Ben had been taken from a book written by Aaron Allston rather than Troy Denning and therefore had zero hormones when primarily concerned with fighting evil and whatnot. It was an occupational hazard of being a relatively new character in a round-robin series. Narrative abuse of the fourth wall aside, the water looked perfect after the heat of Katara's desert practice area. "You're on," he smirked, and, with a Force-assisted boost, dashed off the sand and into the water.