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[badlydisarmed]

I have one question and one important announcement.

The question:

Do you pull the lever?

As for the announcement, the hospital now has a wing to treat magical maladies. Witch doctors and the like are welcome to come check it out. People with magical maladies also welcome to come get treated, I don't know how any of this shit works.

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[fieldtrip]

[ Oh sweet, audio. Toph has gotten used to the computer voice reading out text conversations to her but she's not a big fan of it. Notably, her own voice is that of a young girl, sweet and high-pitched. ]

What if you read it out loud to me instead? Computer lady is great and all but it really misses the panache of a real person's voice.

[badlydisarmed]

Do you run over an annoying man with the trolley to get the trolley to go faster afterwards? The man would most likely survive being ran over.

[fieldtrip]

[ Well, with all those facts combined... ]

Uh, yeah. Definitely. Builds character.

[badlydisarmed]

Great answer.

You just got here?

[fieldtrip]

[ That makes her smile. He hasn't been condescending to her at all so far. ]

I guess I did. Is this where we usually are? It's pretty boring compared to San Francisco.

[badlydisarmed]

There's missions every so often, but the in-betweens here are usually quiet. There were some kids staying... somewhere together, a farm? The device can help you navigate the place, though you sound young so I'm sure you'll be swarmed by helpful adults immediately.

[fieldtrip]

I hate helpful adults.

[ Truly. Toph sounds annoyed already. ]

I can find my way around, thanks. Honestly, if you really want the train to go faster, you should just ask me.

[badlydisarmed]

Yeah me too. The helpfulness rarely trumps how annoying they are.

Do you have a superpower that makes trains go faster? Is it trains specifically or can you also make slow walkers speed up?

[fieldtrip]

[ She snorts. He sounds so cranky that it's genuinely funny, like when Zuko is grumping just to grump. Toph decides not to point out that he's been a helpful adult so far... at least not yet. She's saving that one for later. ]

No, I have a different trick for slow walkers. It's called yelling at them.

[ Pause. ]

I'm a master earthbender. Where I'm from we only just started using steam power instead of bending to make trains go. If the bots can push it, believe me, I can push it a lot faster.

[badlydisarmed]

[ Blind, superpowered ten year old. Okay. That means he doesn't have to worry about it. ]

You were born with the ability to control earth?

[ He really wanted to ask if she had a special ring to summon Captain Planet with, but the reference would be wasted on this child. ]

[fieldtrip]

[ Good, or she really will call him a helpful adult.

She's pleased he catches on so fast. ] Yeah! Exactly. And I'm really, really good at it.

[badlydisarmed]

Sounds more fun than traditional echolocators. But you'd have to be there to make the trolleys go faster, wouldn't you? That's be a waste of your skills when you could be working in demolition.

[fieldtrip]

Please, demolition is the easy stuff. Anyone can make something fall apart. Putting it back together is way harder.

Not that getting a big metal object to move on a metal track is all that hard, but-- [ She smirks to herself. ] If everyone's as impatient as you, that means I could charge for it.

[badlydisarmed]

Charge Aurora points. Invent capitalism.

[fieldtrip]

There's no other forms of currency around here, what else would I charge?

If I'm providing a valuable service, I should be compensated.

[badlydisarmed]

Just ask Aurora about it, I'm sure she'll allow it.

[fieldtrip]

Oh, I will.

If you refer people to me, I'll give you a 10% kickback.

[ Hey, Beifongs didn't become the wealthiest merchant family in the whole country for no reason. Toph knows how business works. ]

[badlydisarmed]

What's you business' name?

[fieldtrip]

Good question. My stage name was Blind Bandit, but that doesn't really instill confidence as a legitimate business.

I just used my family name for my school -- Beifong.

[badlydisarmed]

Fast trolley rides with the blind bandit is funnier.

[fieldtrip]

[ That surprises her into an honest laugh. ]

The Blind Bandit Rides Again does have a certain ring to it.

[badlydisarmed]

There's a Robbing You Blind joke to be made there.

[fieldtrip]

[ Toph smirks. She loves when people aren't afraid to make blind jokes at her. ]

Think I should offer construction, too? I've gotten pretty good at plumbing at this point. [ She'd had a lot of practice in Aldrip. ] I just can't do the electricity myself.

[badlydisarmed]

I don't know if there'll be a business for it for most residents, there seems to be enough space.

There's a mammoth, however. I think the mammoth might appreciate something custom-built.

[fieldtrip]

Hey, if the mammoth can pay, I'm down.

Think there's more of a business for jewelry or mechanics or something? I've been trying to work on that.