Sokka hasn't been 'cheerful,' exactly, but his mood has much improved. And if he's worried at all, it's a reluctant worry, since he's trying his hardest not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

All the same, when Mel speaks, his smile doesn't have very far to drop. He glances at her in the rearview mirror from where he's driving and nods. "Okay."

They can stop for that.