"You're welcome, Asha.  I felt better having a few watchers in the stands," Siku responded with a smile.  "I don't think we would've done so well if we didn't have so much support.  We're ashooin' for a spot in the qualifiers next year."  The girl was rather optimistic about their chances, but they were definitely a good team.  Like nails on a chalkboard, Siku heard a voice coming from nearby, causing her to physically cringe.  The previous night came rushing back and her fist clenched tightly by her side as he began to ramble on and she couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or sincere.  What did he mean by 'lucky charm,' anyway?  If he was talking about what she thought he was talking about...  Ooh, her face burned softly with redness, but upon remembering the presence of her friend and sister, she just let out a slow, deep breath.

"To be fair, Katsu...  I don't know where you were sitting or how well you could see, but you wouldn't be able to tell that from so far away.  They were good, don't try to patronize me just because you don't know a talented bender when you see one," Siku snapped, crossing her arms over her chest with a sneer.  It was now that Sesi looked up at her and frowned.

"Siku, that's not nice...  He was just trying to make you feel better," The small girl, who was almost a carbon copy of her older sister, "You shouldn't be so mean!"

Siku was visibly shocked by her younger sister, at a loss for words for a moment.  "Yeah, but...  Sesi, you do- He's so...  It's not what y-..."  She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose before shaking her head, "You're right, Sesi...  I'll be kinder," The girl finally ceded and gave her little sister a smile, still glancing at Katsu with a scowl afterward.  "Watch yourself," she warned as he tried hitting on her younger friend.

Hiresh clearly looked irritated by Katsu's appearance.  The boy had been a thorn in his side for a while and the force struggled to catch him concretely on anything illegal.  He sighed, "What's your game, Katsu?  What're you doing here?"  He asked, trying to take the boy's attention away from the young airbender.  As he tried to divert Katsu, the young man also began working on herding his small flock back to the house they had come from.  However, something caused the hairs on the back of his neck to prickle.  Something was wrong.  Hiresh furrowed his brow, "C'mon, let's just go... something feels off."  As he looked around, he felt a few pairs of eyes on all of them - standing in the crowd of moving people, by the entrance to the arena...  Some seemed to be alone and others still were in pairs or threes.  Why did they keep glancing this way?