Katsu shrugs, armor rustling with his movement. "Do they need a reason?"
No, General Torao and Captain Zhao never needed a reason for an Agni Kai, at least in Chiko's experience. They're friends like men out of stories, burning and wild, as much against each other as ready to stand by each other's side.
Now they face each other across the length of a field, barefoot and bare-chested. Traditional garb, to show they're wearing no armor and carrying no weapons.
Chiko thinks they're both very handsome men, and she wouldn't mind being in the sorts of situations it's rumored General Torao's wife gets in. Zhao is a muscular man, broad and untraditionally handsome. Torao is leaner but still muscled, a swordsman, and much closer to the epitome of traditional male beauty.
Chiko really wouldn't mind those sorts of situations at all
( ... )
It's the dark of the moon, and Chulyin is sitting on an island of ice surrounded by dark waters. Dark waters so alive with fish she could practically walk on them.
Instead, she dips the two baskets she could carry into the water, pulling them out full of flopping fish. Those she sets out to drown in the air while she goes about preparing her camp for the night.
It's the dark of the moon, and Chulyin doesn't want Yue to see her.
It's been a month since her friend's as-good-as-death. A month for the moon to right itself. The Avatar and his friends are gone. Hahn is dead, drowned if he's lucky, burned more likely.
The tribe has already mourned everyone who fell to the Fire Nation.
Chulyin untucks a necklace from her layers of clothes. It is a thong of seal-sinew holding a baleen pendant scrimshawed with the image of a raven sitting in the bowl of the crescent moon. Arnook had made it for her, years and years ago.
Her eyes sting with tears, and they spill hotly down her cheeks. Everything is gone. Everything important to her is gone
( ... )
There is a Fire Nation squad trudging through the desert. Well, Ketu notes, not trudging at the moment. They have quite sensibly made camp, since it is the middle of the day and sane men do not wander through the heat of the day in the Si Wong Desert
( ... )
Hitoshi is twelve, and the most annoying thing in the universe is his little sister. (Well, and his dad's hopeful attempts to coax him to firebend. At least Mama doesn't act like she's done something horribly wrong because he can't 'bend. Instead, she's taught him how to throw knives!
He's not supposed to tell his dad about that just yet. Or about what Grandfather Ozai has been teaching him. Or what Aunt Ty Lee has been teaching him, either.
If Hitoshi hadn't sat through a couple of his dad's court days before, he'd think Dad was the most oblivious person in the entire world.)
"You can't be the Avatar," he argues from his perch in the tree branches. "The Avatar doesn't work with the Blue Spirit. The Blue Spirit is against the Avatar
( ... )
Where's that image macro of Maiko when you need it? Clearly, Hitoshi is going to be the greatest ninja king, ever. Of course it's Grandfather Ozai who teaches him stuff, the OTHER grandfather is a bore. Though Tom-Tom might be the most awesome uncle ever?
Lil' Ursa is adorable and clearly has traits of Mama and Aang and seems to be doing well despite the situation of how her existence came to be.
Hitoshi loves his Grandfather Ozai! Everyone else is disturbed by this, but there's not much they can do about it. (Also, I kind of forgot about Mai's family. >_>) I must include Tom-Tom in the future!
Lil' Ursa is so much adorable. She is going to grow up feisty! And I think everyone is just very politely pretending she's Zuko's child. MAI HAD A VERY LONG PREGNANCY, OKAY?
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Katsu shrugs, armor rustling with his movement. "Do they need a reason?"
No, General Torao and Captain Zhao never needed a reason for an Agni Kai, at least in Chiko's experience. They're friends like men out of stories, burning and wild, as much against each other as ready to stand by each other's side.
Now they face each other across the length of a field, barefoot and bare-chested. Traditional garb, to show they're wearing no armor and carrying no weapons.
Chiko thinks they're both very handsome men, and she wouldn't mind being in the sorts of situations it's rumored General Torao's wife gets in. Zhao is a muscular man, broad and untraditionally handsome. Torao is leaner but still muscled, a swordsman, and much closer to the epitome of traditional male beauty.
Chiko really wouldn't mind those sorts of situations at all ( ... )
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Instead, she dips the two baskets she could carry into the water, pulling them out full of flopping fish. Those she sets out to drown in the air while she goes about preparing her camp for the night.
It's the dark of the moon, and Chulyin doesn't want Yue to see her.
It's been a month since her friend's as-good-as-death. A month for the moon to right itself. The Avatar and his friends are gone. Hahn is dead, drowned if he's lucky, burned more likely.
The tribe has already mourned everyone who fell to the Fire Nation.
Chulyin untucks a necklace from her layers of clothes. It is a thong of seal-sinew holding a baleen pendant scrimshawed with the image of a raven sitting in the bowl of the crescent moon. Arnook had made it for her, years and years ago.
Her eyes sting with tears, and they spill hotly down her cheeks. Everything is gone. Everything important to her is gone ( ... )
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He's not supposed to tell his dad about that just yet. Or about what Grandfather Ozai has been teaching him. Or what Aunt Ty Lee has been teaching him, either.
If Hitoshi hadn't sat through a couple of his dad's court days before, he'd think Dad was the most oblivious person in the entire world.)
"You can't be the Avatar," he argues from his perch in the tree branches. "The Avatar doesn't work with the Blue Spirit. The Blue Spirit is against the Avatar ( ... )
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Lil' Ursa is adorable and clearly has traits of Mama and Aang and seems to be doing well despite the situation of how her existence came to be.
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Hitoshi loves his Grandfather Ozai! Everyone else is disturbed by this, but there's not much they can do about it. (Also, I kind of forgot about Mai's family. >_>) I must include Tom-Tom in the future!
Lil' Ursa is so much adorable. She is going to grow up feisty! And I think everyone is just very politely pretending she's Zuko's child. MAI HAD A VERY LONG PREGNANCY, OKAY?
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