| rdfs:comment | - The story opens at Team Avatar's Upper Ring house in Ba Sing Se. The whole group is busily cleaning themselves up for the day, with the exception of Toph, who has yet to even wake up. When Katara wakes her, Toph presents herself with her hair a mess and her body covered in dust, which she calls a "healthy coating of earth", and considers herself to be ready. Katara suggests they have a "girls' day out" and takes her to the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Although reluctant at first, Toph agrees, but warns her that the attendants had better not touch her feet. They walk in, and after being forced into having a foot massage that turns into a foot scrubbing, Toph earthbends one of the attendants through a wall. The girls later take a mud bath and Toph uses her earthbending to make creepy faces with the m
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| Writer | - Joann Estoesta, Lisa Wahlander, Andrew Huebner, Gary Scheppke, Lauren MacMullan, Katie Mattila, Justin Ridge, Giancarlo Volpe, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz , John O'Bryan
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| abstract | - The story opens at Team Avatar's Upper Ring house in Ba Sing Se. The whole group is busily cleaning themselves up for the day, with the exception of Toph, who has yet to even wake up. When Katara wakes her, Toph presents herself with her hair a mess and her body covered in dust, which she calls a "healthy coating of earth", and considers herself to be ready. Katara suggests they have a "girls' day out" and takes her to the Fancy Lady Day Spa. Although reluctant at first, Toph agrees, but warns her that the attendants had better not touch her feet. They walk in, and after being forced into having a foot massage that turns into a foot scrubbing, Toph earthbends one of the attendants through a wall. The girls later take a mud bath and Toph uses her earthbending to make creepy faces with the mud and scare away the attendant. Afterward, the friends relax in a sauna, using their bending to toss hot rocks and water in a central pit to make steam. The girls leave the spa with heavy make-up on their faces. Toph comments that while she does not usually do fancy things, it is not something she dislikes. As they cross a bridge, three older girls, led by Star, make fun of Toph's makeup. Toph becomes visibly upset by these remarks and Katara urges her to ignore them. Toph, however, forces a laugh back at the girls and earthbends a hole in the bridge, sending them into the water below. Katara, believing it to be the only appropriate action, finishes with her own parting shot by washing the girls downstream with a large wave. Katara tries to console Toph as they continue walking. Toph claims that, because she is blind, she does not have to worry so much about personal appearance or the approval of others. Nevertheless, the girls' words still hurt her all the same, and she sheds a few tears. Katara tells Toph that she really admires how confident, self-assured, and strong she is, both physically and emotionally. Although acknowledging that Toph will never know what she herself looks like, Katara adds that she thinks Toph is very pretty. Toph responds by saying that she would like to return the favor, but does not know what Katara looks like. Katara laughs at this, and the story ends with Toph giving her a friendly, yet hard, punch on the arm.
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