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[dustonmyfeet]

[The girl on the screen is tiny, likely barely more than 12. Her arms are folded across her chest, and her eyes, pale, seem to glare at the screen.]

[. . . Kind of. There’s also something a little off about that glare. It doesn’t quite seem to focus like a glare should.]

Okay, so whose bright idea was it to put dirt on some of the turtle shell, but not all of it? If you’re going to put dirt on a turtle in the first place, you should at least not be stupid about it and finish it off.

Also, what kind of turtle are we talking about here? Is this a turtle-duck, or a lion-turtle, or what? I tried to ask one of those kedan guys, but they wouldn’t tell me.

[A small smirk, highly self-satisfied.]

Guess they were still sore.

[She shrugs.] Anyway, name’s Toph for anyone who cares. You’ll learn it soon enough.

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[refusing]

[Rose thinks this kid is adorable. She's got spirit and sass, and those are endearing things when it comes to kids, at least in her book.]

Isn't it just a turtle-turtle? A giant one, I thought. Haven't put much thought into that yet. Guess I probably should have before now.

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[dustonmyfeet]

It's always a turtle something. Or a something-turtle.

That's like having just a bear.

And it's weird.

[So there. Poo on your turtle-turtle!]

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[disfavored]

...Toph? As in, Toph Bei Fong?

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[dustonmyfeet]

[Voices are like faces for Toph . . . she rarely forgets one. But this one is unknown. As much as she'd like to feel that her name spreads everywhere, it shouldn't have come to a place she's never been. A little skepticism seems in order.]

Yeah?

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[necromania]

You struck them?

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[dustonmyfeet]

[A full-fledged grin at this.]

Bit one, actually.

[What else is a girl supposed to do when her earthbending temporarily gets nerfed?]

[donttouch]

You hit 'im? _{( She sounds super pleased about that. )}

[dustonmyfeet]

Bit him.

[So grinning over here. No shame.]

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[wallcrawler]

Pretty sure we've just got your regular, run-of-the-mill kind of giant turtle. No lions or ducks involved.

[Mind altering powers were a go though, but he's gonna hold off on explaining that one.]

And why would the kedan be sore?

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[dustonmyfeet]

Giant turtles that shouldn't exist. Great.

[The girl's shoulders droop just slightly.]

. . . But I'm also not supposed to be here, so whatever, I guess.

[A small smirk begins to re-emerge with his question, though. Plainly someone is completely unrepentant.]

Probably 'cause I bit one of them.

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[alphatar]

[Korra will just be choking on her food for a moment before she coughs it up after pounding her chest. How in the-]

It's a turtle-turtle. Don't ask me, I don't know either. [A young Toph is not what she was expecting today, or any day for that matter. However it did come across Korra that Tony asked where and when she was from. Didn't make it any less extraordinary.]

It's good to meet you- [So weird.] Toph. I'm Korra of the Southern Water Tribe. [Conflicted from asking any questions about anything and trying to not say "You should be older!" Korra had come to a verbal standstill while staring at the creator of metalbending.]

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[dustonmyfeet]

[Thank you. Someone who appreciates the weirdness!]

[Meanwhile, immediate interest!]

Southern Water Tribe? You're from home?

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[animalhats]

[ OMG SOMEONE HER AGE WHO IS A GIRL. ]

It's just a turtle. What's a turtle-duck? I'm Molly, hi! There aren't many kids here and most of 'em are boys. Toph's a cool name! [ Yes, these are hyper rapid-fire statements and questions. SO EXCITE! ]

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[dustonmyfeet]

[. . . It's like Aang on cactus juice -- two things which should never come together.]

. . . What?

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[notdreaming]

There are other types of turtles? I don't know what kind it is. I only know that there are big ones and little ones.

Oh, I'm Kara. [ She smiles. ] It's nice to meet you, Toph.

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[dustonmyfeet]

[Why does no one know about this? If there's a turtle, you wouldn't think the world was that messed up.]

Well, yeah. There's the two I mentioned, and then turtle-seals and turtle-crabs.

[Where's Sokka when you need him for illustration? Not that whatever he drew would be any good.]

You too. I think.

[Because she's kind of not where she should be against her will.]

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[insecrets]

Probably the same people who decided that building a city on the back of a turtle was a good idea in the first place. [A beat.] Also, I think it's just a regular turtle we're talking here, if giant turtles could be called normal.

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[dustonmyfeet]

Giant turtles are never called normal. Except for lion-turtles. Those are supposed to be huge.

I've never heard of anyone seeing one, though.

But anyway, seems like the first thing you should do if you're going to build a city on a giant turtle is put dirt on it. All of it. How are you going to feed anyone and make buildings and stuff without dirt and stone?

[So grumpy about this.]

[holyflame]

Yeah, the Kedan don't exactly have the gift of gab, kiddo. They prefer to keep their secrets locked up tighter than a drum. Makes you wanna punch 'em.

[dustonmyfeet]

[Did she just get called "kiddo?" Skepticism over here.]

You got that right.

[chiot]

[ SOMEONE HIS AGE YES] 'Ey, hey, hey! This place, huh? It's not really what it is. s'little weird, if y'ask Gavroche. But he knows his way around, he does. I'm good at pickin' up anyfin', if you need help. But y'look like you can handle yourself even if y'can't see, huh?

[dustonmyfeet]

[Weird accent. But okay.]

Okay, so are there two of you, or what?

[First things first.]

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[zerotoawesome]

The earth all over the turtle is like that. I had to hike out of the city just to find some decent rocks.

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[dustonmyfeet]

[Is this . . . a rock man? Sir, you have no idea how much you would excite Toph. But meanwhile she fully appreciates the stranger's zeal for rocks. Her interest is piqued.]

Yeah? Where?

[Because she knows where she's going next.]

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[justlittle]

You're blind. [Blunt Bean is blunt, sorry.]

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[dustonmyfeet]

[Toph can handle blunt. She is blunt.]

[Meanwhile, so wry:]

Can't pull one over on you.

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[candystriped]

Sorry, there was a sneeze where your name was supposed to be. Who are you again?

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[dustonmyfeet]

[This will either end really well or really, really badly.]

[Insert some skepticism from Toph, but you know, whatever. She'll give the girl momentary leeway, shrugging.]

Toph. You?