1867/Tomboys at Play

Tomboys at Play
Date of Scene:	24 March 2015
Location:	New York-199999
Synopsis:	GoGo heads off to Malibu to meet Toph.
Cast of Characters:	20, 736

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GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
It's a really STUNNING day. GoGo skates down the road... Sure she's here to meet someone, but this place is GOGORGEOUS! Flipping backwards, she rolls down a hill, admiring the scenery. Finally she sighs, hills always have to end so soon, and she rolls around, facing front as she heads down the road towards the gated property. "Damn Toph, your pops must be LOADED."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Malibu point is indeed one hell of a place, and nobody but somebody with a ton of cash should afford to build something here, and not just for the cost of the house itself. Stark manor is settled on the edge of the point overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and the gates open to reveal more of the driveway and fountain in front of the house. The walls are a pristine white, fancy sculptures and neatly trimmed plants and bushes just add to the extravagance of the place. And in the middle of all of this... stands a five foot young girl, obviously asian. Casually dressed in shorts and an oversized t-shirt she raises a hand in greeting, waving at the rolling guest as she arrives.

    "Heya! Gotta say, those are some interesting wheels, Wheels," Toph grins as she steps forward on bare feet, though she is obviously not looking directly at GoGo. Then again, most of her face is obscured by those heavy bangs hanging down over her eyes.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
She looks down at Toph for a bit as she rolls to a stop, suspended between her wheels. Eventually she settles to the ground and grins. "Nice to meet you, Toph. WOW. I was just thinkin' your dad must be loaded. SOrry if that sounds rude, but this is a pretty swanky place." she says. She's in her super-suit, not that Toph'd be to see, but it's perfectly fitted to her body and hardly makes a sound as she walks, extending a hand.

"Most people just call me GoGo. You're... Toph, right? I hope that's right."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Nice to meet you too, always good with new people in the Union." Not to mention it sounds like GoGo is likable person too. Oh man, would Tony love to hear that comment. Toph nods her head a bit, still grinning. "You heard him on the radio earlier, the guy who asked how fast you can really go. And yeah, he's a billionaire super hero, a major in the Union. And nah, he wouldn't find that rude. He /loves/ showing off."

    That's okay, Toph loves showing off too.

    The question earns a nod. "Yeah, just call me by my first name, I'm not big on formalities and all that crud anyway. So..." She halts and then points down to one of the wheels. "Did you make that suit yourself or something? I haven't 'seen' anything similar around in the multiverse before..." All in all the earthbender looks rather curious.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"It's a mostly frictionless magnetic levitation system. I can throw the discs, ride on them, you name it and they'll come back to me!" she says. She looks down at Toph's feet. "Y'know, if your pop is some big shot super-hero with ALL the money, can't he afford some shoes for you to wear?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Huh... magnets?" Toph muses, rubbing her chin slightly. "That sounds like a cool set up. Can you fight with the discs too? There's this guy, Captain America, who has this huge metal shield that he throws around. It's pretty damn cool!"

    Ah, the lack of shoes. She wriggles her toes a bit and snickers. "Oh, he can afford them all right. I just don't wear shoes. Nobody ever got me to wear shoes, and they never will. Most earthbenders prefer being barefoot, but for me, it's the only way I can really see," Toph explains with a shrug before she reaches up and brushes back her bangs so GoGo can perhaps get a better look at her eyes, which might explain matters a bit more.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo proceeds to think for a moment... "Earth Bender... I'm guessing some sort of magical power over the earth then?" she asks as Toph brushes her hair from her eyes. "Huh! So are all Earth Benders blind?" she asks.

The she pauses and mentally backpedals.

"Or just the awesome ones?" That's it GoGo. Stick your foot in your mouth. How's that taste?

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Some people from my world are benders," Toph explains. "There are four nations: The Fire Nation, the air nomads, the water tribes.. and the Earth Kingdom which I come from. You can only bend the element of the country you have heritage from. Though there's one person every generation that gets reborn into the different nations, but that is a long story."

    When GoGo asks that one question... Toph blinks, then begins laughing, her shoulders shaking slightly as she leans over, obviously finding this hilarious. "Oh, the greatest earthbender of all time is blind all right...!" she snickers, then sobers up a bit. "But seriously... being blind is partially why I'm so great at this. I can see with my earthbending, and I sense the vibrations through the earth. Which is how I learned to bend metal when I was twelve, which they said was impossible."

    Luckily Toph doesn't get angry at such things, and well, she has heard worse comments about being blind, that's for sure. Besides, GoGo didn't have any bad intentions behind that question.

