I won't go out on a date with you, because I won't lie to either of us about how I feel. And I won't - throw off all my responsibilities to spend the whole day with you.
[That's not something she'd really do for anyone, except possibly Aang or... someone who needed her. As she'd thought he had at various points during the day.]
But that doesn't mean we can't hang out, or spend part of the day together. Can't that be enough?
[ at the end of the day ]
I won't go out on a date with you, because I won't lie to either of us about how I feel. And I won't - throw off all my responsibilities to spend the whole day with you.
[That's not something she'd really do for anyone, except possibly Aang or... someone who needed her. As she'd thought he had at various points during the day.]
But that doesn't mean we can't hang out, or spend part of the day together. Can't that be enough?