] I'm not going to fall asleep! What's the point in coming if I'm not awake?

Because it's quieter here than at home?

Ummm... no. [And that is all the clever comeback you get for today! Tired sister is tired.]

Right. [So, so witty.]

... we still have some time, do you want me to grab you a soda? This class is pretty boring.

[She's about to blow him off, but the hyper-making powers of soda have been well-proved, and Katara knows she's cranky when she's tired...]

...Sure. That would be great. Thanks, Sokka.

Yeah yeah. Don't want you embarrassing me on your first day.

[And up he goes to fetch your soda. Be back soon.]

Says the guy who had his feet up on the desk!

[And when Sokka returns? Her arms are folded on top of the desk and she is using them like a pillow. She's not asleep, but she doesn't really see any point in keeping her eyes opened either.]

[When he returns, he'll be a jerk and just set the soda can on her desk with a nice thud. Not hard enough for it to explode, at least! He's not that much of a jerk (and she'd just bend it all on him if he did). He slides back into his seat next to her.

Next to her! Why did younger siblings not understand complicated things like reputation?]

[Katara makes a noise of acknowledgment when the can thuds right next to her ear. Jerk. She will lever herself up and glare at him before opening the can of soda.]

So who teaches this class?

[OBLIVIOUS.]

It's Professor Raine, usually.

[Katara nods and takes a sip of her soda. Not very talkative today, apparently.] That sounds nice.

Yup. [Just as well. He goes back to staring at his book.]

[Sip. Sip. Tiiiiiiiiired. Katara keeps flickering her glance to the door. She didn't take Raine for the kind of person who ran late. Maybe something came up and she should just go check? Maybe they got here too early? ...Maybe this soda was giving her a headache. She stops drinking and stares at the can a little suspiciously.]

[Don't expect him to be very helpful. He's engrossed now.]

[And after a few more minutes, Katara puts the soda on the desk and stands up, intending to go see if everything is OK.]

Going somewhere?

[She shrugs one shoulder.] No one else is here. Maybe class was canceled. I'm going to go find out.

It's not Sunday is it? I hate when I forget about the weekends.

[Sigh.] No, it's not Sunday, Sokka.

[And with that she'll start towards the door again.]

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markofthewise - 2010-04-19 23:45 (UTC) - Expand