Cetashwayo
Lord of Ten Thousand Years
- Location
- Across the Horizon
While I don't think it's actually the most productive use of our limited time, we do keep memories in between loops, so if we wanted to try and find out where he was he could do that.
Arsonist's Lullaby: An Azula Timeloop Quest
- Thread starter Magery
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While I don't think it's actually the most productive use of our limited time, we do keep memories in between loops, so if we wanted to try and find out where he was he could do that.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
1. It was a joke about Azula fucking up her introduction to the team, not a serious idea
2. Even if it was... 28 loops in, I don't think it'd be unreasonable for Azula to know where she could find her uncle?
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I called it! I knew Katara would escape, the timing with the Full Moon coming so soon made me sure of it. I wonder if Zuko and Azula could have talked if Katara wasn't there?
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
- Pronouns
- It/Its
[X] A lie. You've learned that Zuko responds well to hostages. How much better will he respond when the hostage is the lover who sacrificed herself to save him? Obviously, that means you can't hurt Mai, or Ty Lee by proxy—but you will insist that they do not leave your side. For their own safety.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Redemption Resmemption we are going to win, we will beat Zuko and the Gaang and we will do what we haven't done in any loop and beat our father and then truly it will end and we will triumph (no it won't but that feels like a solid line of thinking and I feel trying to win is more fun then speedrunning "how can we redeem Azula" again)
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Redemption Resmemption we are going to win, we will beat Zuko and the Gaang and we will do what we haven't done in any loop and beat our father and then truly it will end and we will triumph (no it won't but that feels like a solid line of thinking and I feel trying to win is more fun then speedrunning "how can we redeem Azula" again)
ConfusedCanuck
Where did it all go wrong?
- Location
- Neverland
[X] A lie. You've learned that Zuko responds well to hostages. How much better will he respond when the hostage is the lover who sacrificed herself to save him? Obviously, that means you can't hurt Mai, or Ty Lee by proxy—but you will insist that they do not leave your side. For their own safety.
[X] Because it's useful. Zuko and the Avatar have proven time and time again that having others by your side can be advantageous, when the rest of the world is against you—and you know from experience that a small, elite team can work wonders. It's only practical to try and reassemble yours.
So our "first" loop has ended! How exciting and while the Zuko fight didn't reveal anything for Azula I'm not too surprised by that the fact it was more enlightening for Zuko was a pleasure to see for sure though!
Now onto the next loop!
[X] Because it's useful. Zuko and the Avatar have proven time and time again that having others by your side can be advantageous, when the rest of the world is against you—and you know from experience that a small, elite team can work wonders. It's only practical to try and reassemble yours.
So our "first" loop has ended! How exciting and while the Zuko fight didn't reveal anything for Azula I'm not too surprised by that the fact it was more enlightening for Zuko was a pleasure to see for sure though!
Now onto the next loop!
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- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
- Location
- Middle Europe
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Because It's Interesting should put some pep in her step.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
Zuko is kinda an idiot.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
Zuko is kinda an idiot.
- Location
- united states
[X ] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
- Location
- Home
[X] A lie. You've learned that Zuko responds well to hostages. How much better will he respond when the hostage is the lover who sacrificed herself to save him? Obviously, that means you can't hurt Mai, or Ty Lee by proxy—but you will insist that they do not leave your side. For their own safety.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
Yeah this seems pretty good, really shoving 'zula towards rekindling their friendship. To the degree it's possible anyway, we've cracked the truth about being alone let's see if we can kick it some more.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
Yeah this seems pretty good, really shoving 'zula towards rekindling their friendship. To the degree it's possible anyway, we've cracked the truth about being alone let's see if we can kick it some more.
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- Location
- At the end of the world
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
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- Location
- ORCA HQ
[X] A lie. You've learned that Mai and Ty Lee, too, hold some measure of childhood sentiment. Not enough to be truly loyal, but enough to disrupt your offensive. You are not repeating that embarrassment—so this time you will explain nothing at all, and task them with hunting Zuko down instead. They can come to their own conclusions about your motives.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
- Location
- Home
He's an abused physically scarred teenager with an essentially dead mother literally evil father with literally world altering expectations on his shoulders. He's also fundamentally kind and naive person, under al l the scars.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Wasn't arguing that.
