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[kyasdaughter]

[ she glances back at him, pausing briefly as she does, and her expressions soften into something visibly relieved. she'd been nervous, but maybe there was no reason to be. ]

Aang-

[ it was aang. of course there was no reason to be. he wouldn't decide to trash their friendship because maybe she'd changed a little. ]

So... tell me everything you know about home. [ aka 'what is your canon point, friend.' ]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang can't even imagine something that would get him to truly turn away from Katara. Hearing about that year in another place only makes him confused and concerned. Whatever happened, he knows it can't have been easy to be separated from her home.

It does take him a moment to get what she means by her question. He blinks and then he goes on thoughtfully.]

Well... the things about home is... It's that the war's over. I did it, Katara. I beat the fire lord and took his bending away. Then I saw Sokka and Toph and Suki again, and Sokka called him the loser lord... [He pauses and scrunches up his face in thought.]

I don't think I remember much after that.

[kyasdaughter]

Good.

[ she seems relieved, fingers squeezing his again before she lets him go and steps into the kitchen. she's come a long way from setting the stove on fire her first week into paradisa. :|b ]

That's close to the last thing I remember, too. Kind of funny how it kind of clumps people together, huh?

[savedtheworld]

[He chuckles meekly as he looks around the kitchen.]

Yeah... I guess so! It's definitely really clumpy.

So you're from the same time too. Did everything go okay with you? A-after we last saw each other... [He saw Sokka and co. after the battle, but he wasn't sure what happened with Katara.]

[kyasdaughter]

Huh? Oh- yeah. [ she's messing with some of the protein dispensers and realizes how distracted she sounds a little after the fact, before she shakes her head to turn back to look at him. ] I mean, yeah- of course. Zuko and I stopped Azula. We're both okay.

[ how is it possible for something to feel so recent and so far away at the same time? katara is moving a little too quickly, talking a little too fast, a veritable ball of nervous energy despite having relaxed some already. ]

[savedtheworld]

[She does seem kind of all over the place... Aang tries to offer a supportive smile.]

Hey... There's no need to rush, Katara. We've got plenty of time.

So you and Zuko beat Azula? [He claps his hands proudly.] That's great! I'm really glad that you're okay and she's been dealt with.

[kyasdaughter]

I know, it just feels like - I don't know. I've got a lot to catch up on.

[ but she does soften and smile at that. ]

It was tough, but we did it. And we were really proud of how you dealt with Ozai, too.

[savedtheworld]

But I haven't been here for long, and we're from the same time. I don't think there's much for you to catch up on... so just relax.

[His smile grows warmer, a little flustered at her expression of pride.]

Y-you were proud? Thank you. I... I tried what felt like the right away for me and hoped for the best. I'm really proud of what you did, too.

[kyasdaughter]

I'm trying. Honest. I'll get there, I promise.

[ well, she can at least get them both water, and so she does that as she settles at the table. ]

But... I'm glad that you followed your heart.

[savedtheworld]

[He sits down as well as he sips from his glass of water.]

It's okay... take your time! [He hope she can calm down for her own sake more than anything.]

Thanks again. I guess that my heart get some really neat ideas sometimes!

[kyasdaughter]

[ she will! eventually. and she takes a breath, folding her arms on the table and watching him. ]

Yeah, I think so, too.

[ and now for the awkward water sipping. ]

[savedtheworld]

[He's fidgeting a little in his seat but trying to maintain a calm.

One, long, awkward, sip.]

S-so... space, huh? [But what she's told him is still fresh on his mind. Another place where she was trapped?]

[kyasdaughter]

Yeah. It's really something else, huh?

[ she wraps her fingers around the cup, just holding it more than actually drinking it. ]

It's a lot quieter than the castle was. And home, too.

[savedtheworld]

It is quieter than most places I've ever been... [He says a little sadly. Being cooped up in spaceships isn't very good for air nomads.

But he then glances towards her thoughtfully.]</small. Wait, a castle?

[kyasdaughter]

Oh.

[ she puts the cup down, a little surprised. ]

When I told you I was in that other place... it was kind of, um. A giant, magic castle.

[savedtheworld]

Oh! [He sounds a little intrigued as he looks up from his glass.]

Sounds like a really neat place! [But he says that with some hesitance; she doesn't sound very excited to mention it.]

[kyasdaughter]

It was, sort of. [ and katara... kind of makes a scrunched face here. ] Zuko was the only person I really knew there, though.

[savedtheworld]

Zuko was there too? [He nods thoughtfully.] I- I'm glad you weren't alone.

[kyasdaughter]

I wish I had been!

[ it's frustration, but not true anger. it's the kind of annoyance that surprises and embarrasses even her when it bubbles over like that. ]

He, uh - he was from before we all became friends.

[savedtheworld]

W-what? [Now Aang looks concerned. That was a kind of timebending he hadn't been acquainted with yet.]

He didn't try to chase you, did he... Was everything alright?!

[kyasdaughter]

No. I mean, not that he would've had any luck if he tried. [ she could've taken him rabble rabble >C ] He just didn't want anything to do with me! And he never believed me when I told him we were friends!

[savedtheworld]

[Now Aang looks disappointed with Zuko... and a bit worried for what it must have been like for her.]

I can't believe Zuko would act like that! Even back then... You'd think a magic castle would help a guy lighten up!

[kyasdaughter]

You'd think.

[ she just sort of sighs, seeming more put out than actively upset anymore. ]

But he made some friends, at least. Well. One. Still better than nothing, I guess.

[savedtheworld]

W-well... I guess that's good. I hope they got along well. [He nods with a frown.]

Did... did you make good friends?

[kyasdaughter]

Yeah. I did, actually - I made a lot of good ones. [ she fixes him with a half-smile, almost sheepish now. ] It never made me miss you guys any less, though. And - oh! I met some people from the future, too. Our future, I mean. [ and this is where the excitement really starts to unfold on her face. ]