The curtains reopened, showing Actor Irah and Actor Hakoda sitting together in front of the pond with the turtleducks, tearing off slices of bread and throwing them in the pond. Zuko didn't look so happy about this, not liking the fact that his daughter was going to date someone at all, let alone…
"This is a really good moment, isn't it?" Actor Irah said.
"What?" Actor Hakoda says, caught off guard.
"I think that if you find, within that crazy mess that's life, something that makes you happy...you've gotta grab it, you know? Take the moment? 'Cause it'll be here, and then it won't." Actor Irah says, in a way that makes the monologue truly sentimental.
"Looks like my daughter didn't just have her namesake's name." Zuko says to his uncle, who blushes a little at the flattery.
Actor Irah walks to the flowers, taking a pair of lawn clippers from a nearby bench. Actor Hakoda rushes up. "Are you sure you-"
"Yeah, I can do it." She says, going to a bush filled with fire lilies. Actor Hakoda just watches her, then sings, almost to himself.
Actor Hakoda:
I need to take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
Aaaah woah-ah-aah
Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
And through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
Actor Irah (to the bush, almost):
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
Actor Hakoda (looking at Actor Irah, but not singing to her):
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Aaaah woah-oh-ooh
Actor Irah (again, musing):
I'm gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me, oooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh oooh
I've got nowhere left to hide
Maybe love has finally found me (looking at Actor Hakoda)
In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
I can't stop now, I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
And I wanna feel, I want to feel what love is
And I know, I know you can show me
Actor Hakoda (to himself):
Let's talk about love
I wanna know what love is
Actor Irah:
The love that you feel inside
Actor Hakoda:
I want you to show me
Actor Irah:
I'm feeling what might be love
Actor Hakoda:
I wanna feel what love is
Actor Irah:
I know you just cannot hide
Actor Hakoda:
I know you can show me
Actor Irah:
Yeah, woah-oh-ooh
Both:
I wanna know what love is, but what is love?
Actor Irah:
I want you to show me
Actor Hakoda
I wanna feel it too
Actor Irah:
I wanna feel what love is
Actor Hakoda
I wanna feel it too
Both:
And I know, and I know, I know you can show me
Show me what is real, woah woah, yeah I know
Actor Hakoda:
I wanna know what love is
Actor Irah:
Yeah, I wanna know what love is
Actor Hakoda:
I want you to show me
Actor Irah:
I wanna know, I wanna know, want to know
Actor Hakoda:
I wanna feel what love is
Actor Irah
Yeah, I wanna feel the love
Both (shyly):
I know you can show me, yeah
The curtains closed with the audience clapping. Zuko did not look happy at the scene, but he saw Mai's face, which bore the clear message of 'Don't antagonize Sokka and Suki about this.'
When the curtains reopened, it was at a fountain outside the palace. Actor Ning had a wooden board under a piece of paper, as well as some ink and was painting something the audience couldn't see. Actor Roku entered the stage, looking around, then he saw her and his face brightened. He ran towards her, sitting down next to her, uncomfortable. "Hey." He said simply.
She looked up, seeing him, and then looked down. "Hey."
"I just want to say." Actor Roku continued. "I'm sorry how-"
"Forget it," she said, continuing to paint and not look at him.
"-I acted." He said, not finished. At first he hesitated, then he rushed through his next few words. "Can I make it up to you?"
That got her attention. She put her stuff down, and looked him in the eye. "How?"
"A bunch of my friends are getting together for dinner at a restaurant. A dinner party."
"That'll do." She said, nodding. Actor Roku seemed really happy, and pulled her to her feet, dragging her along to offstage. She protested, but without much effort and with giggling as the curtains closed.