Toph and Zuko were lying in their pajama on the couch in their apartment, when Zuko got up to put on his clothes.

"Zuko, what are you doing?" said Toph, as she watched her boyfriend dressing in his business suit and gathering papers into his briefcase.

"I have to go into work today. My dad will disown me if I don't."

"But Zuko, what about the pandemic? Aren't you worried you'll get coronavirus?"

"My dad thinks coronavirus is a hoax invented by Left Wing Media to spread distrust of the government, kind of like the pentapox epidemic in Omashu. He'll never restore my honor if I don't go to work!"

"But Zuko, you can't risk infection. You have a respiratory condition."

"I do NOT have a respiratory condition!" said the firebender heatedly.

"Oooooookaaaaaaaaaay, suuuuure you don't," said Toph, who would know better than most that her boyfriend did have respiratory issues, but was trying not to upset his pride.

"What am I supposed to do, Toph?! JUST SIT AROUND?!" Zuko exploded.

"Yes, Zuko, this is exactly what makes neutral jing the best jing! Kicking back! Sheltering in place and waiting until the time is right to make your move! Doing something by doing nothing at all!"

"I don't…kick…back…"

"Why don't you read that Jordan Peele book you love so much again?"

"It's Twelve Rules for Life, an Antidote to Chaos…" said Zuko sulkily. "And it's by Jordan Peterson, not Jordon Peele!"

"Yeah, I know, I like to play the audiobook just to piss off Katara," Toph replied.

"Or…I know!" she got up with a jolt of inspiration. "You could watch me dance to Danity Kane's 'Work from Home.' You say wanna work, work, work, work, work, work, work! But you don't like to work, work, work, work, work, work, work!"

Toph sang with great gusto, bringing out some of her freshest moves.

"That song is not about working," said Zuko.

"I know Zuko."

"It is about whoring."

"It is about having fun."

"Ugh, I can't do thiiiiiiiiiiiiis" Zuko said, pulling at his long hair.

"Don't be so grumpy, Sparky. At least you're not holding up any worse during lockdown than Katara!"

"I'm not?!" said Zuko.

"Yeah, water benders suck at neutral jing too! She sent me seven different articles this morning about how to stay calm during a pandemic. Then, she melted down at me because she thought I had not washed my hands enough times!"

"It's good to know I'm not doing the worst at staying calm…" said Zuko, "Although you probably should listen to Katara about washing your hands…"

"I know, I know, I'll wash my hands if it keeps us safe," Toph said. "But Sparky, what you need is to be more like my badgermole friends. They know how to stay in their hidey holes when shit gets real!"

"But dragons don't belong in hidey holes."

"Sure they do. Where do you think they find all of their hidden treasure?"

Zuko was becoming suspicious that they might not just be talking about spirit animals. This was starting to sound like one of those pointed metaphorical discussions his uncle was so fond of.

Suddenly, Zuko's phone rang. It his father calling Zuko to scream at him for being late.

"Zuko, I need you to come in right now! What are you doing, just sitting on your ass? The economy isn't going to fire back up if you keep being a lazy bum!"

But Zuko couldn't hear any of the screaming on the other end of the cell.

All he could hear was the loudspeakers playing "WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK! WE CAN WORK FROM HOME!"