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Questionable Questing

Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Question. Do we want to show off more non bender warriors like Mai? And with Zuko, how is he like Ozai in personality and political action? And how is he like his father in his fetishes?
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
With Ursa, I see you can play on how Azula and Zuko see her as mom and not as a imperial fire nation lady who while with a stronger moral center than Ozai, is still a ruthless fierce woman of the fire nation out to shape up her daughter and son into conquerors.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
With Azula, how do you want to portray her? It is interesting how the show used her as with the beach episode, we see her at her most happy and know she loves Zuko and her mommy issues are well documented. Azula clearly is capable of and wants love and affection but her ability to process these emotions are fucked by her need to be the Fire princess at all times
Andy333
Andy333
Just got back from the movies. Saw Saints and Sinner's with Liam Neson. It was about a retired assassin in Ireland getting drawn into the IRA. Was a lot more melancholic and slow burn than I thought it would be. A little slow and sappy at times, but there was actually some thought provoking stuff in there.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
What sorta themes did it play with?
Andy333
Andy333
Anyway, straight to buisness. Lol. With Azula, what I'm thinking is that she wants friends, she wants a family, and she does love Zuko, she just doesn't know to experess it. Like for example, she'll mess with Katara's political ambitious, but to Azula its not disrespectful or out of any malicious, its to teach Katara how to play courtly politic's.
Andy333
Andy333
A great example. Katara wants to build a hospital and is raising funds to do it, and is really excited when a bunch of nobles start donating to her. Untill Azula explains that there donating so much money expecting a postion in that new hospital or in the fire kings court for a family member or friend as payment.
Andy333
Andy333
Katara refuses to do that because to her nepotism is wrong, and the hospital plans get delayed, only for Azula to open up a soup kitchen in record time right next door. Again Azula isn't trying to mean about it, she's trying to teach Katara some of the games you have to play to get ahead even if it does come of as condensating and bitchy. lol
Andy333
Andy333
Oh and the movie really played with the idea that killing, you can can dress it up with different causes like vengence or brotherhood, but really it just hurts you in the end wither you live or die. Your best plan is always to walk away from it.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
She needs to be superior even while helping. It defines her.
Andy333
Andy333
Lol, yep that sums Azula. Everything is a compation with winners and losers, even family or intimate relationships. One of her favrite things to tease Katara about is that she's a wild savage and Azula is a refined princess. And some of their roleplay sessions are all about the two siblings conquering the meek southern water tribe girl.
Andy333
Andy333
Even during sex, its still a game of winners and losers.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Ursa teaching Katara how to use her wild savage bit in roleplay to dominate and control Azula. And for Mai, how useful will her skills be and will you have other martial artist types like her who aren't bender but serve a cool elite role In the Avatar world?
Andy333
Andy333
Its a show inspired by classic Kung Fu movies, of course I'm going to give non benders powers too. I don't know why the show didn't. probably didn't have enough time. But on to Mai, her big thing is that she's going to be in the back ground, kind of quiet, kind of forgoteen about, and then suddenly you get her perspective as she assianted a room full of people and you really see what she's capable of.
Andy333
Andy333
But with Mai's personal life and goals, she's not really into power for power sake like katara and Azula are, and she doesn't have control issues Like ursa, but unlike Jin who's content to be passive, Mai wants to protect her family and that's basically her entire character. A silent guardian of the family, that under ideal circumstance no one will ever know about.
Andy333
Andy333
That also ties into her own personal arc, where unlike the rest of the harem she has a lot of trouble getting pregnant and only has one or two children with Zuko and basically over time becomes comfortable with being the cool aunt all of his other children turn too when their tired of dealing with the crazyness of the family.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
Acting as fluffer for the other girls?
Andy333
Andy333
Mai slowly accepts them as her own, dealing with her own her resentment about being unable to have that big family she dreamed of, untill it slowly dawns on her that they are her kids even if she didn't physically have them and for a couple of the kids has a better relationship with them than the mom does.
Bob is bob
Bob is bob
She can BDSM Dom some of them kids to make herself feel better
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