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[The screen flickers, on off on, along with the audio as whoever it is mashes the buttons randomly. When the video feed finally steadies it shows... the ground, outside. And someone's bare foot, very small and very dirty, barely visible in the dark. The voice coming from off-screen sounds like a young girl muttering to herself
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[a small, seemingly distracted pause, as there are some incomprehensible mutterings] Anyway, welcome to Anatole...not that it's all too welcoming at the moment...what with the murder and sun disappearing...[a little sigh]
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So, Anatole, huh? Thanks for the welcome, but I don't plan on staying long.
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Yeah, read from your friend's post. Blind, right? At least it won't be harder to get around...? [pause. Crap.]
...That was probably in bad taste. Sorry.
Anyway, doesn't seem to matter what your plans are...this place doesn't appear to want to let people leave once they're here. Doesn't mean we're not still trying, but...no one's found a way, yet.
I'm Kaien, by the way. And you're...Toph?
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I've heard worse. And I don't have a hard time getting around. I'm not helpless.
And I don't like being kept somewhere against my will. If there's a way out, I'm just going to have to find it myself. Maybe you guys are just looking in the wrong places.
...people here are big on listening in on other peoples' conversations, aren't they? But, yeah, that's me. The one and only!
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It's just that the sun's not been up but you couldn't see it anyway, so I thought-- [he stops there, before he can stick his foot even further into his mouth]
Well, I'm certain many people would be grateful to you if you did, but I've heard that people have been looking for over two months.
[iiignoring that first bit] Well, it's nice to meet you, Toph.
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