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[noturmother]

[Alright. She'll admit it now. She's restless. It's been days, weeks now, that she's kept herself cooped up in her room. Sure she goes out once in a while, but ... Not without someone else. A buddy system, of some sorts. She doesn't want to end up in a similar situation to either herself, or her brother. Alone with Azula. Not. Fun.

But Katara does

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Why would I want you to go with me?

[Damnit. She does know him... And from what she can tell, he dislikes his sister as much as she does... Scratch that. No one can dislike her as much as she does right now. Close, maybe.]

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And you think I can't> [Wait. This was the whole reason she wanted someone with her. Ffff.]

Argh--! Fine, you can come with me. But if I even get hinted that you're up to something I won't hesitate to wipe your face in the mud.

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Deck eleven. I'll be standing outside my door.

[Mainly because she hasn't memorized her room number, and while she's fairly sure Azula knows which room it is anyway, she doesn't want to just.. broadcast it.]

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[She's waiting there, her normal dress gone in place for a long sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans she'd found. They're not that comfy, but they're better than nothing. She doesn't want to parade around her failure, anyway.

From where Zuko is, he won't see how she tenses up when he breathes in. To her, he's still as dangerous as he was back then, even if she could still put up a fight against him. Except...]

When did you let your hair start growing?

[Although she has to admit, it's better than getting glare off his bald head. Only Aang should be allowed to be bald. So there.]

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[She's more wary, perhaps? Fair enough. The last couple of days, she's been questioning her skill as a bender. Whether or not it was the boat ... 'de-powering' her, or she was just losing the knack for it. At least she could still heal. Sort of.

Yeah. Definitely liked the longer hair better. Except this is Zuko, so she doesn't like anything about him by default.]

Deck Three. It's ... The forest one. There's a creek and. Come on. [Grump grump.

She can sort of lead the way. To an elevator. She doesn't want to talk up that many flights of stairs, thanks.]

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[Katara was beyond thrilled when Zuko showed up on the boat. Really. The only upside that ever passed through her head had been that 'oh, now that Zuko's here, maybe Azula can bugger off and have someone else to attack'. Not that... Katara could really bring herself to wish the wrath of Azula onto anyone else. Even Zuko. Just a passing thought, really.

Her shoulders slump slightly when he pipes up again. Figured he'd want to strike up a conversation instead of waiting ten minutes in silence. Might as well humor him; Sokka did say he was... Well, on their side.]

So far, not really. [First time she went exploring, Firenation attacks. Not the best experience.]

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[Once inside, and once the button's been pushed, she'll lean back against the wall of the elevator, eyes on the door. But he was talking again, and ... Well it was still harmless talk.]

A month. Maybe two. I... showed up, when everyone was on an island. It was barely a few days before we were back on the boat though.

[Who knew she'd miss land so much. Even flying was better than being on the ocean all the time.]

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[That earns him a raised brow.]

Was there something special about it? No one said anything to me. They just said.. That the boat was making port for repairs.

Unless you think I'm talking about that 'Golden Shore' place, because I'm not. It was just... An island. A small island.