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[unlotus]

Don't know how we did it, but we were flying and we weren't on a bison.

And I'm never doing it again. Next person who tries to get me off the ground will get my fist in their face.

[ as if to... emphasize this, she's sitting on a three foot tall rock stump in front of the castle on the grounds. EATING A FRIED CHICKEN DRUMSTICK

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[communicated]

Toph, you're back! We were so worried. I couldn't find you anywhere.

...What do you mean you were flying?

[unlotus]

Yeah, I'm back. I don't even know how I left.

[ pause ] We weren't on the ground. And it wasn't stone or earth -- it was. . . was metal.

[communicated]

Metal shouldn't be a problem, should it? You should have told me over the journal! I would have come get you.

[unlotus]

Of course it should! It's not like I can bend metal.

I didn't even know where mine was. Or. . . it was weird. It was like what I was doing was "normal".

[communicated]

What? Wait...

What's the last thing you remember before coming here?

[unlotus]

Ba Sing Se. We were looking for Appa.

[communicated]

...Oh. Wow.

I knew you were from the past, but...that was so long ago.

[unlotus]

[ sulk ]

You don't have to rub it in.

[communicated]

But Toph, you can bend metal! You just don't know it yet.

[unlotus]

Don't be stupid, Twinkle Toes. That's impossible.

[communicated]

Would I lie to you?

[unlotus]

[ long pause ]

But no one's been able to.

[communicated]

Are you really surprised that you'd be the one to invent it?

[unlotus]

[ HERE'S A LAUGH ]

No way! If anyone can do it, it'd be me. It's just. . . If you're right, then. . .

[ trailing off. she's kinda awed but at the same time. her ego just went up +9000 ]

[communicated]

I bet if you start practicing, you'll figure it out again. I'd help you, but you never taught me. We hadn't got quite that far yet.

[unlotus]

I don't need your help anyways; I can figure it out.

Besides, you have your own training to do.