    "So," Toph continues, smirking, "Wanna show me how fast you are? Kinda curious to compare you to the other speedy people in the Union, it certainly doesn't hurt having more of you!" Not to mention GoGo sounds confident in her abilities.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo thinks REAL hard about that. "Kid... I don't know what you've heard, but I move pretty damn fast. You sure you're going to be able to 'see' what I'm doing?" she asks dubiously. "Last time I clocked myself on the track, I was about 200 miles per hour or so." she says.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "You told me you're fast." Toph shrugs. "If I can see critters moving several hundred yards away from me, then I will be able to follow you. I can feel the wheels on the ground, so just start slow and go faster?" she suggests, then gestures to the driveway, there's lots of space around here for GoGo to move about in. "We can also head up the road, I am not THAT fast, but I can follow your movements and all."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago grins and nods. "Alright kiddo. See if you can keep up." she says. She starts off slow. It's a good jog, but if Toph is as good as she says, she'll be easy to follow. "If you want, huck a few rocks at me. I'm pretty good at dodging, but don't throw them too hard, okay?" she asks, circling Toph and picking up a little speed as she orbits the energetic girl.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Oh? An invitation to chuck rocks? Toph smirks at that, then quickly falls into a wide legged stance. "If you say so!" She spreads her arms, and with a gesture she raises several small earthen pillars around the driveway, all before she lashes out with her hands in martial arts gestures. In response several small rocks fly out from a few of the pillars, all aimed at where Toph assumes GoGo will be once they reach her. It's interesting to 'see' how the older girl moves, and Toph isn't one to say no to these sorts of activities. Heck, the driveway can be easily fixed once they are done!

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
While GoGo is shocked and surprised, she doesn't let that stop her. "Wow, you weren't kidding about the 'Earth Bending'!" she says, laughing out loud. She dodges out of the way, slinging herself into a low, four-legged stance for better stability. "How good is your control?" she asks over her radio, picking up a bit more speed.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Hmm, nimble and quick indeed! Toph grins and resumes throwing some rocks at GoGo even as she slips down into a low pose. And the question, now that makes her laugh. "As good as it can get, I am an earthbending master!"

    What follows is a series of small rocks, shot in an even pace and in a straight line.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo leaps over the rocks, picking up more speed. If she weren't wearin her helmet, the wind would be whipping her hair around. "Yeah, let's see if you can keep up!" she says as she zooms off. She's moving at a good clip, about as fast as a speeding car.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Off she goes, and Toph is up to the challenge. Kicking into the ground the concrete of the driveway rises up underneath her, and Toph follows after GoGo as best as she can off down the road. While Toph is relatively quick, it's nothing compared to the speeds that GoGo reaches. Though she does follow the vibrations through the ground, eventually giving up on the chase as she lets the earthen wave sink down by the road as she stands there and instead talks on the radio. She even lets out a slight whistle of approval. "Man, you weren't kidding, were you Wheels?"

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago all but howls with laughter. "Of course not! I may not be able to break the sound-barrier yet, but that's only 'cause I haven't figured out how to do it without turning into paste!" she says. She watches Toph follow her around on the swell of earth. "Not too shabby yourself!"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Toph can't help but imagine just how fun it would be for GoGo to test her speed against Rainbow Dash, which they mentioned on the channel earlier. "You /really/ have to meet Rainbow, you know. Heck, I would love to see a race between you, but since she flies I can't exactly see her when she's at top speeds," Toph explains.

    Though let's try something. "Think fast!" the blind girl warns GoGo, all before she throws her left arm out, using her bending to create a ramp for the speedy girl to jump off of. And after that she quickly bends a loop for her, just to see if GoGo will want to test it out. Hey, might as well have some fun with this, right? And if they practice, maybe this could be useful in battle sometime, who knows?

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo grins from ear to ear. "Already met her. She's... Well she seems like she'd be pretty fast, but we'll have to see. I even wound up as a pony for a while. Oh SWEET." she says. Then she turns towards the ramp and cranks it up. She ZOOMS along the ramp. "WOMAN UP!" she shouts, leaping from the ramp and taking the loop like it ain't no thang.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Good, they already met! It's always fun with tomboys in Toph's opinion, and she giggles when GoGo seems to approve of the ramp and the loop. This is awesome! "Try this!" she yells, then does a series of quick hand movements as more rock rises next to the road. This time a twisting track rises, going into a loop roll and in some pretty sharp curves that both rise and fall, and Toph continues adding to the track.

    A double loop is added too, an underground tunnel, as well as a slalom track with pillars that leads back towards the Stark manor.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo looks like she's about to have a heart attack. "Toph, will you marry me?" comes over the radio before she follows Toph's spontaneous racetrack. She's having the time of her life, skating along at incredible speed. "See if you can keep up! Let me know if I need to slow down for you." she says as she goes through the double-loop.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    The comment earns a snicker from Toph, and she too sees this as a challenge as GoGo races along the track she made. Gotta keep up, and keep up she does. Toph's movements are quick, and she lashes out in speedy succession.

