a concept: zuko waiting tables at the jasmine dragon as a well-deserved break from firelord duties, but he does not understand how he keeps getting recognized!!! he’s wearing green and everything!!! it’s inexplicable!!!
zuko: hi what can I get for you today?
extremely bemused customer: um…… aren’t you the firelord???
zuko: you know, I get that a lot. I think it’s the nose
After a while it’s just
Zuko, without skipping a beat: No, his scar’s on the other side.
Important diplomat who has visited the jasmine dragon but has NOT met the firelord before: excuse me aren’t you a waiter.
Zuko, deadpan: Yes. I am Lee, humble tea server, who has kidnapped Firelord Zuko and replaced him. You have seen through my facade. What gave it away? Was it the hair? I knew I didn’t have the crown on right.
Alternately:
Zuko, deadpan: Oh didn’t you know? The Jasmine Dragon was so successful that I was appointed Firelord.