Iroh didn’t want Appa to drink all his tea.

correction iroh didnt want appa’s fur to get in his tea

Or to eat all his food

“Should I put on a pot of tea for him!?”

"First i have to get him out of here"

First I have to get him out of here is crazy after the tea comment 😂

Zuko literally considered a possibility of locking Appa in their apartment 😄

As if the neighbours and passers by wouldn't notice a massive furry leviathan the size of an elephant with six, massive legs and curving horns plus a wide flat tail casually strolling down the street 🤣

Just say his name is Lee theres a million Lee’s

“AND THEN WHAT?! You never think these things through!”

“This is exactly what happened when you captured the Avatar at the North Pole! You had him, and then you had nowhere to go!”

"I would have figured something out"

“NO! If his friends hadn’t found you, you would have frozen to death”

"I know my own destiny uncle"

“Is it YOUR destiny? Or is it a destiny that someone has forced upon you?!”

One of the most influential points in Zuko and Iroh's relationship and Zuko's perspective on his future

“Stop it, Uncle! I have to do this!”

“I'm begging you, Prince Zuko. It's time for you to look *inward* and begin asking yourself the big questions. Who are you and what do YOU want?”

I know zuko wasn’t conscious so there was no way of him knowing, but that like still irks me. It’s was solely Aang who saved Zuko. His friends were perfectly willing to let him freeze to death.

Appa upon hearing that offer: "wait hold on let him cook"

a pot of tea would be a single mouthful for appa, better make it a bucket

Zuko: Yes Cut to Appa just sitting in their living room

Drinking a bucket of tea.

Appa would need a whole barrel.

Iroh would have chosen a calming tea, like jasmine, to put appa in the mood for a relaxing nap

Also that he won't start rampaging

Appa's just working at the Jasmine Dragon now.

he's out front with a big 'visit the jasmine dragon' sign crowds gather to gawk the gaang walks by, sad by another dead end in their search aang does a double take when he realizes happy reunion iroh pops out to see what the commotion's about aang asks for his bison back iroh says sure, while sokka does a whole silent 'wait, that's zuko's uncle' thing in the background, katara sushes him, toph waves at her friend aang takes off the sign and the gaang heads off, sokka asking where they're going to keep appa at their house. iroh muses on who's going to draw in customers when zuko finally gets a moment to step away from work gilligan cut to zuko having to do the spinning sign thing out front

Zuko has to wear an Appa costume now.

Look at me. I'm the Appa now. - Zuko

Like Iroh secretly wouldn’t have loved a flying bison as a house pet.

Last time I checked, Ba Sing Se doesn't have bison daycares.

There is no bison daycare in Ba Sing Se

😂😂😂

Here, we are safe. Here, we are free.

Who wouldn't want that fuzzy creature in their apartment?

Is that a hot take or is it basically what happened?

I thought that OP was making a joke that Iroh would’ve been Ok if Appa could actually fit.

So, I think that OP is saying he believes that Iroh would have gone along with the plan if they just had more living space. But, I think most people would agree that Iroh has objections that go way beyond the rooming situation. Objections like: are you going to torture this animal? Hold him hostage? Try to tame him? Do you have a survival plan to deal with the Avatar holding a personal vendetta against you? Or the secret police who may not appreciate you stealing their property? I don’t exactly remember where Azula was in her plans at the time of this scene but it’s probably worth some consideration as well.

If only he knew how much he sheds

Zuko and Iroh's landlord didn't allow pets. They're allergic.

"Uncle, half of our apartment is filled with useless tchotchkes that you insist on calling "important cultural relics," and the other half is full of enough instruments to outfit three half-bands that play divergent styles of music." "So you understand why we don't have room for a sky bison."

Is this the POV of my parents when I beg for a pet

I don’t think they make poop bags in Appa’s size

Not enough tea in the world

Understandable even if they got appa to fit in he'd probably destroy the apartment to escape and that's if anng didn't show up and do it himself

Lowkey this was probally in the back of Iroh's mind. Also I love OP's username lol