[Even though Sokka has entered into this conversation with a plan — to tell Bucky enough so that he understands that Sokka is working off of a deficit of knowledge — he still hesitates a little before answering his question. He does have to be afraid, because if whoever is responsible for bringing him here finds about about Aang, they could (and probably would) bring him here — and Aang needs to stay where he is. He has to be paranoid in case there is someone from the Fire Nation behind this somehow — or if not behind this, then in case there's anyone from the Fire Nation here, deposited alongside him. He has to be careful because he has people to protect, and people to rescue, and while he's resolved to tell Bucky a little about himself, he can't reveal anything that might get in the way of that — or in the way of getting him back to where he needs to be.
Bucky has been all over his own world, but Sokka doesn't think he's been to the Water Tribe, or the Fire Nation, or the Earth Kingdom. He thought it was possible at first, but he had been caught up in paranoia, blinded by a strange and dangerous situation, and influenced by his experiences in the war. It's hard to break free of that, Sokka is learning, especially when he doesn't have Team Avatar to keep on track. It feels difficult to make jokes, or act silly, or deflect the seriousness of situations if there's no one to do that for. Take all that away, and that's left is Sokka, grasping a boomerang and trying to survive.
He's already gone through all the options in his head: he can't talk about how he travels around on a flying bison, because that would lead to Aang. He doesn't want to talk about bending, because he doesn't know if anyone can do that here — and he wants to find out first. His tribe feels like it should be entirely off limits, because there's no one left to defend it anymore — he doesn't want to risk bringing any attention to it. So he settles on:]
I don't know what a camera is. [He's been dying to find out, ever since Bucky mentioned it. Actually, if there weren't many more important matters to worry about, Sokka would be asking Bucky a ton of questions. Remove the incredibly creepy nature of this place, and take away Sokka's desperate desire to get back to everyone, and Sokka would consist solely of curiosity and an eagerness to learn.] Or a gun. I know what a fridge is now, and I guess polos are clothes — or a punishment. [Sokka will be anti-1960's fashion until the end of time. How is he supposed to fight in this?] But I hadn't heard of those before, either.
[Congratulations on your new not-son, Bucky. He's new to the concept of electricity and vehicles that can move without the power of bending, and he's definitely bound to upset more neighbors, but he's a quick learner who doesn't shy away from the horrors of war. (And this kind of like war, isn't it? War against whomever brought them here.) He's also discovered he really likes Bucky's pancakes, so small blessings?]
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Bucky has been all over his own world, but Sokka doesn't think he's been to the Water Tribe, or the Fire Nation, or the Earth Kingdom. He thought it was possible at first, but he had been caught up in paranoia, blinded by a strange and dangerous situation, and influenced by his experiences in the war. It's hard to break free of that, Sokka is learning, especially when he doesn't have Team Avatar to keep on track. It feels difficult to make jokes, or act silly, or deflect the seriousness of situations if there's no one to do that for. Take all that away, and that's left is Sokka, grasping a boomerang and trying to survive.
He's already gone through all the options in his head: he can't talk about how he travels around on a flying bison, because that would lead to Aang. He doesn't want to talk about bending, because he doesn't know if anyone can do that here — and he wants to find out first. His tribe feels like it should be entirely off limits, because there's no one left to defend it anymore — he doesn't want to risk bringing any attention to it. So he settles on:]
I don't know what a camera is. [He's been dying to find out, ever since Bucky mentioned it. Actually, if there weren't many more important matters to worry about, Sokka would be asking Bucky a ton of questions. Remove the incredibly creepy nature of this place, and take away Sokka's desperate desire to get back to everyone, and Sokka would consist solely of curiosity and an eagerness to learn.] Or a gun. I know what a fridge is now, and I guess polos are clothes — or a punishment. [Sokka will be anti-1960's fashion until the end of time. How is he supposed to fight in this?] But I hadn't heard of those before, either.
[Congratulations on your new not-son, Bucky. He's new to the concept of electricity and vehicles that can move without the power of bending, and he's definitely bound to upset more neighbors, but he's a quick learner who doesn't shy away from the horrors of war. (And this kind of like war, isn't it? War against whomever brought them here.) He's also discovered he really likes Bucky's pancakes, so small blessings?]