one way or another

[computation]

Who: Closed event threads for Liv's characters -- Root and Toph.
Where: Various.
What: Root has a doppelganger and kills her repeatedly. Toph has a doppelganger and has to face some emotions. One of them is having a much better time than the other. Contact me if you're interested in a thread!
Warnings: All of the Root and Shaw threads will have direct discussion and sometimes depiction of suicide.

Comments

[fieldtrip]

[ She doesn't have a background with video games or fantasy novels to understand something like type match ups, so she doesn't totally get what Miller is asking; she takes her best guess. But Toph did legitimately earn her mastery, and it being almost wholly self-taught means she has an intuitive rather than academic understanding of the elements. She's used to being a teacher enough that she tries to give a fuller explanation. ]

With bending? Uh, kind of. It has more to do with the style and the mindset than the elements. Earth is about facing things head on, air is about agility and avoidance. It just doesn't make as much sense to me, like it's not my native language. Understanding your opposing element can really fill in weaknesses and make you a lot stronger, but since I'm blind, that's a little bit tough for me with air.

[ Aang really struggled to learn earthbending, but simultaneously, Iroh invented lightning redirection from studying waterbenders. So there's two sides to that coin. Toph would absolutely be pursuing the other side if she could. ]

Maybe I could get Kakashi to make some kind of fire trap for me... Distract her with projectiles, lure her into a fire trap?

[ That sounds really plausible. Toph agrees going for her feet, which keep bothering her in winter anyway, might be the best idea. ]

[melnik]

[ For as much as he doesn't understand it, it's a very interesting topic, actually. Clearly there is a strong martial arts connection imbued in the skill; it simply surpasses any normal description of a hand to hand technique that one might normally attribute to esoteric things like the concepts of earth and air. But even if he weren't inclined to, Miller must accept the logic because he's seen it in action.

He hums a thoughtful sound at her explanation. ]

I can see why it requires such a deep level of intuition to be successful at.

[ All the more reason she is noteworthy for overcoming the obstacles she has. Back to the plan though, before he gets too lost in the weeds. ]

Now we're talking. I could offer you some help in the projectiles department, but in this case, something a bit more... traditional might be a better fit.

[ Guns are useful and all, but not so much if you're trying to avoid doing major damage. ]