It might not be heroic to think that way, but Toph thinks that way all the time and she's definitely firmly part of the do-gooder club at this point. (Thanks, Aang.) She shouldn't be startled by the massive explosion this time but she still is, making her wince. Her ears do not need to be cleaned out; they are way too sensitive for this idiot to stand next to her.
"Wow, okay," she interrupts after this first demonstration. "You are way too dramatic. Simmer down, buddy. The only one who's a dipshit here is you."
Sweet, another swear she gets to learn. This guy is good for something.
Toph doesn't need to hear any more. She falls into a solid, low earthbending stance as easy as breathing, faces the next oncoming slimy land octopus, and issues a series of quick jabs with her hands. Her bare, dirty right foot punctuates it for emphasis with a heel strike to the ground.
A massive slab of unyielding granite rises out of the ground a short distance away, easily larger than the approaching octopus, displacing grass and plants left and right as it rumbles out of the dirt in a cloud of dust. Toph jerks her hands forward and the perfect square slab launches into the octopus at high speed, squashing it flat. Just to make sure, she yanks her arms downward and the enormous granite chunk slams back into the earth. It creates less of a cascade of gore and carnage, but is equally effective.
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"Wow, okay," she interrupts after this first demonstration. "You are way too dramatic. Simmer down, buddy. The only one who's a dipshit here is you."
Sweet, another swear she gets to learn. This guy is good for something.
Toph doesn't need to hear any more. She falls into a solid, low earthbending stance as easy as breathing, faces the next oncoming slimy land octopus, and issues a series of quick jabs with her hands. Her bare, dirty right foot punctuates it for emphasis with a heel strike to the ground.
A massive slab of unyielding granite rises out of the ground a short distance away, easily larger than the approaching octopus, displacing grass and plants left and right as it rumbles out of the dirt in a cloud of dust. Toph jerks her hands forward and the perfect square slab launches into the octopus at high speed, squashing it flat. Just to make sure, she yanks her arms downward and the enormous granite chunk slams back into the earth. It creates less of a cascade of gore and carnage, but is equally effective.