"Aaaaah," Sokka says as he listens to Gene's story, "one of those situations. I suppose I know exactly how that goes. Being involved a bit in a few... difficult relationships myself. I imagine that doesn't exactly help the fact that you're..." hmm, how to put it? "ahem, good friends with his kid. Somehow I imagine fathers from your world pushing their kids into being warriors and talking about manhood and all that. I imagine Tony being a little more... sheltered, really."