5063/Nerdy guys and the girls who love them

Nerdy guys and the girls who love them
Date of Scene:	01 February 2017
Location:	Avatar World <AW>
Synopsis:	Ziggy stops by the Beifong Metalbending Academy and meets Sokka!
Cast of Characters:	20, 1076, Ziggy Grover

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Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    The students are slowly advancing now that they've finally figured out the knack to metalbending, and that requires more supervision from Toph as she heads off to the Beifong academy. Of course Sokka is dragged with as he usually is nowadays, because hey he gets to share in the glory or something like that. There's no big secret that Toph likes bossing people around, and well, it's sort of bossing Sokka around.

    For now the three students are sitting on the floor, holding onto their own large hunk of ore, their eyes closed with concentration on their faces. Slowly the ores shift, and the metalbending master nods where she too sits on the floor in front of them. "Good, now make them into cubes next. Slowly, focus on getting all the sides even now," she instructs them, doing it herself with her own ore. A good teacher is able to do it easily themselves, after all.

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka hummed happily as he chopped up vegetables and other things, humming happily and chop chop chopping. "I just met you, and this is cra~zy, but here's my number, so call me maybe..." Yes he sang as he cooked. And yes he liked that song. Go ahead, make fun of him, everyone already does.

See how much delicious smelling chicken hog stew they get. He glanced back and humphed. "So, any special prizes you got planned for today?" he called to Toph. "I've got a home cooked chocolate sueflet. There's three cherries... one for you, one for me, and one for whoever completes your challenge."

Ziggy Grover has posed:
He hadn't been by since the he ran a talent show -here-, but with Venjix's being quiet for now, and Tenaya having slowed down in her obsession with Storming the Doctor's Lab (seriously, how did she keep slipping in? He would have thought Dr. K would have beefed up the security with more than just a cannon in the fridge. Although why she insisted on setting up loudspeakers, Ziggy wasn't going to ask. Maybe she just liked imposing her violin on everyone...)

Whistling a little tune of 'Just Before the Battle, Mother', Ziggy knocks at the door at precisely the time one of Toph's students is doing something that requires extreme concentration. "Here's Ziiiiiggggy!" He practically sings out, swinging the door open...

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "... does he /have/ to sing?" The Dark One mutters as he opens one eye, peering towards the kitchen in the back. "I hate weird music like that doesn't make sense."

    Meanwhile Penga appears to have made her ore into a sphere, her tongue sticking out as she concentrates with her eyes closed. And Ho Tun? He's the one who seems the most motivated to win. "Please don't let me be doomed, please don't let me be doomed...!"

    A snort leaves Toph at Sokka's contest. "I'm not teaching them so they can get additional prizes." No, the prize they are getting is to be taught by her, for free! They live at the academy for free, she pays all their expenses so they can focus on learning. "Besides, you're already making extra stuff, so why should I do that when you've got it covered?" Unlike her students, Toph is able to shape the ore back and forth between a perfect cube to other various shapes, including figurines.

    Though the blind girl turns her head a bit, all before grinning and rising to her feet. Just as Ziggy enters.

    The loud knocking takes the students by surprise, letting out startled sounds as they drop their eyes and turn towards the door. "Ziggy...!" Penga says with a frustrated whine, and Ho Tun looks down at his ore with dread. "No, my chances of winning that souffle is doooomed!" Only The Dark One seems to take it all in stride, merely letting out a huff. "Hi."

    Toph looks amused however, waving to the older boy. "Nice of you to drop by! I was thinking of stopping by Corinth, but eh, been a bit busy with family, Paladins and new stuff... speaking of new stuff... SOKKA!" she calls over her shoulder towards the kitchen. "Get your butt out here!"

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka rolls his eyes. "Toph, really? Is that what they mean by a booty call?" he asked, stepping out while wiping his hand with a towel. "And the soufle is for everyone. It's the cherries on top that are the special reward, my little Tophioka pudding cup," he teased, sticking his tongue out.

Then his eyes lowered on Ziggy and he gave a wave. "Yo. If you're here to pick Toph up on a date, you're about a month late, sorry. Snooze yah lose and all that. Otherwise, welcome to the academy," he said with a big, dopey grin before walking over and... "Think fast!" Tossing the towel to Toph.

