It was the hottest day of the year—no, in years. As Ba Sing Se reached record high temperatures, its citizens wandered around their walled city in a daze. Some say the summer delirium birthed the Bending Man movement. Others claimed the need for freedom of expression after a hundred years of war and oppression.
People from all nations traveled to the Si Wong Desert for this week-long experience of communal and cultural exchange. Earthbenders, specifically sandbenders, designed the makeshift city. Firebenders entertained with pyrotechnic displays. Waterbenders kept everyone alive with provisions and healing capabilities.
It was hot.
It reminded the Fire Nation of the heat they once wrought on their fellow man. It stripped the Earth Kingdom of city conveniences and forced them to rely on the land and each other. It championed collaboration over the Water Tribe's preference for isolation.
They all burned to be refined—to shine.
For Toza's Gym: Sauna
Word count: 150
A/N: This AU is inspired by the real-life events of Burning Man. Don't know what that is? Look it up.
