二十二

[o_tea_p]

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[It has been a rough few months for the Avatar crew. Jet, Sokka, Mai, Aang...so many friends gone. It was difficult being parted from them...and, almost to his surprise, Iroh found himself a little homesick

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[seesbydoing]

I hope one of those teacups are for me.

[ Toph is Toph, as always. She wanders comfortably back to where Iroh is sitting and chooses a nice flat rock to perch on. Although her words are light-hearted, she can sense the seriousness of Iroh's countenance... Earthbending can tell a lot, okay. So she's here, and maybe they won't have a cheery visit, but that's totally all right. ]

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[o_tea_p]

[Iroh senses Toph's presence, though he does not turn to face her until she settles down next to him.]

Of course.

[He pours her a cup and hands it to her.]

How are you holding up?

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[seesbydoing]

[ She shrugs and holds her cup for a minute. ] Okay, I guess. I mean, I didn't know... Knives or that loudmouthed guy very well. It's kinda weird without Aang and Sokka, though.

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[o_tea_p]

It is, isn't it? The tea shop is so quiet now.

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[seesbydoing]

I'm sure Sparky still makes a lot of noise. [ Grins. ]

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[o_tea_p]

He's actually very quiet when he has no one to fight with. You should stop by more often.

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[seesbydoing]

[ She flips off a joking salute. ] Can't keep me away. It's one of my missions to figure out if Sparky has a sense of humor. I think it's buried in there somewhere.

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[o_tea_p]

If you can find it, I will give you all the tea in... well, all the tea I have!

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[seesbydoing]

[ After a considering pause: ] I don't know what someone would do with all that tea.

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[o_tea_p]

Oh, I can think of many things!

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[seesbydoing]

We could probably make a fort out of teaboxes...

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[o_tea_p]

We could! Although they would be a little flammable for my tastes.