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jedibuttercupPG; Avatar: the Last Airbender. Reaction drabbles #12. Through 3.7 "The Runaway".
Big Picture Consequences
The boy had replaced Sozin's final testament, but one who has long worked in the Dragonbone Catacombs can still detect its disturbance. The sage adjusts its positioning with careful fingertips.
A few of his Order yet serve the Avatar, including one imprisoned alongside the Dragon of the West. It was a simple matter to 'lose' one ancient headpiece during a 'religious visit' to Shyu. Whether Prince Zuko will accept its burden... is a less simple question.
The sage prays he does. This war began in friendship betrayed; only through the redemption of that betrayal will the Fire Nation survive peace.
Small Scale Joys
Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?
Toph's question bothers Sokka for days after Aang's latest visit with Avatar Roku. It reminds him of Yue. It makes him wonder if any of Roku's close friends were non-benders. And it also reminds him that according to Toph, she didn't have any friends before Team Avatar.
So, okay. If she wants to scam her way across the Fire Nation, enjoying every sneaky scheme they can cash in on before they risk their lives during the Eclipse? Surely Toph's happiness trumps Katara's caution.
Besides-- it really is kinda fun.
Big Picture Consequences
The boy had replaced Sozin's final testament, but one who has long worked in the Dragonbone Catacombs can still detect its disturbance. The sage adjusts its positioning with careful fingertips.
A few of his Order yet serve the Avatar, including one imprisoned alongside the Dragon of the West. It was a simple matter to 'lose' one ancient headpiece during a 'religious visit' to Shyu. Whether Prince Zuko will accept its burden... is a less simple question.
The sage prays he does. This war began in friendship betrayed; only through the redemption of that betrayal will the Fire Nation survive peace.
Small Scale Joys
Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?
Toph's question bothers Sokka for days after Aang's latest visit with Avatar Roku. It reminds him of Yue. It makes him wonder if any of Roku's close friends were non-benders. And it also reminds him that according to Toph, she didn't have any friends before Team Avatar.
So, okay. If she wants to scam her way across the Fire Nation, enjoying every sneaky scheme they can cash in on before they risk their lives during the Eclipse? Surely Toph's happiness trumps Katara's caution.
Besides-- it really is kinda fun.
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Date: 2011-09-08 04:27 am (UTC)And then Sokka broke my heart with his musing after Toph's question, and this line, Toph's question bothers Sokka for days after Aang's latest visit with Avatar Roku. It reminds him of Yue. It makes him wonder if any of Roku's close friends were non-benders. And it also reminds him that according to Toph, she didn't have any friends before Team Avatar.
He wonders about the girl he loved, if love can live through lifetimes. About whether a non-bender like him could have a lifetimes worth of friendships with one who is a reborn avatar. And it reminds him to make Toph believe in that kind of friendship. I love that. And i like that you don't spell it out tht explicitly. You let the reader make the connections. Subtle!
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Date: 2011-09-11 09:16 am (UTC)Sokka was in a lot of ways the real heart of the group-- and even when he acted dumb there was often a good emotional if not logical reason for it. I liked fleshing out his motivations a little more.