04 ~ On the Other Side of the Field [Video/Action]

[lordhotman]

[Today, people might notice something different about Zuko. As soon as she wakes up, she notices there's something not right. This isn't her room, and these clothes too big for her. What in the world is going on? And wings? And journals? And what?

The video feed will start and those watching will notice that Zuko has longer hair and a distinctly more feminine face and voice.]

Would someone mind telling me what's going on here? Where am I?

[Yes, Zuko is now a girl. And doesn't even remember ever being a guy. As far as she knows, she just got here.

Eventually, she'll wander out of her room and start looking around the house. Wearing these clothes that just don't fit her at all. Needless to say, she'll need to make a trip to town to get something a bit more appropriate. So she can be find wandering around the village and eventually at the clothing shop.]

((OOC: All replies will be made with ladyhotman ))

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[theideaguy]

[Sokka is actually up reasonably early today and is hanging around in the common room upstairs, and he's doing some pretty intense reading. He hasn't gotten to Zuko's marvelous post quite yet, but he's catching up on things of his own now that he's back in the house more often and isn't scrambling out the window before anyone wakes up.

When he hears steps coming down the hallway, Sokka looks only barely out of the corner of his eye, and upon a very cursory look, everything seems completely normal. Without much more than that extremely weird glance, Sokka returns his attention to the book in front of him.]

Morning, Zuko.

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[ladyhotman]

Sokka?

[That's not Zuko's normal voice. And then suddenly he'll have a girl running over to him and hugging him!]

You're here too? I'm so glad to see you!

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[theideaguy]

[Somewhere deep in Sokka's head, the voice registers as being different. That's not Zuko's voice. Was it actually Zuko? Could it have been someone else? But it was Zuko's clothing? But Zuko's scar was there; who else could it be? His reading is pretty much interrupted as it is as he ponders some deep questions, though he looks up only just in time to see... this... person... come over and hug him.]

[Sokka sees the scar on the side of her face... so it has to be Zuko. But this isn't Zuko! There are... things where there should not be. And then that voice. It finally dawns upon Sokka that there is a girl in front of him, giving him a tight hug.]

Not Zuko! Not Zuko!

[Sokka has no idea what the heck is going on, but he is not going to have it. Sokka wriggles out of Zuko's embrace, scrambles sideways along the couch and flips over the arm of the couch in a fluid motion. Now on the floor, Sokka peers barely over the arm with deep suspicion and a very defensive posture.]

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[ladyhotman]

[Zuko stares in shock as Sokka wiggles away and then trips over the side of the couch. She then frowns and folds her arms.]

Of course I'm Zuko. Who else would I be?

[Not you too Sokka.]

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[theideaguy]

[Yes, him too. Sorry, friend, but the Zuko he knows isn't supposed to have boobs and willingly go around hugging everyone in sight. He's too emotionally scarred for that.

Though the question is certainly a difficult one to answer.]

Uh... a pretty bad attempt at a Zuko impersonator?

Look... I don't know if you're just really confused or if this is karma coming to pay me back for eating meat again, but last I checked, Zuko wasn't... wasn't...

[He gestures wildly at Zuko's very feminine form.]

curvy!

[Good job, Sokka. You've probably caused her to be hyperconcerned about her weight again.]

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[ladyhotman]

[Now Zuko is more than a little annoyed and is openly glaring at Sokka.]

How can you say that! I AM Zuko!

[Her eyes then widen at his last statement and she clenches her fists angrily.]

Are you saying I'm fat?!

[She's definitely short tempered like the Zuko he knows. And hey, she doesn't hug EVERYONE, just certain people! Like her friends! Sokka being one of them. Or so she thought. Gosh.]

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[theideaguy]

[Sokka stands up at that, no longer hiding behind the couch.]

No, that's not what I'm—auugh!

[Sokka shoves the heel of his palm into his forehead in annoyance. He breathes a bit before taking another look.]

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[theideaguy]

[Then much more calmly, he says:]

Of course you're not fat. Actually, to be really honest, you actually look quite good.

[Yes, Sokka got totally distracted by that.]

[ladyhotman]

[Zuko continues to look rather cross until he actually admits that she looks good? There's a sudden pink tinge to her one good cheek.]

You really think so?

[theideaguy]

Well, sure! I mean—

[Ding! That's when Sokka realizes the tangent he got stuck on. He shakes his head. His face still looks a little weirded out, but he's trying to play it cool.]

It's just... I've never seen this look on you before.

[UNDERSTATEMENT!]

[ladyhotman]

[She... isn't quite sure how to take that. Considering she's wearing these oversized clothes and stuff. But she'll take it. Her blush deepens a little.]

Thanks... I think.

[Pause.]

You're pretty good looking, too.

