Everything happens so quickly, that even once her hands are on the metal, Toph is still spitting and protesting.

"I'm not alone here? What is that even supposed to mean!?" But she grips tight, hands moving over the cool material as if it's an oasis she's stumbled upon in the middle of a desert. It takes her a few beats to adjust and acclimate, to recognize that Fire Nation accent and then to see him with her own two hands.

"...Sparky? Is it really you?" And it's not too long before: "Did you go bad again and kidnap me?!"

Though that last part might not be serious, she does her best to make it sound good.