[Action 03] Quad--Early Morning

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, there might be other open areas in Fisherman's Horizon, but Toph likes the quad.

Right now, it's pretty early, and she's going through her bending forms. They look an awful lot like this (also known as Southern Praying Mantis Style, for those Earthly kung fu junkies), but without all the rocks flying everywhere.

Observe?]

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[hoodbin.livejournal.com]

[ And Observing is certainly what she's doing. She made sure not to get too close to the girl and her training. Didn't want to be a distraction. ]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

If you wanna know what I'm doing, you'll probably figure it out sooner if you ask.

[She didn't mind people watching her when she was bending, but when she was just practicing, it kinda got annoying. What was there to watch?]

[hoodbin.livejournal.com]

Sorry..

[ Jason was right, she needed to work on her creeping skills, because she seemed to be getting caught so easily ever since she got here. She moves backwards just a little making sure to stay out of Toph's way. ]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[Toph tries to get back to practicing, but she just sighs]

Seriously, do you wanna know what I'm doing?

[hoodbin.livejournal.com]

... You're training, aren't you?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[Toph just shrugs--at least she can figure that much out--and goes back to practicing]

[hoodbin.livejournal.com]

Is this martial arts?... I know some. My mentor back home taught me a lot of what he knew..

[adoressakura.livejournal.com]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

I know you're watching.

[Toph doesn't look at the girl. She just moves to the next form.]

[adoressakura.livejournal.com]

Oh! I'm sorry, I was just interested in what you were doing

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Practicing.

[Next form!]

[adoressakura.livejournal.com]

What are you practising?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Earthbending without the bending part.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

...I didn't know you rise with the sun.

[Yeah. Zuko's up early as well and in the mood to get in some practice. Seeing another bender around, it's a bonus.]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

I don't usually, but here it's one of the only times I get some freaking quiet.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

Why only here?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Whaddya mean, 'why only here'? [Toph throws a small rock in Zuko's general direction] The quad's got nothing to do with when I get quiet in this place.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

[Zuko brings up a hand and catches the rock in his fist.]

I guess you didn't get any 'quiet time' back home, huh?

[Let's play catch, Toph. Zuko throws the small rock back to her.]

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

[It lands by her feet, and she sends it flying back. Remember, she's blind.]

I did loads of time, I just left you guys to do whatever it was you guys did to get it. But here, with classes and all the other people, I either have to wake up early or go to bed late to get it.

[haha-steelguard.livejournal.com]

[It's sort of easy to tell he's coming? But his footsteps keep varying, because the weight he puts on each one keeps varying. Density control is a bitch.]

Nice moves.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Thanks. [She moves to the next form.] What's up with your footsteps?

[You don't spend thirteen years relying on footsteps to identify people without being able to tell when something's off instantly.]

[haha-steelguard.livejournal.com]

Oh, Time Compression is screwing with me. I'll work out the kinks just in time for it to all go away or something.

Guessing I'm gonna see you in the Martial Arts classes sometime soon, huh?

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

Yep. I don't get why I have to take all this pre...whatever classes. I know what I'm going to fight with, why do I need to be introduced to a buncha weapons I can't use?

[haha-steelguard.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you don't get a choice in what weapon to use. I prefer punching things myself, but there's been plenty of times I needed to pick up a gun to do what needed to be done. It's all about having options.

[erosion-sucks.livejournal.com]

When you're blind, you don't exactly have a lot of options.