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]

[A sort of pffft noise, then she rolls her eyes.]

Oh, now you're back tracking just because you find out I'm blind?

[survives]

Because you can't see spirits even if there are any?!

[bolder]

Or anything at all, actually! [Doing this.]

[survives]

Yeah, I guess... [Ohhh no. How are you supposed to respond to that?!]

You, um. I-it really doesn't matter what we see here, huh? Spirits or... not spirits!

[Nailed it.]

[bolder]

That was just sad. [This look.]

[survives]

[She huffs out a sigh.] What else was I supposed to say?

[bolder]

Whatever you wanted? I'm blind, not helpless or stupid.

[survives]

I-I don't think you're-- [She cuts herself off. Ohhh boy, she has no idea what she's trying to say anymore. Oh man, oh man.]

...It was probably stupid to argue about spirits.

[bolder]

Now you get it! Congratulations. [Mock mock mock.]

[survives]

[Huff!] I said I was sorry!

You just... I-I... [She trails off. Yeah, she's got nothing.]

[bolder]

Yes, eye eye. Neither can see. Can we move on?

[Toph.......]

[survives]

[If she were feeling just a liiiittle less mortified, she might actually laugh. In horror, but hey.]

Ooookay. Yeah. We can... talk about something else?!

[bolder]

I guess if you want to. [She seems pretty indifferent.] Who're you, anyway?

[survives]

[No pressure.]

...I'm Leanne. Who are you?

[bolder]

Name's Toph. Been here long?

[survives]

A couple months, I guess. It's not that much longer than you.

[bolder]

Uh, it kinda is.

[survives]

Not if you ask some other people how long they've been here!