[He's mostly just trying to avoid Sif's wrath (she wouldn't hit a kid, would she?) for teaching her the phrase 'no-homo' after she nearly married Korra. Just a joke, really, a jest, nothing more. Some people were so very touchy when it came to things like their dignity and not sounding like an Aśś.

Serrure looks up when he sees the girl by the fountain and blinks. There's something- his vision goes slightly skewed and he stumbles forward as his vision goes in and out of focus. Blood rushes in his ears. There's something that he's...

..and then he's losing his rather colorful lunch in the fountain, falling to his knees beside her. When the stirred water stills his reflection is different for a long moment before he blinks.]

Uh. Hey.