"Oh, okay." He doesn't sound disappointed, at least. He then gets on his tippy-toes trying to get a better look at it. "It does look really, really big! Even bigger than the Unagi." He was doing his best to stave off boredom - especially since without any kind of conversation going, he'd be left with nothing to distract him from how weird it felt to be without his bending.

"Or the slides at Omashu! If it's even faster than those, I know it'll be worth all this wait."