[She gives him a wry look that's mixed with understanding and humor.] I promise I'll drag you out if I see you start to have the urge to say something rude. [And before that has a chance to sink in and really aggravate him--]

But look - I don't see any signs of people near here. The grass is pretty high and it doesn't look like anyone's walked over here in a while. Besides, aren't you interested to meet someone who would have wanted to live all the way out here by themselves? Maybe you'd end up having something to talk with them about.

[Yeah, there is only a small pause for him to respond before she will resolutely start towards the house again. You can't just stalk a house you're curious about, Walter. You have to go up and knock on the door! And this is why Sokka will be bald before he's thirty.]