Ziggy Grover has posed:
"I'm not even asking what Toph is gonna do with booty other than kick it," Ziggy comments, regarding the ore with some curiousity. "Although I see you're having your students getting their rocks off."

Blithely crossing the area to give Toph a hug, Ziggy blinks. "Oh, you're dating Toph?" He squints a bit curiously, before eyeing Toph. "Is he like, another metalbender?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    What the crud...?! Toph blushes a bit at Sokka's joke, letting out a slight huff. "Of course you're making dessert for everyone..." she comments. But hey, of course he would joke with Ziggy. "Sokka, Ziggy's a friend," she points out, already raising her hand when Sokka tosses the towel over to her. It takes a lot to take her by surprise, after all!

    Okay, now the guys are both doing bad puns that really shouldn't be done in front of Penga... the youngest student looks a bit confused. "No, these aren't rocks! They're ore, Ziggy! We figured out how to metalbend, though we're still learning all the tricks to it...!" Ho Tun looks embarrassed where he sits, and The Dark one simply rolls his eyes. "I hate puns."

    It's none of Ziggy's business what Toph will do with booty! And she looks a bit surprised when Ziggy moves in to give her a hug. Though she does have to add a punch to his arm to make it somewhat more macho. At the question regarding Sokka and who he is, Toph first nods then shakes her head. "He's my boyfriend, but no, he's not a bender. He's the idea guy, plus a warrior from the southern water tribe. Ziggy, meet Sokka. Sokka, meet Ziggy Grover. He's a Power Ranger, buddy of mine and he kinda helped out with the academy. Including somehow managing to find me one student," she stays and jerks a thumb in The Dark One's direction. And the dark teen only lets out a huff as he and the other two students go back to bending their ore clumps.

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka snorted and grinned to the guy. Yesssss. Pun time! "Oh? Ziggy, huh? Guessing you like to zig zag around a lot, then? Nice to meet you. Ahhh, come on, Darky, we're just trying to be punny. Don't mind him, he's just dirt poor when it comes to a sense of humor. Me-tal-ed him that they were gonna happen regardless, but iron-ically he just stared at me. Dead -pan-." Wiiiiiiiide grin.

"Power ranger? So like... you fight forest fires and stuff? Is that like those rangers you told me about at the parks? Is it like... a stronger version of them? Do rangers get power ups?"

Ziggy Grover has posed:
Ziggy Grover takes a moment to eye Sokka, before jerking a thumb. "Is he called that because you sock him a lot?"

He shakes his head, then, frantically and waving his hand. "Oh no no, I'm totally not a -park- ranger. It's -Power- Ranger. We kinda get powered up, though." Holding up his wrist morpher, Ziggy points to it. "We just say some words, kind of like an unlocking mechanism, and then push a switch, and ta da, Power Ranger. And then we do a lot of flippy, take out the bad guys, and then get into giant animals and smack things around really quick."

Waving a hand lightly, Ziggy adds, "Why delay the fight, take them out quick and get it over with, right?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Actually, he does zigzag now and then," Toph says with a casual shrug. Though Ziggy's retort does make her snort a bit in amusement. "I do punch him a lot, yeah..." Only to shake her head a bit when Sokka decides to pun at The Dark One some more. The boy frowns where he sits, glaring daggers in Sokka's direction before he pointedly turns his attention back to the ore in his hands, all while muttering something that might be cursing under his breath.

    Let Ziggy explain the Power Rangers, it's not he needs Toph's help for that considering he doesn't get too wordy. But she has to add one thing. "When he uses the morpher he essentially dresses up in spandex." And yes, she can't help but smirk a bit at that comment, crossing her arms across her chest. "There are other power rangers too, they're not bad. The place they live in is in pretty bad shape since robots are taking over the world there."

Ziggy Grover has posed:
"IT IS NOT SPANDEX!!!" a voice can be heard shrieking from Ziggy's comm.

