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Ai-Ling was as good as her word regarding her conspiracy with her mother-in-law. Shortly after she moved to the South Pole, she began to experiment with leather dyes, and in the following year the villagers had to get used to this crazy Earth Kingdom girl who liked to wear their traditional coats in a rainbow of colours. She's particularly proud of the coat that Steph assures her is definitely eggplant.

If pressed, she'd admit the dyes are her attempt to see how far she can push the tradition of her adopted tribe, but the quirks that are just naturally her cause as many strange looks from the villagers. Thanks to Steph, they're used to a woman who can fight and who hunts,but it's still an oddity. And then of course, there's the broadsword a certain Fire Nation colonel gave to her as a wedding gift.  She takes it as a compliment to her natural charm that she gets away with it.

Miki's out hunting with a small group of younger boys at the moment, and Ai-Ling takes the opportunity to prove she can also be a good wife, which is why she's all ready to prepare whatever food he brings home, and is now working on repairs on the igloo they share with his entire family.

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Ai-Ling would point out that she, at least, needs permission from neither Sokka nor Steph to do what the heck she likes, but from the looks on their faces she's not sure it will go down all that well.

"We just want to do what we can," she says. "It's our turn to look after the world, now."

They're her mother's words, spoken with her father's charm.

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The worried look on Sokka's face isn't going anywhere fast, and at Ai-Ling's response - Lu's words, Jet's charm - his arm tightens unconsciously around Steph's waist.

"...be very careful." It's an order that comes out as a request, or a plea, and as soon as he's realized it, Sokka turns to Steph to smile. "And you know your mother's permission doesn't carry any weight."

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"Hey, bite me, old man," Steph grumbles, leaning into him and kissing his wrinkled cheek.

Miki grins enormously at Ai-Ling, ducking to kiss her, too, with quite a bit more enthusiasm. They're going! They're going to go do important stuff!