- Pronouns
- Reader
I was wrong, Frustration leads to no truths, merely a loss of control before Azula can get anything useful out of the verbal confrontation. much much worse than I'd hoped for.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Yup. Still an idiot though. Even Katara agrees.
I think that's just Iroh, maybe Zuko himself. Ange is expected to save the world, and Iroh and Zuko expect that Zuko needs to become firelord. I don't think even Mai expects that much of Zuko.
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[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
[X] Because it's interesting. After so many cycles surrounded by nothing but incompetence and faceless obeisance, at least keeping them around provides something fresh—something new. That was what they offered you, all those years ago at the Academy, and again when you reunited to hunt the Avatar; fitting that it's what you make use of them for once more.
Imrix
Periodically Malevolent QM
Interesting. The confrontation with Zuko feels kind of hollow. I was hoping for more interplay, but Azula knows how to keep him on the back foot so well they didn't really get to have much back-and-forth, although her internal narration throughout that conversation is plenty to mull on. Or is that just a consequence of how we spent the loop focusing on literally anybody else?
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
The big win of this loop, I think, is Azula's hesitant breakthrough about relating to other people. Whatever she tells herself, her discoveries here are new, unexpected, and poorly understood. She's fumbling blind with the idea that Mai and Ty Lee do actually care about her, even when they choose somebody else. I'd kinda like to see Azula fixating on that, she has a thread to pull here and it's time to engage the 'ol obsessive perfectionism until she's dissected this new angle in full.
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
The big win of this loop, I think, is Azula's hesitant breakthrough about relating to other people. Whatever she tells herself, her discoveries here are new, unexpected, and poorly understood. She's fumbling blind with the idea that Mai and Ty Lee do actually care about her, even when they choose somebody else. I'd kinda like to see Azula fixating on that, she has a thread to pull here and it's time to engage the 'ol obsessive perfectionism until she's dissected this new angle in full.
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- Reader
I think it's a consequence of the vote option chosen. Frustration lead to them entering into conflict earlier, before the conversation could head in any kind of productive direction, not that it was a very productive line of conversation in the first place in my opinion.
Cetashwayo
Lord of Ten Thousand Years
- Location
- Across the Horizon
I am fairly sure the reason frustration didn't lead to more of a conversation is because of the choice taken earlier with Katara disrupting it.
ColdGoldLazarus
Contrary Quester, Spreadsheet Queen, Pink Flamingo
- Location
- Challenger Deep
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
Out of character, I think her learning more about this is important, and in-character, if Azula is actually aknowledging a gap in her understanding, her natural next step is to close that gap immediately so she can properly take advantage of this new information. Whether she finds what she expects...
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Not as sure about this. On one hand, kinda counteracts the openmindedness of the first vote, but on the other hand, it feels most appropriate for her headspace right now.And leaves "because it's interesting" open for future loops.
Out of character, I think her learning more about this is important, and in-character, if Azula is actually aknowledging a gap in her understanding, her natural next step is to close that gap immediately so she can properly take advantage of this new information. Whether she finds what she expects...
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
Not as sure about this. On one hand, kinda counteracts the openmindedness of the first vote, but on the other hand, it feels most appropriate for her headspace right now.
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Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
[X] A lie. You've learned that neither Mai nor Ty Lee support Zuko as enthusiastically as they first appeared to, but you don't know why. Mai never quite answered your question. Accusing them of conspiracy will, if nothing else, reveal the crux of their loyalties—something you need to cultivate, since it seems you are at a tactical disadvantage without any to call your own.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.
[X] Because it's a victory. You can admit that theirs is the worst betrayal you have ever faced, and by now you have faced it again, and again, and again. To turn it around, then, is to demonstrate that there truly is no setback your brilliance cannot overcome.