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[beifongbandit]

[voice]

Okay, City, here's the thing. The newbies from my world have brought in something called pro-bending, and I want in. You need an earthbender, a firebender, and a waterbender, and I figure I can count on Char for the fire part. Sorry, Stutters, but I saw her first. Anyway, I'm recruiting someone with water powers. You don't have to call it bending, you just have to be good at it.

Come by the Jasmine Dragon if you're interested. If you can hold your own in a fight, you're in.

[ Yes, Toph. Show all these teenagers who are older than you. ]

Comments

[beifongbandit]

Well, I can't entertain myself with boring things. I like doing what I'm good at.

[othersdie]

And that's fighting. Understood.

[Not that he's concerned or anything.]

[beifongbandit]

And you're good at being quiet and paperwork, so I guess those are your hobbies.

[othersdie]

Being quiet, maybe, but paperwork is a necessary evil. I prefer gardening and reading.

[beifongbandit]

I like the dirt part, but I don't see much payoff.

[othersdie]

Getting an exotic flower to bloom can be a challenge. I like that.

[beifongbandit]

No one ever wants me touching their flowers. But that's okay, the dirt is just fine.

Do you have a garden now?

[othersdie]

What do you do to flowers?

No. The first was iced over and the second turned to sand, so I don't bother. I just have a few plants.

[beifongbandit]

Apparently you're not supposed to touch them.

Yeah, it really makes you wonder how any plants survive in the City. They must have special grass.

[othersdie]

They can be handled delicately.

[Oh, Toph, you almost accidentally made Justin smile. Some of the City's citizens have managed to find special grass alright.]

Maybe they're a part of the City. Buildings repair themselves when they're damaged.

[beifongbandit]

But they never do it where you can see. I've tried to catch them before. They feel like rock, not like something living. But only living things heal.

[othersdie]

[He just shrugs.]

It's no stranger than anything else that happens.