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Steph is in the barn, sneakily going over her bike and wondering when Sokka will work out she's putting the occasional rock in the engine just to make him frustrated.

Boys are fun to tease.

So; short blonde in jeans and tank top, greasy to the elbows, half buried under her bike.

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"Thanks," says Ai-Ling, because eating makes it easier to pretend.

"So what happened to him?"

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"Daddy," Loo says clearly, and beams at Ai-Ling, proud of herself.

"Still in Eden, we think," Steph says, with another bit of mango herself. "He might still come through to here -- we all came separately -- but ... it's been nearly a year, so ..."

Another wince.

"Suffie," Loo says, tugging on her sleeve with a melontastic hand, "Suffie, I wanna flame mango!"

"Not inside, Bigger," Steph says firmly, kissing Loo's nose. "Want to come out and show Ai-Ling what you can do?"

"'es!" Loo beams at Ai-Ling excitedly, and in case she didn't get it, she adds "I flaaaame!"

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It's all bad and wrong, she knows that much. But there's a toddler vying for her attention and maybe it's not going to be General Luwei, but it's still Zuko and Melaka's daughter.

Ai-Ling turns a bright smirk on to the baby.

"Firebend, do you? Can I see?"

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Loo reaches both arms up to her for a cuddle. "Ou'side," she demands. Steph lets her, grinning at both of them, and helpfully carries the mango bowl.

Mango, it turns out, is quite delicious toasted.