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Toph Beifong ([personal profile] fuckuimametalbender) wrote in [community profile] xavier_institute2014-09-01 12:14 pm

Video

[This is not how she wanted to introduce herself to the newbies.

This is really not how she wanted to introduce herself to the newbies.

Damn you everyone on her Facebook. (You know who you are.)

Toph is outside in work-out gear, so unamused. Bender is standing nearby.]


So. My dear and loving family has decided that I'm not allowed to do a normal "I'm a teacher get over it" post today. My dear and loving family has decided to nominate me for the ALS ice bucket challenge with the stipulation that I do it on the intranet and send them a copy.

[Screw all of them]

I’m Toph Beifong, one of the combat teachers for you newbies. Yes, I’m blind. [Bender barks] Yes, I have a seeing eye dog. No, you are not going to get away with anything in my class. Yes, it’s mandatory for everyone, even you psychics. I teach basic stuff, stuff you can use to keep your butt safe, so you can deal.

[Off camera:] Okay, do it.

[Two random students run out with buckets, dumping the ice water all over Toph, who shivers and swears in Chinese and English before holding her hand out for a towel]

That sucks. Like, a lot. Feliks, you're it. If you're in my class and do it on camera so I can hear, I'll give you a "get out of test free" card.

[She heads off, needing a hot shower and tea]
usedforcepalm: (side glance)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
It is kind of a funny coincidence.

[Pause. She wants to be respectful but she's dying to know.]

If you don't mind me asking, what did you do to get around not being able to see when you were first learning martial arts? It seems like it would be really hard until you mastered all the basic forms.
usedforcepalm: (flowers)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
That's a neat way of learning. How long have you been training for?
usedforcepalm: (blush)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
That's one way of keeping you busy. I just started copying my father while he was training one day and he started training me from there.
usedforcepalm: (wide eyed)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Why wouldn't they want you to have fun? I mean, expecting you to do homework and things before you had fun is one thing, but they didn't let you play sports or have toys?
usedforcepalm: (concerned)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'm ten, so I don't remember that. I'm sorry that happened to you, Sifu Toph.

usedforcepalm: (raised eyebrow)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Why were the other kids kidnapped if he was trying to get you back?

[That seems weird to her. Even weirder than isolating his own child from the world, because he could get in trouble for kidnapping other people's children.]
usedforcepalm: (lineface)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
That doesn't seem like a smart idea at all. With some powers, it would be easy to kill by accident much less on purpose.
usedforcepalm: (reflecting)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-04 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Did he find them on Craigslist or something? If they were smart thugs, they could have just ransomed you for more money than what he was originally offering.

usedforcepalm: (thinking)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-05 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Were the other mutant kids they kidnapped also from rich families?
usedforcepalm: (side glance)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-05 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
So they didn't even know if the mutants they were kidnapping had anyone who'd be able to pay a big ransom for them? That is stupid.
usedforcepalm: (flowers)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-06 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[It's going to be a little odd training under a combat instructor with a sense of humour after training under her father for so long, but Hanabi finds she doesn't mind it. It's helping her to relax, even with talking about kidnappers.]

Too bad all criminals can't be that stupid. It would make it easier for everyone.
usedforcepalm: (blush)

[Voice]

[personal profile] usedforcepalm 2014-09-06 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
What if they were good at fighting, but just not very bright?

[Voice]

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