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[ahappylie]

...oh. They really did leave me in the woods.

...

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[Souji's back from his mallynap as a kid; a kid totally opposite of what he's usually like. He vaguely remembers Luceti and is wandering around in the woods on the edge of town, confused and dragging his journal around.]

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[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

Yeah. You said that.

[Well. He's not sure what else to say. He's starting to feel a tad unwelcome.]

Well. Do you uh. Need any help with anything? [It's still Souji. Even if he's shorter.]

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Sorry, Sokka. Souji is a brat and this is why he tries to be so friendly when he grows up. orz]

...You can tell me why people keep looking at me strangely. Am I that different from before?

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

... you're a lot happier. And enthusiastic. And you kind of like to bug people. But not in a terrible way. And, you know, an adult. Kind of.

[Maybe Souji just lost all his maturity at adulthood.]

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, that's pretty much what happened. Souji looks at the basket and frowns.]

...And people put up with that?

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

I guess so. I don't really have a choice in the matter.

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

.... [Ah, yeah he guesses that's true. He picks Saizou up again and puts him in the basket, staring at the pig as it stares back up at him. An adult. A happier one.]

...I wonder why I change.

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

Something really, really good must happen to you when you get older.

[Clearly this is the only explanation.]

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

.... [He so cannot imagine that ever happening, but if Sokka says so, then maybe it's true.]

....Is that how people change? Having good things happen to them?

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

Well, it works the other way around too, with bad things. But I think that would just make you into some kind of evil guy. [Brooding kid + tragic backstory = supervillain]

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

...I don't want to be evil.

[Captain Obvious. He stares at the basket at the pig glaring at him.]

...What sort of evil villain has a grumpy pig for a pet. That would be depressing.

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

The kind that makes his students wake up at ridiculously early hours in the morning.

[Who knows, maybe he can instill in younger Souji the ideals of waking up at reasonable hours.]

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Waking up early is good for you. You can finish everything before the others wake up.

[Nope, Sokka. Even tiny Souji wakes up early.]

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

Maybe. But you can't do cool night time things after everyone else is asleep. So you lose out there.

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

...You can just do them before everyone wakes up.

[He does not understand this logic, Sokka. Train him in the ways of being a rambunctious kid.]

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

[Kids. Kids don't understand these things. So he sighs and shakes his head, somewhat amused.]

Anyway, I guess I should let you do... whatever you're doing. If you change your mind about the sword thing, let me know.

[Action - October 10th]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

... [He bows his head and picks up the basket, much to his pig's unhappiness. Saizou can be heard snorting and grunting inside.]

I won't, but thank you.

[Action - October 10th]

[markofthewise]

Your loss. Later.

[And thus he is gone! Ciao.]