He snorts. "Even when I plan where we're going, I can never really know. There'll be at least two sob stories waiting to lead us astray, but I didn't even get the sob story this time! We're just... here."

Maybe Zuko isn't to blame at all. Maybe it's Katara saving people...

"Well, I guess 'rescuing' is kind of a strong word," he admits. "We were back up, you did a lot of the heavy lifting... yes, I haven't changed out of the armor. Haven't had time. I'd like time, this stuff is heavy and way too fire-y."