"...that means two weeks to another month at most." He shrugged. It was an uneducated guess. Probably a lot sooner if he got enough sleep and food. So he'd give him more pain pills as needed.

As far as actually small talk or conversation, everything he's said so far was basically gleaned from Toph and whatever she had to say about him. He looked Sokka over, leaning back on the bed. So he's what? Fourteen?

Eh. Let the kid ask some questions instead. "Anything else you wanna know?"