He was surprised by her suddenly jerking him forward, and he went along with her into the alley. "I don't..." It was a false start, so he tried again. "I don't really know how to explain. This city seems to be from a time period far from our own present. Mr. Varrick said it's been roughly 70 years since the end of the war."
It was hard to compress all the information he'd learned into just a few short sentences, and he figured Toph wasn't in the mood for anything too long-winded.
"There are people here from different time periods. You know that, right? People who were teenagers at the end of the Hundred Year War, who are probably really old now or who have passed away. I mean, look!" He gestured in the general direction of the police station. "There's a statue of you in this city! There's a statue of Avatar Aang nearby, of Fire Lord Zuko... they were built a long time ago, but everyone depicted is really young. And as for me..."
Because he figured he should explain a little about himself before Toph sent boulders his way or something. "We met about two years after the war. You were with Avatar Aang and his friends. Avatar Aang was upset that a refinery had been built there, and I was in charge of it until my uncle came back. The co-business owner was..."
...No. He didn't want to tell her that. She and her father were in a difficult position. Telling her that she'd seen her father again might upset her, and with the whole people from different timelines showing up here... he'd probably said enough.
"I'm sorry. I know I... have a habit of going on and on. You just have no idea how relieved I am that you're alive. I mean, I know you're the greatest metalbender the world's ever seen, but still..."
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It was hard to compress all the information he'd learned into just a few short sentences, and he figured Toph wasn't in the mood for anything too long-winded.
"There are people here from different time periods. You know that, right? People who were teenagers at the end of the Hundred Year War, who are probably really old now or who have passed away. I mean, look!" He gestured in the general direction of the police station. "There's a statue of you in this city! There's a statue of Avatar Aang nearby, of Fire Lord Zuko... they were built a long time ago, but everyone depicted is really young. And as for me..."
Because he figured he should explain a little about himself before Toph sent boulders his way or something. "We met about two years after the war. You were with Avatar Aang and his friends. Avatar Aang was upset that a refinery had been built there, and I was in charge of it until my uncle came back. The co-business owner was..."
...No. He didn't want to tell her that. She and her father were in a difficult position. Telling her that she'd seen her father again might upset her, and with the whole people from different timelines showing up here... he'd probably said enough.
"I'm sorry. I know I... have a habit of going on and on. You just have no idea how relieved I am that you're alive. I mean, I know you're the greatest metalbender the world's ever seen, but still..."