Prompt: Exasperation
Aang bounded around the small canyon, begging Toph to get up. It was going to be his first day of earthbending training, and air boy wouldn't shut up. She grumbled, smacking her fist into the ground by her so a pillar of rock shot him into the air. This only encouraged Aang, prompting him to ask her how she did that as he examined the chunk of bent earth. She sighed, unable to take his chatter anymore. Standing up and stretching briefly, she grabbed Aang's collar and drug him to a flat space in the rocky area.
"What first, master Toph?" he asked excitedly, rubbing his hands together.
"Don't call me that. Move that rock," she said, pointing to a small boulder a couple of feet away. She gave an example, sliding her foot and twisting her hands so that a large section of the canyon wall slid a few yards. Undoubtedly wearing a giddy expression, (though Toph couldn't quite tell) he replicated her actions. Well, he tried to replicate them. His knees were practically bent inwards, and his feet were hardly spaced correctly. His overall posture was dreadful, and Toph sighed in exasperation. Of course the rock hadn't moved an inch, there was no reason for it to.
"Why didn't it work?" Aang asked, trying again with no better results.
"Because you're doing it wrong, you goat-donkey. Actually watch this time." She did it again, this time returning the wall to it's original position.
"Right. I've got this." At least he did something write this time, bending his knees and having them a bit spread out this time. Not that it did much in comparison to the rest of his sloppy form. The rock still remained stagnant, and Aang sighed.
"Come on, I thought I was the blind one here! Look at my stance compared to yours, knobble knees. Bend your legs deeper, spread out your arms and fingers, and straighten your back." Aang followed her directions as she said them. "Good. But that won't get you anywhere if you don't have the right mindset." She didn't bother explaining what this mindset was, assuming it was obvious.
Apparently it wasn't, since Aang still couldn't manage to move the rock. Her exasperation increased, and she had to bury her forehead into her hands momentarily. How could he seriously not get the most basic of all earthbending practices?
"You know what, maybe we should focus on something easier. Like breathing, I don't know. Go do that."
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