3. Grand Tour Toph followed Beast Boy as he led her around the tower, showing her everything it had to offer.
"This is the common room. Here we hang, eat, watch TV, play video games. Yeah, our TV's huge, I know."
"Can't say I've ever seen any bigger," she chuckles, looking in the direction he gestured. "So what's a TV?"
Beast Boy stared at her for a while, then laughed. When she didn't join in, he stopped. "What?"
"What's a TV? Never heard of one where I come from."
"Dude...no TV? You're missing out on sooo much! You'll have to join me for a veg-out session at some point."
"I'll keep that in mind," she said, as he dragged her off to another area.
"Here's the bedrooms. We each got our own, designed to our tastes. This one's mine," he said, opening the door.
By now, Toph's earth bending had showed her the entire tower's structure in her mind, feeling the vibrations through metal and glass. Stepping into the room, she was assailed by a powerful scent. "Woah. When's the last time you cleaned this place?"
"Ummm..."
Toph grinned. "Cool."
Beast Boy grinned. Then he spoke up. "No! Not that room!"
Toph stopped as she was about to enter a room that she'd felt some interesting vibrations from. "Why not?"
"That's Raven's room. Nobody goes in Raven's room!"
Toph smirked at him. "What are you, chiken?"
"In this case," Beast Boy suddenly shifts, "Buk-CAK!"
Toph laughs. "All right, all right..."
He changes back. "Now this way..."
A little later...
"And over here is the bath room."
"Bathroom?"
"Yeah...indoor plumbing in all it's wonders." He opens the door with a joking smirk.
As Toph enters, she feels the change of material as she explores. She recognizes a few things, but their placement seems odd. "How do you get the water all the way up here?"
Beast Boy grins. "Marvels of modern engineering." He walks forward and pings the tub faucet with a finger.
Toph feels the vibration trace the pattern of water pipes throughout the entire tower. "Sweet..." she mumbles as she follows it in her mind.
Beast Boy smirks at her. "Wait till you see the gym." As he turns to lead her out, she stops.
"What's the room two floors down and three to our left? Seems kinda big and has a lot of pipes leading to it." She looks at him, sensing his shock. "What? I can feel it through the metal of the building."
"That is awesome! And I don't know what the room is yet. Cyborg's been working on it. Says it's a surprise. Come on, the gym's this way."
Toph runs after him. When they reach the gym, she stops to get a better sense of the room.
"This place is sweet..." she says at last.
"I know, awesome, right?" He turns to leave. "The others should be back soon. Hungry?"
"Starved." She turns to run. "Race ya to the common room. Loser has to cook!" She took off like a shot.
"You'll regret that bet!" he yelled as he turned into a cheetah and tore up the stairs. When he got there, though, she was waiting for him.
"What took ya so long?"
He changed back. "Wait a minute...how did you...?" Then he saw the open window. "No fair!"
"What? You coulda flown. Stop complaining and start cooking."
He sighed. Then he grinned. "All right then, but if I'm cooking, than I'm cooking tofu!"
"Great!"
He stares at her in shock.
She smirks at him. "I made friends with too many animals back home to feel good about eating meat as I got older. And when it's cooked right, tofu tastes great!"
His grin sparkles, and he turns to cook.
The others get back as they begin to eat. "You're a pretty good cook, BB!" Toph was saying as they walked in.
"Oh no! Did BB make you some of his tofu crap? How many times do I gotta tell you, grass stain, real men eat real meat!" Cyborg started at the top of his lungs.
"I'm not gonna tolerate the killing of some defensless animal just so you can make yourself a meal!" Beast Boy yelled back.
The arguement continued from there. Halfway through, Toph started laughing uncontrollably.
"New friend Toph, what is so amusing about friend Cyborg and friend Beast Boy's daily arguement about the meat and meat substitute?" Starfire asked in confusion.
Toph turned to Starfire, amazed. "You mean they do this every day?" she asked.
"More like every meal," Raven retorted drily.
