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[milkbonesoldier]

When Wells comes into the Bar from his quarters at the Academy today, he's greeted by a note that Annie left him. It's about her conversation with Sharpe the other day. He winces, folds up the paper, and tucks it into his pocket

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[allican_do]

The lake's good for things like that. It's also good for random acts of bending practice, which is what Katara is doing at the moment. Stragely reminiscent of their last meeting? Perhaps.

At least Katara is fully clothed this time, even in parka and mittens, bending the snow to her will as she goes through her paces.

[milkbonesoldier]

It takes Wells a moment to realize why what he's seeing looks familiar. That's how long it's been since the last time he saw waterbending in action. It's no less impressive this time, though, so he stops to watch again.

He's forced to admit- inwardly, at least- that he hadn't even thought of the manipulation of snow as part of the water powers.

[allican_do]

Snow, ice, water, heavy steam (maybe? probably.) - it all falls under the catergory of water which makes her bending possibly more versatile than Zuko's. And it's what she's practicing now, making a giant wave in the lake and then having it die down to mere ripples before it reaches the bank by her feet.

Noticing Wells? Maybe a little. But it's been a long time and the sky is cloudy, so she simply smiles to let him know she sees him-- saying nothing of recognition.

[milkbonesoldier]

Wells nods once in greeting and continues to watch. There's no sense in disturbing someone mid-routine, after all. He's always been a bit out of sorts when that's happened to him during his own workouts. Even if this is considerably more impressive to watch.

[allican_do]

Katara loves to show off - that shouldn't be news to anyone. So while she does play it up for a little while, making the water twirl and form shapes, crash and swirl in the air, eventually she's just peering back at Wells again.

What're you lookin' at, buddy?

[milkbonesoldier]

He's a polite distance away, so he's got to raise his voice a bit. "You'd be Katara, would you?" he calls. "It's been a damned long time. I met you out here once- last year, I think."

That will do to be starting with.

[allican_do]

That is indeed a good starting point. Katara blinks and finally remembers, smiling as she lets the water slosh back into the lake. "Oh, hi! You're-- Mr. Wells, right? Zuko's friend?"

Zuko is evil, but this guy was nice!

[milkbonesoldier]

Wells nods. "That'd be me, yeah. Hallo, Katara. How've you been?"

It's a little weird to be defined by who he knows, rather than what he did or said, but considering the world difference and all it's only to be expected. She knew the prince first, after all.

[allican_do]

It was how he introduced himself at the time, too - she's just not sure who Wells is outside of that, honestly.

"Okay," is her reply, given with a smile as she walks over to him. "How are you?"

[milkbonesoldier]

There is that, yeah. Ah, well.

"Well enough, I suppose," he says. "Just got in from my world, and I was trying to decide if I ought to go and get the dogs back from Stephanie for a walk. They've been good boys today, from what she's told me."

[allican_do]

"Are you watching them now?" she asks, hands sliding into the pockets of her parka. "They're pretty big, even for the rooms Bar gives out!"

[milkbonesoldier]

Wells bites his lip a moment before answering, "Zuko's left the Bar. From the sound of things, he doesn't intend to come back. He left me the dogs and said they were mine now, see."

[allican_do]

Well, that's--

News.

Blinking and obviously surprised (stunned?) by this, Katara has nothing to say for a moment.

"...Oh."

Other than that.

[milkbonesoldier]

Wells nods. "I mean, for all I know he could come back at any time- but I don't think he plans to. I expect you'd've found out eventually from Aang."

[allican_do]

"...Probably," Katara agrees, nodding a little. "I didn't know he'd talked to Zuko, though."

And then, because she can't not ask:

"Has he told Stephanie?"

[milkbonesoldier]

"Aang hasn't," says Wells. "He has talked to me, though."

Then he exhales. "Yeah," he says quietly. "Yeah, he has. It... went about as well as you'd expect."