step one

[bolder]

Who: Toph and YOU!
Broadcast: Everyone ever
Action: That too-- Hospitality Deck!
When: Before the 6/14 shuffle

[ACTION AND VIDEO]

[For whatever reason, it's eerily quiet, and the sound of two bare feet hitting the metal floor of the hospitality deck can be heard. (it's really for dramatic effect, who are we kidding) The owner, a small girl of fourteen, stares into space (ha!) as she takes a few slow, deliberate steps. After a moment, she crouches down and places her hand on the floor, pauses, then speaks. Or yells. Whatever.]

Hey!! Someone tell me what's going on! This isn't another weirdo spirit thing is it? I'd hit my quota for the month already!

[She huffs in annoyance, straightening up. Now she's quieter, talking more to herself.] What's with this weird place?

Comments

[bolder]

[She waves a hand dismissively, not really focusing anywhere.] It's Toph.

[redactions]

Toph. Nice to meet you. I'm Jim.

And, what would be the complaint?

[bolder]

Jim. [She says it as if testing it out, then deciding it's acceptable.]

What wouldn't be? At the very least some sort of warning before I'm yanked away to whatever this is!

[redactions]

[ Wryly, ] "Provide warning in future". [ there's the distant sound of a pen scratching paper on his notebook, ] Anything to say about the food...?

[bolder]

I haven't had it, but it's probably awful. Tell them to fix that, too!

[redactions]

I'll add a long clause about sending us back home after a long shower and a hot meal, eh?

[bolder]

I'm good with just the hot meal.

[redactions]

Well, in that case, you might wanna try the chicken.

[bolder]

Pig chicken or possum chicken? I've had both.

[redactions]

[ There's a long pause. ]

Sorry... what? Did you say pig chicken?

[bolder]

Or possum chicken. Get your ears checked.

[Someone needs to explain turducken to her.]

[redactions]

My ears are fine.

This is just a chicken. A... chicken chicken. Small? Feathery? Lays eggs?

[bolder]

Now you're just talking nonsense. Your world sounds confusing.

[redactions]

I'm pretty sure chickens ain't the most confusing thing out there in the world, [ he huffs a laugh, and keeps writing. ] all right, better food. What else?

[bolder]

Whatever you say, Jimbo. [It's a thing now.] More solid ground! Metal's fine and all, but I'd really like to see normally.

[redactions]

[ Tony Stark calls him Buckles. Yeah. Jimbo's not going to be a problem. ]

See... normally, how?

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[bolder]

Y'know, with my feet! [She lifts one up for show, the bottom... pretty dirt covered.]

bless

[redactions]

[ WOW RUDE ]

... And you can see the metal on the ship?

[bolder]

[Not rude at all!]

There's earth in metal. I make it work.

[redactions]

I see.

[ You know what he's going to shut up now and accept this insane new way of looking at the world. ]

I'm about done with your form, I think.

[bolder]

No one said I was!

[redactions]

[ A soft, amused noise. ]

What're you gonna add to it?

[bolder]

[See icon for current actions.]

You've been here longer. You tell me.

[redactions]

Not much longer. Personally, I felt the reality tv angle was annoying.

[bolder]

Still not really clear on what this tv thing is, even with this whatever in my head.