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka nodded. "Really? Evil robots taking over the world? Heh. And... really? You fight in spandex? Giant animals? well, I guess it could be worse. At least you don't fight in giant cars with googly eyes or something," he said with a wave of his hand. "That'd just be silly."

"But hey ,you've got powers too. Just like. Everyone. Else in this place. I swear sometimes," he muttered that last bit under his breath. TOTALLY NOT JEALOUS! TOTALLY! He's totally FINE being the only NORMAL guy in town. "... So, did anyone else hear that very angry, slightly hot sounding voice there a second ago?" ... And that was why Toph punched him all the time.

Ziggy Grover has posed:
"Uh... those -are- cars with googly eyes," Ziggy ventures to volunteer. There's a pause, and then a "Hot? Uh, that's Dr. K. She calls herself our mentor... and uh, ix-nay on the andexspay."

"Ranger Green, I am quite familiar with pig latin, and it is -not- spandex. It is a memory..."

"Sorry about that, she's kinda touchy about the suit. She made it herself, and it's a complicated metal thingy that she made herself and that Toph's not allowed to bend either.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    As the voice shrieks from Ziggy's com Toph can't help but laugh, obviously not surprised by it. "Heya Doc, nice of you to join us!"

    And there Sokka goes, moping about being normal. "Hey, you're the guy with the coolest sword, you're the one who comes up with ideas and make sure us people with powers have awesome plans to follow," she says, reaching a hand down as she /slaps/ Sokka on the butt.

    His follow up comment on Doctor K's outburst does make Toph arch an eyebrow however. "Yes, we heard her. And she can hear you. Doc is... special in her own way. And I don't have any interest in bending the suit, you know that. Though I /have/ been thinking of bending my own armour, I did some brainstorming with dad earlier."

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka blinked a few times. "Cars with googly eyes? Okay, THAT I've got to see. And so? Mentors can be hot. I mean, sure, I haven't met many, but I'm sure they can be." Pause. "Wait, I'm dating someone's mentor. And Toph is like, super hot. So there."

That made him pause. "Wait, you're making ARMOR? Toph, you've GOT to let me help you! I'll make it look AWESOME! I swear! Come on, please? Let me help! Please, pretty please? Please please? You'll look so cool no one will EVER want to fight you!"

Ziggy Grover has posed:
"Your own suit of armor... pfft..." Ziggy replies. "Like you need one."

There's a brief stare at Sokka. "Oh no no, Doctor K is -not- hot. I mean..."

Somewhere around there, Ziggy moves his hands about, like someone about to give birth to a gigantic ripperslasher beast. "No, wait, Doc, I swear, I'm not thinking of you in -any- manner! Other than... you know, the lady that makes the Spa... memory metal alloy suit! And the very loud sonic disruptor. And the Zords. Who is totally -not- our mentor. At all."

He shoots Sokka a look. "So, uh, Toph. What's the suit like now, and -are you even thinking of giving him one too?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    At Ziggy's comment Toph arches an eyebrow. "... googly eyes? Seriously..." Somehow she doubts that Tony, who seems to be one hell of a fancy car fan, would want a car with googly eyes. Not that she can see it, but it sounds kinda... lame.

    "What matters about mentors aren't whether or not they're hot, it's about how good they are at teaching, dunderheads," Toph mutters, though she's blushing a fair bit when Sokka refers to her as 'super hot'. It's not often the blind teenager /squirms/! Regarding her plans to make armour for herself, Toph cants her head a bit. Of course Sokka would be excited about that... "I don't know if I need help, I need to get the right materials first, but... sure, something that covers my torso and some of my upper legs would be good. Nothing like dad's... no need to make it look cool, otherwise he would be jealous," Toph explains. Besides, she doesn't need to make it too heavy.

    Her attention moves to Ziggy, and she raises her eyebrows. "I recently got my back clawed out, it's still healing up," she explains and points to my back. "Sokka freaked out, dad nearly freaked out, I think they would appreciate it if I took some precautions. Besides, armour can look badass. Just... normal armour that I can bend, you know? Titanium based."

