"Heh heh," Toph chuckles quietly, in a way that must sound very menacing if you happened to be a piece of metal.

She takes a few more steps and feels her toe bump up against something hard. She pulls off her glove and stretches her out her hand, but all she feels is--

"Hey, Sokka... Where's the entrance to it?"

Because she knows what she's feeling right now is just ice, and from the feel of it, it goes up a ways.

"Give me a minute," Omi says. He scans the exterior, then steps forward and raises both his arms. From the mass of ice supporting the ship, two ridges about three feet apart rise and refreeze, spanning from the ground up to a hole in the ship's side. He then bends a makeshift staircase in the space between. It isn't his prettiest work, but it will do. It's more important that the steps are consistent.

"Try that. The stairs are just to your right-- there's a railing on either side."

Toph fumbles a bit with her hand still out until she finds the railing. It's only a moment longer to find the stairs themselves. She feels her way up the first, then the second. Then she smiles.

"Thanks, this will work nicely. Ouka, follow me please."