Gene, meanwhile, slid into the booth opposite Wan with utter confidence, despite the fact that he was also Highly Inexperienced at this dating thing. Act as if ye have faith, and faith shall be given to you, or something.

And don't worry, Tony, if you're feeling overdressed, Gene will help you with that later. He'd say as much, but, you know, other people. He was still barely comfortable getting into that kind of talk while they were alone. In front of Wan and Zuko? Forget it. But he smiled at Wan, trying to buoy his spirits. The man looked a good bit shell-shocked, in point of fact.