#tessenwarrior

( @tessenwarrior ) // STARTER CALL

❝ katara and i got our faces painted once, ❞ she's referring to that time in ba sing se, when katara had successfully taken her to a spa, which was ... pretty nice. in gaoling, toph was often groomed as well. there shouldn't be a hair out of place, and her skin has to remain clean, soft. the staff would often wonder why the soles of her feet would be the only parts of her to have remained roughened, but toph had let them wonder, mouth closed tight, mum. she had thought she would hate the spa day for what it reminded her, but instead ...

even he has to admit she's pretty impressive. he'd learned a lot about the kyoshi warriors over the years, even had that one unfortunate run-in on the island with them. (has he apologized enough yet for burning the village?) but now he gets to train with one -- a perk and a challenge since joining team avatar.

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suki smiles down at a young tenzin, holding out a kyoshi-style fan for him to take. "your dad and i never had much of a chance to teach each other a few moves. but i think an airbender like you should have a fan, and know how to use it. what do you think?"

most of what she knows about combat is self-taught. sure, she did learn some basics from her father, and the pirate crew made sure to teach her some moves as well, but when it comes to actual hand-to-hand combat, she usually lets her imagination and instincts guide her. and so far, it has mostly worked out well. [ to be fair, there haven't been that many opportunities to test it out anyway. after all, she likes to stay hidden and avoid direct fights. ] but now, with suki being here, it's the perfect chance to learn some proper techniques ― because who better to learn from than a kyoshi warrior? she approaches her as she's in the middle of her own training, standing a little away as she watches the fluidity in which she moves. ❛ i hope i'm not interrupting, but i was wondering if you could teach me some moves. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