video; un: boomerang-guy / #MerlinQuest / backdated to last weekend

[bendless]

[Sokka just needed a drink to actually get some courage to post about the pick up line quest. Actually he hadn't felt like touching it with a stick before this since he was recovering from a broken heart. But now that he had actually had a drink, he was like why the fuck not..!]

Hey! Heyhey.... if I could rearrange the alphabet, I’d put ‘U’ and ‘I’ together.

[He starts snickering, because wow that was kinda horrible. Then he looks back at the camera with a grin.]

Oh... I got an even better one! Like the moon, my thoughts revolve around you.

[He laughs, but at the same time there are actually tears in his eyes. Is he laughing so hard he's laughing? Unfortunately, no, he's just crying while laughing. Until he's actually just sobbing and turning off the camera abruptly.

And that one drink he had? It was more close to three.]

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video; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

...Yeesh. With jokes like that, now I wanna cry.

[ He can't tell if he was really laughing so much he was crying or if... something else just happened? But— either way, it's made him uncomfortable. Plus, he remembers this weird guy from the beach on his first day, too. The first person Alberto met here turns out to be, uh, even more unstable than he'd initially thought. ]

[bendless]

[Let him gather himself for a moment before replying, eyes kinda red.]

They're not jokes, Stupido! [He probably butchered how it's said.] They're lines... lines to pick people up.

[prontissimo]

[ Alberto barely knows how it's said, either, considering he doesn't even use the term correctly, so whether Sokka sounded like a native Italian or not is of less concern to him than how surprising and amusing that is that he whipped it out of his pocket like that. It promptly puts the smirk back on Alberto's face where it belongs, waving a hand at the camera dismissively. ]

Heh... I dunno, I'm not convinced — try another~

[ He... also doesn't know what Sokka means by "pick-up" in this context. But at least this guy's tryna make it funny and appealing before just, uh, hoisting strangers off the street into the air? He assumes? But without that tidbit of info (or lack thereof) to fill in the gaps here, it just kind of seems like Alberto's flirting back, oops. ]

video; un: pinkparfait

[happyberry]

Ah— nee, nee... Those aren't laugh-y tears, are they...?

[ Granted, Miwako's only met Sokka a couple of times, but her own romantic heart and empathic intuition (not that it takes too much to discern from this) tells her that this is someone brokenhearted... She may be wearing a cute outfit as usual, pink hair in two long braided high-pigtails, soft lavender eye makeup and cool pink lip color complementing her black and lavender butterfly-print (with magically enchanted sparkling fluttering wings) modern qipao-style dress, but she's also wearing a look of genuine concern and empathy. She's been forcing a lot of smiles lately to hide how much she's been drinking and crying a lot, herself; it all looks too familiar. ]

[bendless]

[It takes a moment for Sokka to actually reply, but when he does he's trying to smile. Even if he has red eyes and a runny nose.]

Of course they are they... they're...

[But seeing hot sincere and empathetic she is he can't just fake being alright can he.]

Y-Yeah they're... not.

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[happyberry]

Um— I-It's not my business, but... Is everything okay? I mean! Obviously— it's not, but...! [ Let's regroup this thought process, Miwako. ]

...Is there any way I can help? Maybe not— fix the problem but... Help you not cry?

text; un: fireprince

[rediscovering]

sokka.
where are you

[ That is to say... wherever it is, Zuko wants to be there, too. He's already putting on his shoes. ]

[bendless]

[Sokka is too distraught to actually read messages or text so he puts text to speech on and giggles at how the automatic voice sounds while while swallowing a few tears while at it.]

Uh... at the park near where I work. I was gonna head home soon but... I might stay here a while.

voice;

[rediscovering]

Okay, stay there. I'll be there in five.

[ After a beat, Zuko sends a second audio message separately, sounding a little less dramatic this time, oy. ]

...Are you hungry?

video un: dark-wings

[originaldragoon]

Were those lines supposed to flatter people?

[She would more likely die of over cringing if someone said those to her.]

[But at his crying, she does look a bit concern.]

Are you going to be alright?

[bendless]

Yeah? Aren't you flattered even a little bit?

[He's wiping his eyes with a very, very awkward grin.]

I'm gonna be. Just... fine.

video; UN: the_ultimate

[ringsthatbind]

[...]

That is sad, even for this place.

[bendless]

Shoul I be offended at that...? Because I'm not in the mood to be.

voice; un: rokumon

[garyoutensei]

[ One can almost hear the raised eyebrow in her voice. ]

How old are you?

[ Between the bad lines and the drunken crying... she had to wonder. ]

[bendless]

Huh...? 16. Why?

Video | un: scientistatwork

[doctorintern]

[ Oof. He's heard some pretty bad pick-up lines, but those are really bad (not that he can really talk). But the tears are what really catch his attention. ]

Hey uh...are you okay?

[bendless]

If I told you that I am... you wouldn't believe me, would you?

[He said with a very awkward grin like he tries to joke it off.]

I'll be fine... eventually. I think.

video; un: preciousgem

[fatednottobetamed]

...Word of advice, kid. If you come at it with baggage, you're not going to get anywhere.

And maybe don't do it after dipping into the sauce.

[bendless]

I wasn't trying to get anywhere. I was just posting a joke.

[Mostly. Maybe he wanted to see if he could do the quest and get something. He can't remember his reasoning but it had seemed like a good idea.]

I haven't dipped into sauces. [He sniffs himself in doubt.]

video; un: hpotter

[phoenixwiz]

(Harry could also notice that Sokka is sobbing tears rather than laughing, maybe that’s why he isn’t laughing as well. Now he was meaning to ask if those pick-up lines are worth winning back Ginny’s heart, but the tears in his friend’s eyes are currently his main priority.)

Hey um, is everything alright, Sokka?

[bendless]

Not really. It's been a rough few days I guess... and now I'm too drunk to walk home... bet you five gold that it starts raining before I get back.

Video : Un; Caster (Private)

[colchismagecraft]

[...This is definitely not her problem. Those pickup lines were awful, and she'd been intending on resolutely ignoring anything connected to this stupid quest.

But...

She recognised that grief for what it was. The same that had overtaken her not too long ago- and it wasn't lost on her how young this boy was. Only a little older than when she met Jason for the first time. Ngh...

The cloaked woman was probably not a reassuring sight, but she tried to keep her voice soft.]

...Drink some water or you'll feel even worse come morning.

Do you already have someone coming to meet you?

[bendless]

[Luckily, Sokka isn't sober enough to be spooked by the cloak at least.]

A friend is on his way... with water, too. I think.

Sorry you had to see me in a sorry state, lady. Didn't mean to interrupt your night.

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[waterdroplet]

[Katara was going to roll her eyes and ignore the pick up line post. But then that other line and everything else happened and now she's more worried about him than anything else.]

... Did you drink something again? Where are you?

[bendless]

Just a few drinks... no biggie.

[His head was gonna kill him in the morning, probably.]

At the park near work.