It took me awhile to come up with these and i'm not exactly happy with them. I think my muse died:(
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31) Melody- The song is catchy and refuses to leave his head, it is then that Jee believes Zuko might have actually been right- letting the general sing at music night was not a good idea.
32) Tradition- People of the Fire Nation believe that their hair is an asset of their bodies that is given to them by their parents, it would be strictly dishonorable to cut it- Zuko smirks at this old tradition as he runs a hand through his short locks.
33) Ashes- He lets the soot and ashes run through his fingers, they're all that's left of the great fire palace.
34) Jealousy- Azula feels that burning in her breast once more as she watches her mother embrace her older brother.
35) Telephone- "Take these to the Avatar," Zuko whispers as he shoves an armful of scrolls into his uncle's hands after unlocking the door to the cell.
36) Happiness- Years prior Ty Lee would have bragged that her aura was the brightest of pinks, but she stopped believing that a long time ago.
37) Possession- In the end Zuko realized that he had only been a pawn of Azula's.
38) Choices- "Some choices are not our own," he recites to blue eyes that disagree.
39) Clean- Mai learns that the Kyoshi make-up stains everything and wonders if this is the dying warrior's last stab at karma.
40) Wish- "I wish," he hesitates, speaking to those that could not answer back, "that it could have gone differently."
So there you go.
Side note for #2- The ancient Chinese really did believe that since they were born with hair it was given to them by their parents and it was disgraceful to cut it off. Thats where the whole traditions of top knots came into play. I've known this for awhile (i'm a huge history nerd) and when Zuko cut off his top knot in the Avatar state i was like "oh man! i know what that symbolizes!" although everyone pretty much got it. But i figure that since the fire nation is based on China (many think its Japan but its China so there) thats what the authors were trying to portray. Or I just look way too deeply into cartoons. something.
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