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[restoredhonor]

[ He rolls his eyes. He nudges her feet. ]

Off the table.

[ But it's fond, not scolding. Honestly, of all of them, he likes Toph a lot. She's the little sister that he wishes he'd had. No doubt she would have challenged him through everything, but her loyalty would have never been in doubt. ]

As long as Korra agrees to the waterbending, I doubt either of you will need my help.

[toph_luck]

[ She lets out a huff, but does move her feet. Only because she wants to, of course. She never really had siblings to compare to so... Aside from that maybe brief crush on Zuko ages ago he's kindof settled into a decent friend spot. ]

So... Why turtleducks?

[restoredhonor]

[ He softens, looking at the mending in his hand. He starts working on it again. ]

My mother. She used to take me to feed the turtleducks, before she left.

[ He shrugs. ]

Just a reminder of home.

[toph_luck]

[ Toph is, very pointedly, not mentioning turtleducks being a regional delicacy in the earth kingdom. Nope, leave that for another time. ]

Cute. Didn't know you were such a softie.

[ Her tone's light, barely even teasing. She kindof knew already really. ]

How've you been, otherwise, anyway?

[restoredhonor]

[ He did live in the Earth Kingdom for a while, Toph. But you're not cooking his turtleducks!

Then, he snorts. ]

You haven't spent much time with Azula. She'd tell you I'm nothing but.

[ He puts the mending to the side and gets up to stretch. ]

Surviving. Mai was here for a brief time.

[ And he misses her. ]

I can change into a dragon. What about you?

[toph_luck]

You know... I haven't. I think she's avoiding me. Every time she comes close we both kindof go our own way.

[ Not too surprising. It's not exactly bad blood between them, but things are awkward. Not to mention the age and maturity politeness gap.

What a strange world where TOPH's the nice one... ]

Yeah. We had a chat in the garden, way back then... I kindof figured.

[ She hasn't been up to much, it's a boring topic, so instead she pushes it right back to him again, voice a bit more genuine. ]

You holding up alright?