Toph's answering grin was huge. "I think I'm gonna like it here." She dug into her meal with gusto.
"This is the common room. Here we hang, eat, watch TV, play video games. Yeah, our TV's huge, I know."
"Can't say I've ever seen any bigger," she chuckles, looking in the direction he gestured. "So what's a TV?"
Beast Boy stared at her for a while, then laughed. When she didn't join in, he stopped. "What?"
"What's a TV? Never heard of one where I come from."
"Dude...no TV? You're missing out on sooo much! You'll have to join me for a veg-out session at some point."
"I'll keep that in mind," she said, as he dragged her off to another area.
"Here's the bedrooms. We each got our own, designed to our tastes. This one's mine," he said, opening the door.
By now, Toph's earth bending had showed her the entire tower's structure in her mind, feeling the vibrations through metal and glass. Stepping into the room, she was assailed by a powerful scent. "Woah. When's the last time you cleaned this place?"
"Ummm..."
Toph grinned. "Cool."
Beast Boy grinned. Then he spoke up. "No! Not that room!"
Toph stopped as she was about to enter a room that she'd felt some interesting vibrations from. "Why not?"
"That's Raven's room. Nobody goes in Raven's room!"
Toph smirked at him. "What are you, chiken?"
"In this case," Beast Boy suddenly shifts, "Buk-CAK!"
Toph laughs. "All right, all right..."
He changes back. "Now this way..."
A little later...
"And over here is the bath room."
"Bathroom?"
"Yeah...indoor plumbing in all it's wonders." He opens the door with a joking smirk.
As Toph enters, she feels the change of material as she explores. She recognizes a few things, but their placement seems odd. "How do you get the water all the way up here?"
Beast Boy grins. "Marvels of modern engineering." He walks forward and pings the tub faucet with a finger.
Toph feels the vibration trace the pattern of water pipes throughout the entire tower. "Sweet..." she mumbles as she follows it in her mind.
Beast Boy smirks at her. "Wait till you see the gym." As he turns to lead her out, she stops.
"What's the room two floors down and three to our left? Seems kinda big and has a lot of pipes leading to it." She looks at him, sensing his shock. "What? I can feel it through the metal of the building."
"That is awesome! And I don't know what the room is yet. Cyborg's been working on it. Says it's a surprise. Come on, the gym's this way."
Toph runs after him. When they reach the gym, she stops to get a better sense of the room.
"This place is sweet..." she says at last.
"I know, awesome, right?" He turns to leave. "The others should be back soon. Hungry?"
"Starved." She turns to run. "Race ya to the common room. Loser has to cook!" She took off like a shot.
"You'll regret that bet!" he yelled as he turned into a cheetah and tore up the stairs. When he got there, though, she was waiting for him.
"What took ya so long?"
He changed back. "Wait a minute...how did you...?" Then he saw the open window. "No fair!"
"What? You coulda flown. Stop complaining and start cooking."
He sighed. Then he grinned. "All right then, but if I'm cooking, than I'm cooking tofu!"
"Great!"
He stares at her in shock.
She smirks at him. "I made friends with too many animals back home to feel good about eating meat as I got older. And when it's cooked right, tofu tastes great!"
His grin sparkles, and he turns to cook.
The others get back as they begin to eat. "You're a pretty good cook, BB!" Toph was saying as they walked in.
"Oh no! Did BB make you some of his tofu crap? How many times do I gotta tell you, grass stain, real men eat real meat!" Cyborg started at the top of his lungs.
"I'm not gonna tolerate the killing of some defensless animal just so you can make yourself a meal!" Beast Boy yelled back.
The arguement continued from there. Halfway through, Toph started laughing uncontrollably.
"New friend Toph, what is so amusing about friend Cyborg and friend Beast Boy's daily arguement about the meat and meat substitute?" Starfire asked in confusion.
Toph turned to Starfire, amazed. "You mean they do this every day?" she asked.
"More like every meal," Raven retorted drily.
Toph's answering grin was huge. "I think I'm gonna like it here." She dug into her meal with gusto.