"I don't think I actually pay for it at all," Steph admits, coming over to sit crosslegged on the end of the couch. "I mean, I earn plenty on Security, but I think Mel not-secretly picks up my tab anyway."

She wrinkles her nose for a moment, and sighs in resignation. She owes Tim a straight answer, at least.

"Zuko dumped me a while ago. We're not -- together. But it's -- I'm dead, you know? He's not. You're not. So that's just -- how it has to be."