⊕ 01: Granite

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

[A very tiny and rather startled girl appears on the Plane amidst a puff of dust.]

Whoa! What the...? Hey! [Toph taps a foot against the ground.] What kind of ground is this?

[The surprise is quickly turning to anger.] Alright, what's the big idea? This is some kind of trick, isn't it? Well you picked the wrong girl to mess with!

[She looks every which way, milky eyes never focusing on anything.] Come out here and face me! I can feel you out there!

[She slides one foot across the Astral floor and a look of worry crosses her face.]

Comments

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

[Turns and stares in his general direction.]

Darkness. Just great.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

You could try to bring ground here - there's a beach around somewhere.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Really? I thought I felt--I could really bring ground??

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

Really! It certainly can't hurt to try.

1/2

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... [Thoughtful look, then she disappears.]

2/2

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

[And she reappears a minute later with a nice patch of earth, grinning like an imp.]

Alright, awesome! [Wiggles her toes in the dirt.] Ahhhh, sweet land.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[also grinning!]

Better, then?

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Much better! I'll have to bring more.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

Bring all you like! The Plane is endless, as far as I can tell.

[steps on to little dirt island]

It will probably make most people more comfortable, really.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Makes me more comfortable, I know that much. I guess the rest of you must be really weirded out by standing on darkness.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

It's not the weirdest thing I've done, but it is a bit disconcerting.

[stoops down, running a hand through the dirt]

Some things remain similar through all universes, I suppose.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Really? I mean, I'm pretty used to darkness. But it's scary if you're not used to it. You must have done some pretty crazy things then, huh?

[Bit of a headtilt.] So are you like Yuuko then? You can go to other universes?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[laughs] Very. I've had a long time to do them in.

I can, though I don't, often - only through this place. Usually I contain myself to other worlds.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Yeah... [Shifts her feet against the ground, frowning a little.] You don't feel like a normal person. No offense, just... [Frown deepens.] Hey, is something wrong with your heart?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[amused] I've two of them, if that's what you mean. How can you tell?

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Two? Wow.

Oh, well--I sense the vibrations in the ground and it gives me a picture of my surroundings. It's how I see, you could say.

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

[beaming] Fascinating. A bit like echolocation, then.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Sure, I suppose. That's how wolfbats hunt, right?

[miseardae.livejournal.com]

...Bats in general, yes.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Then yeah, it's sort of like that.