[theideaguy]

[That's it. If Sokka didn't have memories he wanted to erase from university week, he does now. Someone bring in the brain bleach. But yes, he knows all too well that look and what those words actually convey. Thanks, Ty Lee.]

Thanks??? I mean, wait, okay, look, Zuko. [Look, he's all tongue-tied.] I'm... kind of seeing someone else right now.

[Technically he doesn't know that right now, but it's a really convenient excuse.]

[ladyhotman]

[Sokka is so cute when he's tongue-tied and Zuko restrains the urge to giggle at it. But she looks away as he reminds her that he is, in fact, taken.]

Suki... I know.

[And look Sokka. Look how disappointed she is. Yes she's definitely crushing on him, but she'll respect his relationship with Suki.]

[theideaguy]

[It's really weird. Inwardly, Sokka is freaking out, and he wants nothing more than to run fifty feet away and only then maybe prod this girl with a stick. But that said, Zuko is his friend, even if he's a she.]

Right, Suki. So... how much do you know about things... here... Zuko?

[This will never feel right. He will never feel clean again.]

[ladyhotman]

[Well now this is just embarrassing, so Zuko tries to save face by folding her arms again and looking huffy.]

I just woke up here, so not much.

[theideaguy]

Okay, well that certainly explains a lot.

[Not that he had heard of something exactly like this. Well, actually he had, but he just didn't realize it.

Sokka sits down on the couch, now that he's calmed down a little bit from Zuko's not-so-manly affections and beckons her to sit down to.]

Geez, where do I even begin to explain this to you? You're... this place isn't anywhere in the world we're familiar with.

Actually, better yet, what's the last thing you remember before waking up here?

[ladyhotman]

[Zuko hesitates for a moment, but she eventually comes over and sits down next to him. Though she keeps her eyes averted. She made things weird and she knows it. It's not like she meant to, but well.]

The last thing I remember was talking to my mother in Hira'a. Eley already explained a little bit to me over the journal.

[theideaguy]

[Weird is an understatement, but Zuko is still Sokka's friend. Even if it's this Zuko. Even if it's a Zuko that's crushing on him.]

Oh so you've talked with Eley already, hm? [Not that Sokka knew Eley much at all, though he knew of Eley via Zuko.] So... yeah, I guess you know that you've come to this... WEIRD world away from home and that we're stuck here until who knows when.

So... do you still have a sister back home?

[Or is Azula now a guy too? Sokka's not sure which would be more frightening.]

[ladyhotman]

You mean Azula? Of course.

[Though now she looks a little sad at the mention of her sister.]

But I have a half sister now, too.

[And this brings a little bit of a smile to her face. Kiyi is adorable and she hopes they can take the time to get know each other and become close.]

[theideaguy]

Yeah I suppose you do, don't you? [Sokka's familiar with her, though it barely registers in his mind since he really didn't deal with that half of Zuko's family all that much over the years.]

So huh, everything the exactly the same except for you.

[Thinking aloud is going to get Sokka is so much trouble with this feminine Zuko.]

[ladyhotman]

[And now Zuko full out scowls at Sokka]

What is THAT supposed to mean? Are you saying there's something wrong with me? How could you!

[And with that she gets up and proceeds to stomp away. UGH. BOYS.]

[theideaguy]

[If only photographs had been invented already. Alas.]

... Yes, yes I am! You've been here for months already, and suddenly you've forgotten everything!

[And suddenly gotten a lot creepier. Sokka doesn't even want to think about an actual history with Princess Zuko.]

[ladyhotman]

[Hearing that, Zuko stopped in her tracks and whirled around to face him with wide eyes. So now she stomps back over to him.]

Well that's not how I see it okay?! And is that really the only thing that's "wrong" with me? Is me being a girl not good enough for you?!

[theideaguy]

[Yeah, Sokka feels well over his head here on how to handle this one. It really was weird. But how do you properly communicate the complexity of that in just a few words?

[Okay, fine. He might as well try.

[Sokka stands up and goes to Zukerina and places a gentle hand on his/her shoulder, sighing slightly. This is his serious face. He's now very serious right now, talking about serious things seriously.]

Look, I'd be lying if I were to say that it isn't just the tiiiiiiiniest bit weird, Zuko. [Understatement of the month.] There's small part of me that thinks it's weird, but there's also a part of me that thinks this entire place is weird.

But you and I are friends, good friends, and nothing changes that... even if... you dress different or have really long and nice hair. Okay?

[ladyhotman]

[Zuko continues to give Sokka that trademark grumpy glare. Though this time with a more feminine face. She really just wants to knock his block off right now, but she relaxes a little when he puts her hand on his shoulder and says what he does.

She then pinches the bridge of her nose with an exasperated sigh.]

Okay. You're right, we are friends, even if you can be a real jerk sometimes.

[This coming from the ostrich horse's mouth. Yep.]