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[After a few hours of watching, pushing buttons, and general trial-and-error... The camera focuses on a cheery blue ball rolling out of the frame… and then back in. And then back out… back in. Back out… back in. Wash, rinse, emphasis on repeat. This goes on just long enough to prompt thoughts of whether or not it’s a recorded loop before Sokka breaks the silence.]

Anybody got a name for this thing? It looks like a seal that swallowed a whole melon! Which I’m sure was not appreciated by its sister seals. Melons being a precious commodity and all, d’you know how much we have to trade for one? Tons of seal pelts. Way too many to risk actually feeding a melon to one.

Seals only eat fish, anyway!

Also, why is it blue? Seals don’t get cold enough to turn blue. Anything who’d turn blue at living in the Poles reeeeally needs to go house-hunting. Like, far away, because ice is really the only building block we got. I mean, they’re good insulation, but only if you do it right. And that tends to require opposable thumbs. Flippers are cool, but this guy's are seriously weak.

So… help?

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Oh, yeah, that's pretty cool.

So... does this make us... brothers in the order of the Spheal?

In the Order of the Spheal? [Is there such a thing?]

I thought 'order' sounded cooler than 'guild,' but hey. We can just be 'hey-you-have-a-Spheal' buddies, too.

[Oh!] They both sound fine to me! But being Spheal-buddies work too.

Are you new here?

I must be, only been here an hour or so. Had to get chased out of this fancy house by some lady who called herself 'Mom.' That pass for normal around here?

Mom chased you out? [huh.] She seemed like such a nice lady, so that's kind of hard to believe. I don't know if it's normal though.

I dunno, I thought she was creepy. I mean, 'chased' might be a strong word, but she was pretty clear on the whole "you need to go out there" point.

[Not that Sokka was... really eager to stay, but. Strangers who claim to be someone he lost a long time ago are... not welcome.]

She never really got the chance to chase us out, so I'm not really sure what that's like. We kind of ran away...

Yeaaah, that was probably a smart move. Good job.

So what's next for you?

I kinda feel bad about it. I mean, she was so nice to us and then we just ran like that.

Just exploring, really. I'm not sure what else I can do. You?

Well, I'm sure she's had plenty of other people to take care of! You know, I bet she doesn't even remember it.

Meeting up with my sister. After that... I dunno, whatever she wants to do. I'm good at the details and figuring those out, but I don't like set the agenda, you know? I just make it work.

Well... I guess so.

Your sister is also in this place?

Yeah. She's been here a while, apparently--her name is Katara? Kinda glad about it, you know? It's easier when I know someone who's a bit ahead on the curve.

I haven't met her before, but I think I get it! It was a lot easier for me to settle down since Ren was also here.

Ren? Friend, sibling, mortal enemy...?

...well. Probably not a mortal enemy, if they made things easier.

[...]

Mortal enemy? [That is so out of the blue.]

Ren's a friend of mine from the Academy. He's also my classmate's roommate!

Yeah? Good friend? One of those exact-opposite-but-perfect friends?

One of the reasons it's nice having Katara around is that she thinks of all the practical stuff. I mean, I can plan like nobody else, but she's good at kicking me in the face and reminding me about all that little bitty detail stuff that kinda slips through plans.

A good friend!

--- Would it really be good to be kicked in the face for that? It sounds like a painful way of reminding you things.

Well, it's not always a literal kick. Sometimes, y'know, it's just a shove. Or an angry look.

...verrrry often it's an angry look.

Oh. [Blinks.] Does she get angry a lot?

Uh.

She does it because she cares?

[Kinda, yes?]

... S-she sounds kinda scary.

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