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[She's still stiff and sore from the fight with Aku, but thanks to the healing she's received, by Tuesday Katara is whole. And that means that she and Zuko are about to have a very long overdo talk. With Azula here now, they can't afford to have any room for her to manipulate them. And there are certain issues from the last experiment that they never had a chance to resolve.

And equally practically, Zuko needed to prove to her that she was better so that she didn't have to worry about trying to keep him inside anymore.

So they go off to find a clearing, near enough to some water and far enough away from trees so that if things get out of control, well, they'll be fine. Because somehow, in the back of her head? Katara knows that this is just not going to be that simple.]

OK, you remember the deal. If you can bring me to a tie, or beat me, I'll agree that you're fine.

(OOC: If you want to talk to Katara, she'll be wandering around after this, trying to clear her head, NOT wanting to go back to the house. But please leave the thread with Zuko alone. Thanks! ^^;)

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[She's taken the time to draw off even more water from the stream and now outruns those bursts of fire. And she has no idea what his point is.]

Why should any of that apply to me? [And now she turns towards Zuko, all of the water she's gathered in a giant ball, and it rushes towards him like a wave.]

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Because you just told me how friends are meant to act. How am I supposed to know that if I haven't had any friends to figure it out with? [Their friendship had still been fairly when he was made the Fire Lord, so he still hadn't really found the ins and outs of actually having friends. Zuko will blast that giant ball with fire making it turn to steam.]

[There's a pause as she considers that, while taking that steam and turning it into a waterwhip that's headed straight towards his head.]

...Fine. Now you know. [And have a shot of water at your feet.] Don't run.

[Ducking that waterwhip Katara.]

I'll remember that for next time [And he's going to jump onto dryer ground to dodge that water shot and send another long burst of fire towards Katara.]

[Dodging is easier than than using what remaining water she has, but her side is starting to twinge. His bending is definitely back, but she's not going to call it quits so easily.]

Good. Because the way they mess with us in this place, there's no guarantee that there isn't going to be a next time. [And she sends a barrage of small, blunt ice spikes at him, temporarily using the last of her water.] And we have to stick together.

[Zuko will send a wall of fire up in the path of those ice spikes and then move out of their path so he is next to the fire rather then behind it.]

So was there anything else you wanted to talk about? Given you said you wanted to start with that one.

[Wall of fire. Nice. He's definitely better then. She'll just pull some more water from the stream - and stand there with it coating her arms.]

Yeah. You know that we're not... like that. But you know that we are friends. Right?

[Well Zuko will take the moment to have a breather himself. They were going at it pretty fast just then.]

That we're not like what?

[Hearing that last part, that Katara does think he's a friend, makes him relax just a little. At least she thinks they are friends too.] I'd like to hope we're friends.

[...so he's just going to make her say it? She hopes that the blush can be passed off as a flush from all that bending.] We're not in love. Obviously.

Obviously. That was some experiment that our captors found funny to play on us.

Well, fine. As long as we're clear, then.

[And she'll slide into a ready stance, and give him a smirk.]

So? One last go?

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