"Wha—? Aurora?!" Zuko throws Gokudera a rather alarmed look, caught off-guard, not matching his whispering quite as well, but lo and behold— on cue, there she is, and Zuko turns when she calls his name, wide-eyed in surprise.

"Aurora...!" he says a little louder now, addressing her directly as his body language completely changes and he stands at attention, more rigid and nervous-looking than he'd been when he walked in slumped over beneath the giant tsungi horn wrapped around his shoulder. Surely Gokudera, who's seen Zuko at some of his rawest moments here in Avalon as well as plenty of normal, casual, fun hangouts, will surely pick up on this change in behavior pretty quickly, if not even from the start... Aurora, she doesn't know Zuko so well yet; he's just an awkward boy as far as she knows. Which also isn't untrue.

"Uh— Hi?!"