[Action 01]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Option A: Lobby

[Toph is leaning against the directory with her arms crossed, unamused. The letter and course catalog are by her feet, untouched.

She's blind, Cid. Why the hell did you give her stuff to read? She's just going to stand here and people 'watch' for a while. Passerbys are free to notice her bare feet or blank stare. If you talk to her, she won't look at you.]

Option B: Quad

[Later, after lunch, Toph is sitting against a convenient wall, apparently doing nothing. People walking by her, however, have a tendency to trip and glance back at the ground behind them, swearing there was a dip there only to find that the ground is just as flat as it's always been.

She's bored and making people look like idiots is entertaining.]

Comments

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

How long have they been together? Because if it's more than a few weeks, why haven't you gotten over the awkwardness?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Toph, you are terrifying.] Well, we haven't exactly talked much since then.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[She knows]

Why? Avoiding the problem again, Twinkle Toes?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

I don't know! Maybe!

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[Toph punches his arm]

Wimp. You fought the Fire Lord, and you're afraid to talk to your best friends? Are you sure I trained you?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Toph. But this is different.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Maybe it is, but pussyfooting around it isn't going to make it easier. It's really bothering Katara and Zuko that you're not talking to them, dingbat. And what's this I hear about a friend of yours threatening Sparky?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

What? Someone threatened Zuko?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

According to Sparky, and he's not that delusional.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

But who would do that?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I just got here! Have any friends who might be crazy enough to do that?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Aang has to think about this. Only one comes to mind: Damian. He quickly puts on a fake grin and hopes his voice sounds innocent enough.] Nope! Can't think of any! Definitely not one of my friends!

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[Toph doesn't even say anything, just sits expectantly. She's offended that Aang thinks he can fool her.]

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[And now he remembers that Toph is a human lie detector. But that doesn't change anything.]

You're just going to hurt him! I'm not telling.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Listen Twinkle Toes, I get that he's your friend, but Zuko's your friend too, and he's mine. I promise I won't hurt him if he listens to me and apologizes, okay?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[He hesitates. At least Damian can take care of himself.]

Do you pinky promise? No taking it back?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Swear it. But if he gets all pissy at me, forget it.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Maaaybe I should chaperone, just in case.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

So you're saying you don't trust me? Is that it?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

That's not it at all! [He puts his hands up and backs away a bit.] Damian's just kind of hard to talk to sometimes!

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

And I'm hard to ignore. If it'll make you feel better, you can warn him and tell him to meet me somewhere. But I don't need a chaperone, Twinkle Toes.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

Okay. But I think I'll stick around and keep an eye on you two anyway.