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[Video] oo1

[Sokka's face is scrunched up and his tongue is just poking out of his mouth as he jabs at a few things and then pulls back with a grin.]

There! It...is set up, right?

I'm not going to just be talking to some...what is this thing called again?

[He squints and gives another jab before shrugging.]

Anyway, I know there's other people around, so hi! Hello! I'm Sokka, just some guy currently hoping that he's doing this ri--[And the video and all sound cut off as Sokka touches something that clearly makes it end recording.]

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[He grins and it's really great to hear her laugh.]

Aw that's sweet, thanks Yue. [Aw god the heartache!]

[The laugh dies down, but she's still smiling.]

... It's good to have you here, Sokka. [She's said it before, but still. She means it just as much. Even if Asami is from her world, it's good to have someone here that she actually knows.]

[He ducks his head some and his cheeks ache but are also taking on some colour as watches his feet. Yue was amazing and he was so happy she was here, physically here.]

Same. I'm really glad that you're here as well, Yue.

[... This is nice. All of it. Even with the unfortunate circumstances, Yue's glad she can spend time with Sokka like this. It's certainly more than what they'd be able to do together back home.]

Maybe this place won't be so bad after all.

Yeah? I think I can get used to it.

[He doesn't bite his lip this time instead he just gives Yue's hand a little squeeze and stops at a stall.]

Hey look! They have dried seaweed!

They do. [That's nice! Something else that reminds her of home, just a little bit.]

I wonder if I could do something with it. [...] Although I've never cooked with seaweed before. Or cooked.

[Oh right, Princess. Sokka grins and leads her to the store.]

I'll show you. I'm not amazing at it, but I can make an okay broth for seaweed noodles and fish.

[She follows behind Sokka, still holding his hand.]

Oh, that could be nice! I've always wanted to learn how. [Even if it doesn't end up very good, trying to learn would still be an experience.]

We can do that instead of going somewhere then? Unless you want to go somewhere I mean. I'm okay with whichever, but I'm gonna get some of the seaweed anyway.

[He's maybe blabbing a little bit but he smiles at the stall owner and purchases some seaweed.]

Maybe we could give it a try? And if it doesn't work out, we can always go back out again. [With someone who's never cooked before, something turning out badly is always a risk.]

Cool! [He smiles at Yue and then looks to the owner and asks for two fish.]

I've got enough to make a broth as well. We'll take it slow.

[He's confident it will work out and he'll probably still eat it.]

That would be for the best, I think.

[Sokka was handed a small netted bag which he put the seaweed in and it held the fish wrapped in paper. They turned around and headed back towards the residential part. He took Yue to his apartment and chewed his lip as he almost shuffle skipped to the kitchen and set about getting things ready.]

Do you want a drink?

Oh, um... water, maybe?

[He goes to pour her a tumbler of water from the jug he had in the fridge. A fridge! It was an amazing thing! He hands it over to her and then wipes his hands.]

Okay, first we gotta wash the fish and descale it. We can cook it with the noodles or roast it over a fire, but if it's getting roasted it needs to be done before the noodles cause they take no time at all. Broth is pretty easy, soak the seaweed and add spices.

[He then went to the kitchen and got out two wooden bowls and a few pans out. Basic stuff and that's what he knew what to work with. Two spoons and all the seasoning's they'd need. He filled a pan with water and put the dried seaweed in. Probably would have been easier to get fresher stuff.]

Okay so, full fish or want it in chunks? In broth or on the side?

[Yue will just sit and drink her water, first.

That... sounds like an awful lot to do. She didn't know cooking could get so complicated, but then again, she's always had food prepared for her. So she never really needed to learn about the process that went into making it.]

Maybe full fish? [And um.] Is there anything I can do to help?

[This is one of the least complicated dishes Yue...wow. Sokka nods and unwraps the fish, smoothing out the paper and then patting them.]

We can descale the fish? We'll just be really careful because we have to use a knife.

[THIS IS HER FIRST TIME OKAY???? But really, just about anything beyond boiling water would seem complicated to her.]

Oh! Alright then, I'll try to be careful. [Um.] Where do you keep the knives?

[YOU WELL SOON BECOME A MASTER CHEF!

He smiles at her and takes two knives out of a block. This layout was still so new! He puts it on the worktop and then slides one fish over to Yue and shows her a technique.]

You do it like this, and you just scrape them off. They don't taste good and get stuck in your teeth.

Thankfully they gutted them already so we can skip the gross part.

[AND HER DREAMS WILL FINALLY BECOME A REALITY wait what.

Yue watches carefully as Sokka demonstrates, before grabbing a knife herself. She makes a point to go slowly, since... wel. She doesn't want to screw up the fish, and she doesn't want to risk cutting herself.]

Like this, then?

[It's a moment of his heart being right up there in his throat as he watches Yue and the knife but after watching he relaxes and smiles.]

You're a natural! Yeah, just like that.

[Sokka kept on running the knife along the fish until all the scales were off. Then more stuff is done, like uh...seasoning the fish and then drains the soaked seaweed and refills the pan with water putting it over the stove to heat it up.

Skipping a little bit ahead so both fish are roasting and the noodles are simmering away in the broth they made. He totally talked Yue through it all and only gave her a hand now and then. So he's proud of her cause it looks good and smells good.]

[And as they go along, Yue follows along with Sokka's instruction and does her best to keep up without making too many mistakes.

Once that's all done, well, she's pretty excited. Even though she had Sokka's assistance, it's still Yue's first time ever trying to cook something. That's an accomplishment, as far as she's concerned!]

That was... fun! And it smells good, too. [Hopefully that means it'll taste just as good.]

[He sets the bowls up, ladling the noodles and broth in them and putting the fish on a plate. Even if it tasted bad, would he have the heart to say?

Sliding a bowl to Yue he nodded.]

Bet it tastes just as good as it smells!

[He'd had a lot of fun guiding her in what to do, and the whole thing was pretty much Yue's work. He takes some of the seawood noodles and chews on them, shoulders slumping and he smiles blissfully.]

These are amazing!

Really? [She smiles and, a little hesitantly, tries some of her food.]

You're right! They are good! I can't believe I never thought to try this before. [Sure, there were people who cooked for her in the Northern Water Tribe, so there wasn't much of a point to it... but still!]

Hey! Congrats, Yue! You just cooked a really awesome meal!

[He tucks into the fish now because if the noodles are great then the fish has to be as well and he's glad when he isn't wrong. He forgets about manners and ends up just scoffing food down.]

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[Action] yay making stuff up!

[action] hoorah! also, I'm thinking we could probably wrap this up soon? :|a

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