Dinner was always a prime time for awkward situations to occur...Eating with a man who had been tracking you and your friends down for the past few months in order to kidnap one of them- Well, that was peak awkwardness. Somehow, you were in a ramen shop with the Fire Lord Prince Zuko himself, alone, without the company of your friends.
Somehow, you ended up in Ba Sing Se, alone. You had gotten separated from the others and needed shelter. Thus, you snuck into the city. It was there that you met Zuko who was trying to hide who he was from the town. Perhaps it was pity when he noticed you had no money or food.
"I've...never eaten here before. Uncle makes our dinner most nights. So, it might not taste great." Zuko awkwardly looked down at his noodles.