File #009; video

[unfringed]

September! This way! Now, you have to read this. It's incredibly important. Everyone, please listen and give your very best advice. I have tried to do what I can, but, well... [He isn't exactly the best person to ask about taking care of themselves. He even forgot to introduce himself-- Oh, he forgot to introduce himself!]

Ah! I'm Walter Bishop. Dr. Walter Bishop, a fellow inmate here. And this is September. No other name. Also a fellow inmate. September?

[September, the rarely seen hairless friend of Walter's joins the slightly taller man.]

Yes, Walter?

We're conducting a survey of the village to help you with the questions I cannot answer. And so I thought it would be best to hear from you, not me. Can you read this card?

[He nods, and reads--] 'Hello. My name is September'.

[Wait a minute.] Walter, you have previously established my name. [Anyway...]

'I have some questions about your personal experiences regarding sensations and things I cannot feel. Would you give me a few moments of your time?'

[There's a list, underneath, but here he stops reading and looks sideways at Walter.]

Go on! [Walter gestures September onward with a wide smile. This is totally the best way to get answers, right?] With so many humans and humanoids from different universes, we should be able to gather a great deal of information for you to choose from.

What is it like to have a family?
How does it feel to drink a milkshake?

Ah-- [Well, he could have answered those, but he'll let the others do it.] Additionally, if you have any other comments regarding what it is to be "human" for my friend, please do share. He's learning how, you see. Being stuck in a single timeline can do that. Oh! And if I might remind people that I am still collecting blood samples! Please do volunteer yours. Thank you.

[ooc; Joint Post with September (quantumtangled)! Walter is blue, September is orange. Specify to whom you're responding in the subject or ask for both!]

Comments

[quantumtangled]

Yes. It is not something I am going to stop while I am away.

[theideaguy]

Well, I'll do my best to answer the questions then?

[Sokka clears his throat, as if he's doing important work suddenly. It feels like silly, important work, but for Sokka, that's part and parcel sometimes.]

Well, family is actually kind of important to me. I look up to Dad a lot, and I really want to follow in his footsteps to the best that I can. So in that perspective... he's kind of like a role model. And my sister... well, we fight sometimes. Okay, more than sometimes. But one thing I know is that she's always got my back, and I've got hers. I trust her to always look out for me, even when I don't always want her to. So I guess it's like... having an ally who's there unconditionally for you?

[And now for the more silly answer.]

And milkshakes are a-MAZ-ing! It's one of the most delicious things there are.

[quantumtangled]

It aids the survival of all. It must bring a sensation of safety.

[He can almost imagine what feeling safe would be like, as opposed to just knowing it, factually.]

[theideaguy]

Well, I suppose there's that too. The protection and security is nice, but... it's nice to just be wanted and cared for, I guess.

[quantumtangled]

Does it alter your feelings if your 'love' is not returned?

[It's not upsetting to him, he's just curious.]

[theideaguy]

[Sokka ponders that very briefly.]

Well, it's...

I know others have had to deal with that... a little more than me? I've been mostly lucky. [He really has.] Granted, it's not always the easiest thing to deal with. Sometimes you go through rough spots and fights. Sometimes you have doubts every now and again. But it always comes back in the end.

Now losing a loved one...

[Don't get him started on that. Or do.]

[quantumtangled]

It must be terrible, to cause the reactions I have seen.

[theideaguy]

It's certainly... not easy. [Sokka falters at the words a little bit as he's saying them.] We lost Mom when I was still pretty young, and so I don't really remember that all that much. But my first girlfriend, she had to sacrifice herself in order to save the M—er, someone else.

It took me a while to get over it. And still, even years later, sometimes I still look up at the moon and think of her. And I still miss her a lot.

[quantumtangled]

Why does the moon remind you of her?

[He wouldn't know if he were asking too personal of a question--such things don't occur to him.]

[theideaguy]

[Sokka's not actually crying, but he is a small bit emotional over it, and so he's speaking much quieter than his normal extroverted self would be.]

She gave her life up so that she could become the Moon Spirit after the Moon Spirit was killed.

[quantumtangled]

The Moon Spirit.

[The way he looks is a lot like a confused dog.]

What is it?

[theideaguy]

[Sokka is not surprised at all that he asks. And of course he has to explain.]

The personification of the moon. That spirit and the Ocean Spirit taught all of the waterbenders how to bend water... or something like that. I never paid all that close attention since it's kind of irrelevant to me. But if you were to, say, kill the Moon Spirit, our moon would disappear.

[quantumtangled]

What is waterbending?

[theideaguy]

Messing with water in all sorts of weird, magical ways. My sister can use water as a whip to grab onto things and slap people across the room. Or turn it into snow so she can throw a snowball in my face.