Ty Lee's practicing her handstands after school when Azula comes in, scowling.
"Show me how to do that."
"What?"
Azula rolls her eyes. "Uncle Iroh's home, which means that Zuzu gets to go off and practice swordfighting while I get to sit here and play with dolls. I don't want to play with dolls!"
Ty Lee shifts her weight experimentally. "So... don't play with them? I mean, you're the princess, after all."
"Yeah, but he's still my uncle. Anyway, that's not the point! The point is, he thinks that because I'm a girl, I should stay at home and play with dolls, even though I'm a better fighter than Zuko. It's annoying!"
"Well, you do learn things really quickly. Maybe General Iroh spends more time with Zuko because he takes so much longer."
"Didn't you hear me? Dolls, Ty Lee. He keeps giving me dolls."
"You're a firebender. You could always use them for... target practice?"
"Not with my mother around. I burned one of them last time and she made me apologize. I hate apologies even more than I hate dolls."
Ty Lee giggles. "Well, if you don't want them, I'm sure one of my sisters would be honored to receive a gift from the princess."
"Well, yes, that's true- but aren't your sisters older than you are?"
"That's okay! One of them's pregnant."
Azula sighs. "Very well. I'll have a maid deliver them to your family tomorrow. Even if it would be more satisfying to burn them."
"Thanks, Azula!" Ty Lee flips to her feet. "Is there anything I can do in return?"
Azula blows her hair out of her eyes. "Yes. Do that again."
Obediently, Ty Lee puts her palms to the ground and kicks upward, smiling as Azula's face turns right side up in her sight.
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Date: 2010-08-01 03:53 am (UTC)"Show me how to do that."
"What?"
Azula rolls her eyes. "Uncle Iroh's home, which means that Zuzu gets to go off and practice swordfighting while I get to sit here and play with dolls. I don't want to play with dolls!"
Ty Lee shifts her weight experimentally. "So... don't play with them? I mean, you're the princess, after all."
"Yeah, but he's still my uncle. Anyway, that's not the point! The point is, he thinks that because I'm a girl, I should stay at home and play with dolls, even though I'm a better fighter than Zuko. It's annoying!"
"Well, you do learn things really quickly. Maybe General Iroh spends more time with Zuko because he takes so much longer."
"Didn't you hear me? Dolls, Ty Lee. He keeps giving me dolls."
"You're a firebender. You could always use them for... target practice?"
"Not with my mother around. I burned one of them last time and she made me apologize. I hate apologies even more than I hate dolls."
Ty Lee giggles. "Well, if you don't want them, I'm sure one of my sisters would be honored to receive a gift from the princess."
"Well, yes, that's true- but aren't your sisters older than you are?"
"That's okay! One of them's pregnant."
Azula sighs. "Very well. I'll have a maid deliver them to your family tomorrow. Even if it would be more satisfying to burn them."
"Thanks, Azula!" Ty Lee flips to her feet. "Is there anything I can do in return?"
Azula blows her hair out of her eyes. "Yes. Do that again."
Obediently, Ty Lee puts her palms to the ground and kicks upward, smiling as Azula's face turns right side up in her sight.