jaded_priceless Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Hi Everyone, I thought I'd start a post to provide detailed answers for some of the questions regarding the story and extra info. Reply to review# 3000067626 by Limonana: In chapter 80 (the shower) he’s still not thinking clearly after drinking so much. Alcohol removes inhibitions and impairs judgment. Zuko is performing the same act that he has done while sober only now he isn’t listening to the voice that tells him it is wrong even though it feels good physically. At this point in the canon timeline Zuko realizes there are serious issues with the blind belief in the war and Fire Nation superiority buthe’s still proud, quick tempered and has an inferiority complex. He’s humiliated because everyone was laughing at him. He’s upset Mai rejected him and Chu-hua compared him to his father. He’s frustrated because Katara still doesn’t believe what he says the crew will do to her. He’s angry she placed herself in harm’s way by disobeying him and is one of the prime sources of his humiliation. She almost sank the ship then kicked him down a flight of stairs. He knows Katara isn’t truly his concubine; only a way for his father to test him. If he can’t control her she’ll be taken away and given to the nobles. He’ll be viewed as even more of a failure since he (the burned, banished prince who only got to come home because Azula lied) was unable to control one much smaller girl. He’s not comfortable feeling any emotion other than anger so when he feels overwhelmed that’s what he falls back on. He hurts Katara because he’s hurting He tries to rationalize it by saying this is what the crew would do to you and look what you made me do since you didn’t listen. In reality all abuser's shift blame to their victim becuase they don't want to acknowledge they are capable of such horrible things or take responsiblity for their actions. Edited January 29, 2013 by jaded_priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Limonana Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I just finished reading the new chapter, and I think that even a really strong willed person like Katara would give in at this point. She's already acknowledged that it's going to happen no matter what she does, and and that it could be a long time before they can all escape. So why keep fighting? In the second season Bumi mentioned something called 'neutral jing' to Aang as an explanation for why he surrendered his city to the Fire Nation. I think that strategy would be a good one for Katara. Also, I've come to expect, and accept a lot of tragedy in this story. But will Katara really never be able to have children? I know it's a possibility, but she was able to heal herself so. . . maybe the damage isn't permanent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest raa.maa.daa.saa.hung Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Question. Did Azula '' golden rain'' Jin's face or did I asume wrongly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaded_priceless Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I just finished reading the new chapter, and I think that even a really strong willed person like Katara would give in at this point. She's already acknowledged that it's going to happen no matter what she does, and and that it could be a long time before they can all escape. So why keep fighting? In the second season Bumi mentioned something called 'neutral jing' to Aang as an explanation for why he surrendered his city to the Fire Nation. I think that strategy would be a good one for Katara. Also, I've come to expect, and accept a lot of tragedy in this story. But will Katara really never be able to have children? I know it's a possibility, but she was able to heal herself so. . . maybe the damage isn't permanent? Limonana - I'm sorry it took so long to reply. Katara's body is slowly healing itself but whether or not she'll be able to have children remains to be seen. Question. Did Azula '' golden rain'' Jin's face or did I asume wrongly? Raa.maa.daa.saa.hung, you are correct. Azula did golden rain Jin's face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaded_priceless Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Review reply: 3000069907 from Arraye: Please could you translate this part to normal English for me? I'm not versed enough to understand dialects, sorry. Fan sighed, “Yer cousin always did say you were a little slow, yer Mam is a member of the Kumanishi but she had to earn her mother’s name. Her mother is the youngest daughter; she married the House of Zhuán’s oldest son. She lost status when she took his name and became a member of that damned clan. Your mother grew up with the stigma of the Zhuán name. It didn’t help that her sorry ass Pap was the way he was and everybody knew it. Well and then there’s you. Chir’ren don’t pick the men that make ‘em so they shouldn’t be held accountable for what those men do.” Explanation and a bit about US culture: Fan speaks with a Southern dialect. There is a common stereotype in the USA that people from South are not intelligent and are less capable than people from other regions. Fan uses his dialect to hide his intelligence so people do underestimate him. He also uses it to put people at ease since Southerners are considered to be the friendliest group in the nation. Literal translation, Fan sighed, “Your cousin always did say you were a little slow, yer Mom is a member of the Kumanishi but she had to earn her mother’s name. Her mother is the youngest daughter; she married the House of Zhuán’s oldest son. She lost status when she took his name and became a member of that damned clan. Your mother grew up with the stigma of the Zhuán name. It didn’t help that her sorry ass Papa was the way he was and everybody knew it. Well and then there’s you. Children don’t pick the men that make ‘em so they shouldn’t be held accountable for what those men do. Simplified English translation: Fan sighed, “Your cousin always did say you were a little stupid, your mother is a member of the Kumanishi but she had to earn her the Kumanishi name. Her mother is the youngest daughter; she married the House of Zhuán’s oldest son. She lost status when she took his name and became a member of that damned clan. Your mother grew up with the stigma of the Zhuán name. It didn’t help that her worthless was the way he was and everybody knew it. Well and then there’s you. Children don't pick their fathers so they shouldn't be held accountable for what their fathers do. Ursa is the granddaugher of Avatar Roku. Her mother, Mamoru married Roku's oldest son. Roku's family were not stripped of their noble status but fell out of favor due to his dispute with Soizin. Ursa's father is also a pedophile who likes young boys. It was something everyone knew and it was another black mark on the family name. Ursa grew up with stigma of belonging to Roku's clan and her father's reputation. She had to prove herself worthy of the Kumanshi Clan before being allowed to use their name and benefit from their relationship with the Fire Lord. Chu-hua didn't like the way other nobles would look down on Ursa because of her Father's side of the family so she tends to judge people based on their actions rather than their family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arrayepl Posted December 16, 2014 Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 Thank you so much for the translation and what was behind this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest favour Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I've been trying to get this chapter in which Mu drugged Katara. Then where is Fan and Mu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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