Books. Dance. Music. Friends.

Sokka: And that is?

Zuko: If they dislike Katara, they’re evil.

Sokka: Didn't you use to dislike Katara?

Zuko: When I was evil, yes.

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minutes to get ice cream and

I come back to this

It would have been cool to see their reactions to Zuko's story and see how their perspective on Zuko changed. And I have no doubt that he tells them about it at some point. But this way, it doesn't come off as emotional blackmail, with him trying to paint his actions as 'Yes, I hunted you across the world, but I actually had a really good reason."

If he did, he might have had a better chance of joining the Gaang, but he doesn't. In traditional Zuko fashion, he takes the most challenging route possible.

Okay but to be fair, Never in the history of Ever has Zuko actually had a follow-up plan besides "I'll figure something out."

Irohs' "And THEN WHAT?!", delivered /at volume/ under Lao Gai, perfectly conveyed the the frustration of 3-4 years of trying to get this kid to finally internalize that There's Always A Next Step, only for him to keep pulling this shit. Like 'Beloved Nephew, do you think I fixate on Pai Sho just because I find it fun?'

But I was thinking just now...

Literally no one in the friend group aside from Aang knows Zuko was the Blue Spirit

So do you think... they're just hanging out in the palace post canon all piled up in one of the rooms reserved for when the royal family wants to chill—and Zuko is voicing his (extremely reasonable) upset about his father for one reason or another

And Sokka just says something like, "So are you gonna just leave him to rot in jail for the rest of his life, or are you gonna give him another punishment?"

And Zuko goes quiet. Thinking. Then he says, "Maybe I should send him on a quest to capture the Blue Spirit to regain his honor"