    A steep slope rises up into a curving track down that ends in a higher ramp that will send GoGo over a ravine, and Toph beams happily, having as much fun with this as GoGo seems to have.

    "How fast can you break, though? It would be kinda embarrassing if you crash into a wall or something!" Toph calls over the radio.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"I don't need a lot of room to stop. If I have to stop REALLY fast, I have to start spinning in a circle to bleed off my momentum. Or I can go up vertical surfaces for a short distance if I need to. How about you?" she asks as she goes over the ravine. Her feet leave the ground and she feels that same thrill she always does when she leaves the earth. "God I'd love to really fly someday."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Ah, good to know!" Toph says, then eases the track into a final loop by the gates and heads over there herself. "I can bend a lot, more than other earthbenders. I will get tired if I have to bend a lot of earth at once for a really long time, but I can fight for a good while," Toph explains with a completely serious tone.

    As for flying? Toph makes a face. "I prefer my feet on the ground. I can't see anything up in the air, or in water. Which is why Goldie insists that I have swimming lessons so I won't at least drown."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"Goldie?" her mind works. "Oh, the beefcake who works at Stark Towers? I delivered a pizza to him the other day." she says with a grin as she takes the last loop at top speed. "Huh... Yeah, swimming lessons would be pretty good for you then. So you feel the earth. Move. Under your feet. You feel the sky come moving' down?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    The blind girl shakes her head. "No, Goldie /is/ Tony Stark. It's my nickname for him." One of them at least.

    And Toph shakes her head again at the question regarding the sky. "No, I don't. If my enemies are airborne I can't tell where they are unless they make a sound or if they have something earthlike on them. For instance, I can feel it if they have metal on them, which makes it easier to track them. It's a good thing most of the dunderheads in the Feds are quite happy to blabber on and on anyway," she shrugs with a grin. "I can sense how people move and how they are going to move during a fight, which is how I am able to keep up. Most of the time I can tell what people are going to do before they do it, and I'm usually faster than them if I keep my bending as light as possible. Why pull out the big guns if smaller stuff gets the work done, right?"

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"Toph... Nevermind. I'll play the song for you later. Heh... I don't do a LOT of fighting, or I didn't until this year. But I think fast, I move fast, and I throw fast. I haven't heard about... what'd you call him? Big shield guy? Sounds like a blast though." she says, easing herself down to a stop. "So you know pretty much everyone around here, huh? You know Mister Stark?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Oh, she was referencing a song? Toph shrugs a bit at that, smiling still. "Eh, must have been one I haven't heard."

    As for shield guy? "Steve Rogers, Captain America. He's a real nice guy, you'll like him. A bit old fashioned, but I doubt he has a single mean bone in his body," the blind girl explains with a smile. And as GoGo comes to a stop, Toph raises her arms... and pushes them down, causing the entire track she bended to sink down into the ground, not leaving behind a trace that it was there. "Oh, you could say I know him. He's my supervising officer in the Union, as well as my adoptive father." Here she grins and jerks a thumb back at the house. "This is his house."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"No."

"Freaking."

"Way."

"Toph, you've got to introduce me to him. I haven't even been here a month and I've already heard of him. He's a LEGEND at the SFIT already. The advances he's made are incredible!" she says, sounding awed

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Somehow Toph finds a fair bit of amusement in GoGo's reaction, and her grin threatens to split her face in two. "Well, I can check if he's busy or not. He seldom says no to having his ego stroked. And yeah, he does make some awesome stuff. He made a Braille glove for me that I use for reading, and his suits? They are really really awesome, so many tiny parts that most people will never see," Toph says as she fumbles with her radio, reaching a hand up to her ear.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago blinks at Toph... "So you have a glove that... What? It reads things for you?" she asks curiously. "But yeah, if he's not busy, then I'd love to meet him!" she says, barely containing her glee.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Nah, it translates written text to Braille on the inside of the glove so I can read it in Braille. I gotta do the reading myself, but it allows me to read stuff that is written in normal writing and not carry a large computer with me," Toph explains with a shrug, waiting for a reply on her radio. "So, what's your world like? How did you end up with your suit? You said you didn't have it until recently? Gotta say you learn quickly."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo proceeds to give Toph an abbreviated version of her story... Her voice catches and she sounds like she's about to start crying when she talks about Tadashi, but she skims over him quickly and skips right to the juicy bits.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Toph listens intently to GoGo, quiet and paying attention. Of course she hears the tone in the older girl's voice when she discusses Tadashi and his fate, and Toph's expression turns sympathetic. Losing a dear friend like that does not sound fun, and well... better not poke the issue.

