"Oh, yeah, I can." No lack of confidence there. Toph is absolutely certain that she'll conquer this; it's just a matter of time. Very little has proven to be too much for her before, and this seems like very small beans compared to what has. A grin, appreciative of the admiration. "Just going to take some more metal."

A light knock of her heel against the ground, and the embedded half of the bar jumps upward into her hand. "So people do this kind of stuff where you're from? And what do you do, then, with the shield stuff?"