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They actually arrived back at the farm a while ago, in the middle of the night, with no fanfare. Since then, Katara has been soaking in the winter sunshine, running around blissfully, practicing her bending and hugging her friends and brother, and basically just having a wonderful time. Today she's sitting at the edge of the pond, feeding Spots and grinning enormously at everyone who comes near. Life is great! Especially when you haven't had it for ages!

Steph is still working in Smallville at the bar, and has been catching up on missed shifts for the past couple of days; this is the first afternoon she's had off since they got back, and she's down at the training area making good use of her workout time. At the moment, just bending and stretching and general maintaining-of-absurd-Battish-flexibility. Any suggestions that she is avoiding Babs, using physical activity to avoid thinking, will be ... avoided via physical activity.

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She wraps her arms around herself, frowning at the lake and not looking at him. "No, I'm fine. I'm perfectly fine. I'm going to be able to do it properly again soon, anyway."

"Okay."

He accepts that prediction without comment. Her distress is not his business. If she wants to claim she's fine, well, who is he to argue?

Damn right.

And she's not upset at all.

At ALL.

She's FINE.

...

:(

"Thank you for worrying, though," she says brightly, all smiles.

"It's something I do," he admits. "And hey, if I can help with anything..."

A shrug serves to indicate you're free to ask.

Neil Dylandy: everyone's big brother. Even, apparently, people who already have brothers.

Katara glances over at him, smiling a little. He reminds her of Sokka a little, and that makes her trust him. "Thank you. I will, if I need anything."

"You're welcome." And a nod.

"Good luck with your waterbending," he adds.

Both because he doesn't like to see her Totally Not Upset No Really and because he wants to investigate that 'healing' thing further.

Ten guesses why.

"Thank you," she says again, glancing at his eyepatch. "I - I'll let you know if I can find out how to do it properly again, I promise."

He grins wryly. "Was I that obvious?"

It softens to a smile.

"Really, I'll manage. The important thing is to figure out your ability again, right?"

Katara nods, smiling. "Yeah. It really is."

"Well. Best of luck, then."

Neil stands, gently detaching Spots from his leg. His apple went somewhere during the course of the conversation; he hasn't looked for it.

Cheerful: "I'll see you around."

Then he heads back towards the bunker, perhaps in search of some jeans that don't smell like snuggly kraken.

Nom nom nom nom nom. Apple.

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