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[Toph is in her usual favorite spot -- her twisty chair by her console. If you look carefully, you can probably get a glimpse of her feet glowing green. She looks thoughtful.]

So right now the turtles are about the size of young badgermoles.

Thing is, badgermoles have whole mountain ranges to live in. If these guys are anything like the Turtle we're on, we're going to need something bigger than mountain ranges.

I mean, eventually they'll probably swim. But until then, they're definitely not always going to fit in the house. Let alone on a city street. So where are they going to go?

[She frowns a bit more, leaning her chin into her hand. What comes next will be far more serious.]

The Emperor brought us here, and she was going to send us home later. Now that she's kind of . . . gone . . . what's that mean for getting home?

[As though attempting to add a lighter note into it:] Not that it hasn't been great and all, but someday I have to get back and help save the world. That kind of thing.

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[That green stuff has Korra’s attention and she sounds slightly distracted.]

I’ve been taking mine to the ocean when I go fishing, they can swim with a little help from some waterbending. [Never mind that hers went for a dive and Korra had to chase after it. Underwater chase isn’t something she knew would be on her bucket list, but it was kind of fun.]

Maybe we can get the Atlanteans together and we can let them in water? [She doubts Tarrlok would help, and she’s not even thinking of putting a turtle in Noatak’s care. Even if he did take care of one.]

…Eshai said that we might be able to go back home even if she- died. [Not her favorite subject, but she remembers seeing Eshai after the barrier expansion and how exhausted she looked, to help everyone.]

[Toph hesitates briefly before replying, but it's not in her voice or face when she talks.]

Count me out, but if Isky and Bruce think it's good, it's fine by me.

[These are the advantages of co-parenting. Yes.]

. . . Yeah, someone reminded me about the second part. But the "might" isn't exactly encouraging.

['Might' is all the Emperor gave them, and for Korra it's going to have to be enough for now.]

You could learn to swim when they do. The turtles are pretty smart, it could be fun. If you wanted to, I could always he-

Just what is on your feet? [It’s too distracting for Korra to ignore and she knows just how fickle Toph is about her feet. Something she experienced herself in their dreaming.]

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