[Being on the down low isn't foreign to Toph. The ability to blend in, skim the edges . . . it's a skill she developed out of necessity a long time ago, when unwanted attention meant restriction and the dampering of identity. It nibbles at her ego a bit, sure -- she's ten times the bender of anyone out there, she's sure of it, and she's darn well itchy to show it -- but there's a comfort in it, too. It means no expectations, and there's a freedom in that she hasn't gotten to enjoy long. She'll be whoever she wants however she wants. For the time being, she'll put up with the inconvenience.]
[She's pretty much played a shadow for the last few days, so the fact that Korra notices her, addresses her, catches her slightly off guard.]
Me? Nope. Just watching.
[Or maybe what really catches her off guard is the weird familiarity about this girl -- something that's hard to pinpoint, hard to grasp as smoke. She shakes her head quickly as though to clear it.]
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[She's pretty much played a shadow for the last few days, so the fact that Korra notices her, addresses her, catches her slightly off guard.]
Me? Nope. Just watching.
[Or maybe what really catches her off guard is the weird familiarity about this girl -- something that's hard to pinpoint, hard to grasp as smoke. She shakes her head quickly as though to clear it.]
You?