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?

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[video]

[kyasdaughter]

Toph!

[ oh, whoah. it seems like the others have already spoken to her first, but man, she wishes she'd kept her communicator a little closer to her today. ]

Hey. How are you getting settled in? You shouldn't have to stay on the Marsiva for long.

[bolder]

Sokka told me you were here! I'm doing okay for now. [She grins, figuring the broadcast or whatever would pick it up.]

But I'm pretty disappointed it took you this long to say hi!

[kyasdaughter]

I didn't have my communicator on me! I didn't think that - oh, nevermind, it doesn't matter. Are you alright? Are you -

[ and then something strikes her, and some of the surprised cheer in her voice flags. she gets quieter, as if this next question is a concerned secret. ]

- how well are you able to see?

[bolder]

[Toph scoffs at her question, but the concern is secretly touching.]

Just fine, actually! I dunno if it's some weird space metal thing, but it's working.

[kyasdaughter]

Good.

[ and that is a sound of pure relief. there'd be some Serious Anger going on if they'd brought Toph to space and then effectively blinded her.

that, or katara would personally be carpeting all of the floors in the fleet with dirt. ]

So... what's the last thing you remember from home?

[bolder]

You, me, Sokka, and Aang were at the Spirit's Friendship Festival or whatever he was calling it. It was more like a really loud parade, but it beat the old thing.

The Air Acolytes and my students were there, too. So was Satoru. [Adorable after thought.]

[kyasdaughter]

Air Acolytes? -- your students?

[ out of all the possible answers she was expecting, that wasn't one of them. ]

You're... ahead of me then, I guess. Huh.

[bolder]

Yeah, the kids who are like honorary air nomads or something. And yes, students. I've got a metalbending academy now, thank you.

What about you?

[kyasdaughter]

That's great. And we were about to watch Zuko's coronation.

[bolder]

Really? Weird, that was like two years ago for me.

[kyasdaughter]

Really? Then you can tell me allllll about what happens.

[bolder]

Including you and Aang being all gross and mushy all the time? Blech, pass.

[kyasdaughter]

[ WOW she's glad toph can't see her blushing. ]

Ha, ha. That's not what I meant.

[bolder]

[Toph's glad, too. Gross.]

I hope you're not like that as often here. People need to not feel queasy.

[kyasdaughter]

Well, then you're in luck, because Aang and I aren't actually - um. None of that stuff has happened for us yet, Toph, so you don't have to worry about it.

[bolder]

What, seriously? Why aren't you... that? [As icky as it is, they're her friends, and she wants them to be happy.]

[kyasdaughter]

Toph, I don't know if now is really the - um. Time. Or place.

[bolder]

Time already makes no sense, and we're in space. You're gonna have to do better than that.

[kyasdaughter]

[ now she's audibly flustered. ]

I meant for this conversation!

[bolder]

[So nonchalant.] So did I.

[kyasdaughter]

[ still so embarrassed... ]

I'd just rather talk about it in person. That's all.

[bolder]

Okay, fine. But don't try to put it off. You know I won't let you.

[kyasdaughter]

Just... promise me you won't say anything to Aang until we talk. Okay?

[bolder]

Are you kidding me?

[kyasdaughter]

No! Why would it even come up?!