She grinned. "Darn right," she said. "I've met more friends here who've all helped me grow, like I said before. And I can tell you something Starfire: that you're such a bright, happy person is more than enough proof that we can all become better than how we were before."

Not that she meant the good times back then: she loved those times with the GAang. But if she had to be without them here, at least she had people who were like that.

And she hugged back, laughing. "I think we're both warming up now!"