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The sun's going down, so there were no problems putting the girls to bed.
Still, Mel's not inside. She's squatting on the edge of the bunker, with the shared bassinet right next to her, her axe the only thing between them, staring out in the direction her brother left in.
Keeping vigils for the Sokkas probably isn't the healthiest thing to do, especially as she left him herself for her sisterly "road"trip. But this is different. She's worried.
Still, Mel's not inside. She's squatting on the edge of the bunker, with the shared bassinet right next to her, her axe the only thing between them, staring out in the direction her brother left in.
Keeping vigils for the Sokkas probably isn't the healthiest thing to do, especially as she left him herself for her sisterly "road"trip. But this is different. She's worried.
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"So they're Firebenders, huh?"
It's a bad segue, but she's unembarrassed by it. She's also casually conversational; curious, not threatening.
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If anything, Mel's more embarrassed than Toph. She glances down at her sleeping daughters. "Get it from their father. But we're not Fire Nation, if that's what you're asking. They're no part of the war."
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Mel relaxes - maybe not visibly, but to the extent where someone aware of heartbeats would notice.
"We had different priorities in Apocalyptica, that's all. Their father was a good man."
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Toph's skeptical, but trusting. It may be hard for her to accept that a Firebender could be good, but she will, for Sokka's sake. And because Mel's telling the truth.
"You don't have to convince me of it."