[Colin's been keeping himself more than busy these last few days. Security devices need constructing, networking, and proper redundancies in case of sabotage. He's been in no rush to go see Zuko, but he's been monitoring her position in the Bastion this whole time. Just in case.]

[When she comes looking for him, he's where he can almost always be found, in his workshop. The normally pristine workspace is a mess right now, with boxes of parts scattered everywhere. (The mun is reminded he needs to go to the shard page for that, whoops.) When she reaches the door of his workshop, he looks up.]

Stop.

[He stands and looks at her.]

We're not doing this here. Outside the Bastion. No defense field.

[He smiles at her, not at all a friendly gesture.]

You're going to want to hit me, and I see no reason to deny you the pleasure.