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Selected Excerpts From The Fire Nation Royal Palace Servants' (Unofficial) Handbook

Or: Revisions To Normal Protocol After The Ascension Of Agni's Exalted Flame, The Dragon Of The Sun, et cetera, Fire Lord Zuko

1. Agni's Exalted Flame, The Dragon Of The Sun, et cetera, Fire Lord Zuko should not be referred to by his full titles and styles, no matter the context. This appears to annoy him. "Fire Lord Zuko" and "Lord Zuko" are acceptable, as well as "your majesty" and "my Lord".

1.1 "Lord Hotman", however, is unacceptable.

1.2. Even if the Avatar specifically requests you to address Fire Lord Zuko as that.

1.3. In fact, any attempts by the Avatar, the Lady Beifong, the honorable Tribesman Sokka or even Master Katara to get you to address Fire Lord Zuko by anything other than his proper title should be disregarded.

1.4. Referring to Ozai of the Fire Nation (titles rmvd, dishon.) as "The Loser Lord", however, is acceptable.

2. Fire Lord Zuko is aware of the concept of mortality, but does not seem to understand how it relates to His Majesty. Following activities should be discouraged: Free climbing, glider usage, contact with exotic animals larger than a turtleduck (or smaller, if the animal is known to be venomous), amateur theatre productions, cooking, sailing, spelunking, botany, please see full list in the Matron's office.

2.1. It should be noted that His Majesty's belief that mortality does not apply to him does not appear to be completely unfounded. After several "close calls", it has been decided that upon his demise, Fire Lord Zuko should lie in state for at least two weeks.

2.1.1. We do not want another incident.

3. The turtleducks in the Western Pond do not need to be fed by the servants any more.

3.1. However, the turtleducks should be rotated out at regular intervals in order to prevent overfeeding.

4. At any official social functions, at least three servants should be vigilant in case His Majesty tries to tell a joke.

4.1. It should be noted that there is no concern for His Majesty's jokes being offensive, crass or otherwise contrary to good taste. They are simply very bad. His Majesty always ends up embarrassed.

5. Any children left unattended in the Royal Palace for more than 15 degrees can be retrieved from the Fire Lord's office.

6. Should His Majesty go missing, the following places should be searched: roofs and any high places, cellars and secret passages, the fur of the Avatar's sky bison (which is surprisingly deep), and every place that an ordinary five-year-old would think to hide in during a game of "Hide and Explode."

6.1. All of the Imperial Firebenders as well as any soldier who wears a mask during the course of their duties should be questioned.

6.1.1. Important note: Some of the soldiers who are especially close to His Majesty can perform a passable imitation of him. Efforts should be made to prevent an uneducated soldier from, say, conducting a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture.

6.2. After the recent incident, that list is expanded to include the Kyoshi Warriors and any other groups that might wear concealing full face paint.

6.3. If all of these measures prove ineffective, a letter should be sent to The Dragon of the West, Prince Iroh, asking His Highness to return His Majesty.

6.4. If a ransom note is delivered, it should be immediately checked against the handwriting samples from the honorable Tribesman Sokka as well as Avatar Aang, before any other actions are taken.

6.4.1. Replying "Good luck, he's your problem now" to a ransom note is absolutely unacceptable.

6.4.1.1. To further drive home the point, the Royal Archives are required by law to preserve every single piece of royal correspondence. That thing will end up in a museum.

This handbook will be updated should it prove necessary.

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boy prince has to learn to do the dishes

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I believe that when boiled down, it all comes down to what you classify as soul mates.

It is easy to dismiss soul mates as stupid or as make believe, but there are some people that are easier to be with or interact with, this is naturally, so then do you argue that personality cannot or will not dictate those that you feel more drawn to? No, it does influence it, and that's something that is perfectly acceptable. When you look at soul mates, they compliment each other, so I believe that if you believe soul mates can build up their relationships, then yes they do exist and it doesn't make you foolish to believe in them.

The problem with these views is that often, those that believe in it, do not care to truly work for it and so they never get to see valuable people. Being obsessed with finding the "perfect person" is what makes them fail at the task. Allowing people in and working on relationships because they are people and you care for them helps. At the end of the day, whether you believe in soul mates or not, people deserve intimate relationships.

essay question:

do you believe in soulmates? why or why not

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mutuals i fucking love you all so much forever btw. If you care

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If you were born a clone of dead person with none of their memories none of their feelings but expected to bring peace to the family of the deceased, would you carve out your own destiny? Or would you relegate yourself to being a poor replacment of an echo, without an identity of your own and slowly fading away.

i think i would try to fit in as a replacement but ultimately fail, no matter how much i want to be someone i’m not i just couldn’t.

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it’s quite actually devastating that you rarely can get physical copies of concert tickets these days. it’s all digital like.. where is the commemorative piece of paper i held in my sweaty little hand all night that i get to bring home and stick in my keepsakes? we are losing some of societies greatest pillars

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scooby doo art dump

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Silberne Taschenuhr von Anselmus Lener in Augsburg, 1730. Verstellbares Viertel- und Achtelstundenschlagwerk.

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Vincent

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I think some people forget that some literature and some media is meant to be deeply uncomfortable and unsettling. It's meant to make you have a very visceral reaction to it. If you genuinely can't handle these stories then you are under no obligation to consume them but acting as if they have no purpose or as if people don't have a right to tell these stories, stories that often relate to the darkest or most disturbing parts of life, then you should do some introspection.

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the saturday-sunday night diabolical "life is falling apart"- to do list followed by a mad scramble

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dad’s chickens

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anger is such a funny emotion because ill be sitting down eating lunch and suddenly i understand why orcas kill for fun

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The solution to "unsightly homeless people" is to get your fucking eyes fixed with a fork.