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[tophbeifong]

Scraaaaaape. Scraaaaaaaaaaaape. Scraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaape.

Ker-KLUNK Ker-KLUNK Ker-KLUNK

...

Scraaaaaaaaape...

If one were to follow the sound, they'd find a small girl working her hardest at pulling a large lump of metal- probably twice her size or more- down the hall, towards her room in the living area.

Although it was obvious it took some effort for her to move it, it seemed as if it wasn't taking too much out of her and she was getting some distance with it.

Soon, though, she determined that it was break time, and relaxed her hold on the chunk. She leaned against it and panted, wiping sweat from her forehead.

Geeze. How much farther until she got to her room?

[Ooc: Toph's still willing to make weapons if anyone wants any! :D]

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[tophbeifong]

"I haven't," she agreed. "There's a lot of places I haven't heard of around here. Just like I doubt you've heard of Gaoling."

Idle chatter wasn't exactly her strong point.

She let out a silent sigh and sat there, relaxing in the shade. She made a face at his tapping.

"Nervous there?"

[herotherhalf]

"That. Bored. Hungry." He admitted, settling against his chair, watching the sunbeam.

He looked over at her, unshaped by her scent. He wondered about her, her blood, what it tasted like, though he didn't quite have it in him to simply attack her in broad daylight. She could far too easily thrust him out into the open outside, destroying him with one blow.

"I've never heard, nope. Seems like everyone's from a different place, point in time. I doubt you'd have such a hard time fitting in in Haddyn, it's a rough and tumble place. And having seen your move your rocks? Sounds like you'd take to it."

Feigning friendliness. He needed a way around the sunlight sooner rather than later. With that girl who saw him feed, it was risky to have such vulnerabilities.

[tophbeifong]

This guy? This guy was hard to read. Maybe it was his constant tapping, suggesting his hiding bad intentions that put her on edge about him, but other than that, she had no reason to believe he was anything but a nice guy. Poor jittery fellow. He was probably as scared as the rest of them about the presence of the shadow creatures.

And he played on her pride like nothing else. She couldn't help the boastful grin that made its way across her face. Rough and tumble? Heck yes, she could take it.

"Of course I could. I'm Toph, the greatest Earthbender ever!" she smirked and beat a fist on her chest before turning her head towards him. "What's your name?"

[herotherhalf]

Especially considering how small and lanky the boy was. Helpless, stringy. Noodle arms. He smiled a little, trying to sound friendly as he spoke. "I thought you'd say somethin' like that. I've been here for a few weeks, we haven't had a chance to talk."

Of course it was because he didn't want to be noticed, and he was busy with other things.

"What is bending?" He asked curiously, looking her over as he wondered just how could such a small girl move such large objects so effortlessly.

[tophbeifong]

"It's uh... it's like using the energy in your body and life to pull against the energy of the elements around you and bend them to your will. It's pretty sweet. Like this," she smirked, lifting a finger and catching his tap-tap-tapping ones in the stone of the table and holding them still for a few minutes.

Aah, sweet silence.

"Neat, huh?" she released him with as little effort as she put into trapping him.

... but he still hadn't answered her.

[herotherhalf]

He knew what she wanted, he was too busy bemusing himself with the prospect of being trapped for the moment, his fingers stuck in that tapping form. Didn't hurt a bit, and thankfully the sunbeam was moving away from him, not towards him.

And he was released.

"My name is Harth." He said finally.

[tophbeifong]

"Harth?" that was about the tamest name she'd heard in that place.

"Huh. Okay. Nice to meet you, Harth. Hey, if you're bored, maybe we can find some clear space and I can show you the true force of Bending."

Oh, she was just looking for a reason to show off. She really, quite honestly, could use an Earth Rumble right about then... but, alas, all she could do was dig up reasons to practice. This was as good as any, right?

[herotherhalf]

Pausing, he shook his head. "I really shouldn't go outside right now."

He was going to have to figure out a way to fix his little sun allergy sooner or later. He settled back down in his chair and resumed tapping his fingers.

"You could do a show tonight? The torches are bright enough for everyone to see."

[tophbeifong]

That made her cock an eyebrow, but she didn't argue against it. There were a lot of weird things in the castle. Who knew, maybe he was like Aang and he sunburned easily. She couldn't tell how bright it is, only how warm it was and whether that warmth was from the sun itself or the hot air.

Either way, to each his own.

"That's fine, too. I'll meet you in the courtyard, then, if you want. Hey, it's something to do, right? It beats sitting around doing nothing all day."

[herotherhalf]

"I'll do that." Harth nodded.

"You should invite some others as well." Make him seem normal, interacting with someone. Being a friend. Why not?

He stood up and started moving around towards his room to catch a few hours of sleep. "I'll see you soon."

[tophbeifong]

She "watched" him leave before sighing and turning back to her work. She eventually dragged the stone of metal back to her room, bent it into a nice, tall pillar to fit without incident in her room next to the bed, and laid down on her mattress for a snooze. There was little else to do, anyway.