    The other parts though clearly has Toph on the figurative edge of her seat, and when she finishes the story, Toph blinks. "So... you're basically part of a diverse super hero team, huh?" she asks. "That's awesome! I mean, working on a team is important for the Union, andwe need quick fighters too!"

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago grins and taps a fist against her chest. "Hey, I'm REAL fast. I've heard rumors that Dash can break the sound barrier... But damn. I mean, I'd LOVE to do that." she says, ignoring her prior anguish. "Anyways, I think REAL fast, and I can set up vectors for maximum attack patterns."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Kinda helps with having a quick mind when you go at those speeds, huh?" Toph laughs and places her hands on her hips. "I might not be a brainiac, but it's part of fighting, finding the best angles to attack from, using gravity and all to your advantage. It's all about reading the terrain."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago's eyes brighten up after a moment. "Say... You know if we teamed up, we could do some REALLY nasty stuff. I don't always have places to bounce my attacks off of, but with your earthbending, you could bring up columns and pillars for me to work off of!"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    At that suggestion Toph nods, clearly approving of the idea. "Yeah! I'm not as fast as you are, so I think we could really work well together there. I can pull off some powerful bending if given enough time and opportunity. That's part of what's so great about the multiverse, you can come up with so many different variations with your allies, you know?"

    True, Toph might like working on her own, but still... having people to fight effectively with? She's not going to say no to that.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago circles Toph slowly... "You know... You said you can bend earth and metal, right? Have you ever tried bending lava?" she asks with a grin. "I can melt metal by spinning really fast, but I've got no way to direct where it goes."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    At that thought Toph's expression turns pensive. "I haven't really tried... others have asked me that, but I have never been in a situation where I have had to. Hmmm." It sure looks like she considers the issue though, not moving as GoGo circles her.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago nods and sits down for a moment, thinking. "It would be REALLY useful. There are a lot of places near volcanos, and I don't have to tell you how valuable it would be to have someone who could tell what the earth was feeling like. Something to think about. More reliable than my tech, huh?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "I know all about the earth around me, it's pretty hard not to notice it," Toph confirms, and while GoGo sits down she remains standing. As for reliability? The blind girl frowns just slightly. "There /are/ chi blockers out there, it's pretty nasty. But yeah, I don't need anything in order to bend. Just how sturdy is your tech? Has it ever failed?" It did seem rather reliable to her though, and GoGo seems to have a very good grasp on the wheels even if she hasn't had it that long yet.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago cracks her knuckles. "Well, I'm always improving it, but none of it's ever failed me before. I build my stuff to last as long as possible, even if it's a prototype."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "That's a good way to go about stuff," Toph nods. "It would be bad if it failed during combat simply because you didn't bother doing it properly." Toph crouches down then pokes at one of the wheels a bit curiously. "I'm sure Goldie will want to look at it later, seems he's busy."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
Balancing on one wheel, GoGo takes the other off and hands it to Toph. "Go ahead and... Well you can't take a look, but you can feel it over at least." she says with a grin.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Toph's face brightens up a bit as she's handed the wheel, and she takes it in both hands and runs her fingers across it. "Huh... really balanced, huh? Gotta be in order to stabilize you during high speed..." she muses. "What made you want to make a suit like this anyway?"

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
"Well it wasn't really my idea. It was Hiro's. He made all of our suits." she says, posing as she hops down off of the other wheel. "But he based it on my bicycle design. I was making a courier bike."

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Huh. Well, gotta say a suit is cooler than a bike," Toph shrugs. "It makes combat easier, and well, far better control if you ask me..."

    Toph hands the wheel back to GoGo and smiles. "I do think I should get in and get something to eat though, but I can check when Goldie is around and you can meet him. And maybe take a look at his suits. Also, I should fix up the driveway..." she says a bit sheepishly. The pillars and rocks are still there, after all.

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago grins a bit. "I could go for a bite to eat myself. Any good fast-food places around here?"

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    Toph nods. "Yeah, there are several down the road if you take a left once you leave this road. There's this awesome schwarma place that I often buy food from," she suggests. "Or there's always this awesome burger place a bit further down by the beach."

GoGo Tomago (736) has posed:
GoGo Tomago's ears perk up. "I've never had schwarma. I'll go for that, and if it's no good, I'll go for the burgers. It was nice meeting you, Dust Bunny." she says, reaching out to give Toph an affectionate, sisterly hug.

Toph Beifong (20) has posed:
    "Oh, believe me, schwarma is awesone, you will like it if your tastebuds work as they should," Toph grins. "It was nice meeting you too, Wheels, and--" When the older girl leans in to give her a hug though she blinks, looking a bit confused at first.

    But she lets it go and smiles just slightly too as she carefully wraps her arms around GoGo's torso as well.