[Lin pauses, a little surprised by Toph's reaction. To think Toph believes her attitude is because she thinks of her as some kind of living legend--well. She's not completely off there. But disappointment doesn't factor into it. Would never factor into it. If there was anything she learned while growing up, it was that her uncles and aunts--and her mother--were as human as anyone else.
All the same, her expression softens a little, and she gives Toph's palm a firm poke.]
I'm going to have to check the laws on that one. Conning con-kedan might be just as illegal as holding shoes on Tuesdays.
[The words have nothing to do, of course, with the situation at hand--but they're easier to say than whatever the truth would be.]
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All the same, her expression softens a little, and she gives Toph's palm a firm poke.]
I'm going to have to check the laws on that one. Conning con-kedan might be just as illegal as holding shoes on Tuesdays.
[The words have nothing to do, of course, with the situation at hand--but they're easier to say than whatever the truth would be.]