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Toph Bei Fong ([personal profile] tophgirl) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2014-07-20 12:56 pm

[Day 210] open action | everything changed when the fire nation attacked

Who: Toph & you
Open: Open
When: 210
Where: By the onsen, near the bridge to the Skyway
What: Toph makes her way from the Skyway and to the Bastion.
Format: Prefer action, but I'll match.
Warnings: TBD

[Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

That's the first thought to cross Toph's mind when she wakes up to find the world different. Wrong. She can feel earth beneath her feet, but it doesn't feel anchored. She can feel where it ends, which shouldn't be possible. Yeah, she's the greatest earthbender in the history of ever, but even she can't feel all the way to the inside of the world.

Everything around her feels barren and broken, like the earth had when she'd gone to see where Ozai had fought Aang. Maybe His Royal Loserness broke out of prison and rallied the Fire Nation malcontents against Zuko. There had been a lot of people not happy with her promise of peace & harmony.

She wishes for a moment that she'd gone to the palace after running away from home again — or better yet, she wishes she'd never gone home in the first place. If something's happened to Zuko, then Aang and Katara are probably in trouble too. Not to mention Iroh. If Sokka remained in the South Pole, he's probably fine, but what if —

No time for what if's. Standing around with your head up your butt is what diplomats and advisors do. Nobody ever saved the world by standing around and thinking about it. She should know; she helped save the world. If she wants to help her friends, then first she's got to find them.

She makes her way carefully across increasingly unfamiliar terrain... terrain which doesn't behave like earth should, and that's probably the most frightening thing of all. She's always been able to rely on earth. Reliability is the essence of dirt. She finally comes to a bridge and, when she crosses, she feels civilization.]


People are a good start.
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[personal profile] bedheadstyle 2014-08-13 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
. . . Haruka.

[Nope sorry correcting you on that right now.]

In charge? Ah... hm. I'm not really sure. The first person I met here seems to have a pretty good grasp on what's going on. His name is Colin Starfury.

[But if you're looking for some one who doesn't sound crazy, Toph, that would not be the person to talk to.]
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[personal profile] bedheadstyle 2014-08-17 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Very serious.]

I don't know. I never thought to ask him. What's wrong with it?
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[personal profile] bedheadstyle 2014-08-18 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Well I thought it was a little odd, but maybe he's American or something?

[He's an elf, Haruka. How has this fact escaped you?]

American names always sound strange to me!
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[personal profile] bedheadstyle 2014-08-22 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
A person from the country of America. It's a place in my world.
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[personal profile] bedheadstyle 2014-08-28 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Haruka can only shrug at that.]

I didn't name it.