"Soldiers have rarely won wars. They more often mop up after the barrage of epidemics.
Vibryo Duponte
Getting her to try the jellybean didn’t take too much encouraging. “People are allergic to candy?” she questioned before popping the bean into her mouth. She chewed on it for a moment, getting the flavor and texture of it, before giving him a big smile. “This is really good!” she happily exclaimed; obviously it being her first jellybean. She licked her hand from where the candy had been sitting, not wanting to waste any of the sweet, wonderful flavor. “Thank you. I’ll have to find more of those.” The feel of him pinching her cheek took her attention off the jellybean as she looked at him with the expression of ’what did I do?’ When he said he knew of the look she given she simply smirked. He made it sound like it was a bad thing or at least a not so good thing but that look was in conjunction with good thoughts of actions she wouldn’t mind performing. She listened to him speak and considered his reasoning before nodding her head. “I understand. They’re your mark, your kill. I also follow a code, one that says not to step into someone else’s boundary. Since you called them and where on site to help Marianna, they’re yours.” It was as simple as that. “If you know it, I would like the names of the ones who did it. That way if they come up, I will turn down any jobs concerning them. Otherwise, the only guarantee I can make is that I won’t actively hunt them.” She didn’t like stepping on others people toes and did her best to avoid it; even if it meant losing money. She knew how it felt for someone to swoop in and take prey that didn’t belong to them. It was one thing that aggravated her to no end. “Give up? I’ve only heard those words. I don’t know what they mean. Even if it takes a hundred times,” and goodness knew that sometimes it felt that way, “never give up. But yes, believe in the future and presist in the present.” She smiled at him as she seemed to look his form up and down. She could tell that he was still hurting but didn’t bring it up as he was obviously doing his best to hide it. “Maybe you should go get that bath so you can come inside and replenish yourself. You are one that requires food, right?”
The epidemics get the blame for defeat. The Generals get the credit for victory. It ought to be the other way around."
~ Hans Zinsser
((I loved Toph! blaugh I liked Sokka too. He was the funny guy. ^_^ I always watched Avatar marathons and really liked it when they aired Avatar extra's that had the bits of fun facts about the series at the bottom of the screen.))