Sokka actually hadn't expected that laugh. He hadn't put an intentional joke in there, so if there was something funny, it was something entirely... unintentional.
But he'll take it. Making someone laugh always ended up being its own reward, really.
So Sokka's inevitable response is to smile. The situation could be far from worse. "Oh, I've got a good place in mind." To be truthful, he didn't entirely. There were a few decent places in mind, but he hadn't been in the habit of taking girls out to dinner here that wasn't somewhere that totally catered to his own palette from home. "How about, what, six o'candle? I mean six o'clock... is how everyone else says it. Meet you then?"
And then fade to black?
But he'll take it. Making someone laugh always ended up being its own reward, really.
So Sokka's inevitable response is to smile. The situation could be far from worse. "Oh, I've got a good place in mind." To be truthful, he didn't entirely. There were a few decent places in mind, but he hadn't been in the habit of taking girls out to dinner here that wasn't somewhere that totally catered to his own palette from home. "How about, what, six o'candle? I mean six o'clock... is how everyone else says it. Meet you then?"