Tested it? No, but it's pretty far. Now I know why you're friends with Spock.
[ Of course they test things together. Toph somehow knows this is a sappy shared activity for them. Gross. ]
You have whole organizations for that? [ she asks in dubious surprise. It's very hard for her to picture, coming from a society that doesn't really believe in a concept of disability to start with. Not in the sense that other people should make things easier for her just so she can live her life. That kind of help usually comes with pity attached. Toph is used to proving she can do things entirely on her own, or saving her requests for assistance only for friends she really trusts. ]
... That's cool, I guess. For all the blind people who don't have super awesome earthbending sensory powers.
Yeah, yeah. Most people like things to be as easy for them as possible. Not me -- I like a challenge. [ Implying befriending Spock is a challenge? Yes. ]
no subject
[ Of course they test things together. Toph somehow knows this is a sappy shared activity for them. Gross. ]
You have whole organizations for that? [ she asks in dubious surprise. It's very hard for her to picture, coming from a society that doesn't really believe in a concept of disability to start with. Not in the sense that other people should make things easier for her just so she can live her life. That kind of help usually comes with pity attached. Toph is used to proving she can do things entirely on her own, or saving her requests for assistance only for friends she really trusts. ]
... That's cool, I guess. For all the blind people who don't have super awesome earthbending sensory powers.
Yeah, yeah. Most people like things to be as easy for them as possible. Not me -- I like a challenge. [ Implying befriending Spock is a challenge? Yes. ]