[He smiles fondly as he thinks of all the stories and tidbits Ikki has let loose. While he looks at his son. He feels some sense of pride, but it feels weird, too; it's too easy to trace the wrinkles on his son's face with his eyes.]

Well I heard that you work with the United Forces... [Something that seems like a thing he should be unsure about but he'll give his son the benefit of the doubt for now.] and that you're not a bender but you're really good at other things. That you're really funny and that you have a way with animals, just like me! And with sea monsters on top of that.