[quote=@Jones Sparrow]
[@Polaris North]

I'd be up for that! We could say acquaintances, they could have met once in the water tribe, and then crossed paths from time to time in the world? Rikuo could have been dragged into things because a fellow water bender needs help :D haha

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Yeah, that could happen. Acquaintances it is then. Though it kinda sounds like they're friends when Rikuo gets [s]unwillingly[/s] dragged into things that Mallo needs help with.