There was a loud thump, and the irritated mutter of "Who put that table there?"
"You did," said Toph, "About ten years ago."
"I'm sure I'd remember a...are those lychee nuts in your hair?"
Toph was baffled for a moment before realising what he was talking about. "Yes," said Toph. "They're lychee nuts, in case I get hungry waiting for you to come sit down."
"I wouldn't put it past you," said Sokka, finally reaching the table and sitting down next to Toph with a grunt of relief. She pushed a glass of water towards him and he drank it gratefully, catching his breath for a minute or two.
"Sorry I haven't had a chance to come visit for a while," he said. "How's your foot? I notice you didn't come meet me at the door, but knowing you it was probably just rudeness."
Toph turned sideways to lift her swollen left foot up off the cushion she was resting it on to show it to Sokka. "Look at that purple," she said. "Bet your feet don't look that interesting."
Sokka looked down towards his own feet, happily ensconced in nice warm boots. "No," he said, "They're the same old boring feet. You doing ok though? I can send one of the grandkids to come help you out, I know Lin's busy hunting down evil jaywalkers or whatever it is she does these days."
Toph gave a short laugh. "Something like that," she said. "How did I manage to give birth to such a sensible kid? She certainly didn't get it from her father. Anyway, I'm fine Sokka, but thanks for asking. What about you?"
"What about me? I'm fit as a fiddle! Healthier now than I was when I was sixty!"
"Then how many fingers am I holding up?" she asked.
"That's cheating," said Sokka. "Watch out or I'll poke you in the foot."
Toph laughed. "Whatever you say, Sokka. But let me know when you need to leave and I'll bend a few things out of the way so you don't hurt yourself."
He stuck his tongue out at her, and then sighed and said "Thanks."
She gave him a pat on the back. "You'll get used to it," she said.
"Not everyone is a bender, you know," he said.
"Not everywhere is made of rock, or metal" she replied.
Sokka nodded, thoughtfully. "You should ask Lin to make wooden floors illegal," he said. "I bet she'd do it."
Toph laughed. "Nah, she never lets me declare anything illegal these days. Not even those annoying advertisements they play on the wireless."
"I hate those!"
"Me too! Remember when you could avoid annoying hawkers by just walking away?"
"It's a strange world we live in my friend. Still at least we have lychee nuts..."
Toph laughed and coughed and shifted her head before he could try to remove and eat her hair decorations.
"Hey! I'm saving those!" she said.
"Fine," said Sokka. "Well then, at least we still have friends."
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"You did," said Toph, "About ten years ago."
"I'm sure I'd remember a...are those lychee nuts in your hair?"
Toph was baffled for a moment before realising what he was talking about. "Yes," said Toph. "They're lychee nuts, in case I get hungry waiting for you to come sit down."
"I wouldn't put it past you," said Sokka, finally reaching the table and sitting down next to Toph with a grunt of relief. She pushed a glass of water towards him and he drank it gratefully, catching his breath for a minute or two.
"Sorry I haven't had a chance to come visit for a while," he said. "How's your foot? I notice you didn't come meet me at the door, but knowing you it was probably just rudeness."
Toph turned sideways to lift her swollen left foot up off the cushion she was resting it on to show it to Sokka. "Look at that purple," she said. "Bet your feet don't look that interesting."
Sokka looked down towards his own feet, happily ensconced in nice warm boots. "No," he said, "They're the same old boring feet. You doing ok though? I can send one of the grandkids to come help you out, I know Lin's busy hunting down evil jaywalkers or whatever it is she does these days."
Toph gave a short laugh. "Something like that," she said. "How did I manage to give birth to such a sensible kid? She certainly didn't get it from her father. Anyway, I'm fine Sokka, but thanks for asking. What about you?"
"What about me? I'm fit as a fiddle! Healthier now than I was when I was sixty!"
"Then how many fingers am I holding up?" she asked.
"That's cheating," said Sokka. "Watch out or I'll poke you in the foot."
Toph laughed. "Whatever you say, Sokka. But let me know when you need to leave and I'll bend a few things out of the way so you don't hurt yourself."
He stuck his tongue out at her, and then sighed and said "Thanks."
She gave him a pat on the back. "You'll get used to it," she said.
"Not everyone is a bender, you know," he said.
"Not everywhere is made of rock, or metal" she replied.
Sokka nodded, thoughtfully. "You should ask Lin to make wooden floors illegal," he said. "I bet she'd do it."
Toph laughed. "Nah, she never lets me declare anything illegal these days. Not even those annoying advertisements they play on the wireless."
"I hate those!"
"Me too! Remember when you could avoid annoying hawkers by just walking away?"
"It's a strange world we live in my friend. Still at least we have lychee nuts..."
Toph laughed and coughed and shifted her head before he could try to remove and eat her hair decorations.
"Hey! I'm saving those!" she said.
"Fine," said Sokka. "Well then, at least we still have friends."
"Exactly," said Toph.