When you spend long enough in one place, you learn to adapt. One thing Sokka had adapted to was that he stood out. So did Rapunzel, really. Neither of them had pointed ears. But darker skin didn't do wonders for fitting in with the people of Hyrule. But once he had defended the town from a few pesky octoroks, they had grown to decide he wasn't so bad. It wasn't much, but it was an improvement. The green tunic they had expected him to wear, not so much. He at least relented on a strange green hat, much as he didn't care for it.
That was how Sokka became part of the town guard. Sword and boomerang in hand, they thought of him as some sort of odd looking Hero of Time reborn. He had no idea what that meant, but it was better to be liked for being the wrong person than disliked for any other reason. He wasn't the only one working hard, but circumstances as they were, he and Rapunzel had been making do by setting themselves up at an old house together. With his patrol over, Sokka was finally back. Exhausted.
"Hey Rapunzel. You here?"
ooc: Headcanon time. I'm thinking this would be set between OoT and TWW. Ganon has yet to escape and cause everything to get flooded. So right now they're living in a town that is the precursor to Outset Island.
Hyrule - Two Months Later
That was how Sokka became part of the town guard. Sword and boomerang in hand, they thought of him as some sort of odd looking Hero of Time reborn. He had no idea what that meant, but it was better to be liked for being the wrong person than disliked for any other reason. He wasn't the only one working hard, but circumstances as they were, he and Rapunzel had been making do by setting themselves up at an old house together. With his patrol over, Sokka was finally back. Exhausted.
"Hey Rapunzel. You here?"
ooc: Headcanon time. I'm thinking this would be set between OoT and TWW. Ganon has yet to escape and cause everything to get flooded. So right now they're living in a town that is the precursor to Outset Island.