It was the hot part of the day, which in the Fire Nation, a volcanic archipelago near the world's equator, meant something. Court always stopped for an hour or two at the height of the afternoon, and everyone adjourned to wait out the miserable humidity ( Read more... )

I take a few days off from here to catch up on politics, and you've all harassed Azula. Great.

Would you guys please stop defending me to her? It's not that I don't appreciate it, but she's dangerous! You don't need to get involved!

Azula always lies. Azula always lies. She can't be -- she's not--

Mom. I'm assigning you a bodyguard, okay? I don't want to take any chances.

[ Reference.]

Mom, Katara, either one of you want to go see a magic show that Kaito's dad is putting on?

Not real 'magic'. Illusions.

[There's silence for a few seconds before he speaks; when he does, his voice is uncharacteristically subdued.]

...I need someone to bring my sister home.

[ Reference. If your character's on marginally good terms with either one of them, they can see this.]

So what if it was his birthday? Turning eighteen meant you were an adult in some places, but Zuko had been an adult for years, in function if not in reality. It didn't mean anything to him. He was sure his mother and his uncle remembered the occasion, and that warm glow of assurance - that he knew they would without having to ask, or check - was ( Read more... )

Do you have a moment to talk?

What do you know about the Joker?

A lot has happened today and yesterday that you guys probably want to know ( Read more... )

( Zuko knows too many people :| )