"Mel? It's just sort of her thing." This totally explains it, right?

Steph would be more eloquent, but she's kind of staring at Zuko in fascination. He's so young and so ... nice. Awkward-nice, but ... nice. The one in Eden only spoke to her twice in a year and spent most of his time scowling, or limping around setting fire to things (sometimes Sokkas!), or making Mel fret about him.

"Dinah's just trained for ever. She used to teach me, back on our world, but I'm nowhere near as good as she is. One day I will be." She says this last with determination, if not confidence.