Extreme Makeover: Luceti Edition

[markofthewise]

Who: The Avatar Cast, any passerbys who want to gawk
What: Upgrading the Avatar House
When: Today, evening
Where: House 56
Summary: Sokka tries to make up to his housemates by using up his remaining points to make a crowded house much more spacious
Rating: Avatarlicious


That morning, Sokka contacted the Malnosso to use up most of his points. Not only did he recover some of his possessions he had lost when he died, but he opted to make the house bigger. Already there'd been issues after Zuko showed up and with Toph's arrival, there was just too little house for them all to fit into. More upsetting was the realization there was no room for Suki if she ever came back. So despite the knowledge that he might need those points for something else later, he took the hit instead. And so, the upgrade commenced.

He'd been intrigued to watch the house seem to just rebuild itself. He'd delivered the blueprints to the Malnosso and this upgrade would fortunately shift some of the rooms around just as it was supposed to. And it was the afternoon, which meant everyone should be out of the house and would be quite surprised when they returned from their wandering about. Of course, he had some other adjustments to make that would require his bender friends to work on. The Malnosso wouldn't include a free slide with it (after all, he used that free high level reward for a hot tub instead). So he intended to get the first earthbender he found to help him with that. Then of course, they would need to carve a hole in the ground and fill it up with water for a pool. But eventually, after getting that all sorted out, it was complete. The Avatar house had become twice as fun and despite how miserable he'd been lately, Sokka felt good about things.

And so he sent out a message on the journals inviting everyone home. He included an invitation to Suki and Ty Lee to check it out too. They may not have been living at the house, but he was hoping this might change Suki's mind.

By the time everyone else arrives, the pool will be ready (thanks to whoever got roped into making it) and Sokka will have even stocked up on sodas and junk foods for them to eat. He'd have made some good food for them to eat, but... he's Sokka. Junk food will just have to do.

Comments

[precipitous]

[ Korra is excited enough about the prospect of a pool with a slide that she helps create the both of them with her bending. More than worth a little effort to have a lot of fun, in her book.

The first thing Korra does when the new house is completed is practically throw herself down the slide. After awhile of this (and pushing other sliders out of the way to go again), Korra swims around in the pool proper, using her waterbending to splash and make waves on unsuspecting victims.

When she breaks from swimming, she sits at the edge of the pool, sipping a soda and soaking up the sun. A girl could get used to this. ]

[isgorgeous]

[ Hopefully Korra isn't paying too much attention once she starts basking in the sun. Because Bolin is moving slowly under the water towards the edge of the pool with nefarious purpose in mind. Which he acts on by bursting out of the water with a big splash! ]

Korra!

[precipitous]

[ Nope, she was entirely distracted watching Momo swoop through the sky in circles. ]

Ack! [ ROCKING BACK, managing not to fall in the pool but getting drenched all the same! ] Bo - ! Oh, you are asking for it!

[ Splashing a waterbender? BOLD MOVE. ]

[isgorgeous]

[ Hey water bending in a splash fight is playing dirty! But for now Bolin is ignoring the imminent danger and splashing her more. ]

You were in range! It's totally a valid attack!

[precipitous]

[ Yeah, he is GOING DOWN. Korra launches herself into the pool and bends water around her like the tentacles of an octopus. ]

Then this is a valid attack, too!

[isgorgeous]

Bending is playing dirty!

[ He tries to swim out of range even though ALL WATER is her range. ]

[precipitous]

Do I look like I have a problem with playing dirty?

[ And here comes to water tentacles at him to push him under the water. ]

[isgorgeous]

[ Pabu is already abandoning the SS Bolin for the safety of the poolside. Meanwhile Bolin will be taking his dunking with a minimum of dignity. ]

Korra- !

[ Oh and a maximum of splashing, Korra is not getting away with this easily. ]

[precipitous]

Still fighting back? [ He had guts, she'd give him that, but she was merciless. Korra bends the remaining water tentacles into a wave and sends it rolling towards Bolin. ]

[isgorgeous]

[ Glub glub, this is the sound of an earth bender sinking like a rock under that wave. Once Bolin resurfaces he makes for the edge of the pool. ]

I give up!

[precipitous]

[ Korra bellows with laughter. Victory is hers. ]

That'll teach you!

[isgorgeous]

Teach me that you're totally a cheater!

[ And yes he is yelling that from the safety of land. ]

[precipitous]

[ She sticks out her tongue. ]

Hey, no one said bending was off-limits!

[markofthewise]

[And thus began the tail of a soaked Sokka and Momo. The poor drenched lemur looked absolutely pathetic with his drooping ears. Sokka shot Korra an accusing look.]

You soaked Momo!

[precipitous]

[ She just shrugs, nonplussed - though the sight of the pair of them soaked was pretty amusing. ]

Have you smelled him lately? He definitely needed a bath.

[markofthewise]

[Poor Momo tries to fly away, but ends up falling in the pool instead. Sokka has to fish the poor lemur out of the water.]

Well, should we invite Appa into the pool too? I bet he could use one too.

[precipitous]

[ Korra makes a face. That's all their new pool needs - a big, hairy bison taking up the whole space. ]

No thanks. He'd soak up all the water!

[markofthewise]

But he 'definitely needs a bath'. [Said in a mocking Korra voice.]

[precipitous]

Maybe you need a bath!

[ She will splash him more. Don't think she won't. ]

[markofthewise]

Don't make me ask the Malnosso for a refund. Because I will.

[precipitous]

Go for it, then. You'll be the one sharing a room with Zuko.

[markofthewise]

You can bunk with Zuko. I'd rather not have my stuff go up in flames when he inevitably burns down the house again.

[precipitous]

...Wait, again? [ Why 'again'? Geez - had Zuko burned the house down before? Nice one, Hotlord. ] What do you mean, 'again'?

[markofthewise]

Zuko has come and gone three times before. Each time he does, somehow he finds a way to start a fire. Sometimes more than once. I figure it's only a matter of time, now that he's back again.

[precipitous]

Sheesh. Is he really that temperamental? [ He seemed like he would be a better firebender than that.

And if temperamental was all it took, she was probably doomed. ]