[ it'll take him a good minute or so to navigate the poison out, even as he's concentrating hard. he's trying not to make any jarring movements -- both for hei's sake and his own (mostly hei's) but it's not easy. ]

I don't know. [ it's... honest. ] A few minutes? [ he's hoping. this is straining for the two of them -- moreso hei, though, of course. ]

... A.... [ he almost says friend but he and katara aren't exactly on the best of terms right now. ] Someone from my world can do this. She's.. a lot better at it than me. I tried to learn from her.