OPEN SEASON 2.

[crawly]

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[seaclipsed]

[ she is, in fact, still on campus. instead of answering his question by saying so, she'll just respond with ]

oh, let me guess
no umbrella?

[brandedloyalty]

Um
No
I forgot it

[seaclipsed]

it helps to pay attention to the weather report.
where are you right now?
i'm out of class, so i'll meet you

[brandedloyalty]

I know, I forgot
I'm by the library
Sorry

[seaclipsed]

Zuko, it's fine
if you really want to make up for it you can buy me a coffee to make it even

[brandedloyalty]

Yes! I'll do that

[ Since he's close to the library it's a simple matter to buy her that drink before she shows up. Her usual order, if she has one. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ yes. lbr, they're college students, they'd die without a usual order. ]

then we're officially even!
see you in a bit. try not to get lost before i get there

[brandedloyalty]

I'm not that bad

[ He did follow Aang around semi-successfully for a while. After collecting the coffee he heads out to wait under the awning for Katara to collect him. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ it won't take her too long to reach the library; if it weren't for the rain she probably could have gotten to him sooner. zuko'll probably spot her bright blue umbrella top before he recognizes the person actually holding it from afar, and when she actually reaches him, she'll smile. ]

I heard you needed a rescue.

[brandedloyalty]

Something like that. [ Zuko smiles back, sheepish, and holds out her drink. ] Thanks again.

[ It's pouring enough that he doesn't want to walk anywhere with his laptop in his bag. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ katara takes the drink and steps under the awning with him so she can put her umbrella down for a moment. ]

Where are we off to?

[brandedloyalty]

I was going to go back to my apartment, but if you want to stay on campus, I can work here until you go to the bus stop.

[ Heading home feels like it might put him on a path to lie down in bed and avoid the rain, too. ]

Wherever you want to go. Basically.

[seaclipsed]

[ she has to pause to consider it. she doesn't really have much to do; homework, yes, but it's nothing that has to be done immediately. it does, in fact, seem like it'll be a good nap day with this kind of weather. ]

I have an idea. Come with me?

[brandedloyalty]

Okay. [ Zuko positions himself so he'll be under the umbrella with her as they leave the shelter of the awning. He's doesn't know what Katara's planning, but as he said, he can work anywhere. ]

So... how was your day?

[seaclipsed]

Wet.

[ it's said cheerfully, like she's partly poking fun at zuko for forgetting his umbrella.

(she's definitely poking fun at him.) ]

I ran into your sister.

[brandedloyalty]

[ Argh, geez, he knows he should've remembered. Zuko deflates marginally before he's distracted by the mention of his sister. ]

Oh. She didn't do anything, did she?

SORRY i've been...busy this month...

[seaclipsed]

No, I managed to escape relatively unscathed. I think she was sending a freshman to the wrong end of campus.

[ she says it in an exasperated tone. ]

I'm surprised she decided to go to the same school as you.

np!

[brandedloyalty]

[ Sounds like classic Azula. Zuko's lucky he hasn't run into her for a whole week. ]

She wouldn't let me being here stop her from getting into the program she wants.

[ Also. ]

So... are you going to tell me where we're going, or is it a surprise?

ok im done with all responsibilities now

[seaclipsed]

It's a surprise.

[ ... ]

But I promise it's not an exciting enough surprise that it'll distract you from homework.

WHOO congrats

[brandedloyalty]

Oh. Okay. [ That makes it sound like a good kind of surprise, not the kind his sister would give him.

But—he doesn't feel like thinking about Azula anymore. Zuko keeps under Katara's umbrella, changing the subject while they walk. ]

Sooo, how was your day?

[seaclipsed]

I'm pretty sure someone was trying to ask me out but they were kind of...

[ she doesn't want to say "bad at it" because that's... rude, but it's also true. katara gestures vaguely. ]

You know.

[ no he doesn't know. ]

[brandedloyalty]

[ Zuko really doesn't. He continues to look at Katara, expecting a bit more explanation. Someone asking Katara out isn't that weird, she's cool. But... ]

They were kind of what?

[ Zuko's the opposite of cool. And also very oblivious. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ honestly, she knows he's like this and yet, she still somehow thought she could get through this without further explanation. ]

Okay so, if I came over to you and told you that we were going on a date, what would you do?

[brandedloyalty]

[ Despite the hypothetical phrasing of Katara's statement, Zuko's face and ears color redder. ]

Uh... [ If anyone came up to him like that, let alone Katara, Zuko would feel absolutely flustered. And Katara actually knows him, so that's an extra weird thought to have. ]

Ask them why? Depends on who it is. If it were Mai I'd say no, because I don't think that would be a good idea.

[ Starting that kind of relationship with Mai up again is not something Zuko wants to get into right now. ]

[seaclipsed]

[ she... actually has to stop herself from laughing. not at him, but she knows that she wouldn't hear that kind of answer from most people. it's refreshing. ]

Oh. Well, you would handle it a lot better than I did. [ katara isn't the best at getting bossed around. ]