    It's kinda funny to listen to Ziggy bicker with Doctor K, and Toph grins widely as he tries to dig himself out the ditch he plummeted into. "He's totally whipped, huh?" Toph asides to Sokka, leaning closer to him. As Ziggy poses his question her way though she shrugs. "Dad's the one with the suits. I don't think he's giving Sokka any suits anytime soon. Maybe dad's going to make a new suit or something now that he's no longer tied to any factions and being a stay at home dad."

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka nodded, then grinned. Wide. Evily. "Oh, I get it. So, Ziggy. Dr. K is your GIRL FRIEND." Oh gosh he definitely said that loud enough to be heard. "Now, no need to be jealous or nervous. Toph is more than enough for me." Pause. "Definitely more than enough. So I have no intention of trying to steal your girl. Nor would I. I just thought she had a hot voice."

It was probably good that Sokka was under toph's protection. And that most people were smart enough not to mess with Toph. Otherwise he'd be dead. "And hey, there's nothing wrong with being whipped." Pause. Grin. "After all, I think you're super cute when you're whipped," he teased, then kissed her before she could object. Then blinked a second later when he realized how that actually sounded. "Err... as in... you do whatever I say. Not that I'd ever hit you with a whip." He then sighed. "A-and no hitting my butt. Don't forget antlers," he grumbled, cheeks getting redder.

"And come on, how often do I get to make armor for my girl friend? It'd be awesome! Fashionable! And useful! You'll love it, I promise."

Ziggy Grover has posed:
"She's... the -not-a-mentor," Ziggy emphasizes, articulating the last few words with exaggerated mouth motions, doing his best to ignore the spluttering from the comm that preluded the pressing of a Berserk button.

"And never associate -her- with 'hot voice', okay? I mean, -everyone- thought it was a -guy-." Pause. "No, wait, I mean, uh, Doc, it's a... SO! Toph! He wants antlers in his butt! Let's introduce him to some."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    The denial on Ziggy's part makes Toph sigh. "She /is/ so your mentor, deal with it." At Sokka's realisation of just how things are or at least might be between Ziggy and Doctor K, Toph looks rather incredulous. "You figure that out but not that I've was crushing on you for ages?" she asks, then groans. "Man, you're such a Meat Head..." Why did she ever begin liking him in the first place?

    But still, there's no way she'd ever let anybody or anything harm Sokka. Not even when he's embarrassing her like that...! The whipped comment makes her turn her face sharply towards him, only to have her eyes go wide when he leans in and kisses her. Only a faint blush crosses her cheeks, though she does note what he said earlier. "I'm the one with the metal whip, remember...?" The one Tony made as her Christmas present. Also... "If you're going to talk like that and kiss me in public, then I cruddin' will slap your butt, Meat Head." So there.

    Ziggy does not know that Sokka sometimes give people nicknames, does he? "He's talking about one of the Paladin officers. He's kinda on Sokka's ass," she explains to Ziggy. "Besides, he did get a saber moose lion on his ass one time too. Their antlers are pretty fierce." With that she tugs on Sokka's arm. "Now let's go eat whatever food you've made. Lily livers!" The students immediately rise to their feet. "Zigmeister, you come along too." Off to the kitchen and to food!

Sokka (1076) has posed:
Sokka blinked. "What? It's obvious he likes her and I bet the fact she gets so mad means she totally has the hots for him too." OH MY GOSH! Ziggy, just shut off the coms already!" Then paused. "I don't think her voice is that of a guys."

He then snorted, patting her on the head and ruffling. "Now, only about twenty days to go, Tophie, so control yourself. I don't want Antler's riding my ass if I can avoid it."

He sighed. Yeah, those saber moose lions suck. I swear I've run into more of those than anyone has any right doing. Supposedly they're rare. MOST people never even see them. I swear they're hunting me. Yeah, come on. I'll make you some stew and chocolate souflet to take to your girl friend, Ziggy. I'm sure she'd like that." Before he followed her into the kitchen.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Sokka," Toph sighs, placing her hands on her hips. "Remember how we talked about you talking less sometimes? This is one of those times." And her cheeks flare up when Sokka speaks next, all before she reaches out and punches him in the arm, /hard/! All while hissing something under her breath for his ears only.

    Let's indeed eat instead of